Not over yet...

Nekpen Osuan | May 11, 2008 - 4:09 pm

Tags: election, primaries

The Democratic nomination race is not over yet, and I am not sure how I feel about this. The delegate counts are very close and it is clear that neither Hillary Clinton nor Barack Obama are ready to call it quits. As the nation waits for the fat lady to sing, it seems the excitement surrounding the Democratic National Convention is mounting.

 On the one hand, many are happy to see the process of democracy continue, though superdelegates question the validity of such an assertion. Howard Dean has made is thoughts on the matter very clear, sighting the need for the Party's special delegates to affirm the voice of the people....which is not, at the moment, very clear.

Today, I thought of what the vote of the youth would say? The spirit of young political activists for both candidates is significant but ultimately unrepresentated upon close watch of the demographics and backgrounds of all superdelegates for the Democratic party. In the end, my concern is what role youth voters will play in the November elections.

While it would be great if all young voters were in unity to sway the Candidate selected, it seems we ourselves might only add to the uncertainty of the situation. This is neither a good or bad things, because in the end it matters only that we vote at all - TELL A FRIEND!