USC students weigh in ahead of midterm elections – Annenberg Media

The countdown continues. Midterm election day is lower than one month away. Democrats are fighting to carry onto their control within the Senate, and Republicans are feeling confident in taking the House.

Midterm elections are almost here. This yr, most of congress is on the ballot. This includes seats within the House of Representatives, a 3rd of the Senate, and state governors. With Democrats holding onto Congress by only a slim majority, this election will determine the political party makeup of the legislative branch.

Earlier today we went around campus asking USC students in the event that they might be participating within the midterm election this November.

MADY TOZER: I actually just requested my absentee ballot.

BLAKE STAUFFER: I just did my absentee ballot registration yesterday.

DANIEL VOIGT: Indeed, I even have.

SOPHIA FIJMAN: No, but I plan on it.

KEYARA AHMADI: No, I even have probably not been maintaining the midterm elections.

In response to the Latest York Times, there’s a low voter turnout amongst younger demographics with only half of voters between the ages 18-29 voting within the 2016 election.

AMOR MATHERSHED: Wow, I’m a part of that demographic.

That was Amor Mathershed, a Health and Human Sciences major at USC.

USC Students Mady Tozer and Daniel Voigt express their thoughts on low voter turnout amongst younger voters.

MADY TOZER: I’d say our generation form of has their priorities a bit of out of whack. I believe we focus a bit of bit an excessive amount of on social media and our image and all these items, but really don’t know what’s occurring on the earth.

DANIEL VOIGT: they naturally gravitate toward something that’s more interesting. And it looks as if without delay then Jeffrey Dahmer is more interesting than all of the political stuff that’s occurring.

Resulting from the present political climate, there may be so much at stake this upcoming midterm election. With talks of anti-LGBTQ laws and the overturn of RoevWade, Mady Tozer, a USC student from Texas, believes these civil rights issues will send voters to the polls

MADY TOZER: So I believe the largest thing at stake for this election is women’s rights and minority rights. So it’s, it’s a reasonably large election for, for Texas

MADY TOZER: I don’t know the way it’s going to go, truthfully. I believe with the abortion situation in Texas, I believe a variety of individuals are going to return out and vote against him due to that.

Blake Stauffer from West Virginia and Daniel Voight from Wisconsin explain the importance of those elections especially as they pertain to their state.

DANIEL VOIGT: So what’s most at stake is getting more Democrats in office, from my perspective, and type of gaining a each a younger demographic and a more progressive demographic in office. I feel like that’s the largest thing at stake.

BLAKE STAUFFER: the upcoming elections typically, I’m unsure if it’s this yr the subsequent one, but our Senate seat is up for grabs and without delay we’re split, Democratic and Republican one among each. So if that flips to each Republican, then obviously that actually hurts the Democrats in Senate.

Midterm elections will happen Tuesday, November eighth. Be certain that to solid your vote and make your voice heard this upcoming election. For more information on how one can vote, visit your state government website.