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Mary L. Burch: So many candidates, so few choices

I have waited long enough. In all of my years, I have never seen such a campaign for president of the United States. What’s the word? Scary? Ridiculous? Demeaning? Down right disrespectful.

For the first time in my memory, I have no idea whom to vote for, whom to trust to make decisions for our great country. Even though Hillary has more experience than anyone else running against her, she is a woman. Even though it has been scientifically proven that women are much smarter that men, I do not believe a woman should ever be elected president. They should not be given the awesome duty of decision making because they are nurturers and sometimes too emotional to make a country-saving decision.

What can be said about Donald Trump? Absolutely, unequivocalby, ridiculous. So whom do I vote for?

Mary L. Burch, Modesto

This story was originally published February 4, 2016 at 2:19 PM with the headline "Mary L. Burch: So many candidates, so few choices."

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