Arts+Culture / OpinionThe Dazed view on the U.S electionElecting Donald Trump would be a truly dark day for the entire world and a threat to its futureShareLink copied ✔️November 7, 2016Arts+CultureOpinionText Thomas Gorton Illustration Charlotte Joseph It feels as though this election has always been happening. Do you remember a time when there wasn’t an election? Me neither, and I don’t even live in America. It’s been a tiring, brutally charmless period of the world’s existence and it somehow feels that it’s reflected poorly on all of us, it feels slightly embarrassing. How did we get here? With that in mind, I won’t keep you for too long. Make no mistake, this is a moment of extreme magnitude that you, our American readers, have a say in. Firstly, get out and vote. Secondly, vote for Hillary Clinton. We appreciate that Clinton is by no means a perfect, or even an inspirational candidate and for a lot of you it’ll probably feel just like this: Me giving my vote to Hillary so that Trump doesn't win...... 🙄 pic.twitter.com/zjCjACZBke— Smillee Sims (@smilleesims) June 22, 2016 That said, there are only two candidates that can win here and one of them being elected would be an unmitigated disaster. Donald Trump is extremely dangerous, he has no genuine ideas, he’s a violent misogynist, he wants to build a wall at the Mexican border, he says a lot of Mexicans are rapists, he says that climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese, he attempted to “expose” Obama as having been born in Kenya, he regularly criticises women’s looks and his rallies incite racism and aggression. He’s totally unfit to run America, a power-obsessed, deranged monster that cannot be allowed to preside over the most powerful country in the world. Use your vote and use it to vote for Clinton. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.TrendingNude awakening: Meet the young people embracing naturismAt a time of toxic beauty standards and widespread body image issues, could taking your clothes off around strangers (in a non-sexual way) be the answer?BeautyFilm & TVWhat do sex workers actually think of Euphoria?Oakley FashionGoing ‘field mode’ with Roger ScottMusicN0rth4evr: Every track on North West’s new EP, rankedFashionMet Gala 2026: Dazed editors pick who they want to see on the red carpetBeauty10 of the hottest Instagram accounts fusing art, sex and eroticaLife & CultureRemember when Kim Cattrall sang freestyle jazz over an upright bass?FashionTechno-fascist fashion: Why Silicon Valley is moving into menswearLife & Culture‘She was secretly the landlord’: Readers on their housemate horror storiesEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy