Every four years, we the American people go through a yearlong mind-boggling affair named “The Election Cycle”! This year we have seen a struggle for the nomination of the republican candidate with 16 people seeking that nomination. Through countless debates the field narrowed to 3, then to one. Although there was a threat of a “contested convention”, The GOP came together 9Sort of) and nominated Donald Trump as the parties’ candidate for president. Donald then announced Governor Pence as his running mate. I respect both men for the tenacity and grit to put up with the grind and traps of a political campaign. The balloons have fallen and the floor has been swept clean, Cleveland can now breathe a sigh of relief as the potential target has moved to Philadelphia, the City of brotherly Love. The Democrats Convention started yesterday, and Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be the nominee for the Democrats. Bernie Sanders had a decent run, but the Clinton Money machine prevailed in the end.
Now the question comes “Who Do You Trust?”. In an attempt to be non-partisan, I ask each of you to consider the facts. Both have trust issues when the public is polled, however a poll like a scientific study can be skewed to meet the desired result. Ask this question, which person has in the past demonstrated a grave lack of responsibility in the handling of Classified and Top secret information. The FBI did their investigation and the director decide that no charges would be filed yet, the Director of the FBI stated that while Secretary of State Clinton displayed an extreme lack of judgement storing classified information on a private e-mail server. Now a great question, “If her last name wasn’t ‘Clinton” and she mishandled the same information in the same manner, would she have received the same treatment and could she avoid charges. Could she be able to pass a background check and get a security clearance?
Let’s be fair, Donald is no saint and has had his problems as well, He tends to speak his mind, sometimes before he thinks it through. He can be very Brash and insulting. Could he be a diplomatic when dealing with Foreign dignitaries without causing an incident? Donald can rub people the wrong way very quickly, can he be trusted to do what is in the best interest of the Nation?
I will not attempt to sway your opinion either way on either candidate. I will ask you to consider the nation’s best interest and consider which one you can trust more?
I also ask that on November 1st 2016 that you exercise your privilege and vote .