As we reflect on the historic election of Barack Obama, it is also time to think about the events of yesterday's elections. Although it wasn't the BIG Presidential Election, it is still a moment that shapes the next year ahead for all Americans. What I noticed living in Washington, DC is that we have a lot of loud mouthed registered voters that did not make it to the polls. These same loud mouths will be the constant complainers for the next 365 days when they had an opportunity to make a change. What good is it to work so hard last year to get things done in Washington, if you sit complacent to all other elections. All votes are needed to shape this nation to the vision that the majority of us declared we wanted in November 2008. I read that less than 30% of the registered voters in Virginia actually voted. That is a shame. I also read that many of the newly registered voters that voted for Obama did not vote. Sad. What are we going to do about this? What can we do going forward to get folk out to vote. I am not concerned so much about who you vote for, I just want every voting capable citizen and especially registered voter to VOTE!
Do you think that ACORN being removed from the Government is the reason for the low turn out?
What solutions do you have that we can encourage all registered voters to vote? It is their right that they are not using. How can we get them to understand how important their vote is?
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