Four years ago, much to my retrospective regret, I wasn't even registered to vote. Although I'd found the (Libertarian Party circa 2016) McAfee show highly entertaining, I guess I didn't really take it seriously enough — I wish I'd paid more attention to Donald Trump's campaign. It wasn't that I particularly disliked Donald Trump at all; I've just never had a high opinion of celebrities per se, and DJT was nothing more to me at the time other than a "celebrity."

Once I finally did start paying attention to the man himself, initially he seemed like an enigma — not at all what I'd expected. I found myself agreeing with him on most things, to my great surprise — "Drain the Swamp" in particular, and he quickly convinced me of the importance of a border wall when he spoke of the realities of human trafficking, something I'd only been dimly aware of previously. A man who speaks from the heart, to me, is a great deal more compelling than one who speaks in polished but deceitful phrases (O'Biden, anyone? "If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor — if you like your plan, you can keep your plan.")

Before you decide not to vote on Tuesday, why not ask yourself a few questions that deserve honest answers?

What do you want from a President? A nice guy, like Jimmy Carter (by all accounts, a terrible POTUS)? Were you excited by the prospect of voting for the first black president, in Obama? Did you enthusiastically vote for Ronald Reagan — a great man if a somewhat disappointing POTUS through no fault of his own — as I did, decades ago? Or maybe you'd prefer a fighter, a hard-nosed businessman and deal-maker extraordinaire, even if he seems a bit rough around the edges? A true patriot who loves America, and ordinary Americans ("the forgotten men and women") and who honors our history and Constitution, who desires to return power to the people who elected him, and wrest it away from unelected bureaucrats who'd sell out their own loved ones for money and the trappings of power. Electing a President is more like hiring a lawyer than choosing a life partner; you want someone tough and strong to advocate for you and your interests, as well as that of your children and their children for decades to come.