Vote

Well, it’s that time of year – caucuses and primaries. Perhaps your state has already voiced its choice. If so, I hope that you participated. If not, go out and vote (or caucus, or whatever). I think that it’s important, in this republic, to exercise your right. I voted in my primary. The primaries may be a better time to vote than the general election, as there are more choices for whom to vote – it’s generally easier to find a candidate who shares your views. What I don’t like is people who aren’t voting, and especially those who seem proud of it.

Oh, I understand. The best candidates don’t always make it to the final elections, and in truth, many of their views are not different from each other (or different enough). There’s too much money in politics, and the big corporations and money influencers control too much of the election. Yet there are important differences, differences that will affect your life that make it important for everyone to vote. In fact, I think that low voter turnout may be a strategy for some politicians – “let’s not have an informed electorate find out about the issues and show up to vote – let’s have the few voters (who agree with me) make up the majority of votes cast.”

When your favorite candidate loses in the primaries, don’t become disengaged and not vote – not only have I read articles about not voting at all, but many that have stated that when their candidate loses, the supporter doesn’t like the other candidate, and so won’t vote in the general election. Well, there are also congress people and local elections (and many states have referendum questions) that also are a part of the general election, and are important as well (if not more). Find out what’s going on and vote. Our state will be voting in an important Senate race – I like neither of the front runners, but will find a way to vote for one of them (or maybe a third-party candidate).

So get informed and vote, and find a way to line up behind the primary winners and vote in the general election. A well-informed electorate will help get the country moving forward. And please, vote for my podcast. Lots of great music to be heard this week. Listen to A.R. Kane, Alejandro Escovido, Single Bullet Theory, Madness, Traffic, Every Mother’s Son, The Mama’s and the Papa’s, Donovan, The Shangri-La’s, Orange Juice, Al Green, The New York Dolls, Bobby Patterson, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Little Milton, Johnny Winter, and Muddy Waters. Thank you for your support.

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