Of course Democrats and Republicans have their own ideas of solving certain problems, but it seems as though they can't even agree on the issues we should be focusing on. The reason for this is because theres no single dominant issue motivating each party, theres just a jumble of policy differences and priorities between the two parties. In the most recent presidential debates, Republicans seemed to focus more on abortions, immigrants, and the Iran nuclear deal. Democrats focused more on gun control, police brutality and college tuition. Ben Barnes, a Texas Democrat says, "The Democrats are looking ahead toward tomorrow and trying to determine what we should do, while the Republicans are looking at today and talking about what's wrong," While all the issues brought up by both parties are important, they need to be able to talk about them calmly and clearly.
This article caught my eye because the presidential debates have been a hot topic these past few days and I was interested in learning more about the candidates and their views. Especially as a teenager, it's very important to stay updated with whats going on around us, to stay educated and prepare ourselves for when we have to start doing "adult things" like voting for president or paying bills. Its difficult to keep up with every political issue and make sense of it all and it's even more difficult when one party has a number of different issues they're focusing on without hearing much of that the other party has to say about it and vice versa.
I wonder if both parties will be able to agree on important issues to focus and if they can talk about these issues calmly or if it will always be hectic between them?
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