More than 81 million eligible voters did not participate in the last presidential election. It's understandable that the vitriol has gotten too loud and mean-spirited, and it's easy to walk away and claim politics is just not for you.
But consider this. Whoever wins this year will decide our country's priorities. Will we continue to transition to clean energy? Will we set any abortion policy into law? Will we fix our immigration problems? Our housing problems? Our national deficit? Our school shootings? And how exactly how will we do these things?
Candidates are telling us their plans. Whether you vote or not, you will live under the policies that are enacted. It will affect your life for years to come. So do your research, register and vote. And if you are a young person (under 30), and you've never voted before, consider yourself the decider. Older generations are nearly even split. You have a lot of power - if you use it.
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About the Author
Amy Eskind covers politics and political issues as a freelance journalist. Her work has appeared in People magazine, NPR, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Nashville Scene, Tennessean, and other publications. In 2017, she drove across the country to discover why 40 percent of the electorate didn't vote in the 2016 presidential election. What she learned informed this book. Eskind lives in Park City, Utah.
