I am, like many other Americans, a young millennial who just recently turned 18 and can vote for the first time this coming election. I personally have always been fascinated by presidential elections, and ever since I could register what voting was, I have since looked forward to voting for a very long time.

I am far from uneducated about the election. I have kept up with the debate since it was in its primary stages on both sides of the spectrum. I watched every single debate, looked at almost every poll, and read dozens of articles.

Lets just say it's a tad more daunting now to cast my first vote than I ever thought it was going to be.

For the first time in the history of presidential elections, both candidates have the lowest net favorability numbers ever measured according to the New York Post: Clinton with a score of minus 21 and Trump dominating the unfavorability rating with minus 41. In the eyes of many Americans, Hillary Clinton is a scandalous liar when it comes to emails, paid speeches, and contradictory acceptances of money from countries we're not too fond of for her charity. Trump; however, is so much more hated, with a record of flip-flopping opinions, and a tendency to encourage hate and racism, not to mention several accusations by multiple women of sexual harassment, scandals regarding Trump University, and of course not releasing tax returns under the poor excuse of being audited.

Now whether you're a die-hard Trump supporter or Clinton supporter, you have to admit, for the average American who doesn't associate with any party, this is a difficult decision. Even though people may not necessarily support Clinton or Trump, a registered Democrats or Republicans' main goal is to get their party of preference into the White House; however, independents don't have that motivation. What's really astounding is the number of millennials who don't associate with a political party at all.

NewsWeek, reports, "According to the Pew Research Center, 48 percent of millennials (ages 18–33) identify as independents. That’s almost as many as identify as Democrats (28 percent) and Republicans (18 percent) put together."

Could it be because of the unfavorability of the candidates? Most likely that could be a factor.

Either way, this election for many Americans is like picking between two cakes. Except one cake is burnt to a crisp and an unnatural color of orange, and the other is smells kind of funny, and has a weird aftertaste that makes you feel queasy.

Whichever decision you make, it doesn't leave you feeling good afterward, and maybe that's why so many people may feel this too—the fear of casting your first vote.