YouTube on YouTube; Policy in the Primaries; What To Do With All That Money?

First, check out YouTube on YouTube's role in politics:

Then, check out two more quick links:

• With the primaries rapidly approaching, and student loan scandals spilling out of control, I thought I'd bring back this little nugget of policy information: the highest amount of student debt per capita can be found in Iowa and New Hampshire (pdf).

  • The average debt for all four-year college graduates (a weighted average
    combining both public and private non-profit institutions) ranges from a high of
    $22,793 in New Hampshire to a low of $11,709 in Utah.
  • Statewide average debt for seniors graduating from public universities ranges
    from $23,198 in Iowa to $11,067 in Utah.
  • At private, non-profit universities, statewide averages range much higher, from
    $32,504 in Arizona down to $13,309 in Utah.

  Which Presidential candidates can make hay out of that? Does it matter, or is policy irrelevant in the Democratic Primary?

• Speaking of YouTube's influence on politics,ePolitics is talking about the rapid decline in effectiveness of network TV ads and wants to know what campaigns will do with all their money once they are no longer spending $60million + on advertising. I'll go back to what Josh said a few weeks ago. This is really an argument for young people to NOT give money to Obama or Edwards or Hillary. At least not for the general election (whichever candidate that turns out to be). Investing in a local grassroots group that reaches out to young voters and advocates for policy changes that benefit us at the state level is a far better investment. It will help not only the Democratic candidate, but other candidates down ticket, and build a base of political power for young people in non-presidential years.