Fired Chicken Wings, Mug Shots and Gold Sneakers?!
How to Decide on Who to Vote for In the Upcoming Elections
Every upcoming elections, I vote. I vote whether I am in the country and can go to my local voting station, often voting early, or if away, I request and send in my absentee ballot. Sometimes the electoral office will find some reason to disqualify my absentee ballot, but normally they count it. I will always try my best to vote. I know the US electoral system is skewed because of interference of the corporate sector, an undemocratic electoral college system, and laws aimed to restrict voting rights. In effect, all these serve to weaken the democracy we are so proud to espouse to the world.
During election season, whether local, primaries, runoffs, state or federal, we get a list or a blank ballot of all the candidates, and research every one that will get a vote. We research every referendum on the ballot and vote based on our findings. In the end, we look out for our interest. It feels like with the advent of one candidate showcasing gold sneakers, pictures of them in fried chicken establishments, and boasting that he was indicted several times, so that’s likely why Black people like him (and by insinuation should vote for him). I think we have lost our way on how to select a candidate to represent us in office. At least he and his…
