Listen: With each person I interviewed to about their efforts leading up to the November 2nd election, I posed them a question that cuts straight to the core of this week -- "Why vote?" While the question itself is straightforward, effective answers are not obvious. Fortunately, I had the good luck to chat with some pretty clever and thoughtful folks:

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"If it comes out of the kitchen and you don't tell her what you want, then you're just going to get this huge surprise and you might be disappointed."

"An elder once told me that if you're not at the table, you're on the menu."

Vote on Tuesday, November 2nd! If you need any encouragement to get to the polls, keep checking back on our website and airwaves this week for that extra push. And if you have questions about where to vote on November 2nd, check out our Simplest Milwaukee Election Guide.