As Election Day looms over our country like a merciless and unforgiving storm, we must thoroughly inform ourselves and each other of the present circumstance. Never in our history has a presidential race caused such turbulence. The battle between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump has allowed respectful discourse to mutate to the relentless rancor of political and social division. Consequently, the dispute over the uncertain prospect of America’s future has divided families, friends, and political parties in an unprecedented wave of rage. In order to more effectively shape the future of our nation, American citizens have the responsibility to seize the fundamental right to vote this November. No matter our hostility, animosity, or even hatred
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This fact, although daunting to many Americans, is a fact we must address. Although some people refuse to conform to the mainstream candidates of the dual party system, and choose to write in votes and vote for third party candidates, are these options effective and practical uses of a vote? Most likely not, as third party votes have the capability to alter the results of the election either way, and write in votes have no practical benefit other than to suggest nonconformism. These abnormal uses of a vote serve as a liberation from the difficult decision of casting a vote for one of the plausible winners of the election. Thus, when voters refuse to vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, they refuse to take accountability for our nation’s future. Therefore, the refrain from voting for a mainstream candidate is irresponsible. If a voter does not entirely support one candidate or another, he should choose the candidate with the political ideology most near to his own. Moreover, voters have the capability to expand their influence past the presidential election by passing propositions, and by electing various politicians and judges into office. These additional opportunities are ways voters can expand their influence on the future of the
This fact, although daunting to many Americans, is a fact we must address. Although some people refuse to conform to the mainstream candidates of the dual party system, and choose to write in votes and vote for third party candidates, are these options effective and practical uses of a vote? Most likely not, as third party votes have the capability to alter the results of the election either way, and write in votes have no practical benefit other than to suggest nonconformism. These abnormal uses of a vote serve as a liberation from the difficult decision of casting a vote for one of the plausible winners of the election. Thus, when voters refuse to vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton, they refuse to take accountability for our nation’s future. Therefore, the refrain from voting for a mainstream candidate is irresponsible. If a voter does not entirely support one candidate or another, he should choose the candidate with the political ideology most near to his own. Moreover, voters have the capability to expand their influence past the presidential election by passing propositions, and by electing various politicians and judges into office. These additional opportunities are ways voters can expand their influence on the future of the