How to Vote

And Not be an Idiot

 

This election is going to change America. No matter whom we choose. I want to make sure that anyone who can vote does. It is our right and a duty to vote, but I want to make sure you vote smart. I don’t want anyone to vote just based on a fancy campaign. 

1. Don’t vote based on looks or how the candidate dresses. I have heard stories and knew of people that voted just because the person looked sincere, was eloquent, or dressed professionally.
2. Don’t always vote for party candidates. Just because your candidate is a Democrat or Republican doesn’t mean you have to vote for him/her. Just because I am a conservative doesn’t mean I always have to vote Republican and vise-versa for Democrats. Many in my family are registered Democrats but vote Republican. Vote for the candidate that matches the issues that you hold dear.
3. If you know nothing of a candidate, DON’T VOTE FOR THEM! There is nothing worse then voting for someone and know nothing about their personal life or stance on issues. Voting blindly is a sure-fire way to get a government that, We the People, never wanted.
4. Don’t vote by flipping a coin or doing ‘inny-minny-miney-moe’. Voting is just too important to leave to chance. Don’t be stupid. If you don’t know anything about a candidate or if you know nothing anything about the issues. Just don’t vote at all.
5. Follow your own beliefs! Not the beliefs that the candidates want you to follow. As cliché as this may sound. Follow your own heart. Because in the end, you know what’s best for you. Not the candidates, so vote for the person that matches closely to your ideals.
6. Vote for the issues, not the campaign! Sure Obama’s campaign is nice and flashy, but for all we know it could be superficial. Remember a good campaign means nothing. A campaign doesn’t help one be president or fix our economic problem. A campaign just proves that a candidate can sell himself to the American people.
7. Think! Ask yourself one question. Will this candidate really help America? Obama’s and McCain’s campaigns are promising everything, but it doesn’t mean that either campaign will live up to its promises. Bush promised in 2000 that he was against Bill Clinton’s military intervention policy. In the 90s Bill Clinton ran on a platform for Universal Healthcare. Neither president stuck with their promises.
8. IT IS YOUR VOTE. Not Obama’s, not McCain’s, not the media’s, not the neighbors, nor your friends. It is yours and yours alone.
9. Go with your gut feeling. Most of the time it won’t let you down. If you feel uneasy about a candidate chances are that you will not agree with his polices. Just because the media speaks highly or poorly of a candidate shouldn’t change your mind. If you get uneasy by Obama’s religious, radical, or vague past, then don’t vote for him! Likewise with McCain/Palin’s pasts.
10. Lastly, YOUR VOTE MATTERS!

 It will be history making election year. Don’t miss out!