At Eighteen, To The Polls

One of the candidates in my electoral district is an 18 year old who is running as an Independant. There was a profile of him in the local neighborhood newspaper on how he is juggling homework (he will graduate high school in time for the election) and campaigning. He freely admits that he probably will not win but likened it to the lottery where there is a slight chance of winning. Uh, no. In a lottery everyone has an equal chance of winning since the numbers are randomly chosen. In elections, people vote for who they think is the best candidate. I wouldn't be surprised if he gets more votes than the local NDP candidate, though.