Turn on your televisions as of late and all you’ll see from the news pundits are talking information about the GOP debates, as well as how the Clinton campaign is handling itself. On top of that, you’ll get a passing mention of Bernie Sanders gaining a hold on the young voters, and have your brain filled with the ridiculous racist/misogynist/general ‘ist’ statements of actual presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Oh man, am I ever sick and tired of it. The endless song and dance and pandering to whichever demographic you’re visiting this week, as you try and ensure that your political dynasty remains intact. Roosevelt, Bush, Kennedy, Clinton; these are all names that hold MUCH more power than they should. Gone are the days when you can tell a child “One day, you could be president.” At least, not without wrapping it up in one of those harmless white lies we tend to tell children.
Bernie Sanders does have the right idea, but it kills me that so many people are prone to saying “Yeah, I’d support him if he had a chance of winning.” And that is just so ridiculous to me. Anyone, no matter who your choice in candidate is, could very well win the presidential elections if so many people would stop holding themselves to a bipartisan vote. If you like Bernie Sanders? Then go vote for Bernie Sanders! If you like the nice man from down the street who is running a true-blue grassroots campaign? Then go vote for Bernie Sanders.
Okay, that last part was a joke, but you get my point. We have got to stop holding ourselves to these political dynasties and the bipartisan bullshit that comes along with it. For all of his insanity, the one good thing that Donald Trump did was refuse to promise not to run an independent campaign should he lose the nomination. Because why would he? He’s got the people’s support, though a very particular demographic of ‘the people,’ so why should he pledge his allegiance to a party member he’s literally spending the next year trying to beat?
That’s the last bit about all of this election hubub. The way they’re covering it and going on about it, you’d think we were two or three months away from the November elections. We’re not, though. We’ve still got over a year to go. To steal a joke from the great John Oliver; “There will be babies born on election day whose parents haven’t even met yet!” That’s ridiculous. We do not need to be focusing on the GOP popularity contest that Fox News is determined to throw a year in advance.
So, Dear Readers, relax. We still have lots of time to decide. In the meantime, I encourage each and every one of you to investigate your chosen candidate. Dig, dig down as deeply as you can. Make sure they truly stand for what you want them to, because it takes a simple Google search to find the hypocrisy being strewn across the red and blue stage right now.
Oh, and for God’s sake, VOTE. Sept. 8, Fayetteville has an important election, one that was lost last time because of low voter turnout in the demographic that supports it the most, which will be the downfall of the Bernie Sanders campaign, since it’s social media and people aged 18-35 who are driving it (and are notoriously bad for showing up at the polls).
The “Upcoming” Election
Dane La Born
Turn on your televisions as of late and all you’ll see from the news pundits are talking information about the GOP debates, as well as how the Clinton campaign is handling itself. On top of that, you’ll get a passing mention of Bernie Sanders gaining a hold on the young voters, and have your brain filled with the ridiculous racist/misogynist/general ‘ist’ statements of actual presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Oh man, am I ever sick and tired of it. The endless song and dance and pandering to whichever demographic you’re visiting this week, as you try and ensure that your political dynasty remains intact. Roosevelt, Bush, Kennedy, Clinton; these are all names that hold MUCH more power than they should. Gone are the days when you can tell a child “One day, you could be president.” At least, not without wrapping it up in one of those harmless white lies we tend to tell children.
Bernie Sanders does have the right idea, but it kills me that so many people are prone to saying “Yeah, I’d support him if he had a chance of winning.” And that is just so ridiculous to me. Anyone, no matter who your choice in candidate is, could very well win the presidential elections if so many people would stop holding themselves to a bipartisan vote. If you like Bernie Sanders? Then go vote for Bernie Sanders! If you like the nice man from down the street who is running a true-blue grassroots campaign? Then go vote for Bernie Sanders.
Okay, that last part was a joke, but you get my point. We have got to stop holding ourselves to these political dynasties and the bipartisan bullshit that comes along with it. For all of his insanity, the one good thing that Donald Trump did was refuse to promise not to run an independent campaign should he lose the nomination. Because why would he? He’s got the people’s support, though a very particular demographic of ‘the people,’ so why should he pledge his allegiance to a party member he’s literally spending the next year trying to beat?
That’s the last bit about all of this election hubub. The way they’re covering it and going on about it, you’d think we were two or three months away from the November elections. We’re not, though. We’ve still got over a year to go. To steal a joke from the great John Oliver; “There will be babies born on election day whose parents haven’t even met yet!” That’s ridiculous. We do not need to be focusing on the GOP popularity contest that Fox News is determined to throw a year in advance.
So, Dear Readers, relax. We still have lots of time to decide. In the meantime, I encourage each and every one of you to investigate your chosen candidate. Dig, dig down as deeply as you can. Make sure they truly stand for what you want them to, because it takes a simple Google search to find the hypocrisy being strewn across the red and blue stage right now.
Oh, and for God’s sake, VOTE. Sept. 8, Fayetteville has an important election, one that was lost last time because of low voter turnout in the demographic that supports it the most, which will be the downfall of the Bernie Sanders campaign, since it’s social media and people aged 18-35 who are driving it (and are notoriously bad for showing up at the polls).