Soft News, Hard News, and the Election

In a presidential race that makes most people cringe as they consider casting their ballot, things continue to get interesting.  Trump is struggling to carry the Republican vote in several states that have been strictly "red" in the last several elections and Hillary is having the same problem with several  states that have been won by the Democratic party in recent years.

This is no surprise, and the media is having a hayday because Trump and Clinton are supplying a plethora of soft and hard news.  This week Hillary has drawn attention with her collapse at the 9/11 Memorial services in New York. And who could forget her statement from Friday:

"To just be grossly generalistic,

 you can put half of Trump supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right? Racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic, Islamaphobic, you name it."-Hillary Clinton

These are people whose president she wants to be AND whose votes she would like to have... right?

It seems that both candidates have made comments throughout this election.  Let's face it - we all knew it was going to be entertaining from the first debate when Trump refused to raise his hand to say he would not run independently against the Republican party if he did not receive the nomination.

But in an election like this, we can't be distracted by all of the soft news of name-calling and mud-slinging.  Rather we must continue to seek to determine who will help our nation most. Who can help the economy?  Who can unite our country and bring justice to the racial inequality that still lingers here?  Who do we want making decisions if there is another terrorist attack? Who can most improve the education systems for our children?

These are the issues we must consider as we vote in November.

You can check out an article that I found interesting here, if you are interested:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-clinton-donald-trump-contest-expands-to-new-battlegrounds-1473591782