Making the Young Democrats cool

Making the Young Democrats cool

I'm way too OLD to qualify anymore but a neat thread is rolling over at Kos:


I would love to see the YDs taken over by innovators. First order of business -- eliminate Roberts Rules of Order. No person should ever have to suffer through a Point of Order. Parliamentary procedures have no place in a meeting of hipsters.

And buried deep in the comments is this gem:

The Democratic Party's attitude turns off young progressives. It trots out people like Joe Lieberman and Hillary Clinton to bombast youth culture. You guys don't have to like rap, but if you lambast it you can't expect to get young people turned on to your message at all.

Lots of clues throughout this thread as to why younger folks aren't committing to the party and the process despite sharing being close to the Democrats on issues.