Might as well say it now, and get it out of the way:  If you don’t vote, don’t complain.

Tomorrow is primary election day in Pennsylvania.  Turn out will be extremely low.  It’s a non-Presidential year, and in Pennsylvania, you have to be registered to a party to vote in the primary (sorry, independents).

This means that your vote is worth a lot more.  One vote can really make a difference in a small election.

If you are a Pennsylvania resident, this election is tremendously important.  Right now, the Republicans have a majority in our state house and in the governor’s office.  Our current governor is one of the most unpopular in the entire country and is quite beatable, but we Democrats need to pick someone who can stomp our current governor into the ground.  

Electing a Democrat will mean accepting the Obamacare medicare plan into a state that wants it (according to all polls).

 It will mean pushing for marriage equality (in the only northeastern state that doesn’t have it).  It will even mean pushing for a fairer tax system and maybe even marijuana legalization.

I hope you will vote for Tom Wolf for governor and  Brad Koplinsky for Lt. Governor.  I’ve met both and they’re very committed and intelligent men who deserve your vote.  (Brad, by the way, graduated from my law school, so admittedly we spent most of our time together reminiscing about professors we had in common. Not only that, but he knows how to spell “lieutenant.”)

And don’t forget the other races.  There are good candidates who deserve your support for state representative and state senate.  There may even be other local races on the ballot where your vote is tremendously important (mayor, judge, dog catcher…). Please do a search for your area and see who is running so you can make up your mind.