LBJ Election Day

I replied to a couple of previous posts, but I guess I can toe the line and create the new post. My kids (11th grade) are really caught up in the election. Some fairly discerning reading, and some not-so-much. Several of my kids thought that there should have been more newspaper coverage devoted to voting irregularities and how they will be addressed. They discussed the 2000 election (which they have read about) and how they would like to see those issues mentioned. They hope there will not be a repeat of that drama. Others actually surprised me with the reasonable responses they gave for their choice for president. While the lines are very clearly drawn, the emotional aspects are not preventing the majority of my students from forming intelligent decisions based on their knowledge of the candidates. None of them are old enough to vote, but they all assure me that voter turnout will be huge in Austin. I did have one student say that the death of Barack Obama's grandmother was the most depressing thing he had read in awhile. The overall feeling for most of them is that change is coming. They are very excited and hope that the election is actually decided by the time they wake up tomorrow.