On November 8th, the nation and MCHS cast their votes. The country held its breath. All the news channels were certain Hillary Clinton’s campaign would be a success. The Mohawk Press’s data even showed Hillary Clinton with a very small lead in our last edition. With an unseen turn of events, Donald Trump became the new United States president elect. During her concession speech she stated, “this is painful and it will be for a long time, but I want you to remember this. Our campaign was never about one person or even one election. It was about the country we love and about building an America that’s hopeful, inclusive and big-hearted. We have seen that our nation is more deeply divided than we thought, but I still believe in America and I always will. If you do, then we must accept this result and then look to the future.” Current president Barack Obama stated he and former President George W. Bush had major differences eight years ago, but they managed a successful transition. He said he expected to do the same with Mr. Trump. While acknowledging that they have their differences, President Obama invited the president-elect to come to the White House on Thursday, November 10th.
Despite trailing in the popular vote, Donald Trump still won the presidency with 279 electoral college votes. Hillary Clinton won the popular vote but only received 228 electoral college votes. The difference was by a mere 200,000 votes. Republicans also won the US Senate and the US House of Representatives making this a successful election for the GOP.
The total country’s results were:
Donald Trump: 47%, Hillary Clinton: 48%, Gary Johnson: 3%, Jill Stein: 1%,
MCHS Results:
Donald Trump 47%, Hillary Clinton 31%, Gary Johnson 13%, Bernie Sanders 6%, Jill Stein 6%
The results were very similar, but the MCHS results changed drastically from our last poll.
Protests and marches in several major U.S cities began protesting the new president elect. Students in Des Moines Roosevelt and East High Schools walked out on Wednesday in protest.
With all this uncertainty weighing over the United States questions what can we look for in the near future. Mr, Trump says “Now it is time for America to bind the wounds of division, have to get together. To all Republicans and Democrats and independents across this nation, I say it is time for us to come together as one united people… I pledge to every citizen of our land that I will be President for all of Americans…For those who have chosen not to support me in the past, of which there were a few people, I’m reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so that we can work together and unify our great country.” With all of this unfolding, one cannot deny this will be an interesting 4 years.
-Jayden Smith (Soph.), MCHS