Early voting has begun and the countdown to the Election of 2016 is slowly coming to an end. From the chaotic debates and rumors in the tabloids the presidential candidates may have a hard time getting voters on their side. It may be safe to say that this presidential election is like no other election in the past.

“We are now looking at a reality where we have someone who has absolutely no political experience running against someone with years of experience being in office” said local Republican and Political Science Graduate, Lindsay Gribble.

Many voters of both the democratic and republican parties have begun participating in early voting. But even as a registered republican voter, Lindsay admits that she did not vote for Trump.

“Donald Trump does not represent what makes me identify myself as a republican voter. As a republican, we can not have this rhetoric that he displays all of the time” said Lindsay.

Lindsay explains that Trumps “nationalistic viewpoint” on everything and his rude comments about other world leaders is the complete opposite of what a republican president should exhibit.​