Everyone speaks at me about my right to vote. Do they ever mention that I also have a right NOT TO VOTE!? No. However, I am NOT VOTING THIS ELECTION! I have decided not to. Why? Because no one from ANY PARTY came to me and asked for my vote. No one that represented any party came to my door and said HELLO! They never brought their issues before me, not even in a letter or post card. Nor did they ask me what issues concern me.
I don’t expect the actual candidates to show up on my door and ask for my opinion or my vote or to lay it all out for me. I would have expected at least someone to pop up and explain their position.
Reminder, not everyone has TV. Not everyone is interested in listening to someone speak. I want to read in writing what your position is on different issues. I want to hold it in my hand and think it over.
I have received a ration of shit over this. But let’s face it. Why should I vote for just any ol’ body that’s warm?!! If my vote is so valuable, then why was I never approached? If it’s so valuable, then you should earn it. And if you didn’t, then too bad. Maybe next time someone will actually follow through on earning my vote.
It’s not my job to research you until you step forward and say to my face – will you vote for me?
Call me loony if you’d like, but I represent the type of person all parties overlook and believe it or not, if any party decided to target us to get our vote, they just might get it because they actually earned it. And then how will that affect the overall results! Someone’s not going to be happy. So, to all the parties out there, I challenge you to reach us. I challenge you to make us want to vote for you.
