All opinion polls and anti-war demonstrations aside, no one has mentioned what effect lowering the voting age to 18 may have influenced Vietnam war policy in particular, and the political landscape in general. I tend to believe that most protest demonstrations (then, as well as now) have little effect on the political establishment unless it accompanies a tangible voting constituency. I'm no political consultant, but I know how politicians think. As long as they get their votes, they can ignore everything else, in spite of what they might say about being "sensitive to the issues." Chris Shugart
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