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Indicators of change
Issue date: 2/7/08
With the upcoming political primary in Maryland next week, it is imperative that the students of this renowned institution get ready to make their voices heard. How each student chooses to cast his or her vote is ultimately another story.
To that end, I have heard many students explain that when it comes down to voting they are definitely taking into consideration which famous faces they see endorsing each candidate. And as in any political election, each candidate has been successful in gaining certain key endorsements. But in this election, there is one Democratic candidate who might have just found the golden ticket to victory.
As seen in an article published in the New York Times, none other than Caroline Kennedy, daughter of John F. Kennedy, has publicly jumped on the Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) bandwagon and is in good company with such figures as senior Sen. Ted Kennedy, his son Patrick Kennedy and, of course, Oprah Winfrey.
Meanwhile, Clinton has gained support from former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, as well as her siblings Bobby and Kerry. With all due respect, this segment of the Kennedy clan is by no means comparable to the powerhouse front that Obama has aligned from the same clan.
I truly believe that the addition of both Caroline and Ted Kennedy to Obama's campaign may just make the difference to voters in our grandparents' and parents' generations that were in the same position as we are now in some 48 years ago when they found their own beacon of hope and aspirations in President John F. Kennedy. And that is exactly why JFK's daughter has made a comparison between her beloved father, a man widely considered to be one of the greatest presidents in our history, and Obama.
Though this connection primarily entices an older crowd, it has been seen from both the Iowa and South Carolina primaries that Obama already holds an overwhelming amount of support from the 30 and under demographic, who have only learned about the 35th president in history courses as a Cold War president. Yet this comparison clearly spoke volumes to those who still remember where they were when his assassination occurred; I watched my mother tear up from Caroline Kennedy's endorsement that clearly solidified her faith in the popular Democratic candidate.
To that end, I have heard many students explain that when it comes down to voting they are definitely taking into consideration which famous faces they see endorsing each candidate. And as in any political election, each candidate has been successful in gaining certain key endorsements. But in this election, there is one Democratic candidate who might have just found the golden ticket to victory.
As seen in an article published in the New York Times, none other than Caroline Kennedy, daughter of John F. Kennedy, has publicly jumped on the Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) bandwagon and is in good company with such figures as senior Sen. Ted Kennedy, his son Patrick Kennedy and, of course, Oprah Winfrey.
Meanwhile, Clinton has gained support from former Maryland Lt. Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, daughter of Robert F. Kennedy, as well as her siblings Bobby and Kerry. With all due respect, this segment of the Kennedy clan is by no means comparable to the powerhouse front that Obama has aligned from the same clan.
I truly believe that the addition of both Caroline and Ted Kennedy to Obama's campaign may just make the difference to voters in our grandparents' and parents' generations that were in the same position as we are now in some 48 years ago when they found their own beacon of hope and aspirations in President John F. Kennedy. And that is exactly why JFK's daughter has made a comparison between her beloved father, a man widely considered to be one of the greatest presidents in our history, and Obama.
Though this connection primarily entices an older crowd, it has been seen from both the Iowa and South Carolina primaries that Obama already holds an overwhelming amount of support from the 30 and under demographic, who have only learned about the 35th president in history courses as a Cold War president. Yet this comparison clearly spoke volumes to those who still remember where they were when his assassination occurred; I watched my mother tear up from Caroline Kennedy's endorsement that clearly solidified her faith in the popular Democratic candidate.
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