2016 is the most insane election year this country has probably ever experienced. With the Republican National Convention complete, and the Democratic National Convention nearly over as well, 2016 has reached a dramatic point in politics that this country has likely never seen before (and, I argue, will probably never see again). Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are now the only two candidates who will be left standing come November, which is interesting because in all recent polls both candidates have ranked largely unpopular to the majority of Americans.

The RCP average of poll results has Clinton’s unfavorable rating at 55.6%, and Trump’s rating at 57.1% respectively. This means less than 40% of Americans view either candidate favorably. No other major party nominee in the history of the United States has had comparable levels of unpopularity as our current presidential candidates have. (Read more about this here).

Calls for #NeverTrump, #BernieOrBust, and #NeverHillary have been loudly heard on Twitter, Facebook and other social media loud and clear. At this point, many people are expressing their disgust over what’s been happening and saying they are better off not voting at all, or that they will be choosing between “the lesser of two evils.”

I know that it’s been a very trying election cycle so far. With a multitude of scandals, and a feeling that more can erupt at any moment, it’s easy to see why people (especially millennials) are getting fed-up with politics.

However, I think it’s a grave mistake for people our age to not cast a vote at all come November.

For the first time, millennial voters match the number of Baby Boomers who are eligible to vote. 69 million millennials can cast their vote come November – and each and every one of us should be showing up to the polls. Unfortunately, voter turn-out in every generation has never been very high (in 2012, the millennial turn-out was just 46%). Let’s try to change that by summoning up the kind of enthusiasm and confidence that lured the large numbers of Obama supporters to the polls back in 2008.

Although one vote probably won’t decide who the next president is, it is still a vote that matters. By not voting, we are basically saying that nothing we do can make a difference in the world, or worse, that we simply don’t care enough to try. I’m not going to lie and try to pretend that your vote will directly affect things. But I am saying that by casting a vote, you are – at least in your own way – making a difference. You are saying that you care enough about the future of this country to cast a vote.

So please, I am begging you, no matter what side of the political spectrum you fall on and even if your favorite candidate has already been defeated, to still vote this year. Whether you agree that America must be made great again, or you have decided #ImWithHer, or even that you will be writing in a third party nominee (which is entirely possible), it is up to you. Just do something.

Because the future of this country, of who we are and what we do, some part of this will be decided based off of who wins this election. And we need you to help decide that.

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