I was very interested in a blog post on blogger.com by fellow classmate Visitar Perfil. In his blog post he expresses his concern for millennials in the upcoming election. I agree with much of his topic but will like to add on.
Lately with the democratic presidential debates whining down I have been thinking similar thoughts. Although democrats are supposed to be the party for new ideas and for young people, the past two elections feels like a disconnection between the party and the younger Americans. Younger America loves President Barack Obama as most millennials expresses how they miss him on social media. He was a fresh face, he was beloved in pop culture because he used pop culture references from movies and music. But he also expressed problems that the new generation was facing like global warming and civil rights like gay marriage.
When Hillary Clinton became the Presidential candidate for the 2016 election, she did not gather the same support from the younger party like Obama did. Mostly because the younger people supported Bernie Sanders more. They felt like Hillary only cared about things so she can get people's votes. They also felt like Clinton cheated Bernie and the only reason why they voted for her is because they seriously hated Donald Trump. There can also be an argument that Donald Trump appealed to young America then Hillary Clinton. With his involvement in social media he was a walking meme and created a marketing dynasty through his Twitter page.
This presidential election unless Trump is impeached can end in similar fashion. With presidential candidates like Beto O'Rouke and Julian Castro who gathered support from millennials out of the race, we are most likely to have Joe Biden as our democratic presidential candidate. He is very similar to Hillary Clinton as both have left the millennials much to be desired. Millennials are the present and the future, we need to get our opinions and votes to be more valued.