‘With politics, I’m just not informed enough to be interested in it.’

Amir Awadallah is a second-year electrical engineering student at Milwaukee Area Technical College who hopes to work as a technical designer at We Energies after he graduates.

Karakis: Are you interested in politics? Why or why not?

Awadallah: Not really. I feel like with politics, I’m just not informed enough to be interested in it, and I just don’t really have the time to research it.

Karakis: Do you plan on voting this fall?

Awadallah: It depends on if I have time for it. If I have time for it, I will vote.

Karakis: Is voting important to you? What motivates you to vote?

Awadallah: I think it’s important because you should. That’s what we fought for, to be able to have the right to vote and be able to decide who leads our country, our states, all of that.

Karakis: How are you feeling this fall about everything going on in politics?

Awadallah: I feel like you should always be scared about change. So, I feel a little bit scared, because when change happens, you don’t know what’s going to change.

Karakis: Do you know what kind of change you’re scared about? Is it a certain party change, or something like a pricing change?

Awadallah: More of the pricing. If stuff costs more, that affects me the most, I feel like, compared to other things.

Karakis: Do you care more about certain issues or about party loyalty?

Awadallah: I’m more about certain issues. I wouldn’t say I’m Republican or Democrat. I’m more in the middle.

Karakis: How would you be affected by the outcome of the governor’s race between Democrat David Crowley and Republican Tom Tiffany?

Awadallah: Obviously, when I vote, I would be happier if the person I voted for won compared to the other way.

Karakis: How important do you think Wisconsin’s midterm outcome is to national politics?

Awadallah: It’s important. That’s how we voice our opinions, by voting for them, and they voice our opinions through the Senate. So, I think it’s very important.

Karakis: Do you have any concerns about how the outcome of this election could affect your education?

Awadallah: Obviously it could. It could raise prices for my tuition. It could change the market for my job. You never know what could happen.