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Election time sadness.

Here we are after eight years under President Obama getting ready to make a decision between bad and worse. I'm of course referring to our current predicament between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Let's break them down one at a time. Hillary Clinton: Pros:  Has the backing of several former Presidents something Trump lacks. Experience Incorporated good ideas of past opponents into her platform something Trump refuses to do. Rumors around Trump's campaign suggest Clinton's VP will be less powerful (which is a Pro considering VPs don't have to win primaries). Cons: Clinton's emails proved to the FBI that Clinton's negligence with her private server would constitute treason comparable to Edward Snowden, but the FBI mysteriously didn't suggest criminal charges. Clinton resided as the Secretary of State during the Benghazi crisis and seemed powerless or incompetent. Clinton's views on many different issues has flip-flopped over the yea