On November 9th, I woke up at 7:30 (far too early and far too late) and looked outside my window. The sun still rose this morning. Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States, and while I may not agree entirely with him, I believe in America. I looked at my phone with my eyes half closed to see all of the breaking news updates. I got up, brushed my teeth and my hair, put on my clothes, and walked to class--- just like any other day. On my walk, I saw social media was blowing up, as per usual during this election season, ranging from digust to apathetic to distraught, then ecstatic.

This election, which not only should show people that primaries are important, should be seen as one of the most significant and rather surprising political events of the last couple years, possibly even decades. We had experienced contentious elections in the past, honestly, most elections are quite contentious. However, this whole entire election process had pinned Trump as the "underdog." But, he somehow overcame controversy, doubt, and what seems like hate from a lot of people. He is one of the few, if not the only, candidate in a very long time who does not seem to filter what he says or even really care what poeple think. A lot of people are left wondering how he won.

He won due to a grossly unhappy American population. This election was not rigged, regardless of how many feel. Trump won fair and square. Quite honestly, he overcame incredible odds.

Trump, while being in the public eye for quite some time, came out of nowhere as a politcal and presidential candidate. He spoke his mind, he came across with a simple platform, and overall, he is exactly what every other political candidate is not. He chose a very controversial running-mate, which appears insanely ridiculous to some and incredibly intelligent to others. This, all of this, won him the highest office in the nation.

The average American had not felt like their voice had been heard. Perhaps, what most people voted for was not Trump, but for mass political party reform? The radicalization of the two parties brought this upon us. So many Americans do not vote for who they believe in, they vote against what they despise.