Let's be honest for just a second here. Everyone who is completely and beyond a shadow of a doubt thrilled with the candidate they have chosen to support in this upcoming election, raise your hand. No? No one? Well, maybe there are a few people out there that are, indeed, content with the candidate of their choosing. There's nothing wrong with that at all. However, I feel as if the vast majority of Americans (or maybe it's a smaller majority than I imagine it to be; wouldn't be the first time) are tired of having to choose a 'lesser of the evils' option each time an election rolls around. Maybe there's no way to avoid that type of scenario entirely, but do the evils have to be so significant?
Over the course of this article and the next couple of weeks, I want to elaborate on this idea by doing a quick evaluation of each candidate in strong running position. I'm only going to cover some of the bigger ideas, so feel free to do some research on your own after. You may be happy or displeased with what you find, and maybe what you find could change your mind. However, without further delay:
The man, the myth, the Trump: Donald Trump
The best place to start, as any, is Donald Trump. First and foremost, he is my lesser of the three evils. My main reasoning behind this is the same exact reason I supported Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election: our economy is in shambles. We may or may not have improved some recently, but, until the federal deficit is receding or under control, it hasn't improved enough. It'll take some kind of business-like approach to fix it; for this, Trump is the best option. In other regards, I do like some of his policy ideas in regards to immigration (read: some). That does bring us to the con side of things, though.
Trump has a way of pissing people off. I doubt that he does it all on purpose, but it seems to just happen. The biggest issue that this could raise besides division in our own borders is foreign relations. The president has to be diplomatic at all times and only use forceful words and actions when actually necessary. I would be surprised if Trump doesn't know this since he's been such a successful business guy, but the level of tact needed changes when the game includes a nation and not just your own chain of businesses.
These two ideas are just highlights of the topics surrounding Trump. They could probably even be seen as either a pro or con depending on how you choose to look at them. (For example, the foreign relations issue could mean we don't get messed with because of the harsher repercussions that could be enacted. Who knows?) He's not my ideal choice, but he is the one I'd like to see step up next.
Stay tuned for next week's spotlight on Hillary Clinton.
