Generation Next: Young US voters

We spoke to eight US teenagers aged between 16 and 18, who will vote for the first time in the 2008 presidential elections, as part of our Generation Next season.

Here, they tell us how they will vote and what issues matter most to people their age in the US. Read their views and send us your comments using the link at the bottom of this page.

Justin Brookfield, Ohio "A vote for the Republicans is a vote for victory" Rebecca Louisville, Kentucky "I would like to see a change in this country's attitude" Amanda St Paul, Minnesota "Young people wonder whether we should bother voting" William Houston, Texas "I am a Bush supporter and intend to vote Republican"

Jenna Suffolk, Virginia "We will have a chance to bring our troops home" Liz White Lake, S Dakota "My personal views are often more in line with Republicans" Nathan Berkeley, California "Nancy Pelosi and Hillary Clinton will move us forward" Justin Albany, New York "I would only vote for Clinton and Obama right now"

Send us your comments in reaction to our panel's views

The readers' panel has been selected from as wide a cross-section of people as possible and may not be representative of wider public opinion.