Matthew Bergman
Clinton Supporter
1. Who did you favor for President?
“I supported Bernie Sanders, then Jill Stein, then begrudgingly Hillary Clinton. I mainly supported her to stop Donald Trump.”
2. Before the election, how confident did you feel about your candidate winning the election and why?
“I KNEW she was going to win. I was saying to myself “no, this guy can’t possibly win”. My reasoning: “Hillary Clinton Loses to Donald Trump” sounded like an article on The Onion.”
3. What are some of your favorite characteristics of your candidate?
“I supported her because she wound up being the strongest candidate out of the four we had, in my opinion. It would have been nice to have had our first female President and our first First Gentleman. Fingers crossed for 2020.”
4. What issue did you agree on most heavily?
“I favored the Democratic Party’s Progressive platform. The most important issues to me are Climate Change, her proposal to allow the refinancing of student loans was a standout, and her proposal to raise the minimum wage to $12/hr.”
5. How does it make you feel that Donald Trump is now President of the United States. Why do you feel that way?
“How do I feel about the election? [Explicit] Donald Trump. Let me rephrase. If Donald Trump truly wants to fix our corrupt system, rebuild our infrastructure, and unite America, let’s give him a chance. But the second Donald Trump does ANYTHING to worsen the effects of Climate Change, infringe on anyone’s rights, or promote further xenophobia, he’s going to get a real wake up call from the American people. We’re the boss of him! We have come WAY too far in our country to see it pulled back to an era where you lived in fear because of your race, where you lived in fear because of your beliefs, and where you lived in fear because of the person you love.”
6. Where do you see our country in two years?
“I see our country in two years taking a much bigger interest in Politics. To say that this election has shaken the nation would be an understatement. I see us continuing to keep a hawkish eye on Trump. I do not see us giving into racism from the now emboldened ‘alt-right’. I do not see us standing quietly while the super rich in this country get rich, while our Federal minimum wage stands at $7.25 an hour. I see us needing to fight for change and for our planet.”
Meghan Bennison
Trump Supporter
1. Who did you favor for President?
“I favored Donald Trump for president.”
2. Before the election, how confident did you feel about your candidate winning the election and why?
“I honestly felt he could win the election, but I really didn’t think he was actually going to only because most people who supported him didn’t admit to it because liberals get extremely defensive.”
3. What are some of your favorite characteristics of your candidate?
“I like how Donald is a very strong candidate, he knows what he wants and he very much wants to make a change. He has so much love for this country; he wants to make it great again. I also like how when people constantly tried to bring him down, he never gave up. He came back even stronger every time. Also, [I like] the fact that he doesn’t have political history but he is going to hire those with political history to make him even more successful.”
4. What issue did you agree on most heavily?
“The issue I agreed on most heavily was the fact that we need a stronger border. I believe we need to build a wall to keep the illegal immigrants out who are bringing crime and drugs into our country. We need to work on the War on Drugs because the heroin epidemic is higher than ever right now. The heroin is coming from Mexico and Afghanistan.”
5. How does it make you feel that Donald Trump is now President of the United States. Why do you feel that way?
“It makes me feel great that Donald Trump is now President of the United States. He wants change for our country and I believe he can do that and make America great again.”
6. Where do you see our country in two years?
“I see our country making moves to be stronger than ever. Right now, our country is very much divided, but if people can put aside their hate and believe in our next President of the US, then I think we can be great again. Burning the American flag and threatening to leave the country is just giving up on our country, which has so much potential.”
