ICYMI, it’s midterm election season, and college student voter turnout is a pretty damn big deal. With the giant hot ass mess that has been 2018, voting in federal, state, and local elections is so important, and while it’s pretty normal for people to post about voting (and like, if you’re posting on yours, tag us so we can see you in your cute and important “I Voted” stickers!), social posts about voting in 2018 have a different feel to them.
Because, well, this year has sucked, especially for marginalized people, so we’re not just posting about voting — we’re posting about voting in the midst of a world that’s kind of always on fire.
All in all, it’s hard to deny that voting is really fucking important, always, but especially right now. Not to do the whole “now more than ever” thing because like, let’s be real, we should all be voting pretty much all the time (and doing our best to stay informed so we know what we’re voting on!), but it really does matter, even if it doesn’t always feel like it.
We grabbed some of our fave reactions to voting szn in the name of ~community~ and reminding you all to make sure you’re all set to vote! Here’s how we’re feeling about midterm elections in the midst of this… interesting year.
If you’re feeling kind of all over the place right now, the below will show that you’re DEF not the only one.
1. Most of us have felt a liiiittle iffy about this whole election process recently.
me on election day 2016 vs. me on election day 2017 pic.twitter.com/MU0z4SgbhO
— bernie sanders magic money tree (@tessruss) November 7, 2017
2. But we also know its important as fuck.
PLEASE PLEASE IT IS SO EASY. FILL IT OUT. MAKE YOUR VOTE COUNT. https://t.co/TsZVUjaWbn
— haley (@haley_amann) September 12, 2018
3. Even if it takes pizza.
My college is so clever. How do you get thousands of young people to vote in the midterms? Hand out free pizza of course
— Augustine ⚡️⚡️⚡️ (@bestnthworld_7) September 6, 2018
4. And begging.
For all college students who will be away from home during the midterm elections – don’t forget to apply for your absentee ballot!! Midterm elections are so important and your vote matters!
— Anna Halverson (@anna_halverson) August 29, 2018
5. And just a little bit of peer pressure.
college students !!!!! don’t forget to register to vote and apply for an absentee ballot or change your address !!!!!!! don’t be lazy u silly gooses !!!!
— emma (@emmaholland44) September 14, 2018
6. Even if you do it for the selfie…
Me: performative voting is so weird, you should do your civic duty without feeling pressure to disclose proof of your actions on social media
Also me: YEAH BOIII GET THAT STICKER #ivoted #nycvotes pic.twitter.com/0itXx7j9kx— Vampirella McNally (@vqnerdballs) September 13, 2018
7. and…the post-vote snacks.
whoa crazy that your vote doesn’t count unless you take a selfie with a voting sticker AND a cinnamon raisin bagel with lox sorry I don’t make the rules
— Rachel Holliday Smith (@rachelholliday) September 13, 2018
8. When voting just gives you so many feels.
tfw you’re excited to vote in midterms and ~make a difference~ but you’re also stressed af bc the world is on fire!!! pic.twitter.com/2ykPDz69ja
— Her Campus (@HerCampus) September 16, 2018
Is it stressful? Yes. But is it worth it? Hell yes.