I’ve never been much of a politico. I’m part of this whole “disenfranchised 18-25″ demographic of voters. But, as I exit my 25th year, I am starting to think about politics more and more, sometimes in a good light. Rhode Island state primaries are in March ‘08.
RI is in the third tier of primaries knows as “The Rest of the Race”. So in March, I have to decide who I want to run for president. This is presumably the same person I want to BE president. Now, I am not going to name names here, I think that will detract from my rant. But needless to say, I dont think there’s any ONE candidate that shares all my values. Furthermore, I dont think it’s any of the “Top Tier” candidates, the ones you read about in the papers, and get all the 6:00 news coverage.
I do find it unfortunate that some of the second tier candidates dont get that news coverage. So because no one sees them on the news, no one thinks about them come primary time and they dont even get to run. And in the end we are stuck with 2 middle of the road candidates, and are forced to choose the lesser of two evils as leader of our country. That just sucks.
But I still have to figure out who I like. Enter my old friend, the Internet. That collection of tubes that provides me with all the answers to all the questions I have had, and all the questions I haven’t had yet. ( Paul F ). Not only does every candidate have a website, but one of the most popular sites ever has lent a hand in helping people in my disenfranchised demographic choose a candidate. ( Youtube You Choose ). You can view videos of all the candidates on a few of the major topics, Health, Education, Energy, Iraq, etc. etc. I saw one video the other night of one of the candidates being interviewed by a college kid in his DORM room! I thought this was amazing. Not only does it show that some of the youth of this country are interested in politics, but it shows that one of the candidate was actually willing to sit, listen and talk with the kid, and in a college dorm room to boot.
I can only hope that the Internet can light some political fires under the youth of this country and get them involved. As long as candidates keep embracing the Internet for their own campaigns, it’s a win-win for politicians and the 18-25 demo.
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