It may end up being a good thing , and I hope it does, and all this fuss may seem silly. However, I think most of the problem originates with his past association with radicals and the ones his administration has in it, like the one that just resigned. These associations create a distrust and uneasy feeling with parents who truly want their kids to turn out to be good people, and not about if they end up being dem, rep, or lib. I want my kids to vote for the best person for the job that will represent them and their beliefs and not by party lines. Some of the people in his administration like Van Jones stand for things just about every american despises. It is possible that Obama may be a victim of guilt by assocation. Fair or not that's just what parents do.