Now that's How Democracy is Supposed to Work!

A government founded on the voice of the people, has become moreso a voice of the "party" with little regard for those who are split on particular government issues. Anymore, you either have to vote democrat or republican, and if your side wins, you just have to deal with policies that are pros for your party, whether you carry the same views or not. It is truly disturbing to think that the voice of our generation is one of the majority and not truly of everyone(including those who may have voted for the incumbant in power).

The Senate Race in Alaska has definately opened some eyes in this time of "one side or the other." In a stunning defeat in the Republican Primary, Tea Party supported and Sarah Palin-backed newcomer Joe Miller took the Republican vote, leaving incumbant Rep. Senator Lisa Murkowski without a leg to stand on. She was not ready to give up her seat that easily however. She lobbied herself against her own right wing stance, as a moderate and a "Candidate of the Peope."

After President Obama was elected, Murkowski shifted to a far right stance in an attempt to keep herself in good standing with her party. But after basically being ousted by her own supporters, Murkowski has reverted back to her original moderate views. Running on a platform of limited abortion, she also does not believe that building a wall will end the illegal immigration problem, or that social security would be best forgotten, leaving those already collecting without a steady source of income.

By placing herself as a candidate whose seniority could help by working on both sides of the fence, she has picked up support in both parties and made the senate ballot in Alaska a three-horse race. After Democratic candidate Scott McAdams conceded his campaign, Murkowski appears to be in the lead with write-in votes having a 13-thousand plus lead over Miller. The write-in vote count begins Wednesday, and no matter the outcome, for the first time in recent history, it appears every vote will actually matter in this election. And that my friends, is Democracy.