Youth Vote: Obama v. McCain

As November rapidly approaches, Democrat Barack Obama seems to be the preferred candidate among young voters. According to the Wall Street Journal/NBC News Poll, 55% of voters between the ages of 18-34 favor Sen. Obama, while 31% favor Sen. McCain. As a young voter, ( I am a 20 year old Senior at Ohio Wesleyan University) I believe Sen. Obama just communicates better with my generation - with much more emotion and enthusiasm than Sen. McCain. This enthusiasm gap is shown in the polls as well; 14% of McCain voters, say that they are excited about their candidate. 44% of Obama voters say their excited about him. Why? Many young voters talk about change and Sen. Obama seemingly offers just that. But for some his experience is lacking and that’s exactly where the 71 year old Senator McCain offers comfort. McCain has admitted to not knowing how to use the internet nor does he use e-mail, which to me is shocker because my age group does EVERYTHING on the internet and you would think that a man with ... (link)