Free and open bias disclaimer: I am a young adult in college, which may predispose me to certain opinions based on this demographic. I come from a liberal middle-class family with children. I am a feminist and I am white. I originally planned on supporting Hillary Clinton very early on, but now that I have gotten to know the candidates I plan to support Bernie Sanders. I no longer believe she is fit to be President. I will talk to anyone who shares different opinions than me, but if you tell me you're a Republican or you don't vote I'm going to have some preconceived ideas about you (as I would expect you to have of me -- it's a human thing to do). That being said I've been alive and alert for three of the past Presidental elections. I follow politics like some people follow sports and I think the attention is better deserved than your favorite football team. But that doesn't mean you behave the same way.
1. This is a very interesting election.
I remember 2008 being exciting. To be fair, I was in fifth grade and I received a Scholastic Magazine that detailed the candidates, and I liked Barack Obama from the beginning. For little to no actual reason. I actually convinced my parents to support him after John Edwards dropped out right before the caucus in Kansas where we lived at the time.
That being said, maybe it's because I'm older, but this election is amazing and terrifying to watch. Donald Trump and Ted Cruz defy even accurate name-calling on my behalf because all of my potential insults (douchebag, loony-bin escapees, nutjob) seemed offensive to people who are actually douchebags, out of a loony-bin, or nutjobs. They both terrify me in so many different ways.
Hillary and Bernie entered the race, with Hillary being seen as the predominant perceived frontrunner and Bernie having a small but mighty support-base. It's semi-evolved into a finger pointing game where one side seems to be the only ones backing themselves up with factual support rather than ethos appeals.
2. It's so close and everyone is so mad.
I can't see anyone voting for anyone but whom they're supporting at the moment. I know that if the Democratic Party splits, it could mean a Republican in the White House. However, the idea of voting for Hillary Clinton makes me nearly nauseous. Literally.
3. What if everything splits?
The idea that we could have a four major candidate race in 2016 is not far off, but it is amazing. Someone fact check how many years has it been? Feel free to yell at me on the internet. I will use this to gloat if I'm right. If so I'm totally voting for Bernie.
4. It needs to be easier and clearer for college students to vote -- the voter suppression is real.
I had a disastrous experience trying to file an absentee ballot that ended in me not being able to vote in this primary. It's no surprise that they want it to be hard for young people to vote. As long as you live in your state of residence, I think you should be able to vote in the county you're in and have it "forwarded" to the county you select. What's so hard about that?
5. Stop calling Hillary Clinton harpy.
Harpy is what the men in my life used to call me or the other women in my life when they said something the men didn't like or didn't want to hear. Stop it. It's annoying. If you're going to throw shade, take aim.
Nuff said.



























