Former President Obama on Wednesday pushed back against several excuses citizens often give for not voting.

Obama makes the pitch for voting in a new “Get Out The Vote” feature from media company ATTN. In it, Obama shuts down seven excuses, such as "I don't care about politics" and "I can't relate to the candidates," that people use to justify not voting in election.

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Obama makes several pitches for why voting is important, saying that when citizens opt out of voting, it allows other people to fill the void and do nothing about what "you'd like to see government do."

He later slammed the idea that one could get away with saying that they can't relate to candidates, noting how this year more women are running for office than ever before.

"This year, more than any other year, you have the chance to change the face of politics," he said, recalling an event earlier this year in which Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Mark Elliot ZuckerbergKey Democrat opposes GOP Section 230 subpoena for Facebook, Twitter, Google Many Google staff may never return to office full time Hillicon Valley: FBI, DHS warn that foreign hackers will likely spread disinformation around election results | Social media platforms put muscle into National Voter Registration Day | Trump to meet with Republican state officials on tech liability shield MORE testified before Congress.

"You remember those hearings where members of Congress were asking Zuckerberg questions like they'd never used the internet before? That's because they haven't," Obama said.

"Here’s your chance to vote for people who actually know what the internet is."

Obama goes on to respond to other excuses like "my vote doesn't matter," "midterms are boring" and "I'm uninformed," before making a final plea to vote in the general election.

"Sometimes these elections are even more important than a presidential race," Obama said.

The message comes roughly three weeks before the midterm elections, as Democrats try to seize on opposition to President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE to retake control of the House and possibly the Senate.

Obama has endorsed hundreds of Democratic candidates running this year. He also began appearing at campaign events in September in places such as Pennsylvania and Ohio to rally support for the Democratic Party.