Some Still Want her Back!

After the 2000 presidential elections many Al Gore supporters were left feeling as if their votes really didn't count in the end. Fast forward a few years to the 2008 primaries where Hilary Rodham Clinton won the popular votes in more than 10 states- or 12 if Michigan and Florida actually counted- and you can see that some parts of the country are getting that disappointed feeling all over again.

I knew that I didn't count in the 2000 election only because I had not voted. I thought, " Well, I bet when my generation gets to vote we will all make a difference. " I still feel confident that my generation can make a difference because there are things that I myself have done that will impact the outcome of my future here in America. Yet, some of my community members remain apathetic. They feel strongly that Hilary should have been the Democratic nominee. I have even seen bumper stickers on cars that read "Re- Elect Hilary."

I am from California. We have a celebrity governor and we have homes that are way too small and too expensive. We have the biggest population of illegal immigrants and gas goes up and down like a ferris wheel. But most of us here in Cali don't seem to mind that most things around us don't seem right. For me, most things still feel the same as they did after the 2000 elections. I was only 11 then but I can remember feeling that the elections were not fair because eventhough the majority of Americans wanted Al to be president he wouldn't be the one to sit in office.

This year's elections are going to give us a surprise no matter what. I believe in equality for all and the right to have our voices be heard. I know that not everyone is going to be happy with the outcome on Novemeber 4th, but the fact that we gave it a shot will make all the difference. Ultimately, "we , the people of the United States" are who make this country what it is.