Comments on: Apathetic Youth? I Ask the Candidates. http://donklephant.com/2007/12/19/apathetic-youth-i-ask-the-candidates/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:33:07 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: The Moderate Voice » Domestic and international news analysis, irreverent comments, original reporting, and popular culture features from across the political spectrum. http://donklephant.com/2007/12/19/apathetic-youth-i-ask-the-candidates/comment-page-1/#comment-387005 The Moderate Voice » Domestic and international news analysis, irreverent comments, original reporting, and popular culture features from across the political spectrum. Wed, 26 Dec 2007 16:41:38 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/12/19/apathetic-youth-i-ask-the-candidates/#comment-387005 [...] John Tomlin interviews presidential candidates on the perceived apathy of young voters. [...] [...] John Tomlin interviews presidential candidates on the perceived apathy of young voters. [...]

]]> By: Doug Bayless http://donklephant.com/2007/12/19/apathetic-youth-i-ask-the-candidates/comment-page-1/#comment-386555 Doug Bayless Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:39:39 +0000 http://donklephant.com/2007/12/19/apathetic-youth-i-ask-the-candidates/#comment-386555 John, I hope Barack is right that this election is different. I think it is. I liked Paul's comment as well, that young people seem to have a greater facility with access to information and are quicker to look up a candidate's voting record, for instance, and speak right up to say 'That's BS!' instead of just resigning themselves to far, away tough to follow Beltway politics. I think simply the fact that a person like yourself was able, interested, and willing to get candidates on the record and put it up on a site like this is indicative of the new political efficacy that the youth in this nation feel. It's very impressive. John,

I hope Barack is right that this election is different. I think it is. I liked Paul’s comment as well, that young people seem to have a greater facility with access to information and are quicker to look up a candidate’s voting record, for instance, and speak right up to say ‘That’s BS!’ instead of just resigning themselves to far, away tough to follow Beltway politics.

I think simply the fact that a person like yourself was able, interested, and willing to get candidates on the record and put it up on a site like this is indicative of the new political efficacy that the youth in this nation feel. It’s very impressive.

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