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12: The Final Countdown
The Final Countdown
The candidates were now polling about even and Donald Trump found a new spring in his step. He had a new determination to not only make an impact, but win. As October and the fall leaves gave way to the chill of November, Trump saw a better future on the horizon. Perhaps victory was finally in grasp?
From state to state he rushed in a final blitz for undecided voters. Anticipation was at an all time high for the big night. 2000 was the most watched and anticipated election in modern American history. Interest in politics was at an all time high and polling stations braced for massive turnout. Already the election was beating records in absentee voting.
However, one last twist was in store for this wild campaign.
4 days before the election and new November Surprise surfaced. On Novemeber 3rd it was revealed that George W Bush was arrested and had plead guilty to driving under the influence. The Bush DUI was the break that the Trump campaign needed, any "character" accusations were out the window now. With Trump's opponents the Vice-President of an impeached President and a man with a criminal record, many conservatives turned to Trump as the only reasonable option.
The tide had turned, victory was in sight. There was a glimmer of hope.
And as Trump campaigned hard in the final sprint, he reflected on the campaign. In many ways it had changed him, he had met so many people, some who lost their jobs, some who were struggling to get by. It reminded the brash New York billionaire that there was a lot wrong with America, but that millions were placing their hope in him to make things right.
Trump seemed like an unlikely hero, but his campaign had fully transformed into a movement. Liberals, Conservatives, rich and poor, White, African American. His movement had grown into something greater.
On Trump's shoulders lay the hopes and dreams of millions of Americans who hoped for a better tomorrow. He was not about to let them down.
The candidates were now polling about even and Donald Trump found a new spring in his step. He had a new determination to not only make an impact, but win. As October and the fall leaves gave way to the chill of November, Trump saw a better future on the horizon. Perhaps victory was finally in grasp?
From state to state he rushed in a final blitz for undecided voters. Anticipation was at an all time high for the big night. 2000 was the most watched and anticipated election in modern American history. Interest in politics was at an all time high and polling stations braced for massive turnout. Already the election was beating records in absentee voting.
However, one last twist was in store for this wild campaign.
4 days before the election and new November Surprise surfaced. On Novemeber 3rd it was revealed that George W Bush was arrested and had plead guilty to driving under the influence. The Bush DUI was the break that the Trump campaign needed, any "character" accusations were out the window now. With Trump's opponents the Vice-President of an impeached President and a man with a criminal record, many conservatives turned to Trump as the only reasonable option.
The tide had turned, victory was in sight. There was a glimmer of hope.
And as Trump campaigned hard in the final sprint, he reflected on the campaign. In many ways it had changed him, he had met so many people, some who lost their jobs, some who were struggling to get by. It reminded the brash New York billionaire that there was a lot wrong with America, but that millions were placing their hope in him to make things right.
Trump seemed like an unlikely hero, but his campaign had fully transformed into a movement. Liberals, Conservatives, rich and poor, White, African American. His movement had grown into something greater.
On Trump's shoulders lay the hopes and dreams of millions of Americans who hoped for a better tomorrow. He was not about to let them down.
- Abraham Washington
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