Reflection

Throughout creating this piece, my view of the presidential election process deepened. From the beginning, it was quite obvious that campaigning is a crucial part to becoming a successful candidate. But the extent of how overwhelming these campaigns are was something that wasn't easily seen. Every candidate is vying for a spot as the most powerful person in the country and, arguably, the world. Every person in the entire country that is even the least bit involved in politics is also vicariously hungry for power, hoping that their most relevant candidate will be successful. During this time, it's much less about developing our nation and much more about who will have the power to develop our nation. While it is only a subtle difference in words, it's a huge difference in the atmosphere and environment revolving around the election and its voters. The parallels are most evident in the media; as we get closer to the general election, we hear much less about Obama and what is going on at the top of our nation surrounding important issues, and much more about which candidate said what or did what wrong.

Although the presence of power is unavoidably felt due to how aggressive candidates must campaign in order to do well, it's important to remember that the nation comes before the power.