Voting: It’s a Right as an American

October 27, 2008

She said what, he donated how much, and they support who? Being a young voter in the US can come with a high price, the chore of determining who is right for office.

Between the internet, television, radio and street ads, there is no limit to the amount of information we receive about ever position running for every position possible. We are responsible for making the decision as to who runs our county, city, state, and even the country. There is never a shortage of information and there is never a shortage of lies.

Lately the statement made by opposing positions about their running mates is: “She/He supports Bush.” We all may not like Bush, but when someone is in office, they make a choice, and supporting Bush may have been a good or bad choice.

How are we supposed to know who to vote for when she says he supported bush, and then in another ad he says she supported Bush?

In a recent online poll, the question was: Which celebrity endorsement for president would most likely influence your vote? Bono (Obama), Kelsey Grammer (McCain), Oprah (Obama), or Elisabeth Hasselbeck (McCain). While looking at the names and thinking which one I have more interest in, I began think. Why would any endorsement make me vote a certain way. Just because Oprah is backing Obama, does this mean I should vote for him? Even if I were the biggest Oprah fan on the face of the planet, I would not vote for Obama. What if I love Oprah so much, but she thinks abortion is okay, or we should support education but not help our economy the way it is needed. So in what sense, would any endorsement from any celebrity or “big name” could make my vote or your vote be influenced?

Don’t you think that our voting has come down to who likes who and who said what and he did this? It is childish. We should be looking at who stands for what, who is going to make a difference, and who we can trust to make the US better.