Personal Narrative: Obama Vs. Romney
I remember in fourth grade when it was the presidential race of Obama versus Romney. I was rooting for Obama, but I wasn’t that involved as I should have been. My family and I have always been dyed in the wool democrats. I stand with almost every political democratic position. I stayed in this position even in the later election.
2016 was a weird year. The weirdest part about it was the election. No one expected what the outcome would be. This year me and my family followed the election very closely. We watched all the debates and considered every political stance. I supported Bernie Sanders, whilst my parent wanted Clinton, but in the end we all supported Hillary Clinton.
I spent election day in a car driving to get my mom out of a meeting.
It was odd completely relying on AM radio to get all my election news. I remember I was so nervous during the songs I couldn’t enjoy them. After every song I would get so nervous to hear who won the newest state. Trump slowly started beating Clinton, but I never gave up, I always had hope. But when I woke up the next day my biggest fears where confirmed. Trump had won the most coveted position in the world.
I had a mix of emotion that day. I felt betrayed by my country, that half my country would vote for someone like Trump. I was scared for the future of the USA. I felt comforted that my state and my family both voted for Hillary. I was also curious about his leading tactics and how he can handle a country.
Fast forward to January 17, 2017.It's five days till he’ll be the next president of the United States of America. It's been more than two months since the election and I’ve had a lot of time to reflect on what happened. I still believe he won’t be a good president, but I will grit my teeth and accept it. I didn’t get what I wanted, but I have to be a good sport about it. He’s my president, I don’t support him or even like him, but he’s my president.
2016 was a weird year. The weirdest part about it was the election. No one expected what the outcome would be. This year me and my family followed the election very closely. We watched all the debates and considered every political stance. I supported Bernie Sanders, whilst my parent wanted Clinton, but in the end we all supported Hillary Clinton.
I spent election day in a car driving to get my mom out of a meeting.
It was odd completely relying on AM radio to get all my election news. I remember I was so nervous during the songs I couldn’t enjoy them. After every song I would get so nervous to hear who won the newest state. Trump slowly started beating Clinton, but I never gave up, I always had hope. But when I woke up the next day my biggest fears where confirmed. Trump had won the most coveted position in the world.
I had a mix of emotion that day. I felt betrayed by my country, that half my country would vote for someone like Trump. I was scared for the future of the USA. I felt comforted that my state and my family both voted for Hillary. I was also curious about his leading tactics and how he can handle a country.
Fast forward to January 17, 2017.It's five days till he’ll be the next president of the United States of America. It's been more than two months since the election and I’ve had a lot of time to reflect on what happened. I still believe he won’t be a good president, but I will grit my teeth and accept it. I didn’t get what I wanted, but I have to be a good sport about it. He’s my president, I don’t support him or even like him, but he’s my president.