If there's one thing that the American voters can be sure of in a presidential election, it's that despite the abundance of third party options, you'll either get a republican or democrat sitting in the oval office. If there's anything else voters can be sure of its that whichever side wins, the other side will be protesting the results of the election on behalf of their desired candidate.

However, a unique situation has occurred where the general public isn't necessarily protesting the results but more the process of the election.

last week there was a rally held in a small city in central New York called Utica, a major immigration center in the U.S. that has a history of sheltering refugees. Given that race and immigration has been such a controversial issue for both conservatives and liberals, immigration city's like Utica are becoming themselves controversial.

Young, old, black, white, Asian, and Latinos were there with picket signs that suggested a strictly anti-Trump rally, however, the people repeatedly told me that they didn't like Hillary much better. Oddly enough, the one Trump supporter I met there was black who told me his reasoning for voting for Trump was that life for black Americans has only gotten worse under democrats. His views aside, everyone there seemed pretty fed up with the political workings of their nation.

A mission statement from the rally's Facebook event page says, "No matter who won, troubling policies persist.

From endless wars, domestic spying, mass incarceration, attacks on public education and beyond, the election of 2016 did not offer any solutions to the fights many have been organizing around for years already.

Here in Utica, our Muslim community has been subjected to baseless suspicion in the form of Islamophobia in the media (Utica Phoenix) and through political actions, like proposed moratoriums on refugees allowed from Syria.

Many battles were waged during the Obama administration's tenure. They continue on regardless of the outcome of the election. Yes, Trump won. But this is our line in the sand to send the message that we will continue where we left off and that we will show no quarter to fascist elements enjoying an increased profile in the wake of the election.

We are asking Uticans to rally in support of Muslims, refugees, LGBTQIA, women, people of color, and the working class. These are members of our community and we will continue to stand up for their rights."