Millennials need to be active voters in 2016 election
People of the Millennial Generation like to voice their opinions. More particularly, they voice their opinions about politics, as is the case with the upcoming presidential election.
I find it ironic how these opinions are being voiced. Some Millennials are so against certain candidates winning, but a large number of those speaking their minds aren’t even registered voters.
In response to this, following the 2008 election, those under the age of 30 who could guarantee their place as a registered voter dropped steadily, according to the Pew Research Center. By the next election in 2012, voter participation from this age group was down to 50 percent, the lowest recorded statistic of active voters since 1996.
This seems absurd to me, because I know the Millennial Generation does care. We care about who will be governing us as we embark on our career paths, raise families and transition to adult life.
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So why are less people from the younger generation voting?
It may be linked to the fact that prospective Millennial voters nowadays declare themselves as Independents. More specifically, this number has risen to 50 percent, according to the Pew Research Center.
Due to this increase, Millennials might not vote because they may not find any issues or candidates in which they can fully stand behind.
While this may true for the 50 percent that do not identify with certain parties or candidates, it is not the case with the 50 percent that do find something to support and simply refuse to voice their opinion.
It utterly confuses me, because I can recall various debates I’ve heard this past week in which people argued why Donald Trump should not be elected president. Whether my views coincide with this or not, I know that some people who are saying this about Donald Trump are not registered voters, nor do they intend to be.
And that is the problem.
People have such an amazing right to make their opinions count for something, and they are wasting them.
They have opinions that matter and make sense, opinions they’ve had time to shape and develop whether through the various political debates they’ve seen on TV or the information they’ve read about the candidates in the newspaper.
Despite this, they still choose to not act on what they’re preaching.
This doesn’t seem right, to believe in something so strongly, but be too lazy to do anything about it.
Relating back to my experience this past week with a group of people talking about Donald Trump – if you don’t think he should be president, then declare that in the 2016 election by voting against him.
Don’t allow us to be the generation that claims we want to make a difference, but when it comes time for this, we do nothing. Instead, be the generation that not only voices their opinions, but sticks by them.
Let’s not be hypocrites when it comes to politics and voting. Let’s show the other generations that we have as much say in the outcome of the 2016 election as they do.
