But the Bush enthusiasts that traveled through the rain to Bender Arena donned free white t-shirts, had a chance to speak with a local NBC reporter and discussed their hopes for a new era of Republican presidential leadership. Many of the participants were young, as D.C.-area young Republican groups put out the word for the event. Organizers had to be disappointed with the turnout - much the way youth groups are typically disappointed with voter turnout each Election Day. Several polls and studies released in the past few months discuss the fact that interest in politics among young people continues to drop at an alarming rate, while volunteerism seems to be on the rise. It's not really going to effect something.
Young people tend to be results-oriented.
That's a contrast in a way. Indeed it is - when one puts it in those terms. Young people, of course, tend to think of working with the handicapped or the poor as socially good, but are far less likely to have a similar analysis of volunteering with a political campaign. Perhaps the education system is the key. Certainly it needs to be made more robust.