MSU Voters Preview

MSU students: do they vote? Do they care? MSU sophomore Erica Ause does. “I feel like it’s a privilege in America that we can vote, so if you don’t you’re like, wasting this privilege you have,” she said. Ause also said some of her peers and friends may not see the value in participating in smaller elections like the midterm election or county elections in comparison to a presidential election. “You vote for the governor but then compared to the president, a governor doesn’t have as much power,” Ause said. Another student, MSU sophomore Tess Hoopingarner, also sees the value in voting. “In like 20-plus years, we’re going to want younger people to vote, and we’re voting on what’s happening within the next four to eight years,” Hoopingarner said.