 two steps forward one step back 2008 2012 2016 two steps forward one step back i spent tuesday november 8th 2016 working at my local polling place i saw an 18 year old woman voting for the first time her eyes beaming as she walked into her voting booth proud to vote like a girl i met a pakistani couple the husband was registered to vote but the wife wasn't i've almost complete in my citizenship she told me i'll be back here to vote in four years i met an upper middle class man wearing a suit that i could never afford who asked for my help with his ballot i don't care if you see who i'm voting for but are these democrat judges my only option yes i say they're running uncontested do i have to vote for them he asks no you can leave that section blank two steps forward one step back a huge step back to all the bad ombres and nasty women and more we will never forget and we will move forward together not one step back