{"id":63037,"date":"2020-10-21T20:10:58","date_gmt":"2020-10-22T01:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=63037"},"modified":"2020-10-21T20:10:58","modified_gmt":"2020-10-22T01:10:58","slug":"just-vote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/inspiration\/just-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Just Vote!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, I traveled all over New York and New Jersey, talking to people from Brooklyn to Lakewood about the importance of voting in one of the biggest elections in history. I heard the excitement about the election itself, but I also heard that many people plan not to vote.<\/p>\n<p>The excuses were troubling: \u201cMy vote doesn\u2019t count.\u201d \u201cIn a blue state, the presidential election is basically a given.\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t like the candidates.\u201d \u201cThese issues don\u2019t affect me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Then there\u2019s the perception that ballots will end up tossed in a dumpster or lost in the back of a post office. What\u2019s the point, right?<\/p>\n<p>Wrong. Not one of these excuses is valid. Voting is critical, and every single vote \u2014 especially in the frum community \u2014 counts. Here are the facts you should know as we face this year\u2019s election.<\/p>\n<p>Continue reading in <a href=\"https:\/\/mishpacha.com\/just-vote\/\">Mishpacha Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, I traveled all over New York and New Jersey, talking to people from Brooklyn to Lakewood about the importance of voting in one of the biggest elections in history. I heard the excitement about the election itself, but I also heard that many people plan not to vote. 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