After a historical election, Northwestern State University of Louisiana students weighed in on the presidential election results.
On Wednesday, the Associated Press announced former President Donald Trump as the winner of the 2024 presidential election. Upon securing the 270 electoral votes needed to win, he was declared the 47th president of the U.S.
Michelle Ross, a freshman nursing major, said she was not surprised about Trump winning the election. While she wasn’t pleased with the results, Ross said, “Harris was never going to win.”
Ross worries for her life as a student, and she sees this election of Trump as a threat to her financial aid. “More women will be dead because of their reproductive rights being taken,” she added.
X’Zavier Ladell, a sophomore biology major, said, “I don’t understand how people can support someone whose campaign is built on hate and prejudice.”
Ladell went on to express further concerns regarding Trump’s reelection. “It’s unfair for a convicted felon to be president when felons don’t even have the right to vote,” Ladell said.
La’Angel Scott, a sophomore general studies major, said she is going to pray for America.
Because Trump has been impeached and is a convicted felon, Tatiana Scott, freshman criminal justice major, said she doesn’t understand how minorities could vote for him.
“I’m worried because why would someone elect a president who wants mass deportations and mass annulments on LGBTQ+ marriages,” Tatiana Scott said.
Kelli Reynolds, a freshman veterinary technician major, wasn’t surprised about the results.
“Gas inflation is really high right now, so I hope Trump can help,” Reynolds said.
Kylie Donald, a freshman radiology major, thought the election went well and looks forward to the next four years.
“We’ve seen him in office before, so we know how things will go,” Donald said. “If he does what he did before, everything will be fine.”
Macie Wehrle, a freshman veterinary technician major, said she was excited about the election results.
“Trump will help grocery prices go down,” Wehrle said. “He’ll help; he’s done it before.”
As millions of voters casted their votes, their hopes were high that the election results would be in their favor. NSU’s campus is not the only place with varying reactions to Trump’s reelection. With citizens across the nation expressing their thoughts online, the entire nation feels divided.
H. Arthur Dew, Communication Professor • Nov 15, 2024 at 1:53 pm
This article reads, last sentence, as editorializing. I don’t believe the entire nation feels divided.
Millions of Americans did cast their votes, and from the outcome of votes, how can one state that the results were NOT in their favor. There were more votes for Trump, so what’s the problem? America has spoken. I tend to believe the nation feels a closeness once again, undivided.
I believe this is your (writer) opinion, but allow me to make my own decision. Don’t tell me the nation did not express their desires by voting for Trump. Which candidate received the most votes?
(This is part of the problem with the media today; trying to force ideas/beliefs upon others).