Reply #16: youth and truth [View All]

[musicblind]

I too am a 25 year old gay male and I support Hillary Clinton and John Edwards. I don't really know many people who support Obama. I am sure there are several. They had a Clinton 08 sign at the gay club where I live, and in one of the shows at the club. The club popped pretty loud for the sign when it was on stage. Most of the people in that audience were young gay males. That being said, it is probably just regional support and obviously not a sign of the vast trend. I do not buy into Obama yet, he needs to be A LOT more specific. I vote for president as though I were voting for CEO of my Dad's company. I do not vote as though I were voting for motivational speaker of the year.

Obama is a good person, and I like him a lot. I just don't know that he is really READY on day one for the job. Maybe he could convince me of this in future debates or if he retooled his approach. If he was more specific and made a change in rhetoric explaining these things.... and I really liked that change in his explanation, then I would consider voting for him over Hillary.

However, right now, I feel very strong about Hillary. I do not think she feels "entitled". I DO think she passionately cares about the country, and I feel like she has good ideas and is ready to lead. I know many youth who feel this way, Hillary just isn't pandering to the youth. She needs to fix this.