Comments on: Candidates seek youth vote http://online.worldmag.com/2008/01/09/candidates-seek-youth-vote/ A forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of Christianity and culture. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:29:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sawgunner http://online.worldmag.com/2008/01/09/candidates-seek-youth-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-260513 Sawgunner Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:30:48 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/01/09/candidates-seek-youth-vote/#comment-260513 LLama, I havent seen much data out there. Perhaps you have. What I've been told is that so many youth have been the victims of divorces. How many times has my own daughter innocently said to a playmate out in the yard "Oh look, your Daddy's home!" to hear back "Oh he's not my Daddy, my Daddy's in (other state)" These kids crave stable lasting marriages. They've been let down by divorce culture. A certain generation will never unquestioningly admire the Presidency due to Bill Clinton's antics and the continual coverage it got in their late childhood/adolescence. The Madison Youth Project reminded me of Buckley's YAF or the Young America's Foundation and the guest lecture series it hosts on campii across the nation. More power to'em! LLama, I havent seen much data out there. Perhaps you have. What I’ve been told is that so many youth have been the victims of divorces. How many times has my own daughter innocently said to a playmate out in the yard “Oh look, your Daddy’s home!” to hear back “Oh he’s not my Daddy, my Daddy’s in (other state)”
These kids crave stable lasting marriages. They’ve been let down by divorce culture. A certain generation will never unquestioningly admire the Presidency due to Bill Clinton’s antics and the continual coverage it got in their late childhood/adolescence.

The Madison Youth Project reminded me of Buckley’s YAF or the Young America’s Foundation and the guest lecture series it hosts on campii across the nation.
More power to’em!

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]]> By: llama http://online.worldmag.com/2008/01/09/candidates-seek-youth-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-260400 llama Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:42:12 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/01/09/candidates-seek-youth-vote/#comment-260400 With the youth being so very far left wing because of their youthful ignorance, if they ever come out to vote, they will vote almost exclusively liberal socialist which would not be good for anyone in the end. With the youth being so very far left wing because of their youthful ignorance, if they ever come out to vote, they will vote almost exclusively liberal socialist which would not be good for anyone in the end.

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]]> By: Joel Mark http://online.worldmag.com/2008/01/09/candidates-seek-youth-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-260330 Joel Mark Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:47:09 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/01/09/candidates-seek-youth-vote/#comment-260330 Wasn't it on Jay Leno that Gov. Huckabee said, "There's a great need in this country, to elect someone who reminds them of the guy they work with, not the guy who laid them off."? Perhaps he was seeking the young blue-collar vote there. But I don't think he was seeking the mature vote with that line. Jonah Goldberg, in an op-ed, responded to Huckabee's comment this way: "He's largely right — and shame on us for it." Most employers don't enjoy cutting employees off. It's a tough decision. We want a presdient who can make tough decisions. The prospect that he "feels the pain" of losing a job will not necessarily preserve actaul jobs in the real world, unless of course he expands the government to hire more people. Wasn’t it on Jay Leno that Gov. Huckabee said, “There’s a great need in this country, to elect someone who reminds them of the guy they work with, not the guy who laid them off.”?

Perhaps he was seeking the young blue-collar vote there. But I don’t think he was seeking the mature vote with that line.

Jonah Goldberg, in an op-ed, responded to Huckabee’s comment this way: “He’s largely right — and shame on us for it.”

Most employers don’t enjoy cutting employees off. It’s a tough decision. We want a presdient who can make tough decisions. The prospect that he “feels the pain” of losing a job will not necessarily preserve actaul jobs in the real world, unless of course he expands the government to hire more people.

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]]> By: krm http://online.worldmag.com/2008/01/09/candidates-seek-youth-vote/comment-page-1/#comment-260315 krm Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:21:51 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/01/09/candidates-seek-youth-vote/#comment-260315 Since the voting age was changed way back (70s? late 60s?), almost every election as been the one where the young people finally get out and vote in significant numbers. It hasn't happened yet. I would love to see it (other than the fact thet they tend to vote for more than we can afford - out of their inexperience with their own finances), but I won't go along with predictions oof a grand youth vote. I will wait until it happens, if it happens. Since the voting age was changed way back (70s? late 60s?), almost every election as been the one where the young people finally get out and vote in significant numbers. It hasn’t happened yet.

I would love to see it (other than the fact thet they tend to vote for more than we can afford – out of their inexperience with their own finances), but I won’t go along with predictions oof a grand youth vote. I will wait until it happens, if it happens.

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