Major Harris Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 just thinking a bit, and i realized i'm really only 8 years old politically. I certainly couldn't have cared less through high school, and only partly payed attention in '96. so all i know (from the time i've been paying attention) is bush II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoony Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I've always been interested- I even volunteered to help out the Perot campaign my Sr. Year of HS. (but I did it mainly for extra credit in gov class ) So I'd say, maybe 16 or so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Harris Posted November 5, 2008 Author Share Posted November 5, 2008 I've always been interested- I even volunteered to help out the Perot campaign my Sr. Year of HS. (but I did it mainly for extra credit in gov class )So I'd say, maybe 16 or so a part of me regrets not caring, but another part of me is glad i saved myself the grief. :whoknows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacky McSlackAss Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I'm 2 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinsHokieFan Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 No lie, been paying very close attention since 1992 My parents don't care about politics. I just picked up on it by reading the Washington Post my dad would give me after he was done with it In the 5th grade I argued for George Bush, and could actually make sensible arguments Pimp'd the contract with America in 7th grade. In the summer of 8th grade and early 9th grade made phone calls for Bob Dole Worked my ass for George Bush in 2000 So I'd say 16 years. Cried my eyes out in 1992 when Bush 1 lost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88Comrade2000 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 32 I guess. I've been paying attention since I was 8 years old and the Carter-Ford election. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touchdown Redskins Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Maybe 6 months old, if that. I've really wanted to get into it, but I just fall into my own life a lot and don't pay attention. In the next few years, I'd like that to change (partly so I can know what I'm talking about in all these political threads ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 Probably started paying big-time attention from the '96 election on...so 12 years...that's also my maturity age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 8 years old. Started paying attention during the 2000 election when I was in 6th grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 My political age? Somewhere about 12. I liked Dole in 96. Liked Bush in 00 when I was old enough to vote but didn't. Finally started voting in 02 (mainly against Dave Albo and his cronies at that point). Haven't looked back since. Voted in every election, even local, since 02. Most of my votes recently have been democrat, even though I don't consider myself one. I just started to hate Bush that much. All that said, I got into politics at an early age. Took AP Government in high school, senior year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VASkins540 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I was aware of Bush v Gore, but didn't really follow politics until Bush v Kerry. So 4 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan07 Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 18. I'm 19 now and this was my first election. So it was great. Being an African American teen, it feels great. I had a voice, did my research and voted. It felt awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDiplomat Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 6 yrs old! I'll never forget at the age of 15 watching the Iraq war on television as our tanks and Marines went into war. Immediately I became interested in what our political process consisted of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I was aware of Bush v Gore, but didn't really follow politics until Bush v Kerry. So 4 years. 18. I'm 19 now and this was my first election. So it was great. Being an African American teen, it feels great. I had a voice, did my research and voted. It felt awesome. 6 yrs old! I'll never forget at the age of 15 watching the Iraq war on television as our tanks and Marines went into war. Immediately I became interested in what our political process consisted of. And thank you all for voting Obama. It's youths like us who are the deciding factor now. The political landscape will never be the same thanks to us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 I guess my political age would be 28. The first election I paid attention to was the 1980 election. Our 6th grade class held a mock election and I was Independent candidate John Anderson. My family has always followed the elections & candidates closely and since 1980 I have shown an interest and focused on each election. My first opportunity to vote was the 1988 election and what a feeling that was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slacky McSlackAss Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 18. I'm 19 now and this was my first election. So it was great. Being an African American teen, it feels great. I had a voice, did my research and voted. It felt awesome. So you were paying attention to elections at the age of 1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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