I Went to my First Political Rally Today: I Wasn’t Alone

I consider myself a politically conscious person.  I vote.  I debate.  But this year politics is different.  We have more at stake than ever before and the candidates who are running for the most important office in America are widely different. 

As I stood in line to hear Bernie Sanders speak here in Santa Cruz this morning, I overheard hundreds of people talking about how they called in sick or took time off from work to hear Bernie speak. 

What was fascinating to me was how many of these people said that they had never gone out to hear a candidate before.  The audience was filled with young people.  Lots of them.  It was invigorating to see how passionate these kids are about stopping the oligarchy that has consumed our political process, and return our nation to a true democracy.  Most have never voted or volunteered for a political campaign before. 

Bernie is resonating with the youth and creating a grassroots movement. I am voting for the candidate who sees climate change as one of the most important issues that we face today.

And we’re running out of time.  I’m hoping for a political revolution, because there’s more at stake now than there ever has been, and a revolution is what it’s going to take to solve the problems that face us.