Well, it's that time of year again. The time of year that occurs once every four years in this fantastic country.
The 2016 Presidential Election is nearly upon us, and candidates are furiously attempting to garner as much support as possible before their parties decide who will represent them in the race.
Although the 2016 election seems like a rather important affair, the lineup of potential candidates could not be more appalling—in my opinion.
Nonetheless, one of them must represent our country for the next four years, and recently, the first of the Super Tuesday results were tallied. For those who don't know about Super Tuesday, it's s a Tuesday early in the election year where many states hold primaries and caucuses. These events determine which candidate represents the party in the election.
So, let's have a look at each candidate's individual results, and then I'll give my opinion regarding what they should do going forward.
Democrats:
Hillary Clinton:
States Won: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
Outlook: Well, it sure seems like she won several states, but of these eight, only two actually went blue in the previous election. Not good news for our potential first female president. What she really needs to do is gain the trust of America back, since it seems that many citizens are skeptical of her being secretive after all the scandals.
Bernie Sanders:
States Won: Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Vermont
Outlook: First of all, I'm almost certain that any picture of Bernie on the internet looks something like the one above, which is hilarious. It looks like he's playing the world's smallest violin. Anyway. 80% of those states he's won so far, except Oklahoma, voted Democrat in the 2012 election, so he's playing his cards right where he needs to be. The knock on Bernie is his seemingly socialist policies, which most unintelligent people on social media don't understand. But that's not what I'm writing about, nor am I a Bernie supporter. I think he needs to keep doing his thing, he's gained the attention of several millennial voters already which is good for him.
Republicans:
John Kasich:
States Won: None
Outlook: Yes, this guy is running for president. It's sad to see a legitimate politician do so poorly and, as a student in Ohio, the locals like this guy as a governor. However, since the majority of Republican voters aren't feeling moderate, legitimate politics from their presidential candidate, I think Kasich should drop his campaign.
Marco Rubio:
States Won: Minnesota
Outlook: He needs a lot of help. Minnesota also voted blue in the previous election. The two leading suitors for the Republican candidacy are total lunatics and I think that Rubio and Kasich are a million times better than either Trump or Cruz. But, in reality, I just don't see Rubio getting the support he needs to win the candidacy. Maybe if he added more policies regarding border walls and closing down parts of the internet, he'd be more popular.
Ted Cruz:
States Won: Alaska, Idaho, Oklahoma, Texas
Outlook: The bright side for Cruz is that he has Texas—lots of electoral votes—and three other red states from the election last year. The not so bright side is that, regardless of how similar his ideals are to Trump, he's not as big of a personality that the majority of the party voters like right now. If Cruz can pick up a couple more states with large numbers of electoral votes, he may have a chance to steal the candidacy from Trump. Sadly, policy-wise, I don't see many differences which scares me a bit.
Donald Trump (Drumpf):
States Won: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Hawaii, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia
Outlook: Please drop your campaign, Sir. I don't want you to be president. As much as many Americans hate him, he's probably going to be the one representing the Republican Party in November. If he wins the presidency then what's next. Really? Come on now, America. We can do better.
Conclusions:
Looks like Trump verses Hillary right now. That's probably not music to most Americans' ears but hey, you voted for them in the first place.
Happy voting and everyone, please be smart.
