Not with a bang but a whimper

election came to a close and Justin
rudeau was named Prime Minister.
For many Canadians, the election was
a time of hope for change, as Stephen
Harper was finally removed from power.
Trudeau was young, fresh-faced, and
ready to lead the country. Mulcair and
May were both solid options as well, and
none had any scandals under their belt.
Overall, the chances of a better Canada
were looking pretty great, and coverage
of the elections was largely positive.
The feeling is very different going
into the last week of this election. As
storm cloud after storm cloud rolls in
to dump on one nominee or another,
neither is arriving at the end looking

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positive. Instead of hope or anticipation,
many seem to feel resignation or horror,
which should never be the end result of
democracy. Many supporters of Hillary
view her as the lesser evil instead of an
exciting, promising president. Many
Trump supporters are just Republicans
who can't bring themselves to vote
Democrat. Overall, whoever wins, the
majority of the population won't be
genuinely excited, or hopeful—just
happy the other evil didn’t get in.

Of course, it would be disingenuous
to ignore that they both do have their
small legion of adamant supporters.
Many are still avidly supporting
Hillary because she will be the first
female president, and because she

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is incredibly experienced, even
if there have been many knocks

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far as it has. Now, the final choice is
between pro-establishment and anti-

against her over this election. Many
are aggressively supporting Trump
in his fight against mass media, the

election system, political correctness,

immigrants, and so forth. Members

of both categories will be ecstatic

if their chosen one makes it in.
However, for most, November 8 is

exciting not because they’re hopeful for

the result, but because they want it to

establishment, and all the baggage both
candidates carry. Will America have
another Obama, just much less likeable?
Will they instead elect an unpredictable
man riding a cult of personality?

We'll find out in one more
week. Then we can all sigh, move
on, and look forward to having
some hope four years from now.

just be over. Last year, Canadians were
able to excitedly look forward to the

results. Eight years ago, America was
filled with the same giddy anticipation

about President Barack Obama. It’s
sad that this election has fallen as

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