Yes, we’re doing an election point again.
Let us start with saying that it is an undisputable fact that the U.S. voted in Donald Trump for a second term. We know this is sad for some – some of our editors are not happy about it either.
While some people may not be the happiest about the result, others have taken this to the extreme: denying the election results.
Interestingly, those who are saying that the election was stolen from Harris are some of the same groups that talked down on people saying that the election was stolen from Trump.
Neither is correct nor good. As we said last week, you must have faith in the democratic process, and claiming that the election was stolen because your candidate of choice lost is not how you do it.
We want to bring this to the campus community because some students not only have said that the election was stolen but also post on the Snapchat Community Story about supposed evidence of a steal.
None of the evidence provided holds up to basic fact checking. A lot of the same nonsense such as votes suddenly disappearing, machines switching votes to a different candidate and a candidate getting a huge lead late at night are being peddled.
It is a double standard to clown on Trump voters for thinking the election was stolen in 2020 only to then cry and scream about the 2024 election being stolen.
Neither one was rigged, taken or stolen. Both elections were fair, and there is no widespread fraud in either one.
Instead of pointing fingers at already stressed out election officials and poll workers, you should point your frustration elsewhere.
For instance, how about focusing on voter turnout? It is completely valid to be angry at the estimated 15 million democrats who decided not to vote this election.
Or, you can be angry at those that automatically assumed that Harris had this election secured – just like how people thought Clinton was automatically winning in 2016.
Be mad at the facts, not something that isn’t true.