2016 has been a year of historic firsts: Leo finally won his first Oscar, LeBron James lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to win their first title, and "Vogue" officially endorsed a candidate for president.
In the past, "Vogue" as a magazine has stayed impartial during presidential elections sometimes despite the outspoken preferences of the Editor in Chief. This election is different from every other one America has ever held from finally having a woman on the ballot to also featuring a reality television star that owns most of Manhattan. Through all of the chaos, mud throwing, and general distasteful behavior on both parties behalf "Vogue" claims, “the question of which candidate deserves to be president has never been a difficult one.”
For most this endorsement will not be shocking in the least due to the fact that the magazine has profiled the former Secretary of State six times and Anna Wintour, Editor in Chief of Vogue, helped organize a fundraiser for the candidate during New York Fashion Week.
In the article "Vogue" cites her plans for immigration reform, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights and tax reform as the reasoning behind their choice. While historic, Vogue’s decision is just aligning with countless celebrities who have openly endorsed Hillary Clinton for president. These celebrities include: Lena Dunham, Jamie Lee Curtis, Sophia Bush, Katy Perry, Pharrell, Meryl Streep, George and Amal Clooney, Robert De Niro and Beyoncé just to name a few.
This election has been one of the most tumultuous elections Americans have ever endured and despite all of the celebrity endorsements many people still have their concerns about electing Hillary as president. Many undecided voters are having issues trusting Hillary using her infamous email scandal as their prime reason for distrust, but at the same time the same undecided voters aren’t thrilled with Donald Trump’s crassness.
Can we elect a president who has more email scandals than we can count? Or should we elect a president who says more offensive things before 9am than most people say all month? “This is a really tough year for people who are voting for the first time. I don’t want to vote for Hillary because she’s corrupt, but Donald Trump is no better. The whole thing makes me not want to vote at all.” Michaela Asarso, a Penn State sophomore, said after passing Vice President hopeful Tim Kane on campus. Unfortunately feeling stuck between two not so stellar candidates is a common theme among Americans, especially college students, everywhere.
Even though the decision may be tough, we all have to go out November 8th and exercise our right to vote.
