This includes while I was working and/or raising kids. Because I'm involved in politics on the local (including state and national campaigns) level, I know the local political players, who are very involved. I also know many "average citizens" locally who are clueless concerning national, state, and local politics. "Donald Trump is this rich guy who had a TV show" is the extent of knowledge by many college educated professionals-- busy earning a living and raising kids -who are known to me. My mother was a "working mom" long before it was the norm, but still politically active (she co-ordinated JFK's local appearance when he was barnstorming the country in 1960). Perhaps raising only one or two children and working full time is an excuse for shutting out knowledge of national and world events, but that is a complete enigma to me. Granted that I have never really had to deal with both career and child-raising for more than a few years at a time (although graduate classes were also in the mix). You are either interested in politics or you're NOT. If anyone should, be discouraged (God forbid) from voting, it should be those clueless citizens who pay no attention to the actual issues involved.
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