In this year’s election for Wyoming officials, I had the chance to interview Senator Michael Enzi, Republican, and his counterpart Charlie Hardy, Democrat. In both of these interviews, the issues being faced by the candidates had different focuses.
Although Hardy’s Democratic stance on issues makes him more appealing to a younger audience, part of his interview was stating everything that Senator Enzi did wrong and how students shouldn’t be voting for him. Senator Enzi did not remark on Hardy’s policies at all, whether it is because he knows he is going to win in the election anyway, or he just kept his mouth shut.
The election is basically choosing between someone who will attempt to change a lot of things that won’t pass through Congress or someone that will only be considered with their opinions when addressing the whole Congress. It is hard to distinguish which will be which, but it can be assumed that both competitors have a little of each.
The unfortunate truth about the matter is that not a lot of people would vote for someone who is attempting to downgrade the other. Well, at least I wouldn’t. Then there is the other unfortunate truth that voting for someone does not want increased minimum wage, when being a college student is already difficult, but he has enough experience and ideas to convince the Congress with his propositions.
Hardy also expressed his concerns with the fact that Enzi has been in office too long, and the people need to be represented by someone new. This may be a great counter-argument, but it is all about a person’s perspective on the issue. Personally, for Wyoming, more people are concerned about their state and the beliefs of the Senator. Being an out-of-state student, it is easy to recognize that the people here are more likely to not accept change. Enzi is comfortable for many people that live in this state, and considering that this is a conservative state it is more likely to be voted Republican because people identify with it here.
Partisan identification is important for the communities in Wyoming, but those that concern themselves with identification are primarily Republican in this state. Unfortunately, most of the Republicans don’t agree with every aspect of the Identification beliefs, yet they still believe they are Republicans.
Here’s a thought: study the people you are going to vote for instead of partisan identification!
