Talking to the candidates, and getting candidates to talk

At the JOCO state of the union watch party, I had the opportunity to speak with Lee Jones, one of the two Democratic candidates for the US Senate. While I won't seek to transcribe our entire conversation, I did take a moment to ask him to speak to young voters.
We spoke about a few key issues for younger voters including healthcare, the economy, and education. As a former union worker, I was interested to learn that he had worked for the railroads during and after college, and eventually represented the interests of railroad workers in DC, before returning to the state. These experiences will no doubt provide a philosphical basis for many of his policy positions. On education, he stressed that he believed that every student should have the opportunity to attend College. With healthcare, he was more oblique, not fully advocating for universal coverage, rather speaking more for affordability. While some might consider that position to not go far enough, I would remind them that he is running for Senate, not President. Always remember when listening to candidates' proposals that they will never be the only voice heard.
Some of the things he stressed about himself was that he was a lifelong Kansan, born and raised in our fair state, and a committed Democrat, who had been registered to vote Democrat long before deciding to run for office. This topic is a delicate one, which Kansas voters will have to consider carefully in the August primary.

What's that you say? August primary? I know many young people are not aware that Kansas has a seperate primary for Congressional candidates from the caucases next week. In order to highlight that primary and the importance of young voters this election, our blog will be featuring contrasting view points from candidates about the issues important to young democrats. We will be working with candidates and campaigns to answer the questions that are important to you. We hope to feature our two senate candidaes, Lee Jones and Greg Orman soon. I'm sure the Orman campaign will have a few things to say about this blog post.

PS: A link is coming soon to the Jones campaign website. As soon as it's more than a placeholder.