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Had a nice dinner with my son (will turn 24 on Nov 3) and many of his friends in Cincinnati two weeks ago. TO A PERSON, they are all voting Kerry. All college graduates, all of them first time, newly registered voters. They all say their friends are also registered, and going to the polls for Kerry. I asked them all why, specifically, did they make that decision?
Without hesitation, each one of them...."It's the ECONOMY....It is JOBS!" These kids are pissed off! They all agreed the war was wrong, they are all scared of the draft (which each of them, young men AND women) they all know is a lurking reality no matter what Bush says if he is re-elected. These are all kids that graduated from places like Miami (Ohio) University, University of Cincinnati, Xavier (Ohio), BG, Otterbein, Capitol U. And these kids are all BACK working at A&E, the Gap, Kroger's, all places they worked in high school...and they compete for these jobs with us 40 somethings and older....they are broke, they are HIGHLY informed on world, political, social, economic, humanitarian and environmental issues. They are concerned, scared, pissed and NOT being polled AT ALL! (no landlines...affectionaltely nicknamed by their own selves as "cell phone babies."
These kids are all great young people...our future leaders. THEY hold the key ladies and gentlemen...it will be THEY that decide this election....and I am thrilled, confident and honored by that knowledge. They are the BLINDSIDE that Bush and his minions do not see coming, don't care about, and ARE NOT reaching out to...these young people have placed a large amount of faith in John Kerry....and I hope his campaign keeps reaching out to these young folks during the coming weeks.
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