To Young To Vote But Not To Young To Get The Word Out

In these past weeks I was really involved with the Campaign for a Better New Mexico. It has finally come to an end and the election is now over. I was really excited when I found out that I would be helping with CBNM, because I was really excited we would be having a new president, also, I may not be able to vote yet because of my age, but I could be trying to get people out to vote because their voice does matter and it should be heard.

Throughout CBNM, I worked with all kinds of different age groups. I mainly worked with Tracy, who is the other year long intern, Emma, and Monica. I had the best time working with them. I am really happy that I helped get people out to vote, especially the first time voters. It was a new experience for me. I never really cared about the elections or the politicians but now that I understand more about the elections and how this will affect me and the youth of America, I see the importance of voting.

One of the main reasons why I enjoyed doing this is because this is our next president we elected to make our decisions and also, those decisions will impact without fair representation on youth if they are not old enough to vote. I also hope that President Elect Obama will change the other countries look upon America. Other countries see America as a selfish and greedy country. Hopefully President Elect Obama can change our representation in the eyes of others to a more positive one.