<p><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/07/28/HillaryVsTrump2eb793.jpg" /></p>
<p>After being apathetic toward politics for several years this election cycle is hard to tune out.  As a person that is usually somewhat up to date on current events I surprisingly didn't know some of the candidates.  Mainly because when it comes to politics I have pretty much known that it is rigged to some capacity so I just tune it out.  My friend @steve-mcclair texted me in late March saying how he was at a Bernie Sanders rally.  I didn't even know what party Bernie Sanders was apart of and what his stance was on anything.  So I didn't even see the irony of my friend @steve-mcclair being there.  He ultimately got kicked out for having a sign that was trying to promote $1,000 / hour minimum wage on live TV.  He did a post here to explain the situation.  It is pretty funny.  https://steemit.com/bernie/@steve-mcclair/how-i-got-kicked-out-a-bernie-sanders-rally  <strong>So let's back up to explain where I'm coming from. </strong> </p>
<h1>Why Didn't I Vote In The Last Two Elections?</h1>
<p>I moved to Arizona in 2008 so basically I was going to have to register to vote here or do an absentee ballot for Indiana.  I didn't really care about it for the most part but I ended up missing the deadline to register in Arizona and also missed the cutoff to send the vote in for Indiana.  I really didn't care though.  </p>
<p>Some people are probably going to be mad at me for this post which is fine.  They might even say, <strong>&quot;I'm the problem with this country.&quot;</strong> I can see how they would maybe get upset that I don't care at all.  Some countries don't really get to vote or the corruption is way worse than it is in the United States.  </p>
<p>When it came around to the 2012 election I still hadn't registered to vote.  In my mind this was the reason I hadn't ever been selected for jury duty.  <strong>Since I still didn't care about the election I never registered.</strong>  In reality if you have a vehicle registration in Arizona you can be selected for jury duty so it had nothing to do with not being registered to vote.  </p>
<h1>How Did I Become Disenfranchised By The Election Process?</h1>
<p>It all started when Ross Perot ran for president in 1992. Ross Perot was a Texas Billionaire that was running as a 3rd party candidate. Both my parents voted for him that time around.  I was way to young to know anything besides how to tie my shoes. If you don't know Ross Perot got 18.9% of the popular vote, approximately 19,741,065 votes (but no electoral college votes).  I would later research into this process and come to the conclusion that it is a broken system.</p>
<p><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/07/28/RossPerot2f7ca0.jpg" /></p>
<p>When 1996 rolled around I remember my parents talking about potentially voting for Ross Perot again. By this time I could tie my shoes, throw the baseball around, and shoot baskets. There was a lot of drama surrounding Ross Perot running that year and he ended up entering the race late.  My dad ended up voting for him again but my mom had determined that voting for a 3rd party candidate was a<strong> &quot;wasted vote.&quot;</strong> Bill Clinton won both the 1992 and 1996 elections. </p>
<p>The 2000 election rolled around and there was a ton of drama over that election because the race was so tight.  George W Bush ended up winning despite the fact that Al Gore won the popular vote.  Even though I thought Al Gore was an idiot and knew that he didn't invent the Internet I still thought it was ridiculous that more people voted for him in the United States but he didn't win.  </p>
<p><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/07/28/floridahangingchad2c7811.jpg" /></p>
<p>At this point I was old enough to do some studying on the Ross Perot situation and found it very interesting.  I didn't like the electoral college process that could allow a person who lost the popular vote to win the election and I didn't like the fact that there seem to be two choices for the most part locked in.  I thought what Ross Perot had done was very interesting thing and after the 1992 election was over a lot of people admitted that they would have voted for him if they thought he could have won.  It became a self fulfilling prophecy that he didn't win.  </p>
<p>This was the foundation for feeling that our political system was broken.  </p>
<h1><strong>I'm STILL Not Registered To Vote</strong></h1>
<p>Man....I'm probably going to get some hate for that but that is ok.  Leave your comments below!  In a lot of ways I care but I don't care.  Yeah I want what I feel is right for our country and the world but I really hate hearing the campaign mud slinging and even the local elections make me want to throw up.  You don't even know what people stand for half the time.  Their whole campaigns center around throwing the other candidates under the bus.  </p>
<h1>Finally, What I Think About The 2016 US Presidential Election</h1>
<p>It's terrible!  It would be pretty tough to have two worse candidates in my mind.  It is funny because around 2010 I was reading a lot of books by famous Entrepreneurs.  I really look up to a lot of successful entrepreneurs such as Richard Branson, Mark Cuban, Bill Gates, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos.  I read one of Trump's books and it was awful.  Everything he said was so arrogant.  It was hard for me to finish the book.  I didn't like the way he acted on TV at that time either.  I just was never a fan.  Then it has came out that he has been named in over 3500 lawsuits mainly from situations where he doesn't pay contractors and employees.  Then he won't even pay the lawyers who represent him in these cases that wouldn't even happen if he just paid the bill. Another tactic he uses is just paying 75% of the bill.  He knows he has enough money to crush almost anyone in legal fees if they try to take him on.  That is sad and in my mind that is what is wrong with this country.  </p>
<p>With Hillary Clinton, she is a not so sneaky liar but seems to get away with anything.  Nothing sticks with the Clintons.  It really shows you that some people in a position of power and influence can do and say anything and nothing bad will happen to them.  </p>
<p>That leads me to the 3rd party candidates.  I hate the fact that someone would almost have to have billions of dollars to run as a 3rd party candidate and gain traction.  They would almost have to be in the public eye already as well.  A guy like Mark Cuban.  But right now we have Gary Johnson running as a Libertarian. He served as the 29th Governor of New Mexico from 1995 to 2003.  You have Dr. Jill Stein with the Green Party who is popular with Bernie Sanders supporters who don't trust Hillary Clinton.  </p>
<p><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/07/28/garyjohnson283aca.jpg" /></p>
<p><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/07/28/jillstein2fafda.jpg" /></p>
<p><strong>These are my opinions of what would need to happen to have a 3rd party candidate.  </strong></p>
<ul>
  <li>Bernie Sanders would need to rescind his support for Hillary and join the Green Party and try to run as President with Jill Stein as his vice presidential running mate. <strong> </strong></li>
  <li>Gary Johnson almost needs the backing of some very wealthy billionaires that hate Trump.  </li>
  <li>Mark Cuban would need to say enough is enough <strong>&quot;I'm Running For President Baby!!!&quot;</strong></li>
</ul>
<h1><strong>Am I Going to Vote?</strong></h1>
<p>I'm still not registered but you just have to register by October 10th in Arizona so I could still do that.  I can't vote for myself because I'm not old enough to run and that would be a waste of my precious time.  I haven't researched the 3rd party candidates enough but I can already tell you that in about 2 minutes they are higher on the list than Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.  Those two aren't even on my list.  I'm not voting for them.   </p>
<h2>Do you think a 3rd party candidate can win this time?  </h2>
<p><img src="https://www.steemimg.com/images/2016/07/27/me-holding-steemitsign-grey65b66.jpg" /></p>
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