Posted on 09/22/2009 2:45:33 PM PDT by pissant
Young Americans showed their collective power when they helped vote President Obama into office. Inspired by his message of "change," they knocked on doors, spread flyers, voted for him by a 2-1 margin, and partied like rock-the-vote stars when he won.
Since the election, though, that fervor has died down _ noticeably. And while young people remain the president's most loyal supporters in opinion polls, a lot of people are wondering why that age group isn't doing more to build upon their newfound reputation as political influencers.
"It's one thing to get excited about a presidential candidate. It's another thing to become a responsible citizen," says Jennifer Donahue, political director for the New Hampshire Institute Of Politics. She and other political analysts thinks they have yet to prove themselves.
Professors and students themselves also are noticing the quiet on college campuses, which were hotbeds for "Obamamania" during the campaign.
"They're supportive, but in a bystander kind of way," says Laura Katz Olson, a political science professor at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania.
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Maybe we need to repeal the voting age amendment and push it back to 21.
Ya think they have figured out they have to pay for all this spending???
Yes, them.
I’m sure their parents are equally pleased.
“Maybe they’re starting to look for jobs now”
That’s it. Plus they are watching their parents lose their jobs and are worried about being able to afford further tuition.
Unemployment goes from 5% to 9.8%, -CHANGE!
I would say half of them were only in it half-way (through the ‘hype’)..
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