Politics vary region by region, state by state. People in college want to know that they're going to have a job when they get out. When you're in school and there's a possibility that you can lose a grant or financial aid, it's a real issue. In one of the earlier speeches of the day, David Wilhelm, IOP Fellow and former chair of the Democratic National Committee, emphasized the importance of the younger generation in the election. We need you people in politics.
Young people bring energy, idealism, and enthusiasm to the process.
People who are pessimistic don't win elections. They don't even try. We need your idealism. There is a youth agenda in this country. The only people who are going to make it happen are the people who are in this yard today.