My classmate Mary Parks has written a thought provoking piece on the upcoming presidential election, (with a witty title I might add). It clearly sums up the mindset of much of the American public in regard to the upcoming election. We seem to be in a Catch-22 situation. It is not often that one hears someone advocating either Trump or Clinton without denouncing the other. Many don't like either option, and base their political opinion on whichever candidate seems the least "bad."
My classmate immediately snagged my attention with the description of the political cartoon. In the subsequent paragraph, she concedes that she is not well informed on politics, and this concession makes her appear more relatable and trustworthy to the audience with her honesty.
She goes on to bring up many valid points on the faults of Donald Trump, referencing his racism and inequity most notably. She points out that we should have a strong, respectable president. Not a president we are ashamed of.
Parks shifts to describing Clinton next, referencing examples of her untrustworthy actions. While I agree with Park's explanation, I would have liked to see more direct examples of Clinton's actions. Yet, her argument is still quite strong on the basis formed currently.
Parks closes by suggesting an out to the Trump-Clinton dilemma: a third party candidate. While I so greatly wish this solution could work, I can't find it plausible due to the masses of support for the Democratic and Republican parties. Parks is absolutely correct on the fact that America needs a sincere, honest, moral leader to step up. And sadly, it appears that our two candidates will fall very short of that requirement.
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