Re: [Mpls] Median Age at the Convention?

Emma Riese Mon, 16 May 2005 12:56:20 -0700

I am a young first-timer, and I will be back. Not because the DFL has done *anything* to engage or inspire me, but because the DFL has influence, and I /have/ to engage with it, unless I want other people to make decisions about my health care, schooling, housing, police and transportation. I'm ticked off that involvement in these decisions requires me to spend my entire Saturday in a windowless room on uncomfortable bleachers, as well as hours tracking down basic information such as a candidate's phone number, attending boring and intimidating meetings, listening to cranky people moan about irrelevant things, on and on. In a democracy political involvement is a right, not a privilege for those with a high tolerance for boredom.

If the DFL really wants to engage young people, they should have a clear understandable process, not meet at 10 o'clock on a Saturday morning, have /affordable/ food available (I have 3 dollar bills to my name) and support inspiring candidates rather than dull insiders. (At this point both Peter and RT are included in the "dull insiders" category.)

Next city convention I think we should have somebody designated to lead aerobic exercise and chanting when there's nothing else to do. Seeing people do the wave was the only interesting or valuable part of the whole experience.

Emma Riese
(League of Pissed-Off Voters!)
Seward


Russell Raczkowski wrote:

I am curious about who the delegates at the DFL convention were, 
demographically speaking.
Any evidence of increased participation by young people at this convention? The number of young volunteers in the waning days of the 2004 presidential race (only 7 months ago) would lead me to believe you'd see some shift at the convention IF the DFL was truly engaging young newcomers.

And if there was a perceptible shift to a younger crowd, I have to wonder about the DFL's wisdom in having a marathon session devoid of discernible issues floor managed to a inconclusive result.

Would a young first-timer ever come back?

Russell Raczkowski Bancroft
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