Young Politics

Today in class, my teacher shared with us answers from 1st graders about who they would have voted for in this year's election. The majority said Obama. They were so cute. Some of their answers were simple and unrelated to politics, some were
For example one kid said he would vote for Obama because "Obama wants to make taxes lower for the poor people and for the medium people and higher for the rich people and McCain wants the poor people to pay more money and the rich people to pay less."
This kid must have a family that talks a lot about politics, for him to know that much. The answers ranged from things like this to voting for Obama because his symbol is a donkey, Obama doesn't throw bombs, etc.
It was interesting to see their answers. It was interesting to see that some of them said things about the war and taxes and how much they knew at that age. Before this last election, I don't remember knowing anything about the presidential candidates. I just think it's crazy that little kids know something, no matter how cute and simple it is.
But it's weird because when you're little like that, shouldn't you be care free and play all day? Obviously politics are important to most adults, and little kids like these, pick up on some stuff. It's sad in a way that they have to learn about the war and politics, like abortion, gay marriage. But that's what this country is, a government and its people, and with it comes issues.