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Taylor LaPierre, a second-year civil engineering student, is not going to vote.
“It’s a lot of effort for such a small meaning,” he said, adding that he doesn’t feel like he has a personal stake in the outcome of the election. He does not feel any of the issues presented during this election will directly affect him, and until he finds a more personal issue, he will probably not vote.
He can’t pin down a specific issue, but he said that in order to vote he would need “something that would affect me personally in a big way, but I don’t see that now.”
LaPierre mentioned that he felt too many people entered the election with predefined views of the candidates and a vote based on those views.
“I haven’t personally met anyone yet who is truly undecided,” he said. He feels nobody will truly be swayed by the arguments on either side since they already have their minds made up.
LaPierre said if he had to define himself with one party, he would lean more toward the Democratic Party, but indicated he would not feel beholden to vote the party line.
He is currently not registered with either party.
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