Election 2020

I haven't been following the election as well as I should be, so I don't know that I necessarily have a specific candidate in mind. I just really hope Trump loses. Regardless of political party or opinions on impeachment, he's an embarrassment to this country, in my opinion, and the idea of four more years of his antics makes me cringe. But I feel like it's still kind of early to make guesses on what will happen.

 

I just feel sort of defeated, I guess. Like, does it even matter who the president is, short of them being someone utterly unfit for the job? Everyone knows nothing will get done, just like nothing ever gets done these days with this absolutely worthless congress. Lots of people have great ideas, but are we really going to see any of it come to be? It's sad that the US is so behind the times on issues like health care and higher education. But every time someone proposes a change, the word socialism gets thrown around and idiots freak out. And I think a lot of people, especially around where I live, are pretty ignorant about politics in general. Around here, I feel like a lot of them just vote based on what their religion dictates, rather than thinking critically on what would actually benefit them.

Thanks for sharing about Andrew Yang. I've seen a little about him, but really haven't been following the democratic candidates that closely because for a while there were so many of them. I'll have to look into him.

 

And people whine when presidents do that, too.

We need to get money out of politics. Our politicians should be working in our best interests, not the best interests of companies and lobbyists, and they definitely shouldn't be lining their own pockets. We need term limits for congress, but our politicians these days have such little integrity that they'd never vote on something that didn't benefit themselves.

Ugh.

Yeah, the field's shrunk a little over the past few months. I just hope whoever eventually wins the primaries is able to rally the base and appeal to independents/people dissatisfied with Trump's presidency so far. I'm not feeling Biden at all. He was fine as a VP, I guess, but he's been in politics so long that I'm sure he's got some skeletons (plus he seems somehow wrapped up in this Ukraine shit, not great optics), and he kind of gives off a creepy uncle vibe around women. Warren seems sort of hypocritical; I think she talks but doesn't quite follow through. And I was really all for Bernie last election cycle, but he's so old and has already had health issues. Plus he gives the opposition the opportunity to scare people with the "socialism" boogeyman. Maybe someone like Yang, who's more of an outsider, would be a good choice.