General Discussion

OK, young people may not have a very clear sense of how the real world operates, but it isn't as if their elders who been doing much better.

I don't think anybody wants "ponies". But in a world that is truly F-ed up, it is not too much to ask for something that sounds different from the status quo, milquetoast jabber were hear from most politicians.

People -- all people, not just young ones -- are motivated by BOLD IDEAS, not some old farts rationalizing why we just have to carry on with a status quo that has the billionaires getting all the cheese while the rest of us can't even afford health care or a decent retirement.

The young people voted for Trump because at least he had IDEAS, bold ideas. They are all turning out to be bad ideas, but at least Trump tried something different.

If you want the young people (or anyone else) to vote for Dems, give them BOLD IDEAS that are also good ideas. Don't just keep talking the same old vague pablum. Offer tangible goals, like what, exactly, we will do about the rogue Supreme court? What will we do about gun violence? What will we do about health care that is twice as expensive as any other developed nation? And so on.

"Do" is the operative word there. Actions. Real plans. Specifics, and ones that are explainable in 30 words or less.

For example: "If elected, I will fight to expand the Supreme Court, impose strict ethics rules and term limits." That's just 16 words and says all that is needed for a campaign point.