I knew that I was going to be arriving late the office this morning. After all, I had to stop by my polling place and cast my vote (even though it wouldn’t make any difference in the area in which we live). I arrived at my designated polling location and it seemed as though I had never left the apartment building.
Of
the dozen or so people staffing the location only a couple of them weren’t
neighbors. I knew each and every one of them which is why I can confidently say
that this was not a politically diverse crowd. Maybe that is why no one would
say a word to me as I walked up to the building and through the doors.
There
were only a couple people in front of me so it didn’t take me long to get up to
the table. The lack of participation is not surprising as, according to recent
study by WalletHub, only 42.1% of voters ages 18-24 and 68.9% of senior citizen
even bother to show up at the polls. License in hand I gave them my name and
watched as the confused look fell upon their face as to why I would have a
photo ID out. Thirty seconds later I was in, and out, of the booth and heading
back to the car.
By
the end of the long day, with the results beginning to come in, I was both
incredibly disappointed by my state and happy about the shift in power that was
going to occur in Washington. While the process is necessary for the people to
have their voices heard I just can’t get over the fact that we will have to put
up with a new Governor that does not represent us. To add to the entire fiasco
is the fact that his main body of supporters are completely oblivious to the
contrariness of the vote that they just submitted in their naive push of the
button.
These
people who take pride letting everyone know that they are part of the 99% just
voted for someone who is part of the 0.1% to represent them. They claim that
they want the government to stay out of their bedrooms and their lives but they
support having their rights limited and, in some instances, taken away. They
want people to take home more of their hard earned money but they support tax
policies that obliterate their paychecks. They say they want people to have
greater opportunities in life but they don’t want to encourage them to be self-sufficient,
they prefer giving them handouts.
WTF!
This
whole day just proves the point that sometimes saying that you voted is like
saying everybody poops. We know that its true but it doesn’t mean you should be
applauded for crapping on the carpet. Voting for the Republican candidate in my
town is like farting in the middle of the room… they know people will notice
but they don’t want to admit to it. Well, pull my finger because I’m the one
who voted Republican across the board.
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