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The youth (18-25) demographic has too many reasons to not vote. We have class, work, and vibrant social lives. Often we forget what day it is, we can't get home on Tuesday to vote for some reason or another, a great example of that being that driving anywhere over an hour to get to a hometown elementary school gymnasium is unrealistic and too expensive.
Republicans! Democrats! Republicans! Democrats! Are there any other options for this election? Well, actually there is over 10 different parties to choose from, which include: Boston Tea Party, Constitution Party, Green Party, Libertarian Party, New American Independent Party, Party of Socialism and Liberation, Prohibition Party, Reform Party, Socialist Party USA Socialist Workers Party.
With the November election almost here, and a diverse group of candidates on the ballot, Americans nationwide are taking a closer look at their choices for president and vice president. The vice presidential candidates have proven interesting with the Republican's female contender, Sarah Palin, and the Democrats' choice, Joe Biden.
For those planning on voting, it would be advantageous of you to remember what you are voting for and what the people you elect represent. Here are the top ten issues effecting the youth. You can check out any of the candidate's websites how they feel about any of these issues.
Corn: Some use it to fuel their cars; the south uses it to make liquor. God forbid somebody eats the stuff. But Oconee County uses corn for a very different reason: to get lost in. Washington Farms has been making a living for the past 18 years using interactive activities with their customers, such as the "pick your own strawberries" attraction, picked straight from the field on site.
Recently my sister-in-law was diagnosed with fully involved stage 3C ovarian cancer. Upon finding this out, she immediately began to search for the right doctor to help treat her ailing body. After a great deal of searching she found a doctor with decades of experience and a record for trying new forms of treatment.
OnTheIssues.org -Simply click on a name and get candidate information on almost any issue you can think of, along with voting records and quotes from the particular candidate on a wide range of issues. Also covers some of the third party candidates.
A vote for Barack Obama is a vote for change. Not just because his skin color alone would have until any election but now prevented him from even being able to hold the office of president. The change Barack Obama brings to this election is much more than a change from the incompetent, impractical, ill-advised policies of the last eight years, it's a change to the political process.