As many of you know already, the midterm elections just passed with the results still up in the air as of writing this. Many positions have been decided on by the people and whether or not we will see any major changes is up to the candidates who have taken the positions. However, what lots of people don’t know is that the people who wish to run for president in the next two years are already making moves, mainly former president Donald Trump.

Mr.Trump has had quite the turbulent presidency, and his name is well known across the country due to many controversial things that have happened in his circles. Regardless, the man has been planning to use the recent midterm elections to springboard a presidential campaign in order to get a second term in office. Some of the students at Tamut have expressed grievances with this idea. “The last time that man was in office it formed a huge divide between Americans, him getting a second term would harm us even more in my opinion.” Said an age 21 education major.

There was a bit more willingness to speak on former president Donald Trump among the student populace, most of the words negative or neutral. “I don’t know much now that the midterms happened, but Trump trying to use this to get ahead for the next elections…well its part of democracy. He has a right to try and get elected again, i’m not quite sure how it would affect me since I didn’t feel affected by his last election.” Said Ellie Andrade, a political science student, age 19. 

Despite some of the negative reactions among the students at the mention of Trump’s name, there seemed to be a bit of an “American spirit” when it came to talking about allowing Trump to run again. Many students seem to dislike Trump as a person, however since he’s only had a single term, they seemed to be somewhat alright with the idea that he is allowed a second term if he gets a majority vote. Many stated that they hoped he would not be put back into office, but in the spirit of fairness, they would bear with the consequences if he were to be placed in a second time. 

Of course not everyone was against the former president, some students hoped that he would get back into office. “Not every president does all good or all bad, most are a mixed bag, and some get blamed for the mistakes of their predecessor. I personally don’t care much for either party, but I’d vote Trump back in. It just seems like the lesser of two evils.” Said a social work major, age 20. This opinion was by far much less popular, but not entirely non-existent.

Overall there was a mixed bag of emotions, however the unanimous idea among students seemed to be allowing Trump to run again to be fair. Even if they disagree with much of what he stands for, the students who dislike him know the importance of a fair and balanced system of government so they will tolerate Trump’s second campaign attempt.