Voltaire and Camus are voting for....

     The presidential election is right around the corner, and the race is between the Democratic and Republican parties. There are other parties, but it is pretty much impossible in our government for a third party candidate to get electoral votes, let alone win the election. I am personally tired of all the political hype, and I think Voltaire and Camus would have their own opinions on this election if they were alive and living in America right now.
     Voltaire was a philosopher that poked fun at the government. Candide made jabs at the government in Voltaire's time, and I think he would do the same if he lived in the present-day. If Voltaire were to vote in this election, I have a feeling he would vote for a third party, or he might write in a candidate. Voltaire would probably not be a fan of either major political party candidate, but he would still vote. Voltaire believed that if one did not like the current situation, then one should "revolt" and try to change it.
     Camus was a philosopher who brought up the idea of absurdity. What if life has no meaning? If Camus truly lived by that philosophy, he would be completely indifferent to the election. I think he would vote if he felt like it, but he wouldn't if it got in the way of something else. I don't think voting would be such a big thing for Camus because what does it matter? We are all going to die anyway, and the election of the president does not really change anything. If Camus were to vote, I think he would probably vote for one of the major political party candidates because that's what everybody else is doing. I'm not sure which one. It depends on how he is feeling that day. I can actually see Camus voting for someone because he/she has a cool name because Camus is so indifferent to the election.