If you are part of the 71% of Americans that believe the country is going in the wrong direction: Vote Trump

If you are part of the 71% of Americans that believe the country is going in the wrong direction: Vote Trump

Trump can shake up Washington, lead

Mason, Ohio resident Jordan B. Arnold

Thousands across Hamilton County are voting for Donald Trump because they are tired of the conventional approach to politics. Politicians at every level have led us into an era of economic stagnation, offering no vision and no plan for the future. Our people understand that for Washington’s politicians, our region hasn’t been a priority.

Every four years, lifelong politicos like Hillary Clinton come to our region promising solutions that never materialize. During his own campaign against then-Sen. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama promised a renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, and it was never taken up by Clinton in the State Department.

President Obama told us that he would fight to replace the Brent Spence Bridge, but he has failed to follow through. On so many issues that are important to us, the conventional politics has given us nothing but broken promises and broken trust.

In The Enquirer’s Facebook Live announcement that the editorial board was endorsing Clinton, Opinion Editor Cindi Andrews revealed reservations about her candidacy. Andrews is not the only one with these concerns; many don’t trust Clinton. People do not trust government to do what is best for them. They do not wish to give control of their lives to Washington or City Hall, who raise the cost of living while wages remain stagnant. This is why so many have chosen Trump, and why there is such apathy about local political races.

If Donald Trump is elected president, Hamilton County will be in a favorable position to renegotiate the federal government’s unfunded mandate to the Metropolitan Sewer District. I believe that smart leadership from the county and city can even win a waiver from Trump’s EPA, allowing local government to focus on services and delay the most lavish improvements to the sewer system until a funding source can be found.

Democrats and Republicans must work together to address the issues that we face. The culture of stagnation that bogs down our political system is caused by entrenched political leaders like Hillary Clinton, who will unify Republicans in opposition to her agenda. Only Donald Trump can shake up Washington and lead, and I know he will be a friend to Hamilton County.

Political leaders from Washington to Cincinnati aren’t focused on the issues that bring up the quality of life in our neighborhoods. Instead, they are focused on personal feuds and outrage over silly words. We deserve better than this system, and to change it we should all vote for Donald J. Trump.