I haven't talked much about the presidential race lately, mostly because it's too depressing. It's like watching a terrible reality show play out night after night. Between the rallies and the debates, the name-calling and back-biting is completely out of hand. None of these candidates deserve to hold the title of President. To think the same Oval office that held the likes of John Kennedy and Franklin Roosevelt is going to see one of these candidates as its next resident is just unfathomable.
I like to say that I can't stand to live in an America where I would have to say the words President Trump. It's my current reaction to every political story I hear - mostly because every single news outlet treats Trump as the only candidate. And while I also equally don't want any of the others to win either, the rest of the candidates don't hold a candle to the ridiculousness of Donald Trump. They are equally bad in their own ways. They're just not as pompous and in your face about their crazy. And the fact that they all seem to take out their hate for each other daily on a national stage is just making this race so hard to watch.
Most opponents tend to not like each other. It's par for the course. But in the past, they've at least showed the other side some respect. But respect seems to have gone by the wayside in this race, along with dignity and intelligence. So, that brings me to what I find so darn confounding, then in the current race for the presidency. These candidates have spent the last 6 months dragging each other through the mud. And when I say each other, it mostly refers to the other candidates slinging mud at Donald Trump while he slings it right back. Why focus on the issues you claim to hold, when you can just focus on how much the other guy sucks?
So, why then, once certain candidates have decided they don't stand a chance, do they decide to endorse the candidate they've been warning everyone about for the last 6 months? Exhibits A and B are Governor Chris Christie and Ben Carson, who have both decided to endorse Donald Trump. Carson was one of Trump's biggest denouncers. You could tell how much he loathed the man just by what he said, and yet now he's jumping on the bandwagon. What?! This is why he keeps getting votes. It's like Trump is just handing out the kool aid and these people are drinking it right up.
At some point I'm thinking Lorne Michaels is going to jump up and say "Just kidding! This was all an elaborate sketch for Saturday Night Live." And at that time Joe Biden and Mitt Romney will announce that they're actually running for president, and America will become civilized again. Right? I mean, a girl can dream, can't she?
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