Yes, your vote does really matter
American citizens should exercise their right to vote even if they don’t like the candidates
As we get deeper and deeper into this upcoming election, America seems to be becoming more divided. I’ve heard many people say that they aren’t going to vote because they think both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are awful candidates.
However, no matter what political party you associate yourself with or your opinions on these two candidates, you should still vote.
You may be thinking the same thing that many other Americans are during this election: that both these candidates are not fit to run our country and that you don’t want to cast a vote for either of them.
Clearly, you won’t agree with every single thing a candidate says, but find one that best represents your views and what you think should be done to help America.
Still don’t want to vote? Despite what you think, every vote matters. In the 2012 presidential election, only about 60 percent of age-eligible voters voted and in the 2016 primaries, only about 30 percent of age-eligible voters voted according to PewResearch.org. With turnouts like these, only a small portion of the American people are being represented, resulting in an inaccurate representation of how the American people feel.
Voting is also a right that you have as an American citizen. Not only is voting a privilege we have, but it is one that others are fighting to help protect. There are men and women in our military doing all they can to assure our rights. We owe it to them to uphold the rights they protect for us every day.
Don’t take this opportunity you have for granted just because you think your vote won’t make a difference or because you don’t like either candidate. If a majority of people have this mentality, then who is going to get elected? Maybe someone you truly didn’t want running our country or someone that could end up doing more harm than good.
You have an amazing opportunity living in America to choose who will lead the nation’s government, military and people. It’s a right that people in some other countries could only dream of having. Even I wish I was one year older, so I could vote in this election.
Just remember, there’s a candidate out there for everyone. Your vote really does matter and you live in an awesome country with even more awesome people fighting for it that deserve so much respect. Don’t leave this election in the hands of everyone else; get out and do your part for our country, soldiers and most of all for yourself as an American citizen.