The Phenomenal Impact of Barack Obama on America's Youth

The current Presidential election campaign is already an event without precedent, as Barack Obama, win or lose, is exerting an incredibly positive influence on the youth of the country, which will last far beyond this election, with surely unforseeable but beneficial consequences for the United States and the rest of the world. Take a look at this video of high school students in the Bronx (one of America's toughest neighborhoods) talking about Barack Obama and the impact he is having on them. It is really all quite astounding and shows how important role models are for motivating young people. As one young man states in the video, representative for millions, he really has the feeling that Obama is speaking to HIM personally, and indeed, he is: