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Sep 12, 2016

As seen on every news outlet for the past year and a half, the candidates are truly something to talk about. With the constant bickering between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump, the election seems more like something hosted by MTV. The 2016 presidential election is one for the books. Between the millennial uproar produced by Bernie Sanders to the bigotry uttered by Trump, there is plenty to talk about.

This semester, I am taking political communication, and let's just say, I wasn't the most thrilled. To my surprise, it's one of my favorite classes. In class the other day, we were discussing the online feuds between Trump and Clinton. Some of the messages they tweet to each other are just shocking. I'll read it thinking it was a parody account, and to my dismay, see the blue check mark that means a person is verified.

While sitting there, I couldn't help but wonder what would happen if the two front-runners only talked positively about one another. Before you think that that isn't the point of an election, think again.

Instead of Trump referring to Clinton as "crooked Hilary", maybe he should start by recognizing her as a compelling candidate. Instead of Clinton constantly tweeting about how egotistical Trump is, maybe she should start by praising him for being a non-politician who has made it this far.

Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump both have their faults and personally, I'm not a fan of either one. But, regardless, they have to be doing something right. Clinton is the first female candidate to make it this far and like it or not, that is something worth talking about. Donald Trump is a business man, an outside candidate, who has climbed himself up to the Republican nominee, and like it or not, that is something worth noting.

The point is that neither of these two need to be spending their time insulting each other. I think it would be a turning point to the election if one candidate praised the other for their achievements, but then continued to tell the people how they would be better. It says a lot about a person to recognize their opponents strengths and positive attributes.

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