I’m just an American who has always wanted the American dream from an early age. Growing up in Vista, California, I had conservative parents, but I wasn’t always conservative in my own thoughts. Vista, California is a town with about eighty thousand residents, and is very diverse. My father owns a security systems business in Northern San Diego, and he always told me that I could be anything that I wanted to be as long as I work hard. When I was born, I was born with a rare genetic syndrome, so I had a tough time fitting into the crowd in school, but I overcame the obstacles. Being a skinny, more feminine male, wasn’t easy. Also, at sixteen I came out as gay to my parents. My parents did not turn me away, and they accepted me with love. It
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Twenty-one months before November 8th, 2016, I knew I wanted Bernie Sanders to win the Democratic nomination because he was tackling economic inequality in the United States. At that time, I was living in a homeless shelter in Missoula, Montana, so this really perked up my ears. Bernie Sanders was new blood on the scene for President…and I wanted him to get in! But after a few months of watching the different candidates for President speak, Donald Trump really began to appeal to me as well. Donald is forthright in his speeches about the American ways and dreams, plus about Americans remaining practical about our current economic situation. For example, Bernie Sanders wanted more social programs, but the United States is already nineteen trillion in debt and climbing. Donald Trump kept speaking about how we could bring jobs back to help our people and economy, plus he spoke about bringing law and order back to our borders. Knowing that Americans don’t do well when they sit idle at home on welfare, I had to re-think my candidate choice, but this did not happen until Hillary Clinton received the Democratic nomination. Hillary Clinton was never a choice for me because I did not feel a political dynasty would be good for the United States. Plus, the Clinton’s had been too divisive for the United States when they were residing in the White House. And please don’t get me
Twenty-one months before November 8th, 2016, I knew I wanted Bernie Sanders to win the Democratic nomination because he was tackling economic inequality in the United States. At that time, I was living in a homeless shelter in Missoula, Montana, so this really perked up my ears. Bernie Sanders was new blood on the scene for President…and I wanted him to get in! But after a few months of watching the different candidates for President speak, Donald Trump really began to appeal to me as well. Donald is forthright in his speeches about the American ways and dreams, plus about Americans remaining practical about our current economic situation. For example, Bernie Sanders wanted more social programs, but the United States is already nineteen trillion in debt and climbing. Donald Trump kept speaking about how we could bring jobs back to help our people and economy, plus he spoke about bringing law and order back to our borders. Knowing that Americans don’t do well when they sit idle at home on welfare, I had to re-think my candidate choice, but this did not happen until Hillary Clinton received the Democratic nomination. Hillary Clinton was never a choice for me because I did not feel a political dynasty would be good for the United States. Plus, the Clinton’s had been too divisive for the United States when they were residing in the White House. And please don’t get me