The media will have you believe that Barack is a candidate who exclusively appeals to the Youth Voter. All the while the media raised the limits of a Youth Voter to 40 years old. Just 15 years ago, during the Clinton Campaign, these same outlets defined the Youth vote as Under 25 and a generation ago (say, 1968 the year I was born) as Under 30. This disingenuous framing marginalizes the impact of Barack Obama's message and deny his appeal among mainstream voters of all ages. Equating my vote, that of a 40 year old man, to a Youth Vote, is hardly plausible and logically suggests I may live to be 120 years young.
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