Why Every Vote Matters - Nathaniel Samuels

Politics seem to have taken over many conversations recently. Many people are unafraid to use their first amendment right to voice their opinions of recent legislation or simply their distaste with the current office.  That being said there also seems to be a movement towards not voting. Many people are concerned that their vote does not hold that much power, and will simply ignore the polls. If we look a recent elections however we can see how wrong that is. In the NPR article it gives examples of close races, and even ties that were decided by chance. Often in these examples the candidates can recall some of even their friends that just "forgot" to vote on election day. If you exit the article and look at the most recent election in Houston Beto O’Rourke lost to Ted Cruz by a margin of only 2%. This is not the closest of elections talked about it was still very close especially if you consider that only 46.3% of eligible voters actually voted. As low as this is in the last midterms in 2014 the number was 36.7%. This shows maybe you individually don't have that big of a voice, but by simply not voting, you make a culture where voting is not as important. If everyone continues to not vote millions will simply lose their voice turning a small voice not heard into the majority. The next election is in 2020 and by that point i will be 18 and eligible to vote and i feel excited to show my voice in a more direct way in government as i vote for president. Unfortunatly many teenages dont share my enthuseasum as teens have the a very low voter percentage with only 31% voting in the 2018 midterms. we are the biggest voter group with more voters than any other age group yet until we start going to the polls our voice will continue not to be heard.

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