Throughout this election cycle I was confident of a Hillary Clinton victory because she is eminently qualified for the presidency and she ran a strong campaign.
As I watch the election results come in, I am stunned. I was confident, not only because of who Mrs. Clinton is. I was confident because I thought there were more Americans who believe in progress and equality than there were Americans who were racist, xenophobic, misogynistic and homophobic. This is a generalization, but it’s hard to feel otherwise.
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Democratic Nominee for President of the United States former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton campaigns in North Carolina with First Lady Michelle Obama in Winston-Salem, North Carolina Thursday October 27, 2016. (Photo by Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
People watch the election results in Times Square on Tuesday night. Credit George Etheredge for The New York Times.
People watch the election results in Times Square on Tuesday night. Credit George Etheredge for The New York Times.
Roxane Gay is the author of “Bad Feminist” and the forthcoming “Hunger,” and a contributing opinion writer.