I am a registered Democrat and this was my very first time voting. Coming home after work, I would check my answering machine only to hear three to four different calls trying to motivate me to vote for either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton. Being a first time voter, I was very confused. I was inspired by my local union to vote for Hillary, but after hearing all the different campaign speeches on my answering machine I was starting to feel uncertain. Then I was furious to hear Obama made the comment that blue-collar workers cling to their guns or religion. That statement was in my eyes the straw that broke the camels back and from that moment on I was certain that I was going to vote for Hillary.

So after getting home from work on election day, I again listened to four more calls on the answering machine which were all from Obama. I then went with my parents to the borough building in our town to place our ballots. Upon arriving at the polling station, I saw 4 people with signs - two for Hillary and two for Barack. I went inside the building and stood in line for about 15 minutes stretching my head to see if I could see how voting was down. It was very simple, but still I was a little nervous. My parents said it is not a big deal, but they probably forgot how it was to be voting for the very first time. When it was my turn the volunteer asked my name as I nervously watched her check the voting book and to my surprise there it was. I smiled and walked over to place my vote. I went down the list and marked my ballot. Then I stood up straight, took a quick glance around the room and inserted my ballot into the scanner. After walking out, my Mom said, "that was easy wasn't it?" I nodded my head, but inside I felt very proud to have the opportunity to vote and hope that my choice will be the winner."