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The text below appears in the order in which it was collected:

“I’m afraid now people are pretty divided, and hope that people will come together and be good to each other.”

“I don’t want people to lose track of what’s important.”

“I was home in New Haven. It was late.”

“I won’t be there. I won’t be watching it live.”

– Musician

“I’m done with this election. I’m just praying.”

– Anonymous

“I’m happy. I’m happy he was chosen. Because God chose it. I trust God.”

– Anonymous

“He got kind of voted in, so we gotta give him a chance. The thing is I’m not too happy about some of his cabinet members— there’s something racist there. As a black man— I think it’ll disrupt our lives. Hopefully he won’t do as much damage as G.W. Bush. I give credit to Obama— he did a lot. I’m 53. I’ve seen a lot. I just don’t like all the hatred and bigotry that comes out in this country. Trimming health care— they’re unfair to him [Obama]. I just try to raise my family and stay out of trouble.”

– Father and Hard Worker

“Hopes. I don’t have too many high hopes. Fears. Where do you start? 18 million people without health care. We’re much more divided as a country. It’s going to be harder to walk down the street without being given the side eye. Police brutality won’t be addressed— there are a lot of fears. I feel he is arrogant, not necessarily racist. I think it’s smart he spoke to people he would appeal to. He played on fear, fear of immigration, fear of everything. And people bought it. My hope is that it’s a ploy to get the seat, and those aren’t really his beliefs. I hope he doesn’t do half the stuff he campaigned on doing.”

“I was in bed. I woke up. Saw the CNN app. I wasn’t shocked. I put my phone down. I got ready for work.”

“I’ll be at work.”

– What did Will Smith say? A poor black man, just tryin’ to make it in the hood.

“My fear is he is out of control. My hope is that the right people advise him and make suggestions. And I hope he’ll listen.”

“I was at home in the morning.”

– Anonymous

“I feel like the country made a huge mistake, and now I’m just waiting to see what happens with my family and loved ones— mostly my Korean family. I feel he is a bigot, trying to revoke alcohol, weed— we should keep people where they are. Kicking them out now? I don’t see that as American at all. Of course, unless, you’re a bad person. Then maybe you should go.”

– Anonymous

“I fear the separation of my family. I fear for my child. Hopefully he has a better life in the U.S. and that Trump doesn’t ruin this country. I’m a resident. I’ve been in this country since I was 4, but I can’t apply for citizenship until this year when I’m 21. My husband— he is from Uruguay. And he is here because of me, because of us. People fall in love. This happens. I want my eight-month-old son to have a father. I was pregnant and living in a Women's’ Shelter. I worked 2 jobs. I hope my husband’s residency can go through, and my son won’t have to do what I’m doing. You know, this is a good country to live in. But there is so much fear. It is cruel in a way what we will pass on to our children. I feel he’s [Trump] making everyone’s day worse. There’s no point in me watching anything. I wish it was better.”

“I was with my son at home.”

– Mother and Wife

“I hope for some type of change. I was for Trump. I really didn’t want Hillary to win. I feel like she should be in prison because of everything she’s done. She’s getting a pass since she’s a presidential candidate— that’s horrible.

Type of change? Obamacare. The idea of it is great, but I still have to pay private health insurance and an extra tax. I know that he [Obama] can’t do it all on his own. But, it’s one of the factors for me. And just the economy in general.”

“I was sleeping. Honestly, I thought Hillary was going to take it. I’m surprised Trump won.”

– Hard Worker

“I’m not usually following politics but sometimes it hits close to home. My family is from Greece, some people have papers, some don’t. Let’s see how this works out. Hope for the best. And not have a George Bush. I hope it’s better. I hope he helps stop this war that’s going on. My stepfather is Middle Eastern, from Palestine. Things are difficult there. They can’t go far when in the town over, you hear gunshots or a bomb going off. World peace. That’s what I want. None of this hatred.”

“I was home when I found out. I was flicking through social media: Trump for president. What? I thought it was a publicity stunt. I was in awe.”

“I didn’t vote— sometimes I feel like our vote doesn’t matter. That it’s set-up, it’s fixed. Maybe if I lived in a bigger state, I would feel my vote would matter. But living here, I don’t feel it matters.”

– Styling Artist

“I don’t have any fears. Between the two candidates— neither one of them were choice candidates. Hilary is a liar. Trump is a businessman. But, I would expect him to be more stable. We don’t need anymore politicians. We need to fix the economy. I don’t care who you bring in. If you don’t have a stable economy, it’s not going to work. You can’t have weakness. He tells you what he thinks. Clinton lies to you. To be a good politician, you have to be vulnerable. We can’t continuously have people above or below the law… We don’t have jobs for people we have here. How do we improve the economy with the people still coming in? … I’m 55. There was never a homicide in the town I grew up in. Society is the problem. Trust is the biggest part of alliance… We’re demasculinizing the population.”

– Rural American

“I’m fearful. Trying to be hopeful. Angry.”

“I was at home. Watching TV.”

“I’m going to be at the March on Saturday, not the Inauguration. And I went to the past 2 Inaugurations, so that says something.”

– A Human Being

“I hope the kids get out of here. It really makes me cry. My grant is up. I’m still here because I care. The kids are the future.”

“I was home. What are we going to do? There was nothing to say. These kids want to work their way out of here. Now, they may not get a chance. It took a week to calm the kids down.”

“No, if I watch it, I think I’ll go back to where I was.”

“No, because I work. So the little kids can come. There’s a little boy who comes religiously every weekend.”

– Sudoku Queen

“My fear has to do with climate change. I’m an upcoming scientist in college, and I may not have enough funding to change the world.”

“I was at home. I got a text message.”

– Part of the Public

“My hope is that they live up to the morality they preach. They’re saying it’s a victory for God. I agree that the liberals have gone too far. My fears are that we put a fox in charge of the hens. He accuses everyone else of what he does. My first reaction was: what about DAPL? What’s going to happen to them? I have to trust America. If we stay vigilant— love America before the greed, more than party lines. All we can do is hold our breath and pray.”

– Christian, gifted and wants to use all my gifts for good of mankind

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