Failure of the Political Parties: Who Was Best of the Worst?

The Republicans

Let us start with the “winners” of the year, the Republicans. At the beginning there were sixteen candidates, all vying for the nomination. Several Senators, such as Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and Governor Jeb Bush held strong conservative ideology. One would think that the accreditations, in this case the titles of “Senator” or “Governor,” could be enough to persuade a majority of Republican voters. In the end however,  for Cruz, Rubio and Bush, the credentials weren’t enough. The boisterous businessman, Donald J. Trump, who had virtually no political experience and whose inappropriate, and twisted morals ultimately beat out all of the fancy titles, is now our President-elect.

It’s true, you can be successful in politics with or without political experience. However, what is most disturbing about Trump’s success is that it was built on vitriol. Trump got away with ridiculing nearly every minority demographic, including Mexicans, the disabled and women. Anyone whose opinion challenged his was also fair game for ridicule. Taking to Twitter to attacking anyone who didn’t agree with him on absolutely everything. Getting personal was not something he was afraid of. We all saw the Republican debates, right? Chills.