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"  Election Day started off for me doing the most important thing I&amp;#039;d do all day\u2014voting! Though I had to wait a while in the line that was out the door at my polling place, it was a nice time to be surrounded by other Americans exercising their right to vote and a moment to catch my breath during what was sure to be a busy day. I also reflected on the past two months during which, as Chair of the DC Young Republicans, I&amp;#039;d joined other volunteers to travel from DC to critical states each weekend to help get out the vote by knocking on doors and calling houses to speak to potential voters. Those weekends helped me understand what voters in different parts of the country were concerned about, and really made me feel like I was truly a part of a political campaign!  While some may think my work is done come Election Day, there&amp;#039;s still more to do! There are many opportunities to get involved with campaigns on Election Day, like handing out literature or posting signs for one last chance to influence voters, making phone calls to make sure your voters go vote or volunteering at the polls. I joined friends making calls for Mitt Romney that afternoon, calling supporters and making sure they had made time to make their voice heard by voting! It was fun to talk to people yesterday, many of them so excited about casting their ballot and making sure their friends did too!  When polls closed, then our job was done, and we knew we had worked hard to get our candidates elected. There were many Election Night &amp;quot;watch parties,&amp;quot; where I joined other Republicans watching TV as the results rolled in. Many of the states were unsurprising, because of previous polling we were confident they would be either Democratic or Republican. But others, the &amp;quot;swing&amp;quot; states, could go either way and those were the ones that were exciting to watch! Though the presidential election didn&amp;#039;t turn out how I wanted it to, I join the rest of America in celebrating a peaceful election, which is something we may take for granted. The many candidates and volunteers worked hard because they care about the future of America, and it is really inspiring to see so much patriotism. There are many people on both sides of the political spectrum working hard for our country, and I encourage you to research the issues, find which party most aligns with your values, and get involved! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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