I have always had an interest in politics and government. My dad is a government teacher and being knowledgeable about current politics is a necessity for his profession. Because of the need to be in the know, we always watched the nightly news as a family. Young Bre was an avid news watcher; on more than one occasion I was at a friend's house during the nightly news hour and asked if we would watch NBC news instead of cartoons. (Still a big Tom Brokaw fan to this day!) Sure, it was bit geeky but I had few concerns about my image at the age of 8 and really just wanted to know what was happening in the world. Keep in mind this was the pre-internet and social media era so really the only way to know what was happening in the world was by watching the news. Or reading the newspaper the following day.
Well, I have request with the upcoming election season: go vote. I do not care in the slightest who you are voting for. I don't care if my party wins or your party wins. If you didn't go out and vote for your candidate you deserve no opinion in politics this season. I do not want to see you complaining if your candidate does not win and I do not want to see you bragging if your candidate won, if you did not physically go to the polls or mail in your absentee ballot. The only way to win a political race is to have most people vote for you (with the exception of the presidential election where you can win the popular vote but lose the election because of the electoral college, but that's a whole other story). Don't whine or gloat on social media. It's not necessary if you did everything in your power to make a difference.
So go vote. I don't care about your party, your views, or your beliefs. This is not a time of right vs. wrong because both sides are at fault both sides have strong points. Are they each right 100% of the time? No. No one is. That's how being a human works. I care about your right to vote and your choice to exercise it. You can only do so much to help your candidate and your side. So get out there and vote!
Here's a motivational (basically just cute) video I fondly remember watching on VHS with my dad many times during my childhood. http://abc.go.com/shows/schoolhouse-rock/episode-guide/season-01/24-im-just-a-bill
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