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Our Presidential Candidates As Characters From 'The Office'

Sometimes the media lies. Michael Scott, however, does not.

Jennifer Brown

Aug 23, 2016

Miami University

Our Presidential Candidates As Characters From 'The Office'

Vanity Fair

A crucial way the public views this year's election is dependent on the media. The inevitable flaw with this form of communication is that the media can get a lot of hate for not displaying bipartisanship and not always providing the public with accurate and concrete information. The media can only go so far, however, in altering the public opinion. It is our duty as citizens to discern what we believe to be valuable portrayals of our most on-screen candidates, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Taking what I know about our candidates from articles I have read and screen time that they have been given, I would say that a better understanding of our candidates can be found simply by watching the comedic show, 'The Office.' This show (aka my latest Netflix obsession) has characters that have resembling attributes to both Hillary and Mr. Trump. Considering the media is getting a reputation as being flawed, and published material looked upon as distinguished often regardless of credentials... this article can be considered to be on the same level of relevance as your latest Politico, Fox News, CNN, or other choice news outlet. So in other words, truly analyze information before drawing conclusions. Enjoy!

Hillary Clinton? More like Jan Levinson.

Known as being a tough boss and having the urge to prove herself around the office, Jan Levinson is a great example of a Hillary Clinton-like character. In public, Jan is strong and always keeping up appearances but in reality her private life is just a mess all around. This can be said about Hillary Clinton's life as well. Also, the fact that Jan has various scandals while servicing for Dunder Mifflin Paper Company, and the scandals that have obviously become a part of Hillary's life... 'nuff said.

Donald Trump? Ha. More like Dwight Schrute.

Our candidates can be perceived in any way, shape, or form depending on the way media presents them. Personally, I see Dwight and Jan on the ballot, to someone else it may be a different story. Regardless of where you stand in politics right now, perhaps we can all agree that even if we strongly dislike a candidate or a character from a TV show, the show itself or the country they wish to represent is a golden five-star rating.

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Health and Wellness

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It seems like life has been serving up more bad than good and in all honesty, the only thing you want to do is crawl under your covers and hide from the rest of the world.

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5 Ways To Bring Positivity Into Your Life When All You Want To Do Is Drown In Self-Pity

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"What's more important? What we become or how we become it?"

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11 Signs You Have An Honorary Roommate

Make yourself at home, why don't you?

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For some of us, coming to college was the first time we ever had to share a room. It was a big change, but a fun one. As you meet more and more people over the course of your college career, it seems to be a pattern that you will at some point have that one friend that doesn't live with you, but acts like they do. We call those people, "Honorary Roommates" and here are 11 signs you have one in your life.