EDITORIAL
BY DHIREN SHAH
Hello Readers,
Donald Trump will be our 47th President. With a landslide victory, he won the Electoral College and the title of President-Elect. Trump made his victory speech after Fox News called Wisconsin in his favor a little around 1:45 in the morning. Other places like the Associated Press and rival networks called it around 5:30 am. As of this writing, his electoral college total is 277, which is over the 270 required. He is likely to win Alaska (3) and has leads in Nevada (6), Arizona (11), and Michigan (15). Most of all, as of right now, he is projected to win the popular vote as well.
For a last minute candidate, Kamala Harris did not do too bad. However, Trump’s huge wins in swing states like Pennsylvania and Georgia doomed her. She won the minority vote, but not at the level that Biden and Hilary Clinton did.
When Trump gets sworn into office, he will have a Senate in his favor, as Republicans flipped enough seats to take control. The only thing left is the House, which will take some time. However, it is predicted that the GOP will keep control of that as well, giving them a clean sweep of Congress and the White House.
Now that the election is over, let’s talk about what Trump has promised in his election speeches. He promised that before he takes oath of office on January 20, 2025, he will bring a stop to the Russia-Ukraine War. He has promised to have a mass deportation in the first year. He said that he will start deportation from places like Aurora, Colorado and Springfield, Ohio. Not only illegal immigrants but drug dealers and human traffickers as well.
Also, he promised to improve the economy and curb high expenses of day to day life for the people. He promised to reduce taxes for all, not only rich people. He emphasized no tax on tips, social security wages and overtime wages. He has proposed tariffs on foreign goods, about 10 to 20% on some countries. He will propose to end DEI and LGBTQ government programs by controlling government funding to the states. He proposes merit pay for teachers using the leverage of federal funding.
The biggest promise he made will be to protect Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. However, Trump promised to repeal Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Ac and put in something better. As we know, Obamacare is good for the people, but its secrecy is making the insurance companies billions of dollars in their pockets.
As usual, he made many promises like all politicians. We have to wait and see what Trump will do in his second stint as a president. I hope he can stop both wars and save hundreds or thousands of lives.
Of course, there were other things decided on Election Day. Nationally, nearly all of the abortion public questions went in favor of allowing it, with a few exceptions like Florida here and there. In New Jersey, there were no huge surprises. Andy Kim won Bob Menendez’s Senate seat, and LaMonica McIver clinched the late Donald Payne, Jr.’s Congress seat for a full two-year term.
Now, the real fun begins, which is next year’s gubernatorial election in New Jersey. Phil Murphy is term limited, so New Jerseyans will elect a new governor. Right now, it is up for grabs.
Have a wonderful week. I’ll talk to you next week.
