Daughters of Both Candidates Bring Messages to Young Voters

As both campaigns begin to realize how important the youth vote is for their chances at the presidency, John Kerry and George W. Bush have been sending a few very special young people out on the campaign trail to bring their campaigns’ messages to voters: their daughters.

After remaining primarily out of the public eye during their father’s presidency, Jenna and Barbara Bush are hitting the road to discuss with other young voters why their father should be re-elected. The 22-year-olds sent out an email this week through the Bush-Cheney ’04 official web site explaining why the President would have their vote even if they weren’t related.

On the other side, Kerry’s daughters have been criss-crossing the country for a while now letting voters know why their father should be the next president.

We think young voices like those of the Bush twins and the Kerry daughters are central to bringing young voters into the campaign discourse. Not only do they have the perspective on politics (and everything else) that’s closer to that of most young people, but they know each candidate personally and can speak to their relationships as father and daughter, which gives an insight into each candidate that you can’t get from “talking heads” on TV talking about tax policy or international trade.