I think that we're living in a world that is so full of

Posted on: November 16, 2016 at 12:03:03 CT

inaccuracies and misinformation that it's difficult to get to the absolute truth. Obviously she is the textbook definition of a career politician with all of the negatives that go with that. That being said you'd think she was a criminal mastermind with all of the accusations hurled her way.

So no, she was not a perfect candidate. In fact she was an unlikeable one that did not appeal to an entire group of voters that wanted to see their jobs restored to them. But I also think that every headline from "news" outlets suggesting she was having satanic parties with child trafficking/was and is a murderer/etc. muddied up the waters enough to where we couldn't have an honest conversation about who would do a better job leading the country. "The racist or the criminal" was how it was framed.

She screwed up by focusing on Trump's flaws rather than a clear plan for the middle class. "Racism is bad" isn't a good enough platform. And I knew this during the campaign, but unfortunately my other option was Donald Trump.