The results of the 2024 presidential election have been on people’s minds across the country. Here in Philadelphia, Temple students and residents waited to see which way the state would swing after the polls closed at 8 p.m.
A Temple junior, Haley Kelly, said, ” “I feel like there’s a lot of, like human rights issues that are at hand here for, like, both candidates so I feel like this is a huge election.”
Philadelphia resident Ben Bowens also shared his concerns, “I’d say I’m probably more nervous about the result and whether or not certain candidates will accept the results.”
The Amos Recreation Center was home to three voting divisions in Philadelphia and was the first time and place where some owls voted for a presidential election.
Ava Sen, a Temple senior, said, “It’s my first time voting in a presidential election, first time I’ve been of age to vote in that. So, I’m really excited that I get to vote for a woman for the first time.”
From the beginning of the election, Pennsylvania was marked as a crucial swing state that would majorly impact either candidate’s journey to succession. Pennsylvania had over 9 million registered voters for the general election, with over 1 million coming from Philadelphia.
The early results came on Tuesday night and Monday morning, and some Temple students had mixed feelings about the outcome.
Kelsey Green, Temple Junior, said, “I’m honestly very disappointed with the results of last night’s elections. I feel like this country has failed us, failed women, failed women of color, and failed any marginalized community, including the LGBTQIA+ community, like everyone.”
Toney McCray, Temple sophomore, said, “I was in shock. Like it got to the point where I just like, I didn’t even want to look at the polls man, it was actually really depressing.”
For Darvin Martin, Assistant Director of Professional Development for the College of Public Health, the results had little to no personal impact: “To be honest with you, I have not been very affected by the president for many years, not since Obama was in office.”
The race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump has been close. Although winning the electoral and popular vote, Trump is making history as the first convicted felon and oldest person to be elected president.
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