The Younger Votes

MSNBC was just talking about the younger people voting and how their perceptions of the issues are different from the older voters (unfortunately, I think I'm closer to this category than the younger voter people).  How they might be talking to some of them years from now remembering how they participated in this historic election. 

As I listened to them talk, I though about my 3 nephews.  They are all in their early 20s and for one of them, it's his first presidential election.  All three of them called me to ask about the issues, the presidential candidates and the California ballot measures.  Not only does it thrill me to no end that they value my opinion enough to ask me, but that they care about the process. That they understand how incredibly important it is to participate.  That they wanted to know more.  That they all got their butts out of bed and voted. 

All three of them have driven me crazy at times over the past 20 years but today, well today I'm just plain proud of each of them.  

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