I heard the most wonderful and amazing speech last week by Juan Williams of the Washington Post and National Public Radio (also, strangely, of Fox News. He said he is recognized by TV viewers and by radio listeners, but they're two distinct groups).

Williams points out that 25% of the U.S. population is younger than 25. That in the not too distant future the minority groups, taken collectively, will be the majority. He talked about how women are making such inroads in work and schools (partly because so many boys drop out). It was an eye-opener. And I think a lot of people will have their eyes opened when these youthful and often minority voters go to the polls. Many of them are off the radar, with their unlisted cell phones and absence from the surveys being conducted. I think in this up-and-coming generation now there will be a lot easier acceptance of candidates of various races, genders, and sexual preferences.

SRS