Although politicians discuss ways that they want to be represented, voters also have opinions on what they want to see from the media during election season. “Sometimes we’re misled. We think one side of the story is true, but you never know. There are always two sides to a story, and the media should report both. Reporters cannot make our decisions,” Bustillo said.

Clarke emphasized in her YMP interview that it was necessary for her to be strong with men to overcome barriers and get what she wanted and needed. “As women, we always have a lot of things that come to us, and men feel like they can have the control and right to tell us what to do with our body,” she said. “But as women, we have a stronger voice than men.”