The Trust Issue with Voters

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Created on Tuesday, 03 November 2026 02:03

Written by Asher Ballantine

With Election Day less than 24 hours away, some voters have acknowledged their lack of trust in many politicians.

During a student town hall with Representative Becca Balint, she mentioned the fact that many voters feel somewhat disenfranchised, not just from the voting process, but from the political process as a whole.

“Just know that I feel it so deeply that there is an increasing level of distrust in this country across the political aisle about whether members of Congress, regardless of the legislature, are really thinking about you and the issues that matter. So that's on us.”

We spoke with Becca after her forum to get a better understanding of the apathetic sentiment that many voters share.

“It's difficult to make the case to someone who is still really struggling financially, who may have voted in the past, why their vote is going to make a difference. And it is important for us as elected officials to do events like this, to be in front of voters, to answer questions, to be transparent.”

We spoke with some voters to get a better idea of why they may feel excluded from the political process, many of whom said they were tired of the lies.

“And then the toughest part, really, is trying to tell whether they're being honest about their platform, whether they're going to follow through on the things that they say that are important to them,” one voter said.

“I love it when they lie to us. I love it when they feed us the lies, and then they double back on what they said they were going to do, and then they don't do it,” a separate voter said.

With a crucial midterm race officially coming to its climax tomorrow, it’ll be up to the candidates to keep their promises.