It seems that for ages, the long-held belief was that “youth and inexperience” was generally a negative quality. In the professional world, age often dictated responsibility, inasmuch as top leadership roles were typically held by the oldest, most experienced members of the organization. Logically, this seems to make sense, as those who have the most [...]
Posts Tagged ‘youth’
The Steele Shakeup
A lot of changes are happening at the Republican National Committee. With Michael Steele as the new chairman, the RNC is refreshing its entire staff and opening its ears to outside ideas. Although I had previously endorsed Saul Anuzis for the position, I am cautiously optimistic with the approach Steele has taken thus far. In [...]
My Question on the Youth Vote at Rebuild the Party’s RNC Candidate Forum
I just submitted a question regarding each RNC Chair candidate’s specific plan to win back the youth vote to the RNC Candidate Forum. You can view the video below — please consider going here and voting for it to be one of the questions that gets asked to the candidates!
Grading the RNC Chair Candidates’ Young Voter Outreach Plans
With the RNC Chair election rapidly approaching, I wanted to take a look at how each candidate plans to appeal to young voters. Specifically, I will be referencing each candidate’s plans and platforms as outlined on their respective websites, along with their responses to the question regarding youth voters at the RNC Chair debate hosted [...]
111th Congress: The Oldest Congress Ever
Hats off to USA Today, which points out that: Barack Obama, one of the youngest presidents ever to take the oath of office when he’s inaugurated Jan. 20, will be working with the nation’s oldest Congress. The average age will be 57 in the House and 63 in the Senate, according to the chambers’ historical [...]
Winning Back the Youth Vote (Part 3)
Future Majority, a top-notch progressive blog that I highly recommend you add to your daily reading list, has two very insightful blog posts today related to getting out the youth vote. First, Michael Connery looks at a report by Curtis Gans on young voter turnout. Michael offers an interesting conclusion that echoes many of the [...]
In Winning the Youth Vote, We Must Aim High
Over at the Washington Times, Ben Domenech writes an op-ed entitled, “Getting the youth vote.” Domenech’s overarching argument is this: It’s time for the face of conservatism in America to stop being a group of old-money gentlemen and ladies who came into politics fighting the Reds. It’s time to stop writing off the youth vote. [...]
If the 2008 Election Were Decided by 18-29 Year Olds…
This is apparently what the map would look like: (via Future Majority) Regardless of what type of strategy the GOP pursues – be it a 435-district strategy, 50-state strategy, or something else – it’s clear we have our work cut out for us with young voters.
Mr. Blackwell, College Republicans Aren’t Enough.
Ken Blackwell, in his letter to RNC members announcing his candidacy for chairman, suggests the following as a solution to the Republican Party’s woes among young voters: Expend an unprecedented amount of RNC funding to build vibrant College Republican chapters on every major university campus in the nation and use those chapters as a base [...]