Presidential Elections and VotersTo become president of the United States, you must gain the votes of the public. There are various ways to get votes. Candidates go through months of campaigning to get the votes needed to win the state. Some believe that the public makes the decision for president long before campaigns even begin, while others believe that campaigns are necessary to gain votes for a president. A campaign itself is not necessary to influence the public's decision. The focus is not on whether the campaign has the influential power to change people's opinions, but the focus is on the actual individual who votes. The individual has the power to choose whether to let the campaign influence their opinion or make the decision before the campaign. There are both cases where the individual makes a decision for the presidency before the campaign begins and when the individual makes a decision for the presidency due to the influence of the campaign. Campaigns matter in a democratic society and are important to some extent to those who actually follow them, but they are not equally important to everyone.