Two of three presidential debates have passed and election day is within 30 days, scandals have recently occurred about republican candidate Donald Trump as well as democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

Scandals

The North Dakota State College Democrats firmly condemn Trump’s campaign due to his behavior, specifically in light of recently leaked tapes featuring lewd comments Trump made about women.

Quinn Garrick, NDSU College Democrats public relations coordinator, said, “Trump’s campaign has been continuously riddled with poor temperament and terrible judgement, and our organization is worried about a man who is so unhinged and unfit becoming president.”

The College Democrats place firm support behind Clinton and remain optimistic that voters will act to elect the first female president of the United States.

“Hillary Clinton outlines effective policies, she maintains a great deal of professionalism in the debates and there has never been anyone more fit to be president,” Garrick said.

Jamal Omar, vice president of the NDSU College Republicans, defended Trump citing “skeletons in the closet” that belong to all candidates.

Omar described Clinton’s advantage as having been a focus of previous scandals, making items such as the releases of WikiLeaks to be unnoticed by the public.

“Hillary has the advantage since the revelations about Trump have been strategically timed by the DNC to hurt him amongst his own people,” Omar stated.

Debates

Two presidential debates between Trump and Clinton occurred on Sept. 26 and Oct. 9.

According to Omar, both candidates have been lacking in their debate performance, despite previous debate strength.

Omar said it appeared that both candidates were “lacking in confidence.”

An anonymous commentor spoke of her disappointment with both candidates and their inability to set a good example for the country.

“It makes it really hard to cast my vote. I think a lot of voters will simply be voting for whoever they think is the least bad and that is sad,” she said.

One point that all sides seem to agree on is the importance of the upcoming election.

“I easily view this as the most important election,” Omar said on the election’s breaking away from the establishment of politics. “It’s really a matter of political revolution.”

Garrick encouraged every student to practice their civic duty and vote.

“Elections only maintain their integrity and validity when everyone votes,” he said.