Today when I was at my part time job, a fellow co-worker pointed out to me in the Washington Post that it indicated President Bill Clinton was doing a speech in a nearby retirement community in Silver Spring, Maryland called Leisure World. The information, presented in a fashion that suggested it was open to the public, seemed like good enough reason to try to make it out to see one of our former Presidents do a speech.

However upon calling Leisure World, it turns out the speech is only for residents or resident invite only. The explanation was that it was a “big mix up.” This is a very interesting development. It looks like not only race has been a factor in this campaign but also age. The young voters have flocked to Senator Barack Obama in a rock star type fashion. Obama is doing a speech at the University of Maryland tomorrow afternoon and it is expected to be so widely attended that it is in the Comcast Center, where the Terrapin basketball team plays its games.

It seems that Clinton has almost surrendered the youth vote. In defense, Chelsea Clinton did do a Q&A session at the student union at Maryland that I was not able to attend. However, according to a Washington Post blog report, only about 100 people attended. With Democrats turning out in record numbers for primaries and caucuses, I imagine the youth are playing a big role especially in Obama’s three big wins yesterday. Obama is inspiring the new generation’s voters…and with both Bill and Hillary not even attempting to court voters at Maryland’s biggest university, it strengthens the argument that the Clinton name represents the Democratic party of the past and the Obama name represents the Democratic party of the future.

After McCain cleaned house on Super Tuesday and Mitt Romney’s surprise farewell at the CPAC speech on Thursday, it seems that there is little room for anyone to make a jump in the GOP primary race. However, Governor Mike Huckabee of Arkansas vows to continue.

I was able to see the governor speak at the University of Maryland, where I am currently attending, today. He spoke mostly of economic issues including taxes where at one point he actually shredded a 1040 tax form.

In an area that is, to say the least, a bit left of center politically, it is not surprising that he did not spend much time focusing on social issues but rather fiscal issues, education, and coming from little to propel himself to the place where he is now.

While the chances are looking dim for Governor Huckabee, let us not forget that no one thought he would win Iowa, no one thought McCain would even make it past summer, etc.

But, he was all but written off by one important conservative voice…Karl Rove. At his new gig, FOX NEWS, Karl Rove explains Huckabee’s dim chances with his devolutionary white board.

Two steps Left is now back after somewhat of a lengthy hiatus. We expect this blog to be fully operational for the remaining length of the 2008 Presidential Campaign season.