Reply #78: Yeah, those younger voters are so damn smart, what with all

[juajen]

their DVDs, video games, i-pods, etc. It makes us elderly folks downright jealous. (sarcasm)

Honestly, don't you mistrust their judgment a little bit? Same age kids who actually volunteered for Iraq even though their elders begged them not to; the same ones who believe they should not be punished monetarily by paying higher rates for car insurance, just because they have a majority of the expensive boo-boos in their cars, and they should be allowed to drink at sixteen or eighteen years of age, etc.

I have a grandson who is 18, and would not trust him to choose a candidate to vote for because he has no historical reference except for video games and movies. He has never picked up a history book and knows nothing about current world events, etc. I could go on forever, but it gets depressing.

I know, college age kids are a tad better, but, just a tad. I still have one child in college; so, I know, and, she is gifted. They have opinions, alright, and think they know everything, but most are sadly lacking in maturity and, it shows. I can barely trust them to pick out bananas, let alone a president.

So, I'm not sure if it's an advantage appealing to the younger voter. Yes, numerically, I can see why they would want that vote; but, I cannot believe wiser voters would be swayed by the number of young people a candidate was garnering. Just sayin'.