In the crucial swing state of Colorado, Donald Trump's Jefferson County campaign is being run by someone who is too young to vote … or even drive. Weston Imer, 12, in in charge of organizing volunteers in the county, which is part of the Denver metro area and has a population of about 552,000.
"Get involved," Imer told KMOV of his role. "That's what I'm going to say. Get involved. Kids need to be educated." Imer's mother, Laurel Imer, is the campaign's field coordinator on paper, although she wants to show other parents that "you have a responsibility to your children to teach them."
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