Last week, I had the opportunity to listen to Professor Ken Roberts talk about the U.S. Presidential Campaign. While we discussed the current talk on impeaching President Donald Trump and the likelihood of certain democratic candidates succeeding in the 2020 campaign, I was thinking of two issues.

Firstly, some people try their best to avoid politics. When any issue about Trump or presidents arise whether in media or in conversation, the initial reaction for some could be pulling their ears or changing the channel. Listening to Professor Roberts reminded me of the complexity of the issue, which could be another push factor. This attitude could be accompanied with refusing to voice one’s opinion or not voting at all. I wonder what can mitigate this issue.

Secondly, polling on voter opinions are no longer trustworthy. Professor Roberts touched upon the fact that many Trump supporters were hidden from pollsters before the 2016 Presidential election causing the pollsters to forecast Hillary Clinton’s success. The Trump supporters simply did not take polling surveys. It makes me wonder how pollsters can possibly tell who will win the 2020 election.

Still, questions such as these almost make my roll my eyes; it is difficult to take presidential elections seriously after the last one.