Well, the 2016 Presidential Election came and went just like that. It was my first time getting to vote! Unfortunately, I did not have the best candidates to choose from though! I turned the legal voting age during Barack Obama's presidency, so I have not had the chance to vote until now. It was a little exciting but not as exhilarating as I thought it would be. I had classes that day starting at 12:30 p.m. and ending at 5:30 p.m., not giving me long to get back after, so I had to go vote before. The line was pretty long here in my town so that was making me a little nervous. However, luckily I got through the line, voted, and was on my way to get some lunch and head to class.
I was a little nervous waiting for my turn next, because I was afraid I could not manage the machine and would vote for the wrong person or not vote for one I wanted to. However, I managed just fine, and that part was fun. It tells you to press the red button to cast your votes when finished, and that was somewhat empowering I think. After I voted, a phrase from television and movies came into my head and made me laugh. The saying "Don't push the red button!" had me thinking that something majorly bad would happen or destruction would be imminent. My grandpa and mom did not get it. Maybe you will and you will laugh also when reading this!
I am just glad the whole election process is over. I got so tired of my mom continuously watching all things 2016 Election since it started. I really do not know anything about politics, probably because I am not a big fan of politics and all the hoop-la it brings with it to begin with. Although Trump didn’t win the popular vote, he did win the election. He makes me nervous because of all the negative things I have heard about him, but you never know...hopefully.
At least half of the American population is super upset that Trump won. Some have threatened to move. Massive protests have been happening in numerous cities since the election ended, and hate crimes are on the rise. I get it. This sucks. But how is this helping? There is nothing you can do about it. What is done is done. You can thank the 50% of Americans that did not even vote! It could have helped! That is what happens and what we get when we do not participate in this huge event that frankly no one was looking forward to finishing out. Trump won, and now he is our new president. We just have to suck it up...for the next four years anyway...then we shall see.
For now, I am hoping that the protests stay peaceful and that perhaps Mr. Trump will unite the divided country and do some good things for the people during his presidency.
