For some reason politics have always excited me. I love talking about politics, even though I know that it is a topic I should stay away from, I just love how it makes my blood boil. My first experience with politics came in fifth grade, it was 2004 and George W. Bush was running against John Kerry in the presidential election. For a class project, we had to choose a candidate and do a biography on them, I chose John Kerry. Little did I know then that this project would land me in the principal’s office. At just ten years old I got into my very first political debate. I was unable to agree with my teacher’s political views and suddenly became unable to hide my opinion. Our harmless debate turned into a screaming match that led me to sit into the principal’s office, but there I sat not sad, or mad, but completely satisfied. Fast forward 11 years and not much has changed about my love for politics, if anything I’m more intrigued than ever.
I’ve waited 21 years to be able to vote in a presidential election, something I have been wanting and waiting for all this time. For 21 years I was going to finally vote, to finally have my voice heard by the government, finally doing my duty as an American citizen. Voting in the primary I was thrilled to fill out my ballot. It felt amazing to vote and I was hopeful that I would experience that feeling again while voting in the presidential election. But sadly, as November creeps up on us, I am not excited to vote what so ever, and here’s why:
Truthfully I am scared shitless about what is going to happen come November. It seems like this year’s presidential race was a huge joke, I mean it has to be right? From Ben Carson to Chris Christie to Ted Cruz and Jeb Bush the republican candidates were Saturday Night Live’s dream come true, easily poking fun at them. And one by one they were knocked out of the race by a grown man who basically bullied them out of the running. Donald Trump is a joke itself. It’s like he woke up one day, put on his hair, looked into the mirror and said, “I’m going to run for President today.” And then ran with it. But it is not funny anymore people!!! This man cannot be President of the United States for 1,000 reasons. One of them being he has zero experience in politics what so ever. I mean we might as well let Paris Hilton run in 2020, because why not. If I had zero experience in accounting would you hire me to be your accountant? No, probably not, so why aren’t we holding the President of the United States up to the same standards? Well, I know some of you are probably thinking, “Well Gianna, Donald Trump is an amazing business man and we should try running this country like a business.” I strongly disagree. Donald Trump isn’t an amazing business man, he has failed in business time and time again, and I am not gambling on this country. Looking at Trump’s properties in Atlantic City, New Jersey alone are reasons to rethink your idea of him being a good business man, they have gone bankrupt not once but three times until Trump finally stepped down in 2008. Do we have to even talk about the countless times Trump has said racist, prejudice, and sexist comments? Trust me we would be here all day and night if I talked about that so moving on.
On the democratic side it was mostly a battle between Hilary and Bernie Sanders and Hilary and her emails. I mean our democratic nominee is currently being investigated by the FBI but why not let her run the entire country right?!
But as it turns out we have a reality television star as the republican candidate and a woman who’s life has been more scandalous than an entire season of Scandal as the democratic candidate. Two people who have fought on Twitter like two teenage girls fighting over a guy. I am seriously concerned for this country.
I am not excited to vote come November because truthfully I strongly dislike both candidates, and because of that I will be voting against a candidate instead of for a candidate, which is so sad to me. I will be choosing between the lesser of two evils, which I will keep to myself for now, instead of choosing a candidate I truly believe in.
