I think while we all assume this is true (and I certainly count myself among the “we”), the electorate hasn’t shown that to be accurate (yet). While we all talk about how the presidential campaign is going to bring a flood of new voters to the polls for the first time, that hasn’t happened (again, yet). And we don’t know that it will happen until we start analyzing the data on November 5.

I think that it’s wise of both political parties to be reaching out to these voters now, learning more about them and what makes them tick. But until they prove they actually will show up at the polls, I’m slightly hesitant to proclaim that politics in America is over as we know it (though a good thing that may be!)

Just a thought…

The tools only facilitate the conversation. Mainstream media cannot connect with Gen-Y the way that the Internet can. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert come close, but are not completely there yet. Te Internet gives power back to the small voices and initiatives that started this country. Gen-Y is information driven and that is the basis of the Internet.