Battleground
USA: Election 2016
In
what is shaping up to be the most ridiculous election in United States history,
Secretary of State Hilary Clinton will be squaring off against multibillionaire
casino mogul Donald Trump. The election so far has been confrontational to say
the least, with both sides carrying passionate supporters with a strong yen for
victory. Although Secretary Clinton has held the lead in the polls, Trump has
continued to fight hard and battle her every step of the way. One unique
quality about this election is that at times, it can be very difficult to
discern exactly what the two main candidates stand for, or what they intend to
do for the country. This is due to the excess of mudslinging between the
Secretary Clinton and Donald trump over various corruption allegations between
the two candidates (Secretary Clinton’s email scandal and Democratic National
Convention plotting and Trump’s disrespect for women. Despite both candidates’
obvious flaws, Senator Hilary Clinton’s proposed political agenda and temperament
align best with my own.
In
the first debate, Secretary Clinton was obviously better prepared than Donald
Trump. While Trump sniffled and staggered, Secretary Clinton was calm, and even
over-rehearsed at times. It was clear after the first debate who the more
publicly apt individual appeared to be. One problem with the debates as a
whole was that there was not a great deal of content provided by either
candidate, as opposed the the large amount of calling each other out and making
accusations about each others’ pasts. In terms of economic policies, Senator
Clinton shed light on the fact that Trump’s plan included tax cuts for the
wealthy. As somebody who believes everybody should pay their fair share, I do
not want a policy like that to make it to the
White House. In regards to the candidates’
policies on policing individuals in the population, Trump also noted in the
first debate that he believes that police should have the right to “stop and
frisk” random individuals that they deem suspicious or shady. This is a
ridiculous idea. The purpose of the police force is to see that the people are
comfortable in their safe lives within the law, not to make them feel uncomfortable
while they walk down the street. One policy that I tend to agree more with the
side of Donald Trump is his policy on immigration. Secretary Clinton is willing
to make it easier for illegal immigrants within the country to bypass
immigration laws and obtain citizenship, while Donald Trump believes that immigration
reform should make it more difficult for people to enter the country illegally and
get jobs.
The
American People certainly have their work cut out for them this November, and
the continued corruption in the news about the two candidates is not making it
easier for anyone to make a good decision. However, based on political resume,
composure in public, and even tempered decision making skills, Hillary Clinton
is a better presidential candidate than Donald Trump. The world is in a much
too fragile state for somebody to go off running their mouth and attacking
other countries that have powerful friends, and Donald Trump simply does not possess
the communication abilities to negotiate with other world powers in a manner
that keeps our country safe and the people within it out of harms way.
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