One Penny, One Vote
Being eligible to vote in the Unites States is something that I consider a privilege, in other words, an honor. All citizens who are eligible to vote should take the advantage of their voting rights and vote for the candidate who they believe fits the position of president of the United States of America.
Voting is an important civil duty that has the ability to determine future changes for every four-year term. The role of a president should be in the hands of an individual who is willing to make the world a better place. When someone is elected as president, that person is expected to preserve the commitments mentioned during his or her campaign.
Often times, people don’t recognize that their vote is what gets a president elected. Many think that their vote does not matter for reasons that are most likely irrational. The people influenced by this way of thinking are restricting their mindset.
I cannot clearly understand why people don’t believe that their vote matters, so I interviewed another individual to hear a different perspective. English professor Carmen Mise at Miami Dade College agreed and said: “Yes, I believe every vote matters. It’s true that the electoral college are the ones who select the president, but it is the people in each state who selects who the electoral college must support. For example, there are 29 electoral votes in the state of Florida, so if everyone who is eligible to vote votes for the democratic candidate, the candidates will get those votes and vice versa.”
As a strong believer that one single vote could make a great difference in the polls, I find that the phrase “every penny counts” is a great analysis. The same reasoning about why one penny matters correlates to the difference that one vote can make. For instance, if someone wants to purchase something that costs a dollar, the amount that they have available must be complete. One hundred pennies are needed to create a dollar but if one penny is missing, the person will be unable to make their purchase because one cent is missing.
This is why one vote matters, every vote is counted and is set to make a difference in how many votes each candidate has earned.
The first presidential debate was an interesting debate that was held on Sept. 26, which was designed to address issues that are concerns today. Both of the major candidates were given an opportunity to state their views. So along with the debate, articles and online research are available for each individual could use these resources to see which candidate supports the issues that they are interested in. Leaving our lives in the hands of other people’s votes could be dangerous and an extremely big mistake. So yes, go vote and make a difference. Be sure to tune into the news on election day, Tuesday Nov. 8.
