Reply #9: A related comment about the youth vote. [View All]

[SheilaT]

I was one of the 1300 people across the state of Kansas who participated in the 2004 caucuses. In my caucus, there was practically no one under 40, and probably 75% of the participants were between the ages of 50 and 65.

I was one of the nearly 130,000 people across the state of Kansas who participated in the 2008 caucuses. Not only was there a ten-fold increase, but I'd say a good 20%, maybe more, in my caucus, who were under 25. Just within my own family there were five participants under age 25, all of whom went to the caucus this year. The two three who were over 18 four years earlier did not attend the caucus. If caucus (or primary) participation is any indication, the young voter turnout will be huge.

Oh, and do I need to point out that I attended the Democratic caucus? We could all see by watching the convention coverage that the Republican delegates skewed old and white, while the Democratic delegates were, shall we say (to use an overused term) diverse. Young, old, black, white, brown, you name, we had it.