Today is the day everyone who is a registered voter can vote for the next President of The United States. It is an extremely life changing choice because for the first time in American history an African American man could potentially be the next president. For some strange reason I did not need to go out and vote. I received an absentee ballot in the mail. I was a little disappointed because as a first time voter I wanted to experience what my parents have gone through for many years. They said I was really lucky because I did not have to wait in line for two hours just to vote. When I was voting in my living room, I noticed that I received a small booklet. It was all the propositions being explained in great detail. This really helped me in my decision making because I did not understand the propositions on the ballot. The propositions on the ballot were hard to follow because of the way it was worded on the ballot. I was confused if I was voting against a proposition that I wanted to vote yes for. I was really glad that I had the booklet at the time because you do not get one when you go into vote. I voted for my choice of president last because I wanted to make sure that I was making the right decision for myself.
When it was time for me to vote for a presidential nominee, I went online to both of their webpage’s and looked up their policies and beliefs. I also made sure I watched the debates on television to see which nominee was strongest. It was not until the last debate when I realized I was going to vote for Obama. He is an amazing public speaker, and I feel like people want someone who can give us hope, and change this nation for the better. He has a great plan to create more jobs, and ease the burden on hardworking Americans by offering middle-class tax cuts three times the size of McCain’s. Plus, his health care plan will provide accessible, affordable coverage for all, and it will reduce health care costs for families. These are two issues I felt were very important to most Americans and my family. However, if McCain wins I will not be disappointed because he too is a man of his word, and has great plans for this country. I think this race is going to be very close! No matter what the outcome, someone is going to have to change the crumbling economy, and help out the average Joe!
