Sunday, October 26, 2008

Election-day chaos

That sounds comforting, doesn't it? You must be interested to read 7 Things That Could Go Wrong on Election Day. In case you're curious, this is the main story on TIME magazine's politics page. Well, at least it was when I started writing this blog post.

For some people, the main concern is who to vote for. Some haven't decided if they will vote for Obama, McCain or even a third-party candidate.

This kind of story should be giving people information about the candidates to help them decide who they want to vote for. Or information about where to vote, how to get an absentee ballot. That sort of thing. There's been so much that's been made about the youth vote, and how so many college students are more active with this year's election and a "predicted" record turnout. The story should instruct those who are voting for the first time what to do, how the process works or leading them to information about voting in their respective states.

This year, more than ever, it is so important that Americans VOTE. That needs to be the focus everywhere.

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