Article snippet: Obama spoke in front of more than 2,000 people packed inside the school gym at Chaparral High School in Las Vegas, complaining about the political system while promoting her voter registration group When We All Vote. “Believe me, I am frustrated, too,” she said. “I am sick of all the chaos and the nastiness of our politics. It’s exhausting and, frankly, it’s depressing. I understand wanting to shut it all out.” The former first lady criticized political efforts to maintain the integrity of the electoral system as voter suppression, urging the crowd to vote so “other people” would not be making decisions on their behalf. “When you don’t vote, that’s exactly what you’re doing—you’re letting other people make decisions for you,” Obama said. “We get the leaders we vote for. We get the policies we vote for. And when we don’t vote, that’s when we wind up with government of, by and for other people.” “They’re finding all kinds of ways to keep you at home, hoping that when you hear about all those things, you’ll just give up,” she added. “Don’t let anybody intimidate you from being a part of this process.” Several celebrities, including actresses Kelly McCreary and Lana Parrilla of the ABC show Once Upon a Time, WNBA athlete Carolyn Swords, and comedian Keegan-Michael Key, also spoke at the rally. Even though Obama’s initiative is billed as “nonpartisan,” it has a lot of connections to former President Barack Obama’s campaign. The organization—which Obama launched in Jul... Link to the full article to read more