There’s this asshole… You know the guy—it’s always a guy—who says voting is pointless? That asshole.
“Look at the last election,” this asshole says. “You tried to save the country, you voted, but old, racist whites handed the nuclear codes to an old, racist orange. So fuck it. Don’t vote. There’s no point. Let’s just enjoy our pot lozenges and Tumblr porn until rising oceans or the North Koreans finish us off.”
You’re not that guy. You’re not an asshole. You’re not a defeatist. “Why bother?” wasn’t your takeaway after the last election. Nope, you’ve been marching and donating and arguing with—or cutting off—old, racist relatives who voted for old, racist orange. You want the 2018 midterms to come around so bad, you can almost taste your ballot.
We’re excited to vote next year, too—hell, half of the Stranger Election Control Board (SECB) is thinking about illegally registering to vote in swing districts in red states so we can vote against Republicans in vulnerable House races in 2018. But guess what? We don’t have to wait until next year to vote! We get to vote this year! It’s true! Twice! Primary this summer! And general election this fall! Okay, okay. These aren’t the midterms, we realize, and we don’t get to vote against many actual Republicans in off-year Seattle elections. But you know what? #LocalElectionsMatter. So go and CHECK YOUR MAIL, you non-asshole you. Find the envelope marked “Official Election Mail.” Open it. Take out your 2017 primary ballot. Get a pen.
