Go Vote

It’s election day. Make sure you vote today.

Only 42% of registered Americans came out to vote in the 2014 midterms. The numbers get even worse when you look at millennials, only about 20% of millennials showed up in the last two midterm elections. Add in the vast number of unregistered voters and you have a lot of government being selected by a minority of the population.

If you are thinking of not voting, realize that casting your vote sends a message to future candidates and platforms that they can’t rely on just the most vocal electorate.

It’s likely that most of the races on your ballot, like mine, are uncontested. A few may be hotly contested. It doesn’t matter; just go vote.

Vote!

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The United States fought hard for a constitutional democracy, but came short by initially limiting the vote to white men. It’s been the voting since then that has resulted in a broader section of the population having the right to vote.

Exercise that right.

You may not like any of the candidates, but you should still make the trip to the polls and vote for the one you dislike least.