Politics is the one thing that moves the United States in a positive direction, but that depends on your political party. If you’re Republican, Democratic, or a Third-Party that statement is viewed differently. The parties weren’t as divided as they are now. In Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama, it describes how we used to come together and have compromise at dinners with “steaks and cigars.” (17) Obama uses past tense when describing how the Democrats and Republicans communicate with each other, but it’s still the same today. “Democrats would shout and stand by helplessly as Republicans passed large corporate tax breaks, stuck it to labor, or slashed social services.” (17) He goes more in depth when discussing the parties by stating how surprised they were when he won his senate campaign with a clean slate. In today’s election, the presidential nominees barely keep anything a clean debate. It’s about who can come up with the perfect punch line to belittle their opponent. It’s not a fair fight and needs to be changed.
During the Republican Presidential Debate, Senator Marco Rubio was quoted saying, he did not do “personal attacks” because that’s not the type of person he is. By him stating that he was attacking Donald Trump, who is known for saying what is on his mind, even if it’s disrespectful. He continued to …show more content…
What I am saying is, the battle doesn’t have to be dirty. The United States history of winning a war is to fight dirty, but this particular battle should be fought clean. We are trying to help make our country better. We shouldn’t have to bash each other to get the upper hand. We should go back to compromising with one another instead of deciding whose right and who 's wrong. As Obama has said, we need to reshape politics into a system that works for the people and not for entertainment purposes
During the Republican Presidential Debate, Senator Marco Rubio was quoted saying, he did not do “personal attacks” because that’s not the type of person he is. By him stating that he was attacking Donald Trump, who is known for saying what is on his mind, even if it’s disrespectful. He continued to …show more content…
What I am saying is, the battle doesn’t have to be dirty. The United States history of winning a war is to fight dirty, but this particular battle should be fought clean. We are trying to help make our country better. We shouldn’t have to bash each other to get the upper hand. We should go back to compromising with one another instead of deciding whose right and who 's wrong. As Obama has said, we need to reshape politics into a system that works for the people and not for entertainment purposes