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Donald Trump’s rise in the polls continues to shock and intrigue the media. However, he trumped all the odds (pun intended). Like most celebrities who jump on political bandwagons, analysts discarded his attempts. Jumping into a strongly conservative GOP Party race in a year flush with potential contenders, Donald Trump was an outsider – and an outspoken one at that.

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A tagline and a TV show encompass Trump’s claim to fame in the eyes of America’s youth – that and the multiplicity of memes making fun of his hair, his skin color and basically everything else. Bottom line: Clinton trying to dab is about as cool as your grandma trying to – it’s cute at home but no one takes it seriously at the White House. Furthermore, Clinton efforts to use colloquial millennial language in her speeches have been teased more than appreciated. Clinton’s longtime experience in the political arena backfires in engaging young people because she speaks the political lingo and therefore, is critiqued with the same degree of skepticism that we apply to seasoned politicians. She built up a repertoire in politics that many millennials were unaware of simply because they were still young children. As much as her new wave activism about wages and equal rights appeals to young voters, her history dates back to her husband’s term in the late 90s. However, Clinton’s campaign over the last year shows that being a popular figure doesn’t guarantee an easy journey to the White House. Many women initially jumped on the bandwagon because they saw this as their chance for representation in the White House. Hillary Clinton had audiences waiting for her candidacy since her loss in 2008 and stint as Secretary of State. So where have the 2016 candidates gone wrong? Hillary Clinton The media often dissects and critiques the character of presidential candidates because if being cool or popular is their main priority, they might not succeed in being POTUS. He or she has a responsibility to utilize that knowledge and power objectively in decision-making. The president, through advisors and his cabinet, has access to greater expanse of knowledge than the average American who comments about politics on social media. It is unreasonable to expect that college students will be keeping up with Senate debates on C-SPAN but viewing parties across the country and hashtags on Twitter show a spike in political conscience when events like The State of the Union air.īeing a cool president is certainly a legacy to aspire to but the job doesn’t necessitate being a cultural icon. A president who relates to this generation is an advocate for causes that might not have the lobbying power of groups like Medicare, which applies to people 65 and older. The current lot of congressmen fail to represent the youth and diversity of the millennials.

Being cool isn’t quite the job description of being president but there are definite advantages to been seen as a cultural icon.

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