Division in America

There's nothing like a presidential election right before
Thanksgiving to bring families together...

After three very entertaining presidential debates, sides have been taken and people are now sure of who they will vote for.  From my own circle of friends and family, it seems that since most people are not really happy with either candidate, the majority of people I know are strictly voting along party lines.

I find this simultaneously frustrating and smart.  Although it's true that your party's candidate will likely make decisions that you will agree with, both of this candidates have serious flaws.



And although people keep asking themselves how these two candidates won their party's nomination and if that can't still be changed, it is a moot point now.  They are the nominees and we must choose between them.  I think that Gary Johnson will probably receive more votes than any other independent candidate ever has, but I doubt he will win even one state.  I feel confident that the electoral vote will never go to him.

The media has really short-changed Johnson.  Feeding into the bi-partisan system, they excluded him from every presidential debate, which I feel was wrong.  If he had been able to get into a debate or two, he may have pulled more votes away from the other two candidates and it would have been interesting to see that play out.

Trump also feels the media is unfair to him, but I can't talk about his incessant whining any more.

Hillary seems to love the media and I believe that feeling is mutual.  It does seem rather suspicious to me that even when Hillary's email scandals and other such things are being released, the television media glances over it as if it were a minor thing.  Social media, on  the other hand, seems to be willing to crucify her for it.  And as social media becomes more and more powerful in the world of campaigning, I can't wait to see how things play out in this election.