http://www.diatribune.com/talk-us-democrats-policy-and-young-voters Comments for "Talk To Us: Democrats, Policy, and Young Voters" en http://www.diatribune.com/talk-us-democrats-policy-and-young-voters <p><i>Cross-posted at <a href="http://www.mydd.com/story/2007/4/16/0187/63907">MyDD</a> and <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/4/16/01034/0428">Daily Kos</a></i></p> <p>In 2004, John Kerry made a huge mistake. While touring colleges and universities,<a href="http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0416,kamenetz,52803,1.html">he delivered long-winded</a> speeches about medicare and social security to audiences of teens and twenty-somethings whose main concerns were rising student debt, shrinking employment opportunities, and their friends, busy fighting an ill-conceived land war in Asia. As a result, one of the more popular sites during the '04 election was called <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20040423013525/http://johnkerryisadouchebagbutimvotingforhimanyway.com/">John Kerry is a douchebag but I'm voting for him anyway</a>. </p> <p><a href="http://www.diatribune.com/talk-us-democrats-policy-and-young-voters">read more</a></p> http://www.diatribune.com/talk-us-democrats-policy-and-young-voters#comments elections primaries youth vote Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:30:57 -0600 Michael Connery 702 at http://www.diatribune.com