Get out and Caucus!

Posted on | February 4, 2008 | 2 Comments

Tomorrow is the biggest primary election in history with 21 states casting their votes in the Presidential Primary. If you are a registered voter, consider finding your polling place and casting a vote tomorrow. Voter turnout so far in the primary process has been at unprecedentedly high levels and I like to take that as an indication that we as a nation are coming together to bring about change. Wouldn’t it be an amazing thing if we saw not only a very high turnout this coming November, but a decisive victory that can unify the nation behind a strong new leader and thus putting an end to the divisiveness of the past 12 (20? 40?) years of politics?

It will come as no surprise to any of you that I intend to vote for Barack Obama tomorrow. I believe he is the candidate to bring about the change our country so wants and deserves, the candidate who can bring the American people back together with his hope and vision.

Although I urge you to join me in supporting Obama, I encourage everyone, regardless of affiliation, to vote. You can find your polling place here: http://www.vote411.org/pollingplacebystate.php

And if you’ve not registered to vote in time for tomorrow’s primaries, now is your chance to make sure you’re registered in time for November. Voting is not just a right, it’s a responsibility upon which our representative government depends by its very nature. So get out and vote.

By the way, although I have voted in a primary or two before, I have never voted in a caucus, which I’m learning is a much different experience! So tomorrow evening, Matt, Gabriel, Lily & I will be hoofing it across the street to the local high school to participate as a family in the Democratic Caucus here in Lyons. I’m pretty sure the kids are going to be up past their bed times, and it may be hard to keep them entertained, but I’m anxious to participate and promise to report back here Wednesday morning…

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