I find it disappointing to know that only 66.9% of voters voted in this election, but that this is a relatively high percentage. So many people in America might not vote because they think that their vote does not matter, they don’t like any of the candidates, or they don’t want to get into politics. In the American presidential election’s voting system, I can understand how it would be easy to feel that your vote may not count. We use a system called the Electoral College, in which 538 electors vote based on how their state’s population voted. Essentially, the President is elected not by popular vote but through this Electoral College. In turn, many people might think that because they are not directly voting for the president, their vote does not matter. I think that if the United States decided to shift from using the Electoral College to using a system like ranked-choice voting, as Katie suggested, people would not feel limited in their votes. However, the Electoral College has been in place for a long time, and people have tried to abolish it many times unsuccessfully. This system is so ingrained in our politics that I do not think it will be removed anytime soon. People also might not vote because they don’t like the candidates or don’t like politics in general. I believe that politics shouldn’t be regarded as an optional interest, because it effects everyone. Even if someone feels that they won’t benefit or be harmed by anything in politics, someone else will. In order to raise a higher voter turnout among those who don’t like politics, I think there need to be more  educational campaigns  focussed towards explaining candidates’ plans and beliefs, so that people recognize any political decision will have effects.