American Voter: Jacqueline Beaulieu

US President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling for the presidency in a sharply divided United States. Trump has been focusing on “law and order”, Biden has been trying to strike a conciliatory note. The Black Lives Matter movement, and whether Trump will release his taxes are among the many issues Americans will consider when choosing their president. As the hotly contested election approaches, Al Jazeera has been speaking to voters across the US asking nine questions to understand who they are supporting and why. Jacqueline Beaulieu   Age: 23 Occupation: Regional Organizing Director for NextGen America Residence: Dane County, Wisconsin Voted in 2016: Hillary Clinton Will vote in 2020: Joe Biden Top election issue: Climate Change Will you vote? Why or why not? “It’s really important to vote and for everyone to vote because it’s our way, in this country, of having our say in politics most directly. “There have been so many races that have come so close. I mean in 2016, among the battleground states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin, I think it came down to 70,000 or 80,000 people –  that’s enough for a football stadium, so it came down to a football stadium worth of people. And I know in Virginia, where I grew up, there have been some really close state legislature races, one coming down to pulling a name out of a bowl. “So, really, everyone’s vote matters. It’s the way to have your say in what you think the future of our country or your city should look like. Everyone should go out and vote!” What is your number one issue? “My number one issue this election is climate change. I think for people in my generation – I’m on the cusp of a millennial and Gen Z – I think for people about my age, climate change is really important to us because we’re already seeing it happen right now. “The West Coast is on fire, their skies are literally orange. I think I read somewhere that they ran out of names to name hurricanes in the Southeast because there have been so many this season, which is terrible, but it really just shows that we’re already feeling the effects of climate change now and it’s happening all over the world. style="width: 100%; height: 100%; position: absolute; top: 0; bottom: 0; right: 0; left: 0;">