Blood & Guts
The primaries are tomorrow. I don’t know if I fall into this generation or not, but at election times, I recall the Vote or Die campaigns of Puff Daddy…P. Diddy…whatever….and I am concerned that we live in a nation where we are encouraged to vote with our guts rather than our heads.
Young people who are pushed to vote because it is the cool thing to do, sorry to say, do not actually turn out to the polls when the time comes.
Is it really better just to vote for the sake of voting than not voting at all? This makes no sense to me.
Is not voting for Barack Obama tomorrow actually a vote for Hillary “Hilldawg” Clinton? I doubt I will make it to the polls, not because I don’t care, but because I don’t know what to do. My head and gut are both lost with this election. Is not voting for either a vote for John McCain?
And once it comes down to two nominations, come November, will my head have finally made a decision? I doubt it. It amazes me that in the United States of America, our elections have come to this…
We have a weak Republican candidate and two Dems who, I sadly must admit, I can not picture in office. Personally, I would love for Obama to take the oath in January, but my gut tells me this will not happen. My gut tells me, too, that Hillary can’t win, either.
My brother, who has always been more political than I am, who knows economics, who can explain our government–he’s just a smarty pants, really–says he is not voting. I am shocked, but he can’t decide, either, and I don’t blame him. His head is lost, as well.
-Alice
Update: I just received this forwarded text message, “Today is the day to make a change. No matter who your choice is, please vote in today’s primary election.” I think that is precisely the problem–voting for the sake of voting. As if to say, “It doesn’t matter what you think, just vote for anyone, for cryin’ out loud!”
