2008 Presidential Election

As everyone is aware, the 2008 presidential election is coming up on November 4th, 2008.  I have been talking to a lot of my college classmates about what they think of the election and the responses I have gotten have all been very interesting and informative.  It is good to see that so many kids on our campus are so opinionated when it comes to choosing our next president.  

I feel that many of my classes as well have done an excellent job discussing the election and allowing students to express some of their opinions.  Despite SMU's Republican reputation, there have been many students who are also very opinionated about the the Democratic side as well.  It is great being able to discuss both sides and hearing everyone's opinions and ideas about the candidates.  One of my teachers even created a "party" to watch some of the candidate debates.  It was a great way to help involve younger and newer voters to become actively involved in this election.

I just think that it is very important that every student make sure that they vote and allow their voice to be heard in a small way.  Our school, and further more, our society has done an excellent job promoting the importance of this presidential election and the importance of voting, especially the young.  It will be very interesting to see the outcome of this election!