I have one thing to say to our presidential contenders: You’re all a bunch of losers.
This 2016 Hunger Games — I mean presidential election — has reached peak levels of insanity. I usually love fun, trashy drama, but the behavior of all of the candidates is absolutely ridiculous.
Three months ago, Donald Trump’s craziness and Hillary Clinton’s whiteness were entertaining. As we enter the final stretch before election day, their acts have started to wear thin.
Trump’s unpredictability carried him through the primaries. The media had an unquenchable thirst for his antics, and the public embraced his outsider status.
These days, Trump seems willing to do anything for a headline, including travelling to a flood-ravaged Louisiana to volunteer for 49 seconds, donate $100,000 and take a bunch of pictures.
I’m grateful for Trump’s donation to our state, but I can’t help but wonder why someone who claims to be worth $10 billion could only come up with $100,000.
Taylor Swift’s net worth is a paltry $253 million, yet she managed to scrape up a $1 million donation for Louisiana flood relief.
Is Trump spending all of his money on “Make America Great Again” hats, or does a larger donation require a photo-op with a black kid?
Clinton, on the other hand, has reached the pinnacle of white person status. When her campaign isn’t being hacked by Russians, she’s out campaigning with her vice presidential pick and local dad, Tim Kaine.
Like most typical white people, Clinton has been able to avoid getting into trouble for her actions — both the legally questionable and embarrassing ones.
I have a slight hope Hillary will surprise us all throughout debate season and embrace a more presidential demeanor, but I’m not counting on it.
Jill Stein and Gary Johnson are irrelevant. If you vote for them, you’re throwing away your vote and helping the leading candidate in your state.
If you don’t believe me, please refer to Ralph Nader and Florida in 2000. #Bye.
With the presidential nominees lacking, anyone seeking true leadership should hone in on state elections.
Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race is nearly bursting at the seams with candidates. The notable ones include local klansman David Duke, Gov. John Bel Edwards endorsed and prominent populist Foster Campbell and “I don’t know why the state’s budget sucks, but it wasn’t me” Treasurer John Kennedy.
There are like 21 other candidates, but they’re not the frontrunners or a white supremacist.
If you too have grown tired of the presidential antics, tune in to the elections happening around you. They’re a bit more interesting and are more likely to affect your daily life.
Probably not though.
John Gavin Harp is a 21-year-old mass communication senior from St. Francisville, Louisiana.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton greets supporters as she arrives to speak to supporters at her election night watch party for the South Carolina Democratic primary in Columbia, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
