Starting a Change

Sectioned off by state, over 900 delegates, speakers, supporters, and other participants are crammed into the University Grand Ballroom. In an age of voter apathy, especially among the young, it is alien to see this many people, this many students, active in debate for the purpose of racing voter awareness.

The Democratic candidates started out the evening. There was no shortage of quips about building a better America or the future of the children, but sprinkled throughout the speeches were occasional planks that made some candidates stand out from one another. Granted, only five minutes is given to each speaker, but it is difficult to distinguish one candidate’s beliefs from another.

Hopefully with this teaser of candidate beliefs, it will spark interest in these candidates, an interest that goes beyond bullet points and into the realm of truly being a part of the process. Hopefully it will spark a change.