We've all heard the saying: "The lesser of two evils." Mainly, this principle is applied when dealing with politics or situations in which either outcome seems unfavorable—you choose the least evil of the options given. Normally I make this choice with ice cream flavors—all ice cream is bad for you, but which flavor tastes better.
However, the way I see it, currently any outcome of the 2016 Presidential Election seems unfavorable in some way, and I'm not sure that I feel comfortable participating in an election that doesn't blatantly have a candidate that possesses all the qualities of a true president. That being said, I am not positive I will be voting in this election.
This will be the first presidential election that I am of age to vote, and up until this point, I have had every intention of casting my vote come November. I can remember being in elementary and middle school, wishing I could participate in deciding the next President of the United States. The idea of choosing the next leader of our country seemed exciting and made me feel as if I could be involved.
It's not that I have become an apathetic voter as I've gotten older; I do believe my vote counts, and I do care about who wins the election, I just don't want to place my vote in favor of someone a little less evil, only because the other nominee was too evil.
Granted, there are candidates that I find myself supporting for a majority of reasons, but as to be expected, there are negative aspects of the candidates that I wish weren't there. Of course it is understood that candidates need to please a wide group of people in order to win most of the vote—they're not just trying to appeal to me, but when I think four years from now, I'm scared about where those negative aspects will lead the country.
Then there are candidates that I wouldn't vote for in a million years. Candidates that I perceive as undoubtedly evil and can't even believe could be a potential nominee, let alone one day sit in the Oval Office. Candidates that I would 100 percent, vote against, if I felt that their opponent was 100 percent the opposite of them—not evil whatsoever.
Depending on the nominees announced in the summer, maybe my opinion will change and I will be wearing a red, white and blue T-shirt, standing first-in-line at a polling place, ready to cast my vote. But until then, my vote will stay safe and hidden, away from any evil (or less evil) politician looking to steal it away.
