So about that youth vote...

Courtesy of cnn.com

John McCain addressing Floridian voters after his win in the Sunshine State.


John McCain wins Florida.

That also means he obtained 57 delegates, and has been boosted past Mitt Romney into the Republican frontrunner seat with 95 total delegates.

Had the Democrats awarded their winner 57 delegates as well, Hillary Clinton would have hopped past Barack Obama to take the lead in the Democratic race.

But that's not the story of the day.

Instead, let's talk about McCain. He took Florida with 36 percent of the vote...the man who can be considered the furthest candidate from being connected with the youth vote. Now, is it possible that not only did McCain not get the youth vote from Florida, but that appealing to the elder community actually helped his campaign?

With all the attention paid to the youth voter, it is easy to forget about the other end of the spectrum. The Wall Street Journalreported that McCain's 71 years of age might have given him the edge in Florida, a state where the senior citizen population accounts for 16.8 percent of the total, compared with 12.4 percent nationwide.

And these voters bring something to the table the youth vote cannot...guaranteed support with a guaranteed vote.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the over-60 demographic played a large part in Mr. McCain’s win in South Carolina, where the U.S. senator from Arizona won 42 percent of the votes in that age group.

With all that said, there is a place for the youth vote, as it has played a huge part in this year's Democratic race. But when it comes to the conservative voters in this country, maybe America's past is just as important as America's future.

Click here to get video of McCain addressing his supporters after the big win today.