Campaigning

Being on a college campus during the election season is so much fun. Maybe it is just because I enjoy watching the political process, but even some of my friends who don’t usually seem so involved in the process are all fired up now for November. Many students on campus are involved in the campaign of the candidate they support, and because of the number of college students on campus these campaigns must be pumping a lot of money into these student-led efforts. They provide snacks at debate watching events, make signs and shirts, and some even offer to drive voters to the polls. We have seen record donations to presidential campaigns this year, but we have also seen the results of the credit crisis plaguing our nation and now the world. I seriously doubt that many college students are giving back to the campaigns, so how can they afford to continue? I suppose that the campaigns feel that the college vote is so important that they will funnel money into these efforts. Or maybe it is the state party providing some funding, or they might even operate under the umbrella of the Young Democrats and Young Republicans organizations. Whatever it is, the resulting product provides for a great atmosphere on campus that encourages debate without asking for that keyword of the election—“change.”