By Christian Maxey
In a last-ditch effort to maintain his hold on power, Donald Trump attempted to annul the results of the 2020 presidential election and incited a violent riot at the Capitol. Now, he has declared his candidacy for president in 2024. At his Mar-a-Lago club and residence in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump, 76, declared, “I am announcing my candidacy for president of the United States.” He was surrounded by enormous American flags. The news comes only one week after the 2022 midterm elections, which witnessed underwhelming results for Republican candidates supported by President Trump in crucial Senate seats and tight House races. Democrats were able to keep control of the Senate as a result. Inflation was the top concern among all voters in the midterm elections, according to exit polls. By a significant majority, they said they trusted Republicans on the matter more than they did Democrats. Also reversing a decades-long pattern of declining white voter participation in midterm elections, the electorate was over three-quarters white. However, Republicans came up short, and Trump is being blamed for this even by members of his own party. Democrats fared well in these elections thanks to outrage about the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which made abortion legal in this country. Voters also made it clear that they didn’t want extremes by rejecting all of the Trump candidates who ran on his bogus election lies. In tight Senate contests in purple states including Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Arizona, and Nevada, Republicans were defeated. In a runoff election in Georgia, which will take place in three weeks, another Trump supporter who has struggled terribly could help Democrats increase their margin of victory. Regardless of the results of these elections people need to go out and vote. I know you hear that a lot, but it’s true. You need to vote if you want to see change and you need to vote because you also have a voice that deserves to be heard as well.
