We need more choices for President

Don’t we deserve better? In the most recent presidential election, voters were again left with only two real choices. But we didn’t really like either of them. In fact, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump scored higher in unfavorability ratings than any presidential candidates in history. We had to hold our noses when we walked into the voting booth. It wasn’t a case of voting for someone who inspired you, but rather voting against the other candidate, the one you trust even less. Or, like many, you simply stayed home on election day, and sat this one out. Why can’t we have more options when we determine who we want to lead this country? Should we have more choices in the yogurt aisle than we do on our ballots? Why do we only get to choose from names that have either a “R” or a “D” next to their name? Sure, third party candidates can get on the ballot, but few get on the ballot in all states. The way the system is set up, only the wealthy have a chance to run a third-party campaign. No third-party candiate has had any real impact on the outcome since Ross Perot in 1992. And he didn’t carry a single state. American’s deserve more choices when we select a President. Maybe we can even find one we actually like.