Do younger voters suffer from lack of knowledge or disinterest?

[anvi]

Didn't the youth vote play a significant role in the election of 2008?  I think it can even be argued that they were pretty active in 2004 too. 

I tend to think of the youth vote as somewhat inconsistent, in the sense that young people will go from one election for which they have great enthusiasm to another in which they will feel great indifference or, even more, disillusionment.  If what they wanted out of an election doesn't materialize right away, young people are not bound to have much patience with the political process, and just get disappointed and walk away.

Of course, maybe that's also true of voters of all ages these days...

[anvi]

But c'mon, sans the youngs on this website, don't the youngs just suffer from a total focus on poon and booze?

I'm not sure how that focus distinguishes them from anyone else.

[anvi]

Oh c'mon you remember you college days, no?

As we age we have time to focus on other things, like raising a family, a career, etc.....and yes, sadly, politics! 

Just kidding, Gramps!    I do think that younger voters are distracted by lots of things and often are not fully invested in the political process.  But I also think the do occasionally get quite engaged, but often lose interest quickly and get impatient because the political process doesn't deliver things immediately.