He was into the environment and really pushing to address the problems we face related to it long before it was ever cool to talk about it. A lot of people made fun of him 15 years ago for it, but he pushed for the country to become environmentally friendly and he clearly was right. Gore also fielded questions about hate crimes legislation, Medicare and the crisis in the Middle East. The winner of this election will decide major issues and will really decide the future of the youth of America we will be bearing the brunt of the changes made by the next president, she said after the discussion. I am here because the election is the closest since the Kennedy-Nixon one in 1960, which I was told Kennedy won by an average of one vote per precinct.
Every vote counts.
Gore said that if she could share just one aspect about her father with young voters, it would be that he is an excellent listener. His ability to really listen to people makes him such a strong leader, she said. He really respects other people s opinions, then puts together a plan and really fights passionately for them. Following the discussion, Duran said she spent a year working in Seattle and realized that problems with education are not just limited to New Mexico. I only teach at Highland because I graduated from there and my heart is into it, she said.