How I Vote for a President

I have been voting for the past ten years and at each event, I found myself to be apathetic and intrigue at the same time. I voted in the Presidential elections, California governor election, state laws, and too many I could not recall. I was involved in choosing the first Black president for America and even worked as a canvasser after receiving my undergraduate degree, going from neighbors to neighbors to get citizens to vote. And despite how politically active I was, I was always on the fence on who to choose as the next leader of one of the most powerful nations in the world.  

The presidential campaign for 2016 has been different from any other elections. I found myself to enjoy reading the news about what the candidates said and even laughed occasionally as the candidates attacked each other with rude and harsh comments.  Presidential hopeful Donald Trump, for instance, cannot stop make me laugh.  His controversial statements not only surprise me but also add a little excitement to the usual more serious debates for a presidential election. Mr. Trump boycotted a GOP debate because of a row he has with the Fox News facilitator Megyn Kelly in the past.  Then of course the more serious politicians Ted Cruz and Hilary Clinton who I found to be very much excited to get to know as they gain more supporters in the states.  Despite how entertaining the presidential campaign is so far, I still vote on the next America leader base on these factors:

11. It does matter who we vote for. Many Americans are apathetic and believed politics do not affect them so they choose to opt out of the privilege to pick the next leader of the US. False belief. Politics affect us every single day.  How much we pay for our taxes and how our tax money is spent is base on the politicians of our country.

22.  Experience matters when it comes to being a leader of a country. As a first lady,Hilary Clinton watched her husband formulated laws and dealt with national problems  and she went on becoming active in politics, becoming a senator of New York and ambassadors of various organizations. Experiences will triumph good personal characteristics and brain power, no matter what the problem a nation has.

33.  Whether we are alive or about to die is base on the politicians. They are the individuals who make a call if the military should be sent out to protect the nation. They create laws that affect how the military should be used in which case scenarios on a daily basis.  

Politics plays a large role in our life. If we do not believe it, we are living in an illusion. We have to wake up and see the reality of our political system and we need to make the choice to be active in politics. Voting for the next leader of a nation is not an easy task, but if we use our brain and logic, we will at least choose the best of all the candidates, even if he or she is not perfect.