This is the awesomest kid I have ever seen.
Shane Grannum is 10-years old, and he is one of the most intelligent, articulate, and dedicated campaigners I have met.
In the
Washington Times article about Generation Dean Virginia (who is getting a lot of press coverage this weekend. Congrats guys!!) Shane, the 5-year old child campaigning prodigy, gets quite a mention:
Those young supporters include 10-year-old Shane Grannum, a fifth-grader who began working the phone banks at Dean for America two weeks ago. The tele-campaigners -- who phone Virginians who voted in the last presidential primary -- ring bells on their desks when a cold call yields a promise to vote for Mr. Dean.
Shane hit the bell three times, and everyone turned to look. "That's my first one of the day!" he said.
He became interested in politics during the last presidential election, when he was 6, and thought working for a campaign was a good way to see the inside of politics.
"Every four years, I'd like to get involved," said Shane, not ruling out local elections. "Politics involves our whole life, so if you don't get into it, there's going to be consequences."
Shane also has a recorded video online that you can watch
here. In the video, he reads letters that he has wrote to Democrats in Iowa, talks about how he came to support Governor Dean, and, well, it's just awesome.
Watch the video,
Swing my Birthday Bat (it all goes to the same place, ya know), and find your local
Super Goal 2004 party!