By Isabella Hawkins
Baltimore Watchdog Staff Writer
As the U.S. gears up to vote on November 5, first-time voters in Maryland are navigating the current political climate based on their personal beliefs.
Priya Gordon, an 18-year-old from Upper Marlboro, places high importance on abortion rights. “It’s extremely important,” and “it should be optional,” she said.
Daisy Kilroy, a 19-year-old from Southern Maryland, is passionate about LGBTQ rights and has mixed emotions about gun policies. “Do I believe guns can be used in self-defense? Yeah. Do I feel like they should be in every single household? No,” she said.
Both voters say the Senate election is more important than the presidential one. “They actually do things to help us specifically. What may help West Virginia, for example, won’t help Maryland,” said Kilroy.
Gordon said the main reason she is voting this year is because of her conversations with her best friend.
Kilroy was initially against voting because she said she did not think her “little” vote would count against the mass opinions of other voters. But now? Complete the sentence here.
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