Apathy plagues college voters in upcoming mid-term election
Roman Chacon
With the mid-term elections coming just around the corner; how active and informed are students at MCC when it comes to politics?A survey was conducted on campus testing the basic political knowledge of students.
Students were asked to name two of the candidates for governor and at least one of the propositions on the ballot in Nov.
Most students said that they plan to vote in the upcoming election, but most of those voters couldn’t name any of the propositions on the ballot.
Even fewer were able to name two of the candidates in the race for governor.
Brian Dille, a political science faculty member at MCC, said, “if you asked most Americans those same types of questions you’re going to get the same answers.”
He said that this lack of knowledge found in the survey is typical of the voting public
He added that even though most of the citizens often don’t know what they are voting on.
“They don’t know what they’re doing; it’s like flipping a coin,” he said
Dille had a suggestion for students who want to be informed in the political arena.
“You need to be getting your news from multiple sources in order to see past the propaganda of both sides,” he said
Dille commented on why voting is important for students.
“There are two currencies in politics, the vote and money; students don’t have money so voting is really their only way of having a voice.
