A Few Votes Can Make A Huge Difference.

Just like many of you,  I see the news each day. Lately, all you hear about is the big vote coming up in the state of  Iowa at the Iowa caucus. I realize,  you can quickly get tired of hearing about this vote especially considering we have a lot  of state primaries still to go through. Recently,  I heard some one say,' So what's the big deal about voting? What difference does it really make? Well, let's see if  we can take a look at some voting history in America and see if a few votes, or in one case just one  vote made any  real difference.
  In the1960 Presidential election John F Kennedy,  received  34,220,911 popular votes former Vice President Nixon,  received 34,108,157 popular votes the popular vote was 49.7 for Kennedy,  to 49.6 for former Vice President Nixon, . John F Kennedy,  became President in 1960 by a mere 112,827 votes that is less than one half of one percentage point.While it is true that Kennedy,  won the Electoral College vote 303 to 219, some have suggested that Nixon would have won the popular vote if just one person in each  voting prescient would have changed their vote  The 1960 Presidential election,  was one of the closest elections in American history in fact, to find the next closest Presidential election,  you would have to go back to the Presidential election of 1916. The Presidential election of 1960 clearly shows just what a major difference a few votes can make.
  On February 24, 1868 President Andrew Johnson,  was formerly impeached by the House of Representatives. but, on March 16, 1868 a straw poll was held in the Senate,  and thanks to a radical Republican named Edmund G Ross,  who vocally said,  President Johnson,  was not guilty of  the crime of  high crimes and misdemeanors President Andrew Johnson's impeachment trail came to an end,  by one vote on May 26, 1868 the Senate vote for President Johnson's removal from office was 35 to 19 thus by one vote the Senate fell short of the two thirds vote needed for President Johnson's  formal impeachment and removal from office.the Senate tried on two  occasions to get Senator Edmund G Ross to change his vote but he would not so,  President Andrew Johnson, avoided impeachment by a single vote sometimes even one vote can make a huge difference!
  As you can clearly see, a few votes, and sometimes just a single vote,  can really make a difference. Remember, many good men and women have fought and in many cases died to give you both the freedom and the right to vote, so when you get the chance go and vote you may be surprised at the difference just a few votes or even your one vote may make in American history. The only question then is, Will you vote? I hope you will vote,  and thus, dare to make a difference. As always, my friends, these thoughts remain, just, some words, to think on.