America elected President Trump because a lot of people felt the economic pinch of inflation and they believed Trump would fight for them. They want him to fight for more manufacturing, for American jobs, for peace worldwide. And Democrats’ messaging didn’t resonate with enough Americans this time around.
That happens.
For too long, towns like my hometown, Galesburg, Ill. felt like no one stuck up for them. And it’s clear now with the results that many towns like that had many people from all backgrounds who believe President Trump can fix it.
Having seen the White House from a front row, it’s a tall order for the office. But on issues like bringing manufacturing back to America, I root for success.
As a Democrat I believed Harris could pull it off, and this morning I’m disappointed and worried about what comes next. There would have been Republicans in that same spot if Vice President Harris would have won. And I would have wanted them to work with us to bring about progress if she had.
For all who believe that this is the end of America, I promise it is not. We are stronger than just one person.
I remember in the aftermath of George W. Bush getting elected I was certain that our country was done for. I was a student for Al Gore in college and I wanted the Democrat to win. It was 8 short years later that I worked with President Obama to see a massive victory for the Democrat, a leader I was proud to work with. We can’t predict the future but we can work towards what we want to see.
America is all of ours. We can choose to live in fear or we can strive to understand each other and to work together to make sure our worst fears don’t manifest. I choose the later.
Concessions and what comes next