Some background before I begin… This writing is something I chose to author in my English writing course this semester. I am a junior at Morehead State University, this is a persuasive essay for which I received an A from my professor. I wrote this because I stand behind it, I stand up for what I believe in – or in this case WHO I believe in. Everything is cited in case anybody would like to check my sources, it is MLA format per my professor’s assignment guidelines.

It seems as though modern American politics and politicians have really taken a trip downhill in quality. More so I would say the latter of the two is to blame, politicians are a byproduct of politics and they are the people who represent politics. When was the last time you found yourself headed to the voting booth absolutely ecstatic to vote for…