Super Tuesday was this week and the 2016 presidential candidates had a chance to pull support in their favor by winning over delegates from key states. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton both had big days, leading their respective parties with major victories.

Other candidates, such as Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio, are still vying for the Republican nomination with victories they deem fit enough to still give them a fighting chance against Trump. Cruz landed a key win in Texas, while Rubio won Minnesota.

Similarily on the Democratic front, Bernie Sanders still has a strong following. Despite a loss to Clinton and many publications calling his losses too big of a detriment to win the nomination, Sanders remains hopeful for his campaign.

All of this is fine and well, but none of it matters, from what social media can tell us.

On Facebook and Twitter, especially after the Super Tuesday results, users proclaim that they will not vote if the candidate they are supporting does not win their party’s nomination.

While it may seem like a long time before  the New York primary election on April 19, now is the time to start thinking about it, especially if so many potential voters are thinking about not voting.

When the primary nears, be ready to vote. If the candidate you originally supported does not get the nomination, take a good, hard look at whom the nominated candidates are, reevaluate who you’re supporting and at least make an effort to get to know who the other candidates are and what views they have.

Sanders’ voters claim they will not vote for Clinton’s and Clinton voters claim they will not vote for Sanders. It is a lose lose situation. If you do not agree with the candidate for your party, then seriously consider the other side, not only as your duty as an American voter, but for your own personal growth and knowledge.

Part of the problem with any election is that voters know who they want to vote for from the very start and will not stop supporting them, even when they are out of the race completely. Pride in and support of a candidate, whether it be a Democrat or Republican, is what makes an election great, but we also need to consider both sides.

At the end of the day, it is integral to vote no matter who is nominated. It is time to start thinking about it now, especially considering  that so many young voters at colleges and universities send in their absentee ballots.

Some may think voting would hurt the country if they vote for someone they don’t agree with. It may hurt it more to not vote at all.