The primary season has come and gone and, for better or worse, we know who the presumptive nominees for each party are. While the Democratic primary left many Bernie fans saddened, and the Republican primary left basically everyone devastated, it's time to accept the cards we've been dealt. I wanted to take this opportunity to give a run-down of each of the four (yes, four) candidates, and help clear up their positions. Consider this a "Candidate Cheat Sheet."

Name: Jill Stein

Political Affiliation:Green Party

Background: Stein was born in Chicago and raised in Highland Park, Illinois. She attended Harvard Medical School, and practiced internal medicine for 25 years. She lives in Lexington, Massachusetts with her husband and two sons.

Experience: She was a practicing physician for 25 years, until she became aware of the connection between health and environment. She turned to environmental activism, protesting local coal plants and advocating clean air and water. She has served on the Greater Boston board of Physicians for Social Responsibility since 1998. She has run two campaigns for Massachusetts governor, and ran for president on the Green Party ticket in 2012.

On The Issues:

Abortion:Stein is fiercely pro-choice, in favor of birth control, and giving women easy access to the "morning after" pill.

Civil Rights: Stein believes that everyone deserves full civil rights, including homosexuals. She feels that after marriage equality comes workplace equality. She has also stated that "religious freedom" is a surrogate for patriarchal domination.

Economy: In a response to the 2015 State of the Union, she said, "[We should] reject President Obama's framing of our situation. We have not had a recovery from the recession. One out of every two Americans is in or near poverty, including half of children in public schools...Average wages have been stagnant, and in fact decreasing." She also believes every willing and able person should be given a job. She also wants to "Set a $15/hour federal minimum wage. Break up “too-big-to-fail” banks and democratize the Federal Reserve. Reject gentrification as a model of economic development. Support development of worker and community cooperatives and small businesses. Make Wall Street, big corporations, and the rich pay their fair share of taxes."

Education: Her website says she seeks to "Abolish student debt to free a generation of Americans from debt servitude. Guarantee tuition-free, world-class public education from pre-school through university. End high stakes testing and public school privatization."

Environment: This is the Green Party's central issue. According to Stein's website, she wants to "Lead on a global treaty to halt climate change. End destructive energy extraction: fracking, tar sands, offshore drilling, oil trains, mountaintop removal, and uranium mines. Protect our public lands, water supplies, biological diversity, parks, and pollinators. Label GMOs, and put a moratorium on GMOs and pesticides until they are proven safe. Protect the rights of future generations."

Foreign Policy: She believes "Americans should buy from other Americans because that creates American jobs. We should restrict trade with any country which costs us jobs or which creates a trade deficit. Globalization is just another means of corporate influence over our society" and that "Defense spending includes huge amounts of pork-barrel spending and should be reduced dramatically. We should change our Defense policy to one of defense, instead of one where we police the world. Pull US troops out of Europe, Japan, Korea, and elsewhere. We are wrong to have a military that is as large as the rest of the world combined.

Gun Control: She believes in more regulations and background checks, and fewer guns in homes and around children.

Immigration: She states that immigration restrictions are basically racist to Hispanic and non-white communities. She is in favor of granting amnesty and full rights to residents of the US, regardless of their immigrant status.

The Appeal: Dr. Stein is extremely liberal, and shares many of the same values as Bernie Sanders. She could easily sway some "Bernie or Bust-ers". She also would be a stalwart supporter of environmental issues and lower/middle class Americans.

The Drawback: She can't win. Most of her votes would come from Hillary Clinton, and would only help to elect Donald Trump. She's also probably too liberal to be seriously considered by the masses.

Name: Gary Johnson

Political Affiliation:Libertarian Party

Background: Gary Johnson was born in Minot, North Dakota, and moved to New Mexico when he was young. He attended the University of New Mexico, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in political science. He found a business, Big J Enterprises, which he grew from a one-man operation to one of the biggest and most successful construction companies in New Mexico.

Experience: Johnson ran for Governor of New Mexico in 1994, and defeated Democratic incumbent Bruce King. He ran again in 1998 and won re-election. In 2012, he launched his campaign for the Republican nomination for president and, after losing to Mitt Romney, successfully ran a campaign for the Libertarian nomination.

On The Issues:

Abortion: Johnson believes it is a decision that should be left to the woman involved. He does maintain that he is in support of parental notification, counseling, and banning late-term abortion.

Civil Rights: He believes one of the jobs of the Federal Government is to guarantee marriage equality to homosexuals. He is also a huge supporter of the legalization of marijuana. He believes drugs should be treated as a health issue before a criminal justice issue.

Economy: His website states, "Governor Johnson has pledged that his first major act as President will be to submit to Congress a truly balanced budget. No gimmicks, no imaginary cuts in the distant future. Real reductions to bring spending into line with revenues, without tax increases. No line in the budget will be immune from scrutiny and reduction. And he pledges to veto any legislation that will result in deficit spending, forcing Congress to override his veto in order to spend money we don’t have."

Education: Johnson believes there is no role for the Federal Government in education, and believes decisions should be left to the state and local levels. He is against Common Core and would eliminate the Department of Education. Johnson is also an advocate for a school choice and voucher program, as well as raising teacher pay.

Environment: According to his website, "The environment is a precious gift and needs to be protected. Gov. Johnson believes strongly that the first responsibility of government is to protect citizens from those who would do them harm... Consistent with that responsibility, Gary Johnson believes it is the proper role of government to enforce reasonable environmental protections. He did so as Governor, and would do so as President."

Foreign Policy: Johnson believes we can no longer provide foreign aid to countries when it does not directly involve the United States. He believes it is important to be wary of our place in the world, but that we cannot continue to get involved in things that won't affect us. Johnson has also raised the issue of various treaties we have that require the United States to defend other countries' borders, and has said they didn't go through Congress.

Gun Control: He has stated in an interview, "I'm one of those who believe the bumper sticker: If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns. The first people who are going to be in line to turn in their guns are law-abiding citizens. Criminals are going to be left with guns. I believe that concealed carry is a way of reducing gun violence."

Immigration: His website says, "Having served as Governor of a border state, Gary Johnson understands immigration. He understands that a robust flow of labor, regulated not by politics, but by the marketplace, is essential. He understands that a bigger fence will only produce taller ladders and deeper tunnels, and that the flow of illegal immigrants across the border is not a consequence of too little security, but rather a legal immigration system that simply doesn’t work. Militarizing the border, bigger fences, and other punitive measures espoused by too many politicians are all simplistic “solutions” to a problem caused by artificial quotas, bureaucratic incompetence and the shameful failure of Congress to actually put in place an immigration system that matches reality."

The Appeal: Gary Johnson has a little something for everyone. He is fiscally conservative and socially liberal. His "hand-off" approach to government could be appealing to some, and he could sway Independents (as well as people who aren't ready to support Clinton or Trump) to his cause. He's sitting at 10% in the polls and I expect it to rise.

The Drawback: While he may have a little something for everyone, Johnson probably has a few policies that will be deal-breakers for you. If you like his stance on guns, chances are you will probably dislike his position on abortion. If you think his environmental policies are cause for celebration, you probably won't be able to get on board with some parts of his education platform.

Side Note: He is wildly and wonderfully weird.

Name: Donald Trump

Party Affiliation: Republican Party

Background: Donald J. Trump was born in Queens, New York to Mary Anne and Fred Trump, one of the city's most successful real estate developer. Due to behavior issues, Donald went to the New York Military Academy when he was 13. He attended Fordham University for his first two years of college, then transferred to the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. He continued his father's work as a real estate developer during the 1980s and 90s, and ventured into new projects, such as beauty pageants and television, later on.

Experience: Trump is a world-renown business man and entrepreneur. Forbesestimates his net worth to $4.5 billion, even though Trump says it's closer to $10 billion. He has made many profitable investments and had numerous successful ventures. He waded into political waters in 2011 with the "birther movement", in which he claimed that President Obama wasn't actually born in the United States.

On The Issues:

Abortion: In the CNN-Telemundo Republican debate, Donald Trump was quoted as saying, "As far as Planned Parenthood is concerned, I'm pro-life. I'm totally against abortion, having to do with Planned Parenthood. But millions and millions of women -- cervical cancer, breast cancer -- are helped by Planned Parenthood. So you can say whatever you want, but they have millions of women going through Planned Parenthood that are helped greatly. And I wouldn't fund it. I would defund it because of the abortion factor, which they say is 3 percent. I don't know what percentage it is. They say it's 3%. But I would defund it, because I'm pro-life. But millions of women are helped by Planned Parenthood." In a town hall with Chris Matthews, Trump said that he believes women who had obtained an abortion should be subject to punishment, should the practice be banned.

Civil Rights: Donald Trump's treatment of women has been called into question many times this election cycle. He has refuted these claims by saying he has consistently hired women for high ranking positions within his companies, even when no one else was doing the same. In his book, Crippled America, Trump writes, "None of the people who whine about the way I talk to women mention the fact that I voluntarily promoted gender equality in a male-dominated industry. The women who have worked for me will vouch for the fact that I was as demanding of them as I was of their male counterparts." (166)

Economy: He is seeking to provide tax relief to the middle class, simplify the tax code, and grow the economy. His new tax code involves breaking people up into tax brackets based on their income. He also places a high priority on getting jobs back into the U.S. In a CNBC debate, Trump said, "We're going to make a dynamic economy from what we have right now. We're going to bring jobs back from Japan, we're going to bring jobs back from China, we're going to bring, frankly, jobs back from Mexico where, as you probably saw, Nabisco is leaving Chicago with one of their biggest plants, and they're moving it to Mexico. We're going to bring jobs and manufacturing back. We're going to cut costs. We're going to save Social Security, and we're going to save Medicare."

Education: Trump believes in letting local governments handle education. He is vehemently agains Common Core, and has suggested he would do away with the Department of Education. In an interview on Fox News Sunday, Trump said, "We're going to be cutting tremendous amounts of money and waste and fraud and abuse. But, no, I'm not cutting services, but I am cutting spending. But I may cut Department of Education. Common Core is a very bad thing. I think that it should be local education. If you look at a Jeb Bush and some of these others, they want children to be educated by Washington, D.C. bureaucrats."

Environment: Trump is adamant about cutting the Environmental Protection Agency, calling it a disgrace.

Foreign Policy: He feels like America is being taken advantage of by our allies. Trump has said he would withdraw troops from South Korea and Japan unless they pay more in compensation for protection. He is strongly against the Iran Deal, saying, "The Iran deal is one of the worst deals I have ever seen negotiated in my entire life. It's a disgrace that this country negotiated that deal." Trump often brings up that he was against the Iraq War and that it was a huge mistake, even claiming President George W. Bush should have been impeached over it. He also says he would keep troops in Afghanistan due to the nuclear weapons in Pakistan.

Gun Control: Trump is against any sort of ban of guns. Trump's website says, "Gun and magazine bans are a total failure. That’s been proven every time it’s been tried. Opponents of gun rights try to come up with scary sounding phrases like “assault weapons”, “military-style weapons” and “high capacity magazines” to confuse people. What they’re really talking about are popular semi-automatic rifles and standard magazines that are owned by tens of millions of Americans." He has also insisted, "The gun-free zones are target practice for the sickos and for the mentally ill. They look for gun-free zones."

Immigration: Following the shooting in San Bernardino, Trump called for a total and complete shut down of Muslims entering the United States. As for Mexican immigrants, he has stated, "When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best... They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people." He has promised that he would build a wall between the southern border of the United States and the northern border of Mexico, in order to keep illegal immigrants from crossing. He suggests Mexico should pay for that wall. He also believes the United States should deport the 11 million undocumented immigrants, and would put a "deportation force" in place.

The Appeal: With the divisive nature of George W. Bush's presidency, and the gridlock in Washington seen throughout the last eight years, Americans are fed up with the way things are being done. They feel that they have been let down repeatedly by senators, governors, and congressmen on both sides of the aisle. Donald Trump is a new kind of politician; one that isn't bound to the "business as usual" mentality found in politics, or the "political correctness" many think are ruining society.

The Drawback: Since announcing his candidacy on June 16, 2015, Donald Trump has said something horribly controversial almost every single day. Whether it's proposing a ban on a certain people group based on their religion, or saying a judge is unfit to preside over a case because of his race, many fear what Donald Trump's America would look like. While he does have his supporters, he has even more detractors, who say they worry about what a Trump presidency would mean.

Name: Hillary Clinton

Party Affiliation: Democratic Party

Background: Hillary Clinton was born in Chicago, Illinois and moved to Park Ridge, Illinois when she was young. She attended Wellesley University and majored in political science. She later went on to study at Yale Law School, where she met Bill Clinton. The two were married in 1975, and moved to Arkansas. They have one daughter together, Chelsea. Bill served as Governor of Arkansas, and went on to become the 42nd President of the United States.

Experience: Clinton worked for the Rose Law Firm, specializing in patent infringement, intellectual property law, and pro bono child advocacy work. She served as First Lady of the United States from 1992 to 2000, pushing for healthcare reform and various other policy issues. She ran for the office of Senator from New York in 2000, and served two terms in that position. Clinton ran for president in 2008, but lost in a close primary election to Barack Obama. She served as Obama's Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013.

On The Issues:

Abortion: Clinton is pro-choice, and believes women have the choice to obtain an abortion if they choose. She is also a strong supporter of federal funding for Planned Parenthood. She has said, ""I believe we need to protect access to safe and legal abortion, not just in principle but in practice. Any right that requires you to take extraordinary measures to access it is no right at all."

Civil Rights: In a PBS debate, Clinton said "There are other racial discrepancies... young people, particularly young men, are pushed out of school early, are denied employment opportunities. So, when we talk about criminal justice reform and ending the era of mass incarceration, we also have to talk about jobs, education, housing, and other ways of helping communities." She believes LGBT Americans should have full federal equality, and she has been a strong supporter of equal pay for women.

Economy: Clinton wants to go after shadow banking, like the Lehman Brothers. In a 2015 Democratic debate, Clinton said, "You can look at what I did in the Senate. I did introduce legislation to rein in compensation. I've laid out a very aggressive plan to rein in Wall Street--not just the big banks. That's a part of the problem and I am going right at them. I have a comprehensive, tough plan. But I went further than that. We have to go after what is called the shadow banking industry. Those hedge funds. Look at what happened in '08, AIG, a big insurance company, Lehman Brothers, an investment bank helped to bring our economy down. So, I want to look at the whole problem and that's why my proposal is much more comprehensive than anything else that's been put forth." She also supports raising the federal minimum wage to $12 an hour, and provide tax relief to families.

Education: According to her website, she says she wants to "Make high-quality education available to every child—in every ZIP code—in America, ensure that teachers receive the training, mentorship, and support they need to succeed and thrive in the classroom, and ensure students with disabilities have the resources and support they need throughout their school years." She also has a "New College Compact" plan, which would make public universities debt-free, and prevent the Federal Government from profiting off of students.

Environment: Clinton has several ideas for battling climate change and environmental issues. Her website says she seeks to "Generate enough renewable energy to power every home in America, with half a billion solar panels installed by the end of Hillary’s first term, cut energy waste in American homes, school, hospitals, and offices by a third and make American manufacturing the cleanest and most efficient in the world, reduce American oil consumption by a third through cleaner fuels and more efficient cars, boilers, ships and trucks."

Foreign Policy: She has continually turned to her time as Secretary of State as proof of experience in this area. In an MSNBC debate, Clinton said, "Having run a hard race against Senator Obama, he turned to me to be Secretary of State. And when it comes to the biggest counterterrorism issues that we faced in this administration, namely whether or not to go after bin Laden, I was at that table, I was exercising my judgment to advise the president on what to do, on Iran, on Russia on China, on a whole raft of issues. You've got to be ready on day one."

Gun Control: She is a strong supporter of gun control and regulation. In a CNN debate, she said, "We have to look at the fact that we lose 90 people a day from gun violence. This has gone on too long and it's time the entire country stood up against the NRA. The majority of our country supports background checks, and even the majority of gun owners do."

Immigration: Clinton's website says, “We have to finally and once and for all fix our immigration system—this is a family issue. It’s an economic issue too, but it is at heart a family issue. If we claim we are for family, then we have to pull together and resolve the outstanding issues around our broken immigration system. The American people support comprehensive immigration reform not just because it’s the right thing to do—and it is—but because it will strengthen families, strengthen our economy, and strengthen our country. That’s why we can’t wait any longer, we can’t wait any longer for a path to full and equal citizenship.” She supports the DREAM act, and believes immigrant kids deserve state college and healthcare.

The Appeal: In terms of resume, Hillary Clinton is in a league of her own. President Obama has said "I don't think there's ever been someone so qualified to hold this office." While many may oppose her policies and ideas, few can argue that she is prepared for the job. If you like what President Obama has accomplished in his eights years and are looking for a continuation of his administration, Clinton is a natural choice.

The Drawback: Clinton has a trust issue. A Washington Post poll from March found that 57% of Americans find her untrustworthy. From her email scandal to her role in the Benghazi affair, Hillary Clinton has a career that seems to be filled with scandal. In addition to that, the Democratic primary season was divisive. Many Bernie Sanders supporters feel he was treated unfairly and don't view Clinton in a necessarily positive light.

The next five months will be nothing but interesting. Don't forget to get out and vote on November 8, 2016 and make your voice heard!