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Originally Posted by shinerbock
Obama certainly has broad support. However, like Ron Paul, I've found that many of his supporters (young people) have the dedication without possessing substantial knowledge about the candidate or politics/government in general.
I suspect this is a common phenomenon for candidates where the appeal arises from character qualities, instead of substantive issues. Of course, I don't see the character qualities that drew college kids toward Ron Paul, unless you consider whining to be a quality.
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I think libertarian leanings are always a hit with the college kids. Drug policy alone probably hooks a lot of them.