I think that everyone in America is fully aware of what a disaster this presidential race is turning out to be. Just a couple months ago, I was mocking the fact that Donald Trump thought that he had a chance and now he's dominating in the primaries. Just a few weeks ago, I thought that Bernie Sanders was unstoppable until he lost numerous states to Hillary Clinton during the last Super Tuesday. It has been a whirlwind of events and, to be honest, they have been pretty scary.

With such a crazy race happening and the media feeding us the scandals, it has made me think critically about where I truly stand with my political views and beliefs. This will be my first election that I can vote in, that I can participate in, and I like to think that I did a good job with trying to analyze what party I fit in.

For me, I looked at each candidate and asked myself "What can they do for me?" That made me think about what I stood for and what I needed. I am a bi-racial woman with a Latin background. I come from a working-class family in a tiny blue state. I am a college student in the arts who will be in debt when she graduates. I have experienced racism and sexism first hand. These are just some of the major things that I analyzed about myself to try to figure out who was the best fit for me.

So, when there is a candidate like Donald Trump demonizing Hispanic people and Latinos, stereotyping Muslims and people of the Middle East, and humiliating women, it doesn't sit right with me. When there are Republican governors and senators across the country endorsing him and all of the things that he's said, that doesn't sit right with me either.

There is literally nothing that Donald Trump or any of the Republican candidates in this race could offer me as President. I know that I am not alone in this demographic and I think that it is important to think about where you fit.

As a woman, I want someone who is focused on maintaining and enhancing women's rights, not attacking organizations like Planned Parenthood, allowing them to do their jobs, and assisting them. As a woman, I have a right to reproductive health care. It is my body and only I know what is best for it. As a woman, I want someone who will fight for equal pay. Being Latina, I make 53 cents to the dollar (In comparison to the 64 cents that black women make and the 77 cents that white women make). I am tired of having to accept that I am paid less because I am a woman and also because of my race. As a woman, I want to be able to have a career and a family one day. I want the right to paid family leave so that I can not only have children, but also have a career.

As a person of color, I want someone who is focused on combating the racism that is still so heavily embedded into our society. I do not want someone who condones or feeds into it. I want someone who will stand with me and the many others in this country who are being judged, stereotyped, and discriminated against simply for their race. I want someone who approaches illegal immigration more logically and humanly, instead of suggesting "building a wall."

As a student, I want someone who is focused on making college more affordable and focused on loan forgiveness programs for recent graduates. I am going to be in thousands of dollars worth of debt and I know people my age who are approaching almost one-hundred thousand dollars worth of debt. College graduates are our future, but some drown in debt because higher education is almost unobtainable to the lower class.

This is me. This who I am and what I want. I see hope for the things that I want in both of the democratic candidates, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. However, I know that not everyone fits into my wants and needs and that's OK. That's why it is so important, especially for millennials, to figure out what is best for you.

I urge and challenge my fellow millennials to really think about who you are, where you are heading, and what you want out of your country. This may be the most crucial Presidential race in history. Don't cheat yourself by not doing your research. Develop your own views. Don't be influenced. Think bigger than the small town that you grew up in. Think bigger than what your parents believe or what the media says. Your vote is about you. Whether you find that the Republican or Democratic candidates suit you better, figure it out. This is not the time to not care, this is the time for you to do your research and give a vote that matters and counts.