<p>Mine is–and so in the new grad.</p>
<p>Once again, the NYT was WAY off when they pronounced campus revolution a thing of the past. The kids helped launch the Obama movement and they are following the conventions and VP picks with excitement.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/03/arts/03camp.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/03/arts/03camp.html</a></p>
<p>I love it!</p>
<p>nope, not even a little bit. :(</p>
<p>According to him neither candidate cares about his issues, which seem to revolve mostly around freedom on the internet.</p>
<p>Both of my kids are definitely captivated by the election news. DDs boyfriend visited this week and the household could hardly get away from election discussions, but it was great to see them so engaged.<br>
The last night of the Dem convention, all the kids were here, and my H and I really enjoyed having a full house again. Politics are considered family fun at our house!</p>
<p>Yeah, my chat lines are burning up with links–one from inside a frat house if you can imagine :eek:</p>
<p>The kids are on fire.</p>
<p>Mine is, and so is her brother (h.s. senior). Can’t say the six-year-old cares much. 
This will be D’s first election - she was too young for the last by a matter of days.</p>
<p>I’ve always been a bit of a news junkie. My sister, who’s always been pretty oblivious to the world, seems to be a little interested, which is really saying something. This will be my first election to vote in as well.</p>
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<p>Yes, I can. Tho it’s his fraternity Rush Week, my son has been emailing and IMing, to keep in-touch with us re the national political scene. As expected, he’s radically liberal and it’s interesting to read his commentary and view the links he sends.</p>
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<p>Congratulations, corranged!</p>
<p>Maybe our sons are in the same frat house???</p>
<p>He arrived on his radically liberal campus as a conservative throwback to his grandparents (really scary) but is now a moderate. So far.</p>
<p>Oh, most definitely! D1 can’t get enough of this, especially going to school right in Washington, plus it’s her first presidential election in which she can vote.</p>
<p>I just told my daughter Palin’s nomination. She said, “What? When did this happen? Oh, did I tell you that I am going to be the Rush Chair for my sorority?” I got an earful about how rushing is like marketing and branding. I told her I had to get back to CC, no time for idle chit chat.</p>
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Yes, well, since my precinct choices are between Obama’s hometown and Massachusetts, my vote isn’t what it could be. My sisters, the least politically interested members of my family, have gotten to claim New Hampshire and Florida. Not fair!</p>
<p>Yes. DS just signed up for an absentee ballot for this, his first presidential election ( he will be out of the country).</p>
<p>S is a political junkie and wants to discuss little else–even college football seems to be taking a back seat so far. I don’t know if D has a clue what is going on politically right now as she is incommunicado while finding her niche at school, but I would guess she is way out of the political loop right now, although she’s casually kept up since turning 18.</p>
<p>My 24-year-old S, who is politically independent and is far closer to conservatives than liberals, had been until today sending me gleeful e-mails about how he thought that Palin was a big plus for McCain.</p>
<p>From what I’ve seen on the blog that younger S created for H, S’s adult friends and me, younger S has been having too much fun with his friends and diving into his new classes, to be paying much attention to politics recently. In general, he’s a political junkie – has even helped with Obama’s campaign – but I guess not during those first exciting weeks back in college.</p>
<p>All kidding aside, my older daughter is very interested in politics. She is going to be able to vote for the very first time this year and is looking forward to it. She is very much of a democrat. She actually stopped dating a boy because they have different political views.</p>
<p>My younger daughter, who is 5 years younger than her sister, announced a little while back that she was pro-life. The older one said, “Whose child are you?” They had a very heated discussion. At the end the older one said, “Trust me, you are pro-choice, not pro-life. You are fine.”</p>
<p>^^^I’m pro-life and I’m just peachy too. In fact the pro-life people I know are all just fine.</p>
<p>I would be disappointed if any of our kids discounted a person in short order for political views. We’re doing our best to raise our kids to think independently and look at all opinions with an open mind and tolerance. It’s a great way to expand their world IMO.</p>
<p>As far as the OP, our son is so immersed in school work and military obligations he hardly has time to keep up with the election. It’s my job to keep him informed His first presidential election too!</p>
<p>Mamma For Obama!</p>
<p>My younger one is at American - there is so much interest, they were scheduled to broadcast Obama’s acceptance speech (he had come to campus for the Ted Kennedy endorsement) on the walls of the amphitheatre.</p>
<p>Alas, it rained.</p>
<p>Ah… the joys of being in Washington as a college student! Great college city.</p>
<p>Mine (both past college age) are very into politics and issues (they work in an issues-based nonprofit). They and a bunch of their friends were down the shore with us this weekend, and political talk threaded through the days (between fishing, mini-golf, beach, biking, etc.) Both are very liberal–big issues for us all are war and environment.</p>