On your mark....
- Katy McQuillan
- Aug 24, 2018
- 2 min read
Previous news weeks have been easy compared to this one. After a lot of speculation, propaganda and as we approach the election every news cycle of the year has been surrounded by, let's talk about why it's important to be informed on who the individual is we are voting for.
We have all heard the phrase, "people will vote for who they would want to drink a beer with." I believe that is still true today. Some people can about policy and how their candidate would go about certain issues.
Some people care about the PR aspect of the campaign or what the candidate's life was full of prior to their campaign,
Regardless of how you vote for each election and what drives your votes, it is important to understand one thing: if you are going to participate in an election, you must know who you are voting for.
A lot of people will tell you politicians themselves don't do much, but they have their aides or their "offices" telling them what they need to know. I haven't been inside Washington. I literally have no clue what happens on Capitol Hill every day or in the offices of public officials around the country, but I connect the dots, context clues and common sense (sometimes). I also just assume in some cases.
I would like to believe, at the end of the day, the certain politician - whoever it may be - does make the executive decisions whenever needed. They just aren't given tedious details.
What I am trying to explain is it's important - no matter the size of office your candidate is running for - that you know who that person is. Not who you think that person is, but that you do your research, learn the fact that may be ugly and hard to swallow. You may learn a thing or two about the process and you'll be more informed all around - possibly disappointed, but mostly more informed.
With that said, go enjoy your weekend and maybe do a little research for the upcoming election in your neighborhood. Your vote might the one that changes the outcome.
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