Vote November Fifth 2024 Day Is Done

Trump won!  The American people have spoken: The majority has won.  They have decided which path America will take moving forward from here.  They have decided which direction she will travel; forward toward the future, backwards toward the past, to the right, to the left, or a combination of those directions.  But exactly where to from here?  The majority already know the answer to this question and the minority, if we do not know the answer, should know it.  For those who do not know the answer, it is laid out in stark detail in “Project 2025”, that more than 900-page document, also known as the 2025 Presidential Transition Project, crafted by Republicans prior to Trump’s election.

Those of us in that previously mentioned minority who have a different vision for America going forward from that laid out in Project 2025, must accept the decision of the American people, and make the necessary adjustments in our lives to abide by that decision while we continue to make our voices heard, stand on our long-held principles, and fight – without violence, for our ideals for America and the American way of life.  As of the writing of this article, I know Vice President Kamala Harris has called Trump and congratulated him on his win.  And after having done that, she gave her concession speech at her alma mater, Howard University.  I am sure that this task was extremely difficult for her.

Per an article in ALJAZEERA, according to a CNN exit poll, Trump won 45% of the Latino vote nationally and 13% of the Black vote.  Further, ALJAZEERA said that young Black voters who voted for Trump, unlike older Black voters, viewed the Civil Rights Movement simply as history and not legacy because they do not really know and understand this movement.  This sounds reasonable since social studies and history are no longer taught in many U.S. schools and Republicans are trying to rewrite history via sugarcoating slavery in America and/or banning books that reveal the bigotry and hate that existed in America during slavery and that still exist just beneath the surface today.  There is no doubt that White parents have a legitimate concern about how these things impact their children but trying to change history and banning books is not the answer.

But lest I lose sight of the point that I want to make, I must make it clear that this article is not about who voted for Trump and why they voted for him; there was a large swath of voters – men and women of different races, that moved away from Democrats and to Trump.  Instead, it is about the voice of the majority of the American people and the decision they have made.  Whether we like it or not, Trump won and we in the minority lost.  And although foreign countries tried to influence who would be elected – other than that, the election was fair and all Americans must move forward with this in mind.

There will always be winners and losers; and elections will always have consequences.  While encouraging all eligible voters to vote, I encouraged all who visit and read articles on this website to vote for the democratic presidential candidate and vote for Democrats from the top to the bottom of their ballot.  That is because I believed that Democrats were more in line with Americans way of thinking.  The election results indicate that I misjudged; I failed.

Notwithstanding, I will take this opportunity to continue to encourage all the American people to continue to make your voices heard.  Without doubt, I will continue to make mine heard.  I will go nurse my wounds now which were sustained from the Red shellacking I just received compliments of the Trump win.  I am under no illusion that Republicans will let any Democrat forget this anytime soon: yet, I will press forward, my head bloodied but not bowed.  I urge my fellow Democrats and all Republicans who were a part of the minority to do the same.  I mentioned that I would take this opportunity to continue to encourage all the American people to continue to make your voices heard, So…

Always remember, whether you are a Democrat, Republican, or Independent, your vote is the most important one of all…unless you don’t use it!

Eulus Dennis – author, M2: Street Cop To Top Cop, Operation Rubik’s Cube, and Living Between The Line

It’s Go Time!

VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!

In the 2024 presidential election…

Like your life depends upon it…

It does!

It’s Go Time!

It’s go time for all American voters.  This is your last day to vote in this election.  VOTE BEFORE THE POLLS CLOSE IN YOUR STATE!  No matter which candidates you vote for – Democrat or Republican, if you have not voted already, you must get out and vote!  It is important that you vote for either the Democrat or Republican candidates on the ballot!  Do not write in a name or vote for a third-party candidate; they cannot win.  You are wasting your vote if you do this: You are giving away your power!  This is arguably the most important election in the history of America!  America needs you so make your vote mean something; make it count!

Your Party affiliation must take a back seat in this election because the American democracy is at stake; we must vote for country.  We must vote for the candidate at the top of the ticket who, without equivocation, respects the Constitution, wants America to remain a democracy, is not focused on self and self-aggrandizement, and wants to serve the American people.  That candidate is Kamala Harris.  We must vote for this kind of candidate from the top to the bottom of the ticket.  Down ballot candidates will be extremely important in determining who will control the U.S. House and Senate.  In this election, this control is vital to the overall effort to keep America a thriving democracy and shining example to the rest of the world!

So, make voting your priority today.  Do your part in this historical election to continue the experiment of this young democratic republic, America.  You must not sit this one out.  Stop whatever you are doing and get out and vote.  Vote in this presidential election like your life depends upon it; it does!  And always remember, whether you are a Democrat, Republican, or Independent, your vote is the most important one of all…unless you don’t use it!

Eulus Dennis – author, M2: Street Cop To Top Cop, Operation Rubik’s Cube, and Living Between The Line