According to a recent Politico article, since January, more than 217,000 people have registered to vote in Pennsylvania, mostly as democrats, and almost 178,000 voters switched parties-mostly to the Democratic party.
We've been hearing political pundits argue for awhile now about the implications of the Democratic race on the party. Many have called for Hillary Clinton to stop her bid for the nomination.
We've heard about the negative effects this has had, but the amount of interest this primary has sparked could be just what the doctor ordered. The Politico article speaks of the potential obstacles facing state and local officials as the lines, but I think that we need to focus on the importance of getting more voters to turnout.
Every election consists of commercials asking everyone to exercise their right to vote. We even had the highly popular (sense the sarcasm) vote or die campaign.
I think this election has demonstrated that the country really does care about it's future and the future of our neighbors. The last eight years have finally hit a nerve for people. We need to change our voting habits. Hopefully, tomorrow's election will reaffirm this article's prediction.
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