This timeline shows the presidency and lifespan of American Presidents-
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States What President you grew up under must be important in developing your political opinions. So I thought it would be interesting to look at who was President at the time when they were forming their political views.
George Bush has been President since I was nine and my environment around me has been hostile to him, through family and friends etc. So therefore, in my growing up, Bush may have come to represent what I disagree with in politics. I even remember being very angry and upset when he was elected in 2000 even though I probably knew little about his policies.
Presidents are usually more interested in politics than the average person, so lets say they began developing their political opinions as young teenagers. Clinton and Bush.Jr were both born in 1945. So, they were probably forming some of their first political opinions under Eisenhower and Kennedy.
Obama is much younger, he was born in 1961. This means he was developing his political opinions under Nixon and Carter.
How significant of a factor do you think this has been for past Presidents? Which President did you develop your politics under? Was is significant factor in forming your opinions?