Elections 2016: the Trumpnado that turned the map red

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After an unprecedented nasty presidential campaign, during which both candidates were playing it dirty, the American nation was more divided than ever on election night. It was either going to be the first ever female president with a shady email account or the rude disrespectful businessman that never paid income tax in his life. And it weren't just the 'firsts' that were at stake here, but also the important topics of climate change, equality and immigration laws. Topics that are suddenly considered to be Obama's (who hypocritically is more popular than ever on the eve of destruction) strongest legacy. Topics that were not as important to Trump as the economy, who called climate change 'a hoax by the Chinese' and wants to 'cleanse' the nation of illegal immigrants. It turned out that Obama's hard fought legacy was a legacy at stake, while the world was anxiously watching the results roll in.

The Democratic campaign team was optimistic beforehand and news anchors were talking about an easy victory for Clinton. Trump's path was considered an 'almost impossible' one, where he had to win important swing state Florida and Ohio and Utah, etc. This election was definitely Hillary's, all polls were unanimous in this. She was going to win with big numbers and we would all forget about this Donald Trump. Well, the predictions couldn't have been more wrong...

Nobody expected Trump to take the lead in basically every state as soon as polls closed and the tension was immediately rising throughout the country. How could the polls have missed this? When he easily takes Ohio the political commentators could only say this: 'Ever since Nixon, all Republicans taking Ohio won the elections'. When he also conquers North Carolina and even Utah with great numbers, this 'near impossible' race for him suddenly seemed not so impossible after all. In fact, the White House seems very much out of reach for Clinton all of a sudden. There seemed to be no scenario prepared for this, the commentators desperately trying to find the democratic votes somewhere on their interactive screens. But there aren't enough, the democratic turnout was not enough...The latinos stayed home, perhaps the African-American community wasn't convinced, and what about the educated white female? Surely they would vote for Hillary? The third party candidates took important votes from her as well, as the world sees her slip down to a third place in Utah.

The final blow comes around 2 am ET with Pennsylvania, handing 20 decisive electoral votes to Trump making it impossible for him to loose after this. The commentators then change topics and start talking about an unavoidable consequence of the imminent result: fear. They are afraid of what's coming, and it honestly sounds like they live in Russia or North Korea. Where the white middle class rules once again. It is unheard of for a self proclaimed modern, developed and leading state. For the country of endless possibilities, where dreams come true and a fat, rich, arrogant bastard gets the ultimate power.

Je suis America.