It is fundamentally unAmerican to vote for the most rich and powerful people in the country.
In 1976, our bicentennial year, “Rocky” won the Academy Award for best picture. This is because America loves an underdog. Al Michaels is digging his way to an early grave trying to re-create the “Miracle on Ice” through every sports story ever. Any American who has ever done anything great has to have overcome insurmountable odds and injuries and nay-sayers. We love our food greasy and cheap, and our hero's unlikely. We even took the famous rags to riches tale of “Annie” and thought, “how can we make this poor, goofy looking, abused orphan girl more of an underdog. Let's make her black too!” Sure, our country was founded by rich, white, male, slave-owners, but we still retell the story of the American revolution like it was “The Bad News Bears.” Or “Rudy.” Or “Major League.” Or “Hoosiers,” “The Karate Kid,” “Invincible,” “Slumdog Millionaire,” “Remember the Titans,” “Braveheart,” “Erin Brockovich,” “Moneyball,” “Sea Biscuit,” “Cool Runnings,” “The Longest Yard,” “The Replacements,” “The Little Giants,” “Kung Fu Panda,” “Happy Gilmore,” “Slapshot,” “The Breakfast Club,” The Outsiders,” “Mystery, Alaska,” “Turbo,” “The Pursuit of Happyness,” “Kingpin,” “Dodgeball,” “TinCup,” “Trading Places,” “White Men Can't Jump,” etc. etc.
"You're nothing train! You're a loser and nobody cares about you! Your fired!"
So how are we going to vote for a man who was born into wealth or a woman who married into power? Donald Trump has made himself an icon of wealth and privilege. Hillary Clinton was married to the president of the United States. She lived in the White House for eight years already. These are not underdogs. These are dynasties. Can't we find someone with only a six figure income to vote for?
It is your responsibility as an American to vote for someone who, sometime in the last thirty years, has experienced real loss or struggle or seen first-hand what it is like to wait in a line.