I keep hearing about the waves of college kids for Obama

[Horse with no Name]

So...I asked my daughter who is going to a pretty conservative university here in Texas.
I asked if her friends were talking up Obama.
She said....no.
Her friends largely consist of conservatives (by heritage). They don't buy the Obama hype...nor do they embrace the change.
They...like their parents...will continue to vote republican.

[Silver Gaia]

1. It's evident here...

unfortunately. I'm on a northern CA university campus.

The "Young Democrats" club on campus, brand new last fall (previously there was only a "Young Republicans" club), was overwhelmingly gushing for Obama from its inception. I was asked by a young man who was tabling near the library last fall if I wanted to join. Ha! I looked at the name of the club, smiled sweetly and asked him if "old" Democrats were welcome, too. He blushed and stammered a bit, but assured me I was welcome. So I went ahead and joined it, primarily so I could get their emails since their meeting day and time didn't work for me. All I've seen has been Obama-Obama-Obama from the get-go. Because of that and the scheduling conflict, I didn't attend any of their meetings. In retrospect, I probably should have gone at least once, if for no other reason but to point out to them that they should change the name of their club. It wasn't a club for Democrats, but a campaign arm for Obama, IMO.

They used their clout as a club to plaster the halls with "Get Out the Vote for OBAMA!" posters in the days leading up to Super Tuesday. I had to sneak around to put up anything about Edwards (since I didn't have automatic permission like the club), which I did, but my fliers were ripped down within hours. I haven't seen anything from the Young Republicans club at all, BTW. Just the Obama Club.

This whole "youth vote" thing disturbs me in several ways, but one of the main things I fear about it is that, should their candidate win the nomination, there will be a big hoo-rah celebration about that (their goal seems to be largely focused on winning the nomination), but by November, they will no longer care as much, and many won't show up to vote in the GE. I don't mean to be dissing young people. I spend a lot of time around them and love them dearly. But I also know that they are fickle and lose interest quickly. If the Obama fad has worn off-and it very well may as soon as the convention is over--they will be on to the next thing to grab their attention and the November vote will suffer their absence as a result. It isn't much of a base to be depending on, IMO--very shaky. They are used to a fast-paced culture, and attention spans of the majority are short as a result. Not ALL young people are like this, of course, but the majority seem to be. My daughter isn't, and I doubt yours is, either, but my daughter shares my own fears about her generation's ability to see this through. JMHO. I truly hope I am wrong about this, though.