Election Day Tuesday

Election Day Tuesday. Not a catchy title but hey I am more than excited for November 8^th. Every Tuesday leading up to November 8^th this theme will counting down the days left to election (26 days left). October 11^th was the last day to register to vote. Back in 2008 when that day rolled around I was literally 6 months too late. Back in October 2008 I was only 17 years old.  Then, I was part of a small group of high school seniors that was too young to vote. And when I was able to vote in November 2012 I had two lectures and a four hour lab. The only thing I could do was sit at home and watch the results, fun times. Now I am part of another group of individuals who never had voted in the presidential election and I am not talking about those who just turned 18. I am talking about those who are in their 20’s who still have yet to vote.

This picture will be a great thing to have. It will be great not having to attend work or class to have the opportunity to vote. I feel now more than ever is the right time to vote. My mom has been beating this year’s election into my head for months now. She has made it my business to get registered to vote and to make sure I actually do go out and vote. She is dead set against Trump and wants to make sure that I get my voice heard this election period. She has put in a lot of energy watching debates (speaking of debates here is a link to the second debate) and seeing how the candidates are holding their ground. All I know is that if an inexperienced person is able to become president then why the Average Joe cannot become a lawyer without a degree and experience.

One of many blog sites to keep up on the events: Huffington Post. 

What do you think?

What do you think? This photo shows a connection between events. One being Clinton and the either being Trump. Depending on your views the picture can mean anything to you. I connect with the photo because it shows what our country could be years down the line. A prosperous country laid to waste because of a change in direction. No matter which candidate “floats your boat”, we are all facing an unsure future. The photo is like the seasons. They change over time and year after year we never know how bad a season could be. The focal point of the picture is a stream and some grassy area with a log. This reminds me of the eye of the tiger. It’s peaceful looking until you get to the background of the photo.

The background of the photo seems to be the storm. Trees are missing leaves. But beyond that part is a mountain with blue skies. Tells me that there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The tunnel meaning after their term is up. Or it could be a signification that there are worst things to come in the 2020 to 2024 election term. There was another photo of a leaf that was a golden yellow color. I also had some connections with that because of what it assembled. Fall time bringing a change and Election Day happening on Nov. 8^th . But I had a stronger connection to this photo of a forest because of what it signifies for me and my future with a new elected officials.

image credit:  Stuck In Customs

Music Video credit: SurvivorVevo

Your Vote Counts

Lately I have been hearing about voting for the lesser of two of evils. “I’ll never vote for Hillary because of her dishonesty”. “I’ll never vote for Trump because he has no experience”. It’s something new every day about Clinton and Trump. If it is not about tax returns it is about emails or something else. In 2000 I became very interested in the voting process because of my mom. Bill Clinton was leaving the oval office and everything was “prosperous” as she says. When it came to voting between democrats and republicans she made it sound like minorities voted for democrat because of some odd reason (I really never understood why). In my fourth grade class, we had a mock voting to see which president would win and to understand the voting the process. The majority of students picked George W. Bush. Mrs. Vaniwagon said it was because we were old enough our vote could change the outcome of the election. With that logic it’s telling a bunch of nine year olds we can make a difference in our country. I am not knocking her down for trying to cement that into our heads but I really never believed that I could be the deciding vote for who will become the president. Did anyone really feel they would had been able to change the voting outcome?

            Let’s say my interest level was pretty high when George W. Bush was re-elected for his second term in 2004. I was really hoping for John Kerry just because I wanted to see a change. My eighth grade History teacher, Mr. Cowell, hosted a political party on election night in 2004 for all of his students. He had every T.V. in the school’s cafeteria locked on a different news channel reporting the results. It was disappointing to see Bush re-elected for a second term that night. I cannot remember if 2004 was the year where votes had to be recounted but it was not even a close race. Your vote, your voice would not even had matter in this race. I remember Mr. Cowell telling a group of students our vote would had matter if it was a closer a race. Back then I was starting to wrap my head around what electoral votes meant for each party. And what that meant for the phrase our vote counts.

image source: https://onsizzle.com/i/its-not-the-lesser-of-two-evils-its-a-know-2092540