NO VOTE? NO WAY?

I of course find it extremely important to vote. The most common saying is this, "if you don't vote, shut up!" or something like that. Either way you say it, it means the same. I find it annoying that people do not take the time to vote and then find the time to be opinionated and rude with their political views. Obviously.

This year I was extra observant on those who did not go out and vote.  It wasn't as if my intention is to call those people out, or be angry with them, but to observe how many people that I know who don't act on their right to vote. A majority of people that I found to not participate were women. This was the most interesting, of course because it took so long for us to become voters to begin with. In this day and age are a lot of women not voting?

Women for Obama

The Washington Post had an article on women in the election on November 6. The link is above.

Although the women did not have the deciding factor in Obamas win this election, the overall support from women this election adds to the support Obama has gained from women since his first term. He exceeds Bush and Clinton.
Michele has a lot to do with all of this. That's a different subject.

As far as the others who did not vote, it seemed to me as though those people were also among many who were unfazed by the event as it is historically marked in our country. In the end, it does seem to be those who care little about what is going on politically that do not in fact vote.

Election Coverage

The Media

Social media was probably the best way of keeping current, and yes, televisions definitely had its thorough coverage, but groups of people were again another addition to election night that is discussed very rarely. The people are of course a HUGE part of all of this.

President Obama said it too. The people who went out and supported (regardless of their political views) made the difference in this election, as well as the ones before and after. The livingroomcanidate website shows us a multitude of commercials as well as speeches, and there we can see how many people find importance in the attendance of these certain events in history. The livingroomcandidate is successful because these videos show us documents of people going out and not only interacting, but finding commonality as they stand in HUGE groups to listen to ONE man (and in election nights, the winner and the loser).

It reminds of me popular events like concerts or big athletic events, but it's politics. As I was watching TV I kept noticing SO MANY PEOPLE as they scanned the cameras around, and the videos that others were taking as they stood amongst the groups. Instead of feeling like there had to be a specific side, there was a feeling of national pride just for being able to pick a side to begin with. The feeling of feeling a part of these groups whether physically there amongst them or not.

Election Coverage

Election Night

I have to say it was quite eventful. Although I was not at a huge party, or an "event" whatsoever, I was with friends enjoying the results night to the end. I found it interesting how lively the night seemed even though I was sitting in front of a television most of the time. There is something about elections and televisions that go hand in hand so well. It isn't in the way that the media projects everything, but in the way that people come together to congregate in front of these gateways to the world. I began to observe the people in the room where I sat, and there was much notice to who was sitting back ignoring the screen, and who was inching towards it and actually reacting to the screen. I'm not sure if it was just an observation, but in a room full of both Democrats and Republicans, it was just interesting nonetheless. Although this observation may or may not reflect some truths, there was an obvious enthusiasm in the Democrats and less of a reaction in the Republicans, but as the Democrats aimed to pay attention the Republicans aimed for more interaction among everyone. I found it funny that as some upsets were being created, those that found distaste in the results also  wanted nothing more than to keep people interested in conversation and drinks than what we were all actually there for. As long as we are all communicating!