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yardwork

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12. Yes, it's a wise campaign move. It really is firing up his campaign, and tapping into the youth vote

Sat May 5, 2012, 09:01 AM

May 2012

Obama knows that he needs to get the youth fired up. They are discouraged and weary. They are worried about getting jobs. They are facing a really awful economic situation, and they know that environmental disaster lies ahead. It would be easy for them to stay home in November.

On the other hand, I hear from my college-aged kids that their cohort is inclined to support Democrats. They were children during Clinton's administrations, and adolescents when bushco wrecked everything. These young people view the Clinton years with the rose-colored glasses of childhood. Everything was good. Then w took office and suddenly everything was bad - war, terrorism, economic disaster. They do not blame Obama. They blame the Republicans.

Obama can use this to his advantage, and I'm glad to see that he is doing so. Smart campaign strategy.

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FIRED UP?! [View all] bigtree May 2012 OP

Ready! Let's do it..... Laurian May 2012 #1

way to go, Laurian! bigtree May 2012 #4

And ready to go! We are off to OSU just now! peace13 May 2012 #2

Have fun! JNelson6563 May 2012 #3

Hey Julie sorry it took so long to get back to you. peace13 May 2012 #25

+1 bigtree May 2012 #26

What a great report! JNelson6563 May 2012 #27

damn right, peace13! bigtree May 2012 #5

Bigtree it was great! peace13 May 2012 #23

nine rows? bigtree May 2012 #24

He was at VCU? abelenkpe May 2012 #6

at 4:30, abelenkpe bigtree May 2012 #8

It's smart of Obama to be going around to universities. I like that. yardwork May 2012 #7

isn't it, though, yardwork? bigtree May 2012 #9

Yes, it's a wise campaign move. It really is firing up his campaign, and tapping into the youth vote yardwork May 2012 #12

that last picture is remarkable... PCIntern May 2012 #10

there's a quiet formality in that distant view, PCIntern bigtree May 2012 #14

I noticed in the bottom picture Snotcicles May 2012 #11

Shows what low regard the military has for him. And so he must be impeached. baldguy May 2012 #13

ha, Snotcicles! bigtree May 2012 #15

This will be his Waterloo. nt Snotcicles May 2012 #17

Also his tie clashes with the podium. It is embarrassing. Chipper Chat May 2012 #21

Yes, the courts martial of the helo pilot and his crew must begin immediately! MADem May 2012 #22

big tree, you're such a good poster 12AngryBorneoWildmen May 2012 #16

aww, 12AngryBorneoWildmen bigtree May 2012 #18

bigtree, do you know why Romney likes DU so much? Snotcicles May 2012 #19

oh, Snotcicles bigtree May 2012 #20

Yep. Scurrilous May 2012 #28

YES! Tarheel_Dem May 2012 #29