Students and Staff Watch as Trump is Elected President
November 17, 2016
Story By: Olivia Jaynes
A camera pans around two very different rooms, at very different locations, side by side. As supporters lean on eachother for support, literally, and tears stream down the faces of many Americans, the heartbreak was very apparent. In another room cries of joy were screamed out, flags were waved, and hugs and high fives were given out to whoever was standing nearby.
The New York Hilton Midtown-where Trump’s election party was held and the Javits Center-where Clinton’s election party was held, are about twenty five blocks away from each other. The distance between these two venues is not that big, but the emotions in each room were worlds apart, Tuesday night.
President Elect Donald Trump spent election night in the Trump Tower watching the results roll in along side his family, while Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton spent Tuesday night at the Peninsula Hotel in New York with her family.
Shifting focus from a national perspective to a more local perspective, many seniors here at WIlliam Chrisman watched their futures being changed, and many even got to have a say as several seniors could vote for the first time. Afterwards, students and staff watched as the night unfolded.
Senior Shawn Bunce cast his vote in the election. Bunce worked Tuesday night so he checked his phone halfway through his shift to see Trump ahead of Clinton.
Senior Haley Smith was working as well, but still kept up with the results on her phone.
Senior Luisa Torres said, “Well I went to a job interview with my mom. Google had a live stream of the numbers. I was refreshing every 30 seconds.”
The winner of the race to 270 electoral votes was not set in stone for either candidate from the beginning.
“I sat in front of the TV and watched the results with friends, no matter the stance this is the democratic process and I support the results,” said history teacher Pamela Stafford.
There were many swing states that could and would eventually have a huge impact in either candidate possibly winning, dependent on which way the state swung.
Several swing states played key roles in the outcome, including Michigan, Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Colorado, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Government teacher, Jason Grubb, said, “I was puzzled that all of the predictions were so wrong. I spent all that time studying in college and I could’ve predicted the same result, with an electoral win for Clinton,”
At around 10:40 P.M. Trump won Ohio, a major swing state, with 18 electoral votes. One of the major milestones of the night was the President Elect taking home the 29 electoral votes from Florida.
Senior Hannah Black who voted for the first time in this election said that it shocked her when it was announced that Trump had won Florida, which was announced around 10:50 P.M.
As the night went on and polls continued to close all over the country and the clock ticked on, it did not look likely that there would be a definite winner, or even an idea of who would reach 270 electoral votes, until well into the next day.
In the 2012 presidential election with Barack Obama running for re-election and Mitt Romney running for the republican party, Americans knew around 11:30 P.M., where that election was heading. This was not the case for the November 2016 election.
At around 11:15 P.M. Trump won another key state - North Carolina.
Clinton’s window of opportunity to take the presidency started to get smaller and smaller, but she still had hope if she were to take either Pennsylvania, Michigan, or Wisconsin, which at this point were way too early to call.
At around 1:30 A.M. was when the image of who would walk away with the presidency started to become a whole lot clearer. At this time Trump won Pennsylvania which was one of the key states giving him 264 votes while Clinton was at 215.
At around 2:00 A.M. Clinton campaign manager John Podesta came out to speak to the Clinton supporters saying it was time to go home and get some rest.
At 2:50 A.M. was when President Elect Donald Trump took the stage at his election party and congratulated Hillary Clinton on the fight that was put up. After a tense election, Trump was going to be victorious.
There are mixed reactions to if Trump is the right choice for president or not. The mix would have been similar if Clinton had won as well.
Senior Kishon Ho Chee said his reaction was one of relief, and that even though he does not agree with everything Trump says, for the most part, he was happy.
“My reaction to Trump winning was totally irritated and thinking the world would end. It took me a while to accept him as being our next president,” said senior Kathleen McGillihan.
Story By: Olivia Jaynes
A camera pans around two very different rooms, at very different locations, side by side. As supporters lean on eachother for support, literally, and tears stream down the faces of many Americans, the heartbreak was very apparent. In another room cries of joy were screamed out, flags were waved, and hugs and high fives were given out to whoever was standing nearby.
The New York Hilton Midtown-where Trump’s election party was held and the Javits Center-where Clinton’s election party was held, are about twenty five blocks away from each other. The distance between these two venues is not that big, but the emotions in each room were worlds apart, Tuesday night.
President Elect Donald Trump spent election night in the Trump Tower watching the results roll in along side his family, while Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton spent Tuesday night at the Peninsula Hotel in New York with her family.
Shifting focus from a national perspective to a more local perspective, many seniors here at WIlliam Chrisman watched their futures being changed, and many even got to have a say as several seniors could vote for the first time. Afterwards, students and staff watched as the night unfolded.
Senior Shawn Bunce cast his vote in the election. Bunce worked Tuesday night so he checked his phone halfway through his shift to see Trump ahead of Clinton.
Senior Haley Smith was working as well, but still kept up with the results on her phone.
Senior Luisa Torres said, “Well I went to a job interview with my mom. Google had a live stream of the numbers. I was refreshing every 30 seconds.”
The winner of the race to 270 electoral votes was not set in stone for either candidate from the beginning.
“I sat in front of the TV and watched the results with friends, no matter the stance this is the democratic process and I support the results,” said history teacher Pamela Stafford.
There were many swing states that could and would eventually have a huge impact in either candidate possibly winning, dependent on which way the state swung.
Several swing states played key roles in the outcome, including Michigan, Florida, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Colorado, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Virginia, and Wisconsin.
Government teacher, Jason Grubb, said, “I was puzzled that all of the predictions were so wrong. I spent all that time studying in college and I could’ve predicted the same result, with an electoral win for Clinton,”
At around 10:40 P.M. Trump won Ohio, a major swing state, with 18 electoral votes. One of the major milestones of the night was the President Elect taking home the 29 electoral votes from Florida.
Senior Hannah Black who voted for the first time in this election said that it shocked her when it was announced that Trump had won Florida, which was announced around 10:50 P.M.
As the night went on and polls continued to close all over the country and the clock ticked on, it did not look likely that there would be a definite winner, or even an idea of who would reach 270 electoral votes, until well into the next day.
In the 2012 presidential election with Barack Obama running for re-election and Mitt Romney running for the republican party, Americans knew around 11:30 P.M., where that election was heading. This was not the case for the November 2016 election.
At around 11:15 P.M. Trump won another key state - North Carolina.
Clinton’s window of opportunity to take the presidency started to get smaller and smaller, but she still had hope if she were to take either Pennsylvania, Michigan, or Wisconsin, which at this point were way too early to call.
At around 1:30 A.M. was when the image of who would walk away with the presidency started to become a whole lot clearer. At this time Trump won Pennsylvania which was one of the key states giving him 264 votes while Clinton was at 215.
At around 2:00 A.M. Clinton campaign manager John Podesta came out to speak to the Clinton supporters saying it was time to go home and get some rest.
At 2:50 A.M. was when President Elect Donald Trump took the stage at his election party and congratulated Hillary Clinton on the fight that was put up. After a tense election, Trump was going to be victorious.
There are mixed reactions to if Trump is the right choice for president or not. The mix would have been similar if Clinton had won as well.
Senior Kishon Ho Chee said his reaction was one of relief, and that even though he does not agree with everything Trump says, for the most part, he was happy.
“My reaction to Trump winning was totally irritated and thinking the world would end. It took me a while to accept him as being our next president,” said senior Kathleen McGillihan.