It’s a commonplace that we should all get out and vote.
But the truth is that no hortatory excess here or elsewhere, now or in the future, is likely to “guilt” anyone into voting.
Those who want to, will. And those who care to vote get to decide.
We note that even the 2008 presidential election had an estimated voter turnout of only 61%. We say “even” because it was a spirited campaign that was perceived as enfranchising many new voters. This table of historical voter turnout indicates that actually 2008 wasn’t especially exceptional.
We say “only” because the conventional wisdom is that voter turnout in the U.S. is low compared to many other countries.
It is what it is.
You can follow the voting at MDISchools.net. They’ve pledged to track all the votes –all 18 of them.