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Trump not first choice but much better than Clinton

Is this really what this election is about? I see this election as about two choices. Forget about Republican or Democrat; let’s look at the two candidates running for president.

Donald Trump mostly funds his own campaign and is not tied to any special groups as a result. Hillary Clinton has raised all of her money from special interest groups and others.

Will she owe favors to them? Or did they just give her the money out of the goodness of their hearts?

Trump has called some women pigs. Maybe he thinks they are. He has respect for his ex-wives, and they for him. How many marriages have broken up with respect for each other?

Clinton kept her marriage together. But is she married to a pig? While in the White House, President Bill Clinton continually broke his marriage vows. Will he be excited to get back in the White House to continue where he left off?

Trump is called a madman. Maybe you have to be to run for president in this country.

Is Clinton a madwoman? Why does she feel she can do a better job when she has been in the White House and, to some extent, has failed her office?

I could go on, but we all know the dirt that is being flung around the country about both candidates.

Would I like another choice? Yes, I would. To some extent, they both scare me. But of the two, I am voting for Trump.

I am so tired of career politicians who have better medical insurance and a greater pension than our veterans. I pray that Trump can somehow clean up the mess we have in the White House.

Linda Quinn, Myrtle Beach

This story was originally published July 16, 2016 at 1:29 PM with the headline "Trump not first choice but much better than Clinton."

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