What are the most powerful two words you can say today? “I voted.” I don’t know about other people in town, out in the county, out in the state and across the country, but I am sick and tired of people calling and coming to my front door asking if I’m going to vote and if so who I’m going to vote for or have you thought about voting for so-and-so.

It’s enough to make me not want to vote. Stop irritating people and trying to get information on how the election is going to go in November. These calls started over a month ago. I have told the same “polling” place three times I would not answer their questions and to stop calling. I guess that message didn’t get across, because I got another call and then someone at my front door. Leave the voting public alone.

You will find out how the election is going to end up at the same time everyone else is. We don’t owe you an insight into how the election will come out. There’s too much mail (recycle bag is getting full), too many phone calls and too many visitors. Back off and let us do our thing — vote. Good or bad, if we have the desire to vote, we will get out there.

 

Kathy Diaz

Albert Lea