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Pros And Cons Of 2016 Elections

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America is at a crossroads. We are on a dangerous path of inequality, environmental distress, strained race relations, and the increasing threat of gun violence, police brutality, and terrorism. The 2016 election represents a potential mandate on the future of this country. There could be more of the same, with typical establishment candidates keeping us on the road we are on. There are also outsiders who feel America needs to be radically changed, but the needed change is highly debated. The winner of the election will help determine where America is going. There is a movement to bring this country up to the standards set by European countries like Germany, Norway, and Denmark. Contrastingly, there is a movement to bring this country back …show more content…

There is the establishment favorite (Hilary Clinton), and the populist darling (Bernie Sanders). Hilary’s once seemingly impenetrable lead has dwindled in the wake of her scandals and the rise of Sen. Sanders. All of the Democrats in this election have been voicing concerns over similar issues, and their stances are often hard to differentiate. There is a consensus to raise the minimum wage, fight income inequality, combat climate change, and continue some of the progressions we have made since the recession. The differences between the candidates are more in their record, character, and viability as …show more content…

His focuses are the real issues that face America, and he has spent his whole life devoted to them. He is not bought by big money, and he is not afraid to stand up to the corporate powers that silently rule this country. He calls for getting money out of politics, and legislating education and health care to be rights of all Americans. His main fight is the one for lessening income inequality. There are videos of Bernie fighting against inequality twenty years ago, and the problem has only gotten larger. He is not the prettiest man running (hello Chris Christie), but he is the crazy disheveled Grandpa that this country needs to put it back on the right track. It seems to many that Hilary already has the nomination in hand, and because of that people some don’t view Bernie as a serious candidate. That apathy is dangerous to the nation. When liberals go out and vote, liberals win. There is a sense of enthusiasm behind Bernie that Hilary just does not have. Enthusiasm wins elections, and it’s hard for any in-tune forward thinker to not be enthusiastic about the prospect of President Bernie

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