The Fierce Urgency of Nov.

It doesn't have to be.

We don't have to suffer through two years of absolutely nothing getting done in Washington D.C. If the Obama coalition of young voters, minorities and women comes out to vote in the midterm elections this November, we might be able to get one or two things accomplished in the next two years. Unless we elect more Democrats to both chambers, the Republican controlled Congress has little hope of being able to order a pizza, much less solve our national problems.

I have to say, like many other Americans, including the President, I completely underestimated the attempts of Republicans in Congress to nullify an entire presidency. I thought he'd at least get an assist on the Infrastructure Bank idea. From the Affordable Care Act "Obamacare" to the failed closing of Guantanamo Bay, Congressional Republicans have mastered the art of "no." Why then, are Republicans favored to win both houses in these upcoming midterm elections? It's because Republicans, unlike Democrats, actually VOTE in the midterms. Are you terrified of Ebola and ISIL? Not really? Well your grandma sure is, and you bet she's going to vote come November 4th.

Americans are always complaining that Washington can never "get things done" but then two completely different electorates show up for the general (younger and more diverse) and the midterms (older and whiter) giving us the wonderfully broken democracy we see before us. It's time to put an end to the madness. It's time for the Obama coalition to show the country that this movement for change was never about this particular President, it was about our belief that when we stand up and take action, we can change this country for the better.

If grandma and grandpa can make it to the polls on November 4th, so can you. Yes you can.