Ahhh....politics is in the air. The stench of false promises and excessive polling is filling the atmosphere, clouding the minds of both informed and uninformed Americans.
That's right, it's voting season.
I know that that first statement makes it sound like I dread politics, but it's actually quite the contrary. I do highly enjoy discussing and debating (mostly debating) on the broad subject of politics and the controversial aspects that it brings up. Now, would I every embark in politics as a career? Hell no. Politicians are soulless creatures who are all competing in a big popularity contest, and if I ever became one of those, I may result in ending my life. (It may also have something to do with my fear of holding a high position in politics since I was 7 after I watched the assassination video of John F. Kennedy....) (Fun Fact: The word 'politics' comes from Latin words 'poli' meaning "many" and 'tics' meaning "bloodsucking creatures".)
Unfortunately, I didn't watch the Presidential Debate, and I only saw a bit of the VP Debate, but those definitely won't sway my vote, even if I did watch them.
I am an Independent. Sometimes I sway right, sometimes I lean left. It all depends on the people who are running, the plans they have, and their history.
I assure you, I am DEFINITELY not like the average teen who just adopts the political views of their parents. As a matter of fact, back in '08, me and my mother were close to blows during the Democratic Primary Election (I was rooting for Clinton; she was backing up then-Senator Obama). I actually listen to news (CNN, if anyone was wondering), and make my own decisions based off of cold facts.
Looking back to the 2008 Election, once former Senator Obama won the Primaries, I decided to check this guy out, and compare him to the opponent, Senator McCain. And, to me, Obama seemed to have the upper-hand. His economic plan was quite solid, and I agreed 100% on his standpoint about the war. Now, John McCain definitely had homeland security in the bag-I'll give that to him. But other aspects..he just didn't rise up to expectations. I guess he decided that when it came time to chose his running mate, he knew that he needed a radical move to help fill in the gap between him and Obama. I always describe his thought process as such: "Oh yeah? You are trying to give the nation its first African-American president? Well, I'll give America its first female Vice President!!" And it really was a good move. Once it was announced, all women voters' attention turned to him. But he made a huge mistake with who he chose: Sarah Palin. Everything was fine and dandy until she decided to open her mouth and allow the pure shit that she called ideas to spew from the aperture in her face. The whole country was like, "Oh shit. This lady is an idiot." Even McCain himself was like, "Oh shit. She's stupider than I thought." Obama went the safer route by choosing Biden; I'm sure that he figured that one record was good enough for his campaign.
In the end, the Obama/Biden ticket took the cake. 'Til today, I still hear my conservative classmates grumbling about how "McCain should've won". And I always just smile politely and say, "You know, you're right. McCain should have won. But there was no need for it, really, since I think we all had a good grasp of what would've happened if he did win: McCain would have encountered some health problems while in office and have to be hospitalized, thus leaving the country in the hands of Sarah Palin. And from there....well, America would have just fell into a black hole and disappear off the face of the planet."
So that was in 2008. Four years later, and here we are again. There's definitely much more to say about the campaign this time around, due to a number of social and economic factors (and maybe also due to the fact that it's way more fresh on my mind). So look out for Politics: PartII!!
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