Have you ever been driving down the street trying to decide what you want for lunch? This is my everyday struggle. There’s Subway over there on the corner, or McDonald’s down the street, or a Burger King on the left, or if I turn around there is a Taco Bell the other way.

But what makes any of these places better than the other?

I mean think about it like this: Fast food restaurants and politicians both have something different to bring to the table, they both run annoying ads trying to persuade the consumer to buy into their products, and they both get caught up in scandals that everyone ends up forgetting about anyways.

Remember when McDonald’s had the pink slime controversy a few years back? People may have gagged after hearing that McDonald’s used this filler for their hamburgers, but that has not stopped McDonald’s from serving over 68 million customers every day, according to their website. Likewise Hillary Clinton has her personal email controversy, but even with her illegal activity, Clinton is still in the lead for the Democratic nomination.

Which begs the question: What makes one politician better than the other? Ted Cruz has been in politics longer than Donald Trump, and McDonald’s has been in service longer than Taco Bell. But that doesn’t mean that Cruz is fit to serve as President, much like McDonald’s is not the best lunch choice.

Have you ever had a craving for a Big Mac or a Whopper after watching a TV commercial or reading an article and the ad pops up on your screen? This doesn’t mean that restaurant is any better than the others; it just means they have more money to spend on advertising. Same with the presidential candidates. Did you see more Bernie Sanders or Martin O’Malley (if you know who that is) advertisements this election year? Here’s a hint; it’s the one that hasn’t dropped out of the race.

Being a rich, popular fast food restaurant does not make you the best. I suppose the point is that no fast food place is better than the other. It all just depends on what your taste in food is. Also, when you look at it, none of the restaurants are even that good for us, much like our politicians. If the candidates running for office this year were like the fast food restaurants that line the streets, I think I’d skip lunch today.