Ferguson Proves: Your Vote MATTERS.

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18. People In Ferguson Were Motivated......

they Got Out The Vote. That's how change happens. I'm thinking that the People of Chicago - that also had an opportunity to change things for themselves weren't as motivated. The powers that be demoralize the People and make them apathetic and basically want them to sit home and not vote. If Chuy was to win in Chicago the key was to get the People incited enough to GOTV. He didn't have the money that Rahm had and I believe that was a factor. Also - one of the Black Mayoral candidates that ran in the initial mayoral election 6 weeks back - where Rahm didn't get the majority and caused this special run-off election - threw his hat in with Rahm. My gut is that he worked out a better deal with Rahm than with Chuy.

Both the Ferguson and the Chicago elections were potentially change elections - ripe for the taking back by the People. Ferguson's People were more motivated to take back their city. The community organized a GOTV campaign right from the start. That's what should have happened in Chicago and it didn't.

Now who's or what's to blame in Chicago? The money? The powers that be? Or the People?

Looking forward to the 2016 Presidential Election will the same factors be in play? Will the People be motivated enough to GOTV or will they continue to be demoralized by the antics that are going on in D.C. to just sit home and watch it play out.

In my opinion - President Obama has and is making every effort to take back America from the Neocons and get back the dignity of the poor and middle class. But the People are so demoralized by the gridlock that they have it in their mind that nothing they can do can change things - so they sit at home and don't get involved and don't vote.

They don't realize the power of 'their vote'. They are brainwashed into thinking that their one vote doesn't count. That's what the powers that be want them to believe and behave like. Just one look at the voter turnout in the midterms points to that and that is why the Repugs took back the Senate and maintained the House. The Repug voters were motivated and they turned out.

Why were they motivated? Lies told by the candidates and not challenged by the MSM. The basically right wing MSM. The money that is involved in elections thanks to Citizen's United. Racism. The lack of backbone by the Dems to fight back.

All elections are within the grasp of the People. If the People aren't motivated to GOTV - then we're doomed.