The Obama Supporters

This is a post about age. And Politics. And Political Campaigns.  It’s also likely one of a very few posts today, on this Super Bowl Sunday. Hot Wings and 7-Layer dip are calling!

We were on our way to dinner last night, stopped for a traffic light at one of our city’s busiest intersections.  We noticed a young man, maybe all of 20 years of age, carrying a couple of signs and darting in and out of the stopped traffic. As he worked his way closer, we realized the signs were Obama signs and he carried a roll of stickers in his hand. Enthusiastic, certainly.  Overly-enthusiastic, perhaps.  It was very much the same feeling you get when a panhandler approaches your car. I appreciate the enthusiasm, but (just perhaps) the campaign needs to explain good campaigning technique to these young folks.  Or, maybe, we’re just turning into old foggies.

At any rate, there is a smart commercial for Obama getting some play. Here’s one suggestion on how to make it better, via Brilliant at Breakfast:

Throw a couple more older people in this and you’ve got a damn near perfect campaign video

This is really, really good. And I know that the people most energized by Barack Obama’s candidacy are the young. But historically, young voters, largely because they’re more mobile and sometimes less likely to register, don’t always show up at the polls at crunch time. Hopefully this year will be different, assuming [...]