Every Vote Counts: Don’t Skip Out of the Election Throughout the campus and community, you hear people complaining about the election. While some love one candidate or another, many express a desire to see none of the candidates win. “Why vote when I don’t like any candidate, besides what difference does a vote make?” many ask.
According to the Washington Post’s May 12, 2016 article “Why Don’t More Americans Vote in Presidential Elections?” only 67% of the Americans who registered to vote actually cast a ballot in the last presidential election. Since there are around 194 million registered voters, according to this article, that means approximately 65 million people did not vote. Considering that Obama only received 51.1% of the popular
According to the Washington Post’s May 12, 2016 article “Why Don’t More Americans Vote in Presidential Elections?” only 67% of the Americans who registered to vote actually cast a ballot in the last presidential election. Since there are around 194 million registered voters, according to this article, that means approximately 65 million people did not vote. Considering that Obama only received 51.1% of the popular