Zedian wrote:This is a touchy subject...politics that is.
Gypsy wrote: I found it very strange (on the census report) that the highest age bracket of voters as opposed to non-voters was 65 - 74. I would have expected the youngest to second youngest bracket to be the highest.
I guess you're right - I never thought of it that way before. It seems to me that it wouldn't be too hard to cover even a couple of the youth issues to rack up some more votes. But again, I don't have a head for politics, so I'm sure there's an explination for it.Technomancer wrote:It's actually not that surprising, and is a situation mirrored up here as well. The reality (in my experience) is that very few candidates ever really address youth issues, and direct their campaigning to other age brackets often to the detriment of youth. The result in a lot people's minds is 'why bother?' if your concerns are only going to be ignored.
Gypsy wrote:I know how you feel, WhiteBlaze. Last presidential election, I was too young by a couple months. I'm actually pretty excited, since this is the first one I'm voting in.
Ashley wrote:Personally I will be glad when the election is over...I'm sick of the "rock", "swing", "nag" and "get" the vote campaigns everywhere I go, being bombarded with political ads everywhere from the sidewalk to the Christian radio station I listen to....all of which wouldn't be so bad, except I'm 30 days short of being 18 in time.
Ashely wrote:Maine and Nebraska are the only ones who do so...it's called Proportional Representation.
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