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.