Just two weeks ago I was at home on a Saturday night with my wife flipping through all the different channels offered on Direct TV attempting to find something interesting to watch on television. After flipping through 200 plus channels, I finally discovered an interesting special on Fox news that talked about the impact of Generation Y on the 2008 presidential elections. Throughout the entire news special, I was not only extremely engaged into this intriguing show, but I was a little disturbed because of the lack of proper representation from our generation on the show and some of the erroneous information that was stated throughout the entire show.
Although I have my issues with the show, I am fully aware that most people who viewed the special on Fox news probably viewed it more positively than I because it did have some good points and it attempted to give our generation a voice on a national news station which is rare. But, as an expert of Generation Y, there were several reasons why I became disturbed and annoyed during the show. One of the main reasons why I became disturbed during the show was because various experts stated that Generation Y voters are more likely to vote for Senator Obama instead of Senator McCain because Senator Obama is portrayed as the coolest out of both candidates. Even though I could possibly see some young voters voting for Senator Obama instead Senator McCain, because of Senator Obama’s popularity and rock star status, the truth is that a majority of young voters are voting for Senator Obama instead of Senator McCain because Senator Obama’s policies are more favorable to the young voter than Senator McCain.
For instance, four top issues with young voters revolve around the Economy, Education, War In Iraq, and Environmental Issues. Even though Senator McCain can argue that his economic and environmental plans are possibly better than Senator Obama with young voters, his political stance on the War in Iraq and Education is definitely against the stance provided by Senator Obama and most young voters in America. For example, 63% of young men and women from Generation Y are against the War in Iraq and several young voters are fighting for better rates on college loans, which is an issue that has been addressed by Senator Obama, but not Senator McCain. In addition to these four major policies with young voters, Obama has also been more effective on the web and possess personal qualities that are much more favorable than Senator McCain with young voters.
These simple reasons listed above are just some of the many more reasons why I believe Senator Obama will dominate Senator McCain with young voters in November. Personally, I believe that Senator McCain is a nice person, but until his policies change on a variety of different issues, he has no chance with most young voters in America.
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