Rant #2,018: My Candidate

Happy Election Day to all!

We should all go out and vote today. 

It really doesn't matter who we vote for; just go to your local polling place and do your civic duty.

I have heard some people say, "Hey, it isn't an election year, so I am not voting."

That is balderdash. It is an "election year" for the candidates who are running, and yes, it is important to vote.

And various areas have referendums to either approve or disapprove, so it isn't that we are voting for nothing this year.

Let's look back on what I wrote about the day in Rant #1,316, dated November 4, 2014. 

What I said three years ago still rings true today. Here it is in an edited format:

"Today is Election Day, and it is time to employ your civic duty and vote during the national election day being held today.

No, we are not voting for President, but this is a mid-term election, so who we vote for pretty much demonstrates how much faith we have in our President and his policies.

But whoever you vote for, get down to the polling place and vote.

But no, I won't monitor you to see if you are voting.

It really isn't my business who you vote for, just that you vote.

All I can say is that it is time to judge those running on what they have done during their most recent terms, and to remove those who haven't lived up to the standards that we voted on these men and women to uphold.

I am probably going to mix it up quite a bit--I am going to vote for Democrats, Republicans, Conservatives, Liberals ... .

You have to stand by your convictions. I can look myself in the mirror, and I can say I did a good job voting.

How many other people can say that, especially if you vote on only a single party, especially with a chance to really make a difference this year?

Anyway, the most important thing is to get out and vote.

And I plan on doing that when my polling place opens in a little more than an hour.

Will you be doing the same, or sitting on your tuckus and dong nothing today?

Get out and vote.

It is your civic duty."

I still feel exactly the same way. 

Today is the day to get your voice heard, and there is no reason not to vote.

Look how many people took it for granted that Hillary Clinton was a shoo-in to be our next president over Donald Trump, and decided that they shouldn't waste their time, because it was a sure thing ... well, it wasn't.

So do it!