Steph Curry, Dwyane Wade, Chris Paul among athletes who want you to vote
Athletes are among the many taking to social media to share photos of “I voted” stickers while urging others to hit the polls for the 2018 midterms. While some are sharing who they voted for, most are pushing for more activism and turnout at the polls in a non-presidential year.
NBA, WNBA leads voter registration/turnout push
The Golden State Warriors are among the most politically active in the league and that begins at the top with head coach Steve Kerr. Kerr penned a piece with Sports Illustrated’s Chris Ballard that urged people to vote, writing “You’ve got the voice. Why not use it?”
“It’s the least we can do, considering people fought, and in many cases gave their lives, for our right to do this.”
Steph Curry teamed up with Chance the Rapper and Vote Save America to show people how to vote.
Voting is easy. You barely have to threaten anyone.
Make sure you vote: https://t.co/nVq2paZVin #votesaveamerica #podsaveamericahbo pic.twitter.com/uDkfjWgQFv
— Pod Save America (@PodSaveAmerica) November 2, 2018
And the NBPA spent the week sharing stories and tweets of teams urging people to go out and vote.
Dwyane Wade disclosed his vote early Tuesday, then spent the morning retweeting basketball related tweets with “Go vote!”
There’s too much at stake in this election to sit it out — that’s why I’m proudly supporting Mayor Andrew Gillum for Governor. Make change happen. Go vote TODAY. #VoteItForward #Florida pic.twitter.com/LoEVVLiY1w
— DWade (@DwyaneWade) November 6, 2018
VOTE✅ #WhenWeAllVote pic.twitter.com/sCjnB7okAK
— Chris Paul (@CP3) November 6, 2018
Ok #america I voted, my wife voted and now it's your turn. Please go out and #VOTE vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote!@RockTheVote @NBA @celtics Make sure your voice is heard
— TheBillRussell (@RealBillRussell) November 3, 2018
WNBA teams up with Rock the Vote
Rock the Vote teamed up with the Warriors last year for an Election Day video. This year it’s the WNBA players association (WNBPA) with Rebekkah Brunson, Chiney Ogwumike, Carolyn Swords, Renee Montgomery and Kayla McBride.
NFL players get out the vote
New Orleans Saints tight end Benjamin Watson urged people to vote in Peter King’s Football Morning in America, a portion of which was he retweeted Tuesday morning.
It's Election Day. Vote.
Listen to @Saints' @BenjaminSWatson. pic.twitter.com/BdJM7HNIyR
— Peter King (@peter_king) November 6, 2018
The NFLPA urged its players to vote.
This is it! It’s #ElectionDay . If you haven’t done so, Go Vote! Tell your friends, family, neighbors to do the same.#BeAVoter pic.twitter.com/wnvrgxbLYi
— Josh Dobbs (@josh_dobbs1) November 6, 2018
GO VOTE
— Jarvis Juice Landry (@God_Son80) November 5, 2018
Athletes share why they voted
Hundreds of other athletes are taking to social media to urge fans and followers to exercise their right to vote today during the midterm elections. Olympic alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin, 23, shared why she ultimately decided to vote instead of sitting it out.
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