Daytona-area political consultant's advice to voters: 'It’s Election Day! Don’t waste it'

Daytona-area political consultant Jim Oddie with Rosie Red / Headline Surfer®Daytona-area political consultant Jim Oddie with Fla. Attorney General Pam Bondi / Headline Surfer®Photos for Headline Surfer /
Whether he's hanging out wih favorite Cincinati Reds mascot, 'Rosie Red,' or hobnobbing with the likes of hile giving his wife at home a break or hobnobbing with the likes of Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, political consultant and Cinncinati Reds baseball fan Jim Oddie is consistent in his advice to citizens who complain about government: 'Get out off your but and vote!'
 
By Jim Oddie
Exclusive guest column for Headline Surfer®
 

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- As a political consultant, here's the best practical advice I can share with you today: It’s Election Day! Don’t waste it.

That means get out and vote. No excuses.

Today is the day where all the voting whether it’s early or absentee really counts.

Election Day is the day the ones who have been sitting on the sidelines waiting for the “October Surprise” to happen vote

Some of you voted early and others voted an “absentee ballot.” It’s time to start calling that what it is, which is voting by mail.

Truthfully, I don’t care when you vote or how you vote but when you vote; make sure that your vote counts!

Cast you ballot for someone who is trending in the polls. Cast your vote for someone who actually has a chance to win.

I know -- I know: I’ve heard it all the excuses before:

Excuse A: “I’m not voting because they’re all corrupt;”

Excuse B: “I’m voting for the libertarian to send a message to the GOP and the Democrats;”

Excuse C: “I’m going to write-in Mickey Mouse."

This last one only works in Alaska. Stop it! This isn’t your high school student governmrnt association election.

This is your future and that of your children and grandchildren, too. If you haven’t already voted early or by voted mail, then get you butt out and vote. But don’t waste your vote! Vote for someone who has a statistical chance to win and vote for the adults in the race.

This is your future and that of your children and grandchildren, too. If you haven’t already voted early or by voted mail, then get you butt out and vote. But don’t waste your vote! Vote for someone who has a statistical chance to win and vote for the adults in the race. 

Stop voting for the person who promises to give you the most money from the government.

Instead, vote for the person who has the best chance of creating a business friendly environment where you can get a job and support yourself and your family. Vote for people who are pro-liberty, for less government, for lower taxes.

Vote for those who want to protect our country from foreign invaders.

Let’s get more to the point! Vote for people who reject President Obama and his failed policies. Vote well in this election to ensure that we a country worth saving in the 2016 election.  

A vote is a terrible thing to waste so, so get off of your butt and vote!

Drop what you’re doing and go vote.

And when you’re done voting, then you can hold the person whom you voted for accountable for the promises they made during the campaign.

Jim Oddie wrote this guest column exclusively for HeadlineSurfer.com. Oddie works as a political and media analyst, strategist and consultant. In addition to his political activities, Oddie is a PADI SCUBA Instructor, an emergency medical technician and a licensed massage therapist. He lives beachside in an unincorporated area of Volusia County south of Daytona Beach where he enjoys living with one less layer of government and taxes. He is a graduate of Daytona State College, University of Central Florida and Leadership Institute.