Dear Editor,

Today I am making the argument that voting is a very effective option to our politics. This
letter will be followed by two questions I’ve been pondering, the first one is; how should citizens
prepare themselves to vote? The second question; do current campaign finance laws contribute
positively or negatively to U.S. elections? I will be backing up this argument with two or more
pieces of evidence.

Let’s start off with the big question who do you choose, and how do you know this the
right choice? Well most people don’t vote just to vote, they do their research whether that is
looking on the internet for the candidate's strengths and weaknesses, to other people's opinions
on the candidate you are interested in. Research is a good start it is the concrete to your choice.
Without the concrete you are left floating without foundation. When the debates are happening,
watch them and get involved, know what they are going into. Researching them is also known
as stocking them. When looking into your candidate you should see if they have held office or
not. If they have held an office position then they are more prepared for the stress and
challenges that will come with being in charge of a whole country. Lastly, your opinion is yours
and you can’t let your friend change your mind they will try and try but you believe in what you
believe in.

Campaigning comes with the good and the bad. There is always going to be that one
negative advertisement out there, and there is always going to be numerous positive ones. But,
as we all know its the negative ones that stick the most. When it comes down to the funds for
these advertisements $4.4 billion was spent on television alone. But, why are we spending so
much on these advertisements. Whether or not you saw any of the advertisements you were
dead set on who you were going to vote for in November. If you were to break everything down
and do the research in who spent the money, where did it go, and what did it go for you will find
that they only spent $6.5 billion on the entire election. From television advertisements that left
$2.1 billion for the election alone. Think about the people that do not go onto a news channel
and watch it all day, people that don’t sit in front of their television 24/7 and the amount of
parents that watch Spongebob Squarepants for their children. They do not have time to go
ahead and watch all of the political news and advertisements. $4.4 billion could go so much
further than just a political advertisement, think about how many homeless people there is, or
people in need for instance. People that are in need that are struggling to find a job that have to
live paycheck to paycheck. These people do not have the time to watch television. Just think
what a little smidge of that large amount of money that is being put toward something that is not
as important to something that is hugely important and that has way more meaning the
advertisement after advertisement.

Okay with all of that information thrown into your face. Advertisement is a lot of money,
with that money you can follow through with helping people in need. Not only that, think of how
far you could stretch $4.4 billion throughout the United States. From a mear public
transportation upgrade, to the biggest thing like a huge buyout of an industry to get jobs over
here once again. But, political voting is also a great way to get an anonymous opinion of who
the majority of the people want to basically run the country. It is a great way to get people
involved without the drama, and everyone's opinions getting attached to their names.

Thank you for your time and for letting me share my opinion with you.