The FHSU Convention Connection

Getting people registered to vote is always the first step to getting your candidate elected.

And while that is important for the Democrats this year, the way those voters vote is even more important, according to Democratic National Convention Chairman Howard Dean.

Dean encouraged those attending the African-American Caucus Monday to participate in the neighbor-to-neighbor program. Each person knocks on 40 doors four times to encourage people to register to vote, but also to vote early in the upcoming election.

Dean believes the more advanced and absentee votes the Democrats can have on file before Nov. 4 election the better.

There is less risk of intimidation by people trying to prevent voters from casting their ballots. There is less risk that voters will succumb to sometimes faulty October surprises. There is less risk that voters will have to wait in hours-long lines on Election Day.

Dean believes the voters are in control of this election. Though I don’t agree and think politics will determine the outcome of this election, I do believe that the sooner we can all vote for change the better the country will be.

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