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Donald Trump carries the day

Minneapolis — Donald Trump is the 45th President of the United States of America. 

The New US President was elected America’s 45th president Tuesday, an astonishing victory for a celebrity businessman and political novice who capitalized on voters’ economic anxieties, took advantage of racial tensions and overcame a string of sexual assault allegations on his way to the White House.

His triumph over Hillary Clinton ends eight years of Democratic dominance of the White House and threatens to undo major achievements of President Barack Obama. He’s pledged to act quickly to repeal Obama’s landmark health care law, revoke the nuclear agreement with Iran and rewrite important trade deals with other countries, particularly Mexico and Canada.

The Republican blasted through Democrats’ longstanding firewall, carrying Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, states that hadn’t voted for a GOP presidential candidate since the 1980s. 

He needed to win nearly all of the competitive battleground states, and he did just that, claiming Florida, Ohio, North Carolina and others.

Global stock markets and U.S. stock futures plunged deeply, reflecting investor alarm over what a Trump presidency might mean for the economy and trade.

A New York real estate developer who lives in a sparking Manhattan high-rise, Trump forged a striking connection with white, working class Americans who feel left behind in a changing economy and diversifying country. He cast immigration, both from Latin America and the Middle East, as the root of the problems plaguing many Americans and taped into fears of terrorism emanating at home and abroad.

Trump will take office with Congress expected to be fully under Republican control. GOP Senate candidates fended off Democratic challengers in key states and appeared poised to maintain the majority. Republicans also maintained their grip on the House.

Senate control means Trump will have great leeway in appointing Supreme Court justices, which could mean a major change to the right that would last for decades.

Trump upended years of political convention on his way to the White House, leveling harshly personal insults on his rivals, deeming Mexican immigrants rapists and murderers, and vowing to temporarily suspend Muslim immigration to the U.S. He never released his tax returns, breaking with decades of campaign tradition, and eschewed the kind of robust data and field efforts that helped Obama win two terms in the White House, relying instead on his large, free-wheeling rallies to energize supporters. His campaign was frequently in chaos, and he cycled through three campaign managers this year.

His final campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, touted the team’s accomplishments as the final results rolled in, writing on Twitter that “rally crowds matter” and “we expanded the map.”

The mood at Clinton’s party grew bleak as the night wore out, with some supporters leaving, others crying and hugging each other. Top campaign aides stopped returning calls and texts, as Clinton and her family hunkered down in a luxury hotel watching the returns.

At 2 a.m., Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta told the crowd to head home for the night. “We’re still counting votes and every vote should count,” he said.

Trump will inherit an anxious nation, deeply divided by economic and educational opportunities, race and culture.

Exit polls underscored the fractures: Women nationwide supported Clinton by a double-digit margin, while men were significantly more likely to back Trump. More than half of white voters backed the Republican, while nearly 9 in 10 blacks and two-thirds of Hispanics voted for the Democrat.

Doug Ratliff, a 67-year-old businessman from Richlands, Virginia, said Trump’s election would be one of the happiest days of his life.

“This county has had no hope,” said Ratliff, who owns strip malls in the area badly beaten by the collapse of the coal industry. “You have no idea what it would mean for the people if Trump won. They’ll have hope again. Things will change. I know he’s not going to be perfect. But he’s got a heart. And he gives people hope.”

Trump has pledged to usher in a series of sweeping changes to U.S. domestic and foreign policy: repealing Obama’s signature health care law, though he has been vague on what he could replace it with; building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border; and suspending immigration from country’s with terrorism ties. He’s also praised Russian President Vladimir Putin and spoken of building a better relationship with Moscow, worrying some in his own party who fear he’ll go easy on Putin’s provocations.

The Republican Party’s tortured relationship with its nominee was evident right up to the end. Former President George W. Bush and wife Laura Bush declined to back Trump, instead selecting “none of the above” when they voted for president, according to spokesman Freddy Ford.

House Speaker Paul Ryan, a reluctant Trump supporter, called the businessman earlier in the evening to congratulate him, according to a Ryan spokeswoman.

Democrats, as well as some Republicans, expected Trump’s unconventional candidacy would damage down-ballot races and even flip some reliably red states in the presidential race. But Trump held on to Republican territory, including in Georgia and Utah, where Clinton’s campaign confidently invested resources.

Clinton asked voters to keep the White House in her party’s hands for a third straight term. She cast herself as heir to President Barack Obama’s legacy and pledged to make good on his unfinished agenda, including passing immigration legislation, tightening restrictions on guns and tweaking his signature health care law.

But she struggled throughout the race with persistent questions about her honesty and trustworthiness. Those troubles flared anew late in the race, when FBI Director James Comey announced a review of new emails from her tenure at the State Department. On Sunday, just two days before Election Day, Comey said there was nothing in the material to warrant criminal charges against Clinton.

USA: Election Eve Exhilarates Electorates

'We cannot just sit back and all we do is talk talk talk and expect vote to vote itself. Citizens of voting age must cast their votes for the change they want to see.' 

These are the words of A Cameroonian-American of voting age Tina Kukwa urging citizens to be responsible for the change they all want to see. She has the impression many more people are talking than acting. Walking the talk by saying what is meant and meaning what is said to her is a very essential tool for a new dawn in the United States of America. No citizen is indifferent to the election fever but an unusual calm animates the twin cities of Minneapolis 24 hours to election night.The in dwellers are all fingers crossed for the best candidate to occupy the White house for the next 4 years? Who is the perfect candidate? is one question that litters every discussion on minute to minute basis. Some say the Democratic candidate does not only have the countenance but she is honest enough to admit to her mistakes, a quality for an exemplary leadership. Others think the republican nominee is the best candidate because he is of the school that acts than make long speeches that hardly get implemented. Both candidates are rallying more voters for their campaign in strategic outlets. 
An amazing campaign many look forward to end because they have children. 

'I have never seen such a crazy campaign all my life. I can't wait to see the end because I fear my kids will copy the negative energy in their political adds almost everywhere' Janet affirms.

The reality is newspapers who have the culture of endorsing republican candidates have for the most part endorsed the democratic candidate this season. Something many columnists are yet to come to terms with. Religious Leaders on their part have urged Christians to fulfill their civic duties to spare the land of Uncle Sam a flawed leadership. 

'Many more voters must be won for the campaign, though we're not certain about the results. Many are flogging to the polls to vote but for whom? Sshhhh. It is by ballot. Everyone to the polls. Don't boo. Vote for the candidate of your choice. Elsewhere people lose their lives, get arrested or intimidated all because they want to exercise their civic responsibility. In the United States you walk in cast your vote and have nothing to worry about someone stealing your choice. Make use of your right to vote. Don't sit back and hope others go vote. What if they too sit back and hope you go vote? No one votes then?' A billion dollar rhetoric question Divine Nchamukong, Another Cameroonian-American poses.

 It is true democracy is not promoted via intimidation and insults, but ideas. The democracy struggle is fought by all and both parties have shown America and the globe their stand. The people may fear the worse but if they don't cast their votes, nothing will change. Hilary and Trump are already holding election eve rallies, and Either way, Trump or Hilary will be in the White House. 

Whether or not you voted, the decisions they make will affect you.

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