On Monday, Nov. 7, my high school hosted a 2016 presidential mock election. Only three of the people I spoke to planned to participate in it.
A majority of my school’s attendees missed the cut-off date to be eligible to vote in today’s U.S. election. However, I was sure many of my peers had thoughts of their own pertaining to the 2016 presidential election. These thoughts couldn’t be put into the ballot box, so I asked them instead. This is what they had to say.
Victoria, 17
“My thoughts on the election are very…conflicting. The candidates, I don’t think, have the right things in mind. And, no matter what you do, there’s going to be issues. But, I sway closer to Democrats, based on the issues they support.”
Gianni, 17
“Well, it’s sh**ty, OK. We have two candidates — both of their own parties don’t really like them. It’s just a lesser of two evils: Do you want a Clinton, or do you want a Trump? But, if you want to make a smart decision, you’ll probably go with a third party.”
Jamelia, 17
“The entire election as a whole is as a joke. It’s just a popularity contest. There’s no good candidates running this year. And it’s just like, you have to pick the best of the worst and that’s not necessarily a good thing. So, we just gotta see how this plays out, to be honest.”
Hailey, 17
“It’s scary because there’s two people running that are both extreme and an extreme president is not what we need. One of them is a bigoted idiot, while the other is a little corrupt. So, uh…scared.”
Xinge, 15
“I think we don’t have very good choices this year, but hopefully, something good will happen from it.”
Later in 5th period, Victoria, Gianni, myself, and another friend voted in our school’s 2016 mock election. However, instead of a “GA voter” sticker, we adorned our bodies with a sticker reading “Tigers get rowdy.”
Our principal wrapped up our day, announcing Hillary Clinton won Douglas County High School’s vote.
Troy, 14, attends Douglas County High School.
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