`` Garnering The Youth Vote, By Terry Ryan - 1372 Words

Another key overlap in these campaigns has to do with trust. According to a 1972 article written by Terry Ryan of The Associated Press, entitled â€Å"Garnering the Youth Vote is Critical to McGovern Success,† when interviewed, young people expressed the importance of trust and a desire for change, â€Å"The interviews disclosed some pro- McGovern attitudes widely held among young people. A desire for change was mentioned by many supporters†¦Young people will vote for McGovern because they do not like or trust Nixon and think McGovern is more sincere and honest† (Ryan, 1972). This desire for a change away from the status quo existed during the McGovern campaign and exists today with the Sanders campaign. While Hillary Clinton speaks of patience and†¦show more content†¦The Sanders movement can also be compared to the earlier time period and McGovern’s campaign from an economic standpoint. In 1968, following Martin Luther King’s death, The Poo r Peoples Campaign led the Poor People’s March on Washington. This multiracial campaign demanded economic justice for all Americans (Willis, 2015). This is not surprising given that estimates from the 1960 U.S. Census Bureau, suggested that, despite President Lyndon Johnson’s â€Å"War on Poverty,† anywhere from 40 to 60 million Americans, as much as 33 percent, lived below the poverty line (U.S. Census Bureau, 1960). McGovern advocated for widespread economic reforms to try to reduce poverty and inequality and ensure a higher quality of life in the United States. Some of his progressive positions included a guaranteed job for all Americans and a guaranteed family income above the poverty line (Vittoria, One Bright Shining Moment). Sanders also advocates for the creation of a more fair and equal economic system with higher wages and greater employment. One of Sanders main points is increasing the minimum wage to what he calls a â€Å"living wage† of $15. He frequently discusses the need to create more jobs for Americans and also the economic inequality in America today and how the wealthiest Americans, the 1 percent as he calls them, have been getting richer while the rest of Americans, and the middle