When one turns the age of eighteen, it is common knowledge that said person has just become a constituent; allowing them to vote on elections as well as on local referendums. Unfortunately, this ability has never been one that many eighteen year olds embrace; that is, until the 2008 presidential election came about. Teens are now using their suffrage to make their voice heard. They now see that they also have the power to control who becomes incombent and takes the power to veto bills, and form coalitions with other countries.
TIME Magazine recently published an article entitled "The Year Of The Youth Vote" that focused on how this year, youth turn out at the polls should sky rocket due to the fact that so many of them are tired of seeing the same two families living in the white house that have been there since they were born. Progressive candidate Barack Obama is a fresh face showing up on the ballot, and has made the most effort to rope in the youth for their vote. Other candidates such as Mike Huckabee and John McCain are trying for the youth vote as well, but are turning out to be to evangelical and conservative for an eighteen years olds taste.
So, will Barack Obama be able to sway the majority of our youth into voting for him? I guess we'll have to wait until November to find out.
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