Voting

It remains to be seen how the election are going to go in 2018.

A lot is going to depend on the candidates who end up running and on a promising note we are seeing more new candidates, including many more women contesting seats.

There should be no safe seats in this country, they should all be earned.

Safe seats lead to complacency where the interests of all the constituents are often ignored for the interests of the donors.

Some think term limits are the answer, and they certainly have some impact but the real solution is simply to get participation.

The people who don't vote in this country are clearly the losers.

Many of them don't vote because they think it doesn't matter, but it really does, and not voting means its going to stay pretty much the same.

If you look at Government and wonder why they don't seem to be anything like you, well that's because you didn't vote.

Each vote is valuable, even if the candidate you vote for doesn't win.

It expresses an opinion in the only forum that the politicians care about.

Having an opponent challenge an incumbent's positions is the best way to get those positions in front of the electorate.

Of course in many elections now the only communication is via paid media ads that tend to give you very little information about the candidates, except negative information about his/her opponent.

Challenge all incumbents, get the information about their positions and exercise your right to vote.

America should reflect all Americans, not just some.