Obama, the Youth and the Web
Obama is the fifth youngest American president. His being "young" and "inexperienced" was a major issue raised against him, first by Hilary Clinton and then by John McCain. Both opponents failed on this strategy. What they did not realize was that young, educated Americans resonated with Obama's ideas. Obama had audacious plans for solving America's problems. He wanted to pour money on businesses that will develop alternative energy. He wanted to give health care for everyone. He emphasized peace rather than war. And he said that change began from each and every citizen.
These strategies were brash, unpopular to the status quo and therefore needed lots of courage to say out loud. It probably explains why Republicans and other traditional thinkers stayed away from them. Yet, ironically, they were just what the youth and "the New America" were looking for.
Inspired that change could actually be done, young people went out, contributed money and volunteered their time for the Obama campaign. They knocked on doors and talked to people about important issues and how Obama planned to solve them. They were active on the web and other new forms of communication. Young people were living the change.
These strategies were brash, unpopular to the status quo and therefore needed lots of courage to say out loud. It probably explains why Republicans and other traditional thinkers stayed away from them. Yet, ironically, they were just what the youth and "the New America" were looking for.
Inspired that change could actually be done, young people went out, contributed money and volunteered their time for the Obama campaign. They knocked on doors and talked to people about important issues and how Obama planned to solve them. They were active on the web and other new forms of communication. Young people were living the change.
RUBEN CANLAS JR.
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