This election has been like no other with so many ups and downs that most Americans cannot even keep up. With this rollercoaster the election seems to be riding on it has left America to think what is next. From Trumps criminal trial to Biden stepping out of the race. It is difficult for the average American to keep up with this ever-changing election
“This election has been the craziest election I have witnessed,” Jeremaih Thomas, a Freshman said.
It all started with Trumps criminal trail which started in early Jan. of this year. This trial was set due to Trumps supposed falsifying business records in N.Y. this trial had a chokehold on the news for many months due to the trial getting extensions. After five months of this trial being an ongoing thorn in the news side the jury reached a verdict. The former 45th president of the United States was found guilty on 32 counts and was now a federal criminal.
This is a historical moment for our nation to have a felon running for office. We were seeing a new unprecedented side of the law. After Trump fighting fought this verdict for many months the charges were reduced, and he was allowed to run for the upcoming 2024 election.
“I was shocked to find out that Trump was still able to run for the 2024 election after being convicted,” Thomas, said.
At this point Americans were thinking this election would be a repeat of the 2021 election. It was looking like it would be Joe Biden verses Donald Trump battling it out to see who would win the presidency. This was a problem because the democratic party started to get concerned about Joe Bidens health until Biden unexpectedly dropped out of the race. This decision to not run for a second term has not happened since Lydon B. Johnson the 36th president of the United States decided the same thing in 1968. This decision of Biden shocked the US and left them wondering who the democratic nominee would be in the upcoming election.
Many names were being propose around at this time as to who would take Bidens place as the democratic nominee. There was a rumor drifting around that Biden would refuse to endorse a new candite. Until Biden endorsed his vice president Kamala Harris. This made democrats elated to hear that Harris was in the running. Many like her stance on politics and would love to see her win the presidency. If Harris won, she would become the first woman president.
“I was excited to find out that Kamala Harris would be the democratic party nomination” Thomas, said.
The first Presidental debate between republican nominee Donald Trump, and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is right around the corner. This debate is scheduled for Sept. 10. There have never been so many rules when it came to these debates. One of the new rules being the use of microphones. This rule states that any candidate who is not actively speaking into their microphone will have a dead microphone. This was implemented to reduce the number of interruptions during the debates to make them more efficient.
This has been a historical election, with many ups and downs that have been happening