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This is the first time since 1996 that Chrissy and I have been in the U.S. for a presidential election. Last night, a friend told me he wasn\u2019t going to vote tomorrow.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cNeither candidate has earned my vote,\u201d he said.<\/em><\/p>\n

That got me thinking about 2016. Here\u2019s my wish list\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

I want fact checking to be unnecessary.<\/p>\n

I want to get rid of these ridiculous Super PACs.<\/p>\n

I want the candidates to say, \u201cThere is something better we can do with $1,000,000,000 than spend it all on campaign advertising.\u201d<\/p>\n

I want my fellow citizens to listen to one another, to try to understand their perspective, to try to learn.<\/p>\n

I want the candidates to listen to one another, to try to understand the others\u2019 perspective, to try to learn.<\/p>\n

I want candidates who understand and care about the life of people who live on minimum wage in this country and only a couple dollars a day overseas.<\/p>\n

I want candidates who are willing to acknowledge that $700,000,000,000, as\u00a0much the next 14 countries combined <\/em>might be too much (http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures<\/a>).<\/p>\n

I want us to explore what it looks like to be genuinely pro-life, whether American, overseas, unborn, elderly, undocumented, criminal, or even celebrity.<\/p>\n

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I want someone to find a way to talk about how we can lead a conversation about growing together in mutually beneficial ways with China.<\/p>\n

I want my fellow citizens to acknowledge that they don\u2019t agree with some things within their own party.<\/p>\n

I want debate moderators who will not accept childish behavior from our prospective presidents.<\/p>\n

I want to get rid of the Electoral College. It\u2019s dumb.<\/p>\n

What do you long to see in 2016? \u00a0Leave a comment below.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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