Canidates are trying to persuade younger audiences to be present at presidential caucuses. In the past two caucuses, “ 65% of participants were older than fifty”. Why the sudden concern for the younger audience of the electing citizens?..... even potential citizens as young as seventeen year olds? Campaigns are taking advantaged of an easily persuaded group of voters . For example according to an article fromMSNBC.com titled, "Democrats seek support from Iowa 17 year olds", Iowa is allowing seventeen year olds to vote if they’ll be eighteen by election day, November 4, 2008.
They are trying to find the leaders of the schools that easily influence students, such as student body president, the quarterback, and newspaper chief editor etc. It’s interesting how candidates are basing Iowa off a popularity contest that would originally take place in high school, but is now used to candidates' benefits.
Obama has drawn huge crowds at colleges in Iowa, according to Obama’s spokesperson, “ The key for us is building an organization that can harness that enthusiasm and turn it into support”. Since Iowa has a small percentage of voters, young and newcomers alike can swerve for any party’s favor.This article actually put out the point that younger audience can persuade a state to one party or the other; and even give a candidate a leading head start in the presidential race. Which states do you think can be easily manipulated if the youth are generation take charge and vote? With a good number of states that can go to either party, the younger voting party which includes the majority of high school seniors, have a brighter future ahead of them, as far as their vote and how much it can influence a canidate.
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I think our vote does count. Maybe we should think about voting. We are given the opportunity to choose people that will run our government. I believe that it's important for us to exercise that right. That's why candidates are influenced by our vote.
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