The Politics of Age

Well, as we are heading right into the thick of the Presidential campaigns and politics are one of the big talks of the town, one thing starts to worry me a bit.  Now, I don't think it's any secret to most people that I am a strong Obama supporter.  Well, with all that keeps constantly getting brought out about the McCain campaign, it's hard to imagine they could win in November.  McCain's Spain interview, McCain's firm belief that the U.S. economy is "strong" (at least up until a day or two ago when he decided the best action would be to fire the SEC Commissioner), Palin's lack of comprehension as to what the "Bush Doctrine" was or referred to, Palin's "world view" being that there are some places in Alaska where you can actually see real Russian land from, and much more...  All of those things really scare me, thinking that there is a potential for McCain and Palin to be the leaders of what is supposed to be the "greatest country in the world".  

Unfortunately, the biggest thing I'm worried about in this election time is voters feeling less motivated as we get towards the "goal"...  Voters feeling like, "Hey, we've got this one in the bag!" and not voting.  Unfortunately, it happens with younger voters, as older much more right-leaning voters tend to vote in much higher numbers.  The younger voters, while very excited and pumped up right now, strongly holding up the Obama campaign and bringing new voters by the boatload, must stick to the "plan".  It's a very simple plan and really just amounts to getting out the vote and GETTING OUT AND VOTING.  I've got to be honest.  I'm VERY afraid that when it comes down to it, a lot of the people who were pumped up six months ago, those that are excited right now, and are just getting interested will start losing interest and feel that the election is already decided and that they won't be able to affect things one way or another.  I hate to think that such a thing would happen, but it has before and we just need to all get out there, bring our friends and family, and vote this November!

Also, with all the focus on the Presidential election, don't forget about local governmental elections, as these are going to be the closest people that are representing all of us and the easiest to get in contact with for our own feedback and to push what we hope are our agendas moving on.  We need to get people who are fighting for us in our local governments as much as in the White House!