a huge piece of my life since january has been working on the campaign of a candidate who I find not only strong and brilliant, but also compassionate and genuine; two things her biggest critics would never associate with her. now I am by no means saying that she is perfect, no person is. and if we're taking political candidates, candidates for the job of being commander in chief, no candidate in history has ever been (or will ever be) perfect. being the opinionated and headstrong gal that I am, I've always been a fan of hillary, and looked up to her as a role model for the strength and oomph that I hoped to possess as a woman (sharing the same birthday certainly didn't hurt). I will be the first to admit that I didn't believe she was the right person for the job in 2008, barak's message of hope and change resonated with me, and I am proud of being a piece of his victory. but now, she is more than ready. her position as secretary of state, combined with her work as the senator of new york, women and children's rights champion, lawyer, and actively involved first lady have given her that. we have two of the most polarizing options in history for who will lead our country, and one has me (and many other citizens of the world) scared for our future. even if in your soul you hate hillary, whether it be any of the hundreds of reason that both republicans & democrats throw at her, a presidency and country under donald trump is not a promising place if you are a woman, person of color, LGBTQ, child, immigrant, parent, college graduate with student loan debt, person with a mental illness, muslim, small business owner, addict, working class person, or veteran. and even if you don't fall into any of those demographics, think about the people you love (mothers, sisters, friends, wives, girlfriends, neighbors, coworkers, mentors, family members, etc.) that do. november 8th is the day that we as a country decided what kind of a world we want to live in, what kind of message we want to send out to the rest of the world, and to our children. and today, the final presidential debate, is the last chance we have to formally see the type of candidate both hillary clinton and donald trump are.
please, watch the debate, educate yourself on the candidates and issues (biases/preconceived notions/personality opinions aside), and register to vote. the fate of the country and world rely on it, literally.
xx, marissa
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