Today I voted for Barack Obama because I knew my vote was going to count!
I knew that there was a name on my ballet that would restore our economy,
I knew that there was a name on my ballet that would bring peace instead of war to the world,
I knew that there was a name on my ballet that would represent the good will of the American people,
And since the primaries, I knew that there is only one candidate that really cared about the voices of America; OBAMA. Why? because if you heard Obama's speech since the primaries, you would've heard him say several times that he will 'listen to the people', that is a bold thing for a candidate to say, and no other candidate said it.
Therefore it was only proper that the people of America are voting in large numbers. Never before in American history have minorities and young adults voted in such large numbers. Never before have people of all ages and ethnicities crowd polling booths at early hours of the day to vote. Why all this energy? because hope is in the air, and Obama is that hope.
Why would anyone vote for McCain? I have high respect for him as a human being and a man who sacrificed his life for this country, but I do not want his policies to lead this nation. Giving tax breaks to the wealthy and to major corporations have never helped the economy, because when rich people get excess capital, they don't invest in the economy; they invest in themselves and other foreign markets. I'm not against the wealthy nor am I against big corporations; but I am against irresponsible taxation laws. It doesn't make sense that the impoverished and hardworking American's have to work 2 to 3 jobs to survive because they have to pay taxes they can't afford, while the wealthy don't have to pay taxes that they can afford. It doesn't make any sense.
America is hungry for a competent government. America wants a government that is 'for the people'. This election is about the people who have always felt ignored for so many years, people who've showed apathy towards a politics that did not hear their voices nor considered their opinions. And now they've found hope, they've found their voice in politics through the words and ideas of Barack Obama.
