This election will be close.
Any black American who has NOT registered to cast his or her vote this November needs to wake up.
I say this to ALL Americans, but black folks in particular. It doesn't matter who you vote for; if you feel any commitment to our democracy, you are compelled as a United States citizen to register and vote.
Your forefathers and mothers and their allies were beaten, tortured and murdered attempting to register to vote.
But sadly, some folks are not getting this because the latest research uncovers that 8 million eligible black voters are not registered to vote. That's a full third of the black voting population. That vote alone is enough to swing the election. Read on ...
"In 2004, African Americans made up approximately 11 percent of the overall vote nationwide. If the percentage of African Americans was a mere two-and-a-half percent higher at 13-and-a-half percent, Democrats would currently be running for re-election at this time," he said. "For example in the state of Ohio in 2004, we lost by two percent or 100,000 votes. There were 270,000 unregistered African Americans. I use that as an illustration to show how the African American vote can make the difference in a state and across this country. So the African American vote can absolutely make the difference in this election.''
Your vote counts. Every vote counts.
Registering to vote is pain free these days. All you have to do is drop by your local post office, fill out a straightforward form, seal it and drop it in the mail slot. It's free and if you cannot read, you can bring along a friend to help you fill it out.
Here are some other resources that might help if you have any questions or prefer to avoid the post office:
Registering to Vote and Voting: USA.gov
Rock the Vote - Register by filling out an online form. Then all you have to do is print it out and mail it in!
Declare Yourself! - Another online voting site
1. Just registering to vote and voting is not enough!! Go out and actually get educated on the issues. Turn off your TV, as you can not get an honest opinion from any of the news sources. The main networks are so slanted to Obama and Fox is slanted toward McCain. Obviously you are are on the internet, so use it to responsibly get information. Believe it or not the candidates websites are not bad. They only state thier own ideas and stay away from trash talking.
The Whaler at 11:06AM on Sep 3rd 2008