Red or blue? We’re all just people.

People have very substantial opinions regarding the election, and the country’s beginning to split up. With the election being November 5th it’s been a very discussed subject regarding everybody, even high school students. Students are being ridiculed by others and even cut off by friends because of their political opinions.

There’s no possible way to make over 300 million people happy, so it’s no shock that our country is divided due to the election. With the polls being so close it was bound to anger over half of the country that was eligible to vote no matter who won. “I feel our country isn’t going to fall but it’s not going to be in the best hands,” said Bullitt East sophomore Andria Lang.

Even people in other countries were getting in on the debate, with the help of TikTok. This is the first time that the social media platform was used to promote a presidential campaign, due to the fact that over the past four years use of the app has skyrocketed. It was used slightly in the 2020 debate against Presidents Biden and Donald Trump, but not as heavily.

Kamala Harris and Donald Trump battled it out for months for only one of them to end up on top. Of course, we already know that was Trump, but while the campaigns were commencing it was a very widely discussed subject. However these discussions were not always friendly and sometimes even turned into tragedy rather quickly. “A lot of people told me I was a bad person and blocked me and tried to say I didn’t know what I was talking about,” said Bullitt Central junior Scarlett Marcum. 

While these discussions were meant to be primarily for adults it is no shock that the teenagers were sucked in as well. This is obviously due to a number of things like age since they will likely be able to vote in the next presidential election and the use of their beloved social media platforms. While it’s a great thing for people to be informed on the election it’s not when people get too involved in it. Numerous videos are circulating on the internet of people screaming and crying over who won the election- not to mention the fact that they’re grown adults. 

There is an abundance of people who know what it means to be respectful of others opinions though, and also are informed and have proof to back themselves rather than just that they heard one candidate was going to do something bad on social media. “For me personally it’s who I think I will see the most change with, I would rather vote for someone who’s gonna do something rather than someone who’s gonna do nothing,” said Bullitt East sophomore Sophia Price.

Endorsements are another thing that has been widely popular during the last couple of months. Vice President Kamala Harris had celebrities such as Taylor Swift, Eminem, Oprah Winfrey, and Katy Perry. Donald Trump had celebrities such as Hulk Hogan, Logan Paul, Elon Musk, and Azealia Banks. 

Regardless of who ‘should have’ won the election, everyone hopes that the new president will improve our country in a multitude of ways.