Here we go again! I'm against voting straight ticket as a matter of principle. I always research local candidates before I vote, and want to share my research here to make it easy for people in my community to research candidates too. This time around, I'm covering my ballot in my new town, Santa Clarita, CA. (Please note: The above GIF is the last fun thing your eyes will see on this post.) This is not academic research. Names will be linked to my sources. I'm not going into great detail, but more taking notes for myself to remember what stood out to me about each candidate--this is definitely a biased perspective, and I encourage every voter to research for themselves and vote their conscience. Politically, I'm a left-leaning independent. If you are far left or far right, you probably won't like this, but you can use the links to do your own research and form your own conclusions. My presidential candidate selection summary will be the least research-based becaus