Estevan Montemayor

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Bio: I live in San Diego, California and I am a Student at Canyon Crest Academy. I am very interested and involved in politics. I was selected by my city government to be a member of the Youth Commission. The Youth Commission aids the city government with proposals and advise for youth related issues. I also am a member of the California Young Democrats and Young Democrats of America. I volunteer for many political campaigns , most recently the Hillary Clinton campaign. I will be going to the 2008 Democratic National Convention as a Student Correspondent and a Student Ambassador to my states delegation.I try to fight as much as i can for Hispanics rights in my area. I am first generation American and i believe in full equality for all. I try to encourage all my peers to get involved with their government and to make a change or else it will never change. The youth of this country are the the next generation to change our country i advise you to get involved and change!

McCain and His $300 Million Prize

McCain calls for $300 million prize for a better car battery. He believes this will further the technology advancements for better fuel and environmentally friendly cars.”The prize would amount to $1 for every man, woman and child in the U.S. a small price to pay for helping to break the back of our oil dependency,” McCain said during a town hall-style meeting at California’s Fresno State University.

But this seems contradictory to what McCain also believes, ‘Market Competition’. McCain cites numerous  studies that the competition of the American Market is enough for American companies to have competition and to further their own advancements. If that is true then why is a compensation/prize needed? Many car manufacturing companies are already researching and experimenting with technology. It seems that this plan is just a “headline” and not a solution

A Letter To Sen. Barbara Boxer On Unity

I wrote Sen. Barbara Boxer on helping unite the party and to endorse the “dream ticket”.
It reads:

Hello Senator Boxer,
I am writing you today not as a Obama supporter and not as a Clinton supporter, but as a Democrat. As a Democrat, I believe our best bet to win the White House is to endorse what has become the “Dream Ticket.” An Obama-Clinton ticket would be a shoe in for the Democrats into the White House. They both represent two different constituents in our party. Bringing both campaigns and supporters together would be a fantastic sign of unity. Polls indicate that an Obama-Clinton ticket would be insurmountable. So I respectfully urge you to endorse this ticket. I understand that only Sen. Barack Obama can make this decision, but you can offer your endorsement of this concept as your colleague Sen. Dianne Feinstein has. As a Californian, I have been so proud of you and your leadership in our state and in our country. I only hope you can use that leadership to move toward this movement of unity.
Thank You,
Estevan J. Montemayor

She Will Be The First Female President

As Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said in her remarks in New York last night, “What does she want?”
I have always felt that Sen. Clinton wanted to make history. There are so many ways she can accomplish this. She can be the first female vice president. She can keep all of her delegates for the convention and let them vote for her so she can be entitled to “the most delegates any woman has every won.” Lastly Sen. Clinton is ambitious and tenacious, she can still be the first female president. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is 60 years old, she would be 64 years old in 2012. Obviously she would only run if Sen. Barack Obama did not win in November. Even if Sen. Barack Obama does win she can still come back in 2016. She would be 68, and would be three years younger than Sen. McCain is now, and would be one year younger than President Ronald Reagan was on his first day on the job.

So it is all well and good to enjoy this historic moment in our history that a black man will lead a
major party ticket for president. In fact, it’s important to indulge yourself in it. It’s a beautiful time for Americans. Being a dedicated and bitter Clinton supporter, it is times like these that make me so proud to be an American. But the Clinton supporter in me knows two things about Sen. Clinton: she’s a fighter, and she wants to make history. There is no doubt that this historic fighter will continue to fight and come back in 2012 or 2016 and be our first female president.

I know there will be a first female President, and I know that thanks to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, that road is now possible for young girls across this country. But as I stated before, Sen. Clinton will make history as she has done throughout this campaign, and make her victory be as historic as last night’s win by Sen. Barack Obama.

I think the most important thing is that the Democrats of this country have continued to move forward in diversity in their party. The Republicans have lacked that skill. To think a black man or a woman could be President, where are the Republicans in this race for diversity? Did they not nominate John McCain? That’s a real change. Oh yes, it is today when I know I am proud to be a Democrat and an American.

Huge Victory in Puerto Rico for Sen. Clinton, But What’s Next?

Hillary Clinton San Juan, Puerto Rico Victory Speech

Whoever thought that Puerto Rico would really matter in a presidential primary? As seen in the last week, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama have been competing in Puerto Rico for their 55 pledged delegates. This commonwealth doesn’t get a vote in the general election, but the Democratic Party has continuously given them a vote in the primary season. Since they have historically come at the end of the primary season, they usually don’t matter. But with Sen. Hillary Clinton behind Sen. Barack Obama in the delegate count she needs every delegate possible.

It was thought that Sen. Hillary Clinton would win this commonwealth because of her success within the Hispanic community throughout the States, and with 98% of the vote counted Sen Hillary Clinton won 68% of the vote compared to her rival Sen. Barack Obama’s 32%. It is a land slide victory for the former first lady but it isn’t enough. She needed these type of victories earlier on in the season, it is too late now. Yet, one shining element from this victory is her gain of nearly 140,000 votes to the popular vote which she has been declaring is hers. She said in her victory in speech in San Juan, “We are winning the popular vote. Now there can be no doubt. The people have spoken, and you have chosen your candidate. And it’s important where we have won. We are winning these votes in swing states and among the very swing voters the Democrats must win to take back the White House.”

According to abcnews.com Sen. Clinton is ahead of Sen. Obama in popular vote; 17,671,202 for Clinton and 17,354,733 for Obama. Those numbers are including Florida and Michigan after yesterdays Rules and Bylaws Committee rulings. If Mrs. Clinton can hold on tightly to her popular vote count, it could be an intriguing talking point for persuading those highly regarded superdelegates. Yet, I must say it hasn’t worked yet so I doubt it will work now. Sen. Obama is now 50 delegates away from the nomination, and no superdelegate majority would suppress Sen. Obama of that victory.

Hillary Clinton in all of her political pull could be using this as a talking point for something else, the Vice Presidency. Oh yes, Mrs. Clinton could be taking this straight to Sen. Barack Obama once he wins the nomination on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. But how would a conversation like that go? That is yet to be seen. As time keeps going Mrs. Clinton keeps marching on…to the United States Naval Observatory to kick out Vice President Dick Cheney.

Hello Think Youth Friends

Think Youth welcomes Estevan Montemayor

Hello all,
I am a new writer for Think Youth. I am proud to write for this blog because it allows youth to express their views on politics and there aren’t many places where youth may do that. I am very involved with politics. I am a student commissioner for the Youth Commission of San Diego. It is an organization that selects youth from each council district and the youth aid the council with proposals and advice for youth related issues in the San Diego city government. I also am an active member of California Young Democrats and Young Democrats of America. I try to help get out the vote even though I can’t vote my self. I have been a very active campaign volunteer for the Hillary Clinton campaign and many local campaigns in San Diego. I work in phone banks, blogs, emails, fundraisers, rallies, and work door to door. Lastly I am a proud Mexican and I try to fight for the equality of Hispanic rights everyday I can. I was motivated to get involved in politics because when the youth get involved things change. So I hope you all dare to get involved and help change this country because we are the future and we need the best future we can get.