[JewishRighter]

Funny, I was not nervous on election night ‘16: I started off gloomy, resigned to the “fact” that Hillary was going to win and win big. After all, EVERYONE said so (ha). Then, very slowly, almost imperceptibly, a tiny ray of hope began to shine, which gradually grew into a beam of light and then emerged like the rising sun, finally followed by a blinding flash of lightning that lit up the whole world. So, I went from one end of the spectrum to the other. I guess there was a period of nerves when it was getting closer and closer that he might not quite make it.

[SamAdams76]

I was optimistic that entire day. I knew that Trump had gave all (he had his last rally at 1am that morning!) and felt that if he didn't win, he was never meant to win.

That day, I was in my Manhattan office and I went for a walk early that afternoon. I looped around Javits Center on 34th St and made my way diagonally across midtown towards the Trump Tower on 57th and Park, passing the midtown Hilton where Trump had his victory party setting up. I noticed there were far more news trucks around the Hilton than the Javits.

I'm still kicking myself for not staying downtown that night. I could have had a room just a few blocks away from all the action. But I went home to Connecticut and watched it on TV.

By 9:30pm, I knew that Trump was going to win and it was a real pleasure from that point on.

[MayflowerMadam]

“I was not nervous on election night ‘16”

I wasn’t nervous when I realized there was no way Trump couldn’t win assuming voting would be on the up-and-up. Then the big “if”. I knew the Rats would cheat. I only worried when my mind went there.

[Chickensoup]

Funny, I was not nervous on election night ‘16: I started off gloomy, resigned to the “fact” that Hillary was going to win and win big. After all, EVERYONE said so (ha). Then, very slowly, almost imperceptibly, a tiny ray of hope began to shine, which gradually grew into a beam of light and then emerged like the rising sun, finally followed by a blinding flash of lightning that lit up the whole world. So, I went from one end of the spectrum to the other. I guess there was a period of nerves when it was getting closer and closer that he might not quite make it.

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I was crying...why? I thought I was alone.

We have been so marginalized and alone.

FR has been a god-send.

To know that there were so many of us, who could think outside the box and see something good in this flawed man.
To see that he had what was so badly needed: Courage.