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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGreat advice from President Obama to young people re: voting
Barack Obama: "When we hear that young people aren't voting or participating, we say to them, 'You would not let your grandfather or grandmother decide what clothes you wear or what music you listen to, so why would you let them decide the world you're going to live in?"
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Great advice from President Obama to young people re: voting (Original Post)
kpete
Apr 2019
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Kittycow
(2,396 posts)1. That's a great idea to present to them!
I hope he can motivate the non-voters.
Incidentally, I call our landline voice mail periodically just to hear the saved message of him urging us to vote for OR Gov. Kate Brown. Just hearing his voice always makes me feel better.
ProudMNDemocrat
(20,689 posts)2. This man explains things in ways......
People can understand them.
We need to see more of him at the podium giving speeches this election cycle. If there is anyone who can get people out to vote and the MESSAGE out, it is Lres. Barack Obama.
