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I love the show!

I am very pleased that young people are finally taking an interest in politics and this important election. However, a lot of what I have heard from younger voters either by talking to them or listening on the radio or T.V. I am encouraged about the issues they concerned about but when choosing a candidate they seem to choose the more motivational speaker rather then the candidate with actual plans on what what to do. This really concerns me because we need a President who can fix problems for Americans not only motivate Americans. I don't really think they know the history of a lot of the issues and how to choose a candidates plan based on what is being proposed.

I also think that there has been so much emphases on Obama on the radio and T.V. and why he is so appealing that he is getting a lot more free press them other candidates and I think that is going to play a big role in a young voters choice in hurrying to get behind a candidate so they can feel like they are part of the process.

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The first presidential election I was old enough to vote in was 1992. I had just started college and was enthusiastic about the change my generation could bring to the country. When I saw Bill Clinton play the saxophone on MTV, I was hooked, voting for him not because of his experience or stance on political issues, but because he played the Sax on MTV and therefore he HAD to be better than the stodgy status quo. I think most of my friends did the same.

Years later, I look back on that choice and I wonder, "what the hell was I thinking"? Not in voting for Bill Clinton, but the reasons I used for voting for him. It has taken me years and years to learn about the economy, foreign policy, domestic issues such that now I know I am truly an "informed" voter. I don't have a problem with young people voting...but I wonder how many of them have taken the effort to become truly informed rather than simply enamored with an "idea".

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