As someone who naively does not follow politics, I know that this year is a crucial year for me to utilize my right to vote; however, I am also scared about making the wrong choice. I know who I don’t want, but I don’t know who I do want.
As the youngest current generation to vote, it’s extremely important that we all recognize the democratic right of people to vote, especially in an election as important as a presidential one. I give props to those students that attend the House viewings of the Debates, but unfortunately, I’m not among those attendees. I can, however, willingly admit I am not as involved or informed about politics as I should be.
To those of us who take the indifferent route of politics and leave the decisions to those who actually know what they’re talking about, now is the time we must educate ourselves. Though we roughly have ten months before we all rush to the polls, it still may not be enough time to learn all we can about the American government—in addition to what our personal opinions are.
Fortunately, I have discovered a website that can help you! It is a website and it doesn’t completely pass my high school’s CRAP (Currency, Reliability, Authority, Purpose) test, but it still is a helpful site in discovering whose political opinions you as an individual agree with.
The test will ask you multiple questions regarding various topics such as criminal, social, environmental, economic, and other issues and your opinion of them. I believe it is imperative to click the option that says “Show # more — questions” to give you an even further in depth analysis of your personal beliefs. I also think it’s important to click the option “Other stances” to analyze even further your opinion, especially if there are specifics in your reasoning. The end results give you a list of all the presidential candidates with a percentage of just how much you agree with their political views, in addition to emphasizing which issues in particular you agreed upon.
For someone like myself, it was extremely helpful in learning both about my own personal views on governmental issues—which I’ve never thought much about—in addition to which political candidate I may potentially vote for. I am in no way saying you should automatically vote for which candidate has the highest percentage after you take the quiz, but this website is a helpful step in the process of choosing who to cast your vote for come November 8th.
For those willing to take the test as well, here is the link you can follow: https://www.isidewith.com/
Good luck and don’t forget to vote!