This snapshot was gathered in conjunction with the Museum on Main Street program at the Smithsonian Institution and its "Stories from Main Street" initiative. The project is intended to capture Americans' impressions and stories about their small-town and rural neighborhoods, waterways, personal memories, cultural traditions, work histories, and thoughts about American democracy. This story is from a group of narratives inspired by the Smithsonian traveling exhibition, "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America."
Rosalia (00:00): Hi, my name is Rosalia. I'm from Tucson, Arizona, go Wildcats. And I truly believe my vote does matter, and that's why I encourage my children go out and vote.
(00:15): There's a lot of talking and disputing about the presidency, but that's a good thing about our democracy. We're able to voice our opinions. If you like what I have to say, if you don't like what I have to say, I'm okay to listen to what you have to say, I may not like what you have to say, but we're allowed to speak our minds.
(00:39): I guess, after the shooting of Gabby Giffords in Tucson got me thinking a lot about gun control and how it affects my children, and then school shootings, and I think that motivated me a lot to attend more seminars, give my opinion. We have a people coming door to door, who are asking opinions about gun control, some of the candidates who are running who are in favor, who aren't in favor. So, that actually, what they say has a lot to do with what I vote on.
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