Can anyone truly say they were surprised at the outcome of last Monday night’s presidential debate?

Again, all we got from a 90-minute time slot was back and forth drama between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. As voters, we continue to hope for some substance from the candidates, yet our hopes are never fulfilled.

To start, we had a moderator who seemed to be a bit one-sided in his questioning. There were no questions asked about Benghazi or the email scandal, which are huge and pressing issues. Yet, Trump was bombarded with questions about his past comments. Regardless of each candidates’ past, it is time for the true issues to be talked about.

While Clinton did her usual vague and almost sarcastic-sounding answers to everything that was asked, Trump was confident in his responses, even though he had about three of them on repeat throughout the entire debate.

For Clinton, from hiring psychologists and spending so much time preparing for this debate, I think I am not the only one who expected a lot more from her. Already being a hard person to trust due to her recent past, it seems as though she either has things to hide, or she truly just does not know what she is going to do if she wins the election.

Trump could have been more prepared. Although he seemed to study a few questions, he was not prepared for the whole exam. He seemed to talk in circles like he usually does. He was doing great in the beginning, then right when the audience started to think, “Maybe he is changing his tone a little bit,” he decided it was a good idea to bring up the fact that he decided not to speak about the affairs of Bill Clinton.

With the post-debate ratings showing that both of the candidates lied a near equal amount, as an individual who wants to make an informed vote in this election, it is hard to think that we have to choose one of these individuals to be the leader of this country.

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