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The bad thing is this election has many
pressing issues, like volatile foreign
affairs and exponentially evolving
technology that will shape the global
economy. The world is facing new and
exciting times, and the US distracts itself
with a political side show.
Each candidate seems to be running
on a political gimmick. Trump is relying
on his inflammatory views. The Democrats are hardly any better, with Hillary
as the seemingly “realistic” candidate,
compared to the socialism of Sanders.
While the rest of the world looks
on and laughs, we young Americans
have gotten the election our generation
deserves: A tangle of ineptitude perfect
for news feeds and tweets. Wake me up
in 2020.
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is also a bigot and brings out the worst
in people.
Ted Cruz isn’t crazy, he knows
exactly what he is doing. He is just as
bad as Trump. Nobody will ever know
what’s going on with Cruz.
John Kasich is both the best and worst
candidate on either side. His record is
sound, but he does not look like a Presidential candidate, and he doesn’t have
the flare to get involved in the middle
school lunch table argument that has
become the standard for GOP debates.
If Trump does not have enough
delegates by the Cleveland caucus this
summer, he can’t win the nomination
outright. If this happens, chaos will
ensue. The delegates then will be free to
vote for whomever they want. After the
first round, a new candidate could enter
the race. (Cue Mitt Romney walking on
stage and shoving Donald Trump off.)
I hope that we get a Romney vs. Biden
election in November. If things stand
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as they are now, it will be Trump vs.
Clinton: a racist vs. a liar.
Let’s hope that some order starts happening because we could be headed for
a long (and scary) four years if something doesn’t change.
A Vote For Kasich,
Only Intelligent Choice
Ohio Gov. John Kasich is essentially
the only candidate for President left
with even a modicum of experience or
intelligence. Gov. Kasich’s track record
offers just a few of the many reasons
why he is the best remaining option in
this year’s campaign.
At age 26, Gov. Kasich was the
youngest person to ever be elected
into the Ohio Senate. Not only did he
refuse a pay raise, but
he aided in blocking a
budget that would increase taxes and instead
offered up his own
balanced budget. After
his four-year term, Gov.
Daniel Garmo
Kasich moved on to
Congress, where he served for 18 years
in the House Armed Services Committee, eight years as a member of the
House Budget Committee, including
six of those years as the Chairman. As
Chairman, he proposed and passed the
state’s first balanced budget since 1969.
After a stint with Fox News and
Lehman Brothers Investment Bank,
Gov. Kasich was elected Ohio’s Governor in 2010 by defeating Democrat
incumbent Ted Strickland. When he ran
for reelection in 2014, he won 86 of 88
counties, a landslide victory. He owns a
large and loyal Ohio fan base.
On the issues, Gov. Kasich is a
staunch pro-life supporter and acknowledges climate change as an issue. Unlike
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other candidates, he has had to address institutional racism in Ohio with
the Tamir Rice case. He has balanced
budgets, and he has more foreign-policy
experience than any other candidate.
Kasich has expressed that the country needs to move on from old issues
such as Gay marriage, and he supports
implementing a path for immigrants to
obtain legal status in the U.S. His policies are reasonable and, with a Republican-controlled Congress, can accomplish more in four years than President
Obama has in eight.
Election ABT’s:
Anyone but Trump
As the race to replace President
Barack Obama winds down, businessman Donald Trump sits firmly as a top
contender. Yes, you did read that right.
Mr. Trump has gone from bring the subject of a mock politician in Mr. Kuschel’s
class to a front-runner.
Trump’s rise to
popularity is almost as
baffling as his supposed “biggest weakness.” When the race
was still young, Trump
was asked to define his Peter Monaghan
biggest weakness. His
response was that he was “too trusting.”
While saying a strength is your biggest
weakness is a good idea, Trump may
have stretched a little too far, seeing as
how he does not trust his fellow Republicans, the Democratic Party or even, it
seems, minorities in general.
Are Mr. Trump’s competitors for the
GOP nomination great? No. Will they
have to do? Yes. Ted Cruz and John
Kasich both have risen up to political
importance despite humble beginnings
and are ready to defeat Trump.
M A R C H 2016