Are you going to vote? “NO! The political institution and its participants are completely fraudulent, they make me sick.” Every single candidate preaches and promises to give the public reform and those promises are always broken. Everyone who runs for office: senator, councilmen, or another political office does it for their own greed and self desire. Unfortunately, this is the belief many Americans have when asked if they are going to vote, or how they feel about the political system. However, the belief that many political candidates make promises to the people to reach a spot in office and once they are instated completely break the promise is a myth. In fact, if you look back in history, every politician that promised reform or policy change did in fact make a change or at least tried to. In most cases, it is not the politician’s fault it is the political system hindering the politician from advocating change.
There are a plethora of reasons why the voter turn our rate is shockingly low. Many voters feel like their voice isn’t being heard, so for that very reason they do not vote. This is all completely counterintuitive. If you abstain from doing the one thing that will get your opinion out there why keep yourself from it, that logic does not add up at all. Many people are uneasy when it comes to voting because they see all of the soft money going into a politicians campaign and begin to ponder, “shouldn’t that money be used to make a difference in the community?” Another one of the main reasons why Americans do not vote is because the believe that political party members simply promise their way into office then forget about the people. This is a myth. Whether it is a primary election and party members are voting for who should run for office with their specific political party banner, an open primary where anyone registered to vote may vote regardless of party affiliation, or closed primary where only a voter that has declared affiliation with the specific party may vote, the winner once sworn into office always does everything in their power to fulfill any promises.
Sure, sometimes a politician does not always fulfill every promise she/he sets on the table. Sure, politicians tend to promise and propose many policies and reforms to gain popularity and votes amongst the voters. And even though it works, those very promises that opened the door to political office are the very same promises voters use against those politicians. One thing to consider however is that most politicians actually to create reform and make a difference in their community. They may not fulfill every single promise promised because their political agenda is overwhelmingly full, but they do the best they can in the time they can. For example Mr. Obama promised easier accessible and more affordable health care and he passed the Affordable Care Act. The fact that their are some minor flaws in Obama care are another discussion, the point is he promised and he committed. This is not the only time President Obama has fulfilled a promise. He also promised a pathway for illegal immigrants to stay in the country while attending school, hence DAPA and DACA. Both DACA and DAPA were set to a halt via congress, but the fact remains, he promised and he delivered.
It is clearly evident that, to an extent, politicians do not always comply with the promises they promise to gain voters. However, the same could be said about the opposing statement, many politicians fulfill what they promise the voters. In most cases politicians do not fulfill every promise because they have a plethora of obstacles to get through and very little time not because of a personal vendetta against the voters that got them into office.
Citations
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Gitelson, Alan R. “American Government: Myths and Realities.” Barnes &Amp; Noble,
Holan, Angie Drobnic. “All Politicians Lie. Some Lie More Than Others.” The New York Times. The New York Times, 12 Dec. 2015. Web. 25 Oct. 2016.
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