Daily Kos for the Younger Set

Mike crossposted his last diary over at Daily Kos today, and a commenter on it pointed to a "communal diary series dealing with issues that plague Kossacks under thirty five" titled appropriately Kossacks Under Thirty Five. The author, who says a new diary will be posted each Thursday, explains why the series is important:

Often, folks here [at Daily Kos] are surprised to see how many members of the community are in this age range. This ongoing series aims to deal with matters that primarily affect those under thirty five, as we transition away from our parents, out of education, into the work force, and even start our own families.

Having emailed with several folks while setting this up, it seems imperative that we at DailyKos continue to build and strengthen the Democratic majority amongst younger voters. The overarching goal of this series is to talk about issues and policies that affect the future electorate majority, and talk about how we can increase turnout and activism even more.

As Mike has noted in the past, the Kos community often seems ambivalent, if not outright hostile, to young voters. This is a great step in the right direction, now if only the Democratic Party and our elected officials would join in the discussion and pay attention to the issues effecting those of us under 35.