Dear Politicians

Dear Politicians,

This year I turned 18 and it will be my first time voting in any election. As I look at the you as candidates, I can't say that I really like any of you, be it from either party. When I look at you, I don't see any differences, but I instead see one major similarity. You are all far from the men who made this country, who's ideals are on which this country was built upon, who looked out for this country and it's people more than themselves.

After you are elected, you won't choose to be accountable to me, or many other regular Americans, you instead will choose to pay back those who helped and donated to your campaign. You will help those who have big ideas, who are part of big companies and organizations, who wrote big checks to you and your campaign. After all, without money and donations, what kind of campaign would you have? Possibly an honest and fair one. But there is something I would like to alert you to. While those who gave you money or other donations helped your campaign, they didn't get you to your office, the voters did. They are the ones who deserve your help, because even though most of them couldn't afford to give you a donation big enough to even register on your radar, they elected you in.

Here is another thought for you to ponder over. You are all so caught up in making your opponent look bad and trying to undercut them to get votes, that you are alienating the voters. As of right now, laws are being passed that would in turn restrict some groups of citizens from voting. Although this is meant to restrict voter fraud, it is really restricting what has always been a basic right in America: the right to vote.

So as election day approaches, I have no clue besides who's name I will check the box next to, but at this point I don't even know if it really matters. Politics was never meant to take the terrible turn that it has taken this in country. When America began, George Washington gave us the advice to never form the political parties, politicians worked together, and there was a dream to make a better country in which everyone had power and a voice with it, not just the wealthy. Now, 235 years after the Constitution was signed, the political parties that we were warned about have torn us apart, politicians seldom work together if it involves crossing party lines, and the wealthy have more power than does the average voter. Right now in Washington, we don't need a politician, we need someone who genuinely cares about what happens to all of America and its people, not just a fraction. If you think you can be that person, show me and the rest of America that. Help me make a decision on election day that I can be proud of.

Sincerely,
Sarah, An American Citizen