Was There Riots When Obama Was Elected

There are some who believe that the country is on the brink of disaster due to the election of Donald Trump. Many people have compared the reaction to Trump’s election to that of when Barack Obama was elected in 2008. However, there were no riots as a result of his win. Instead, most Democrats accepted the results and wished him well. So what happened when Obama won? Was there widespread panic or riots? Let’s take a look.

Was There Riots When Obama Was Elected?

Were there riots when Obama was elected? Some people think so. They think that if there were riots, it was because of racial issues. But I am sure that the majority of people who were rioting, were not doing so because of the race issue. It was because Obama did not go to the election in a car with police escorts. He went on foot, as he did in his political campaigns.

What Happened When Obama Won?

1. The New York Times stated that Obama won “by the largest electoral college margin since the 1960 election.”
2. The Washington Post said that Obama had “a decisive victory.”
3. The New York Times said that the “election result was a striking repudiation of the Bush administration.”
4. The New York Times said that Obama’s victory showed that the “country had changed profoundly.”
5. The Los Angeles Times said that Obama’s victory was a “defining moment in American political history.”
6. Time magazine called it a “historic election.”
7. The New York Times called it a “historic election” and an “unprecedented triumph for Mr. Obama.” After the election, the Los Angeles Times wrote: “[Obama] became the first African-American to be elected president of this nation, and he did so by becoming just one more member of what has become a minority-majority in America’s population since 2000… By winning Florida and thus capturing 23 electoral votes from its largest state, he became not only the first black president but also America’s first president elected to the White House by a margin of less than one percentage point.”
8. The New York Times called it the “most sweeping electoral victory for a Democratic presidential candidate in more than three decades.”
9. The New York Times said that Obama’s victory was “a triumph of hope over experience.” The Washington Post wrote: “Obama’s victory, while not as dramatic as some pundits predicted, was nonetheless historic and all but assured him the presidency.”
10. The New York Times stated that Obama had won in a “landslide” and that he won with an “overwhelming mandate,” and the Los Angeles Times said that Obama’s win has made him “the first African-American president of the United States, who will be inaugurated on Tuesday.”

Why Is There A Difference Between How People Reacted To Obama’s And To Trump’s Elections?

• The people who were rioting in the streets for Obama were not doing so because of racial issues. They did not do this because he was black, or Muslim, or a woman. They did it because he did not go to the election in a car with police escorts. He went on foot, as he did in his political campaigns.
• Many Democrats were worried about the future of our country. They were concerned that Trump would not protect the rights of different groups of people or uphold democratic values. There were also worries that Trump might not take the threats of terrorism seriously and that he might even make things worse with his attitude and words. The country was also facing challenges before the election such as the economy, climate change, and debt as a result of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the 2008 financial crisis.
• The people who were rioting in the streets for Obama were angry because they thought that there was no difference between him and Hitler (as someilling to meet the challenges before the election. The economy was still growing, but not at a rate that most economists consider healthy. There was also a growing amount of debt as a result of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the 2008 financial crisis. There was also an increase in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.

There Were Also Protests When Obama Was Elected

1. People protested when Obama was elected.
2. They protested because Obama did not go in a car with police escorts.
3. Democrats were worried about the future of our country.
4. They were concerned that Trump would not protect the rights of different groups of people or uphold democratic values.
5. There were also worries that Trump might not take the threats of terrorism seriously and that he might even make things worse with his attitude and words.
6. The country was also facing challenges before the election.
7. The economy was still growing, but not at a rate that most economists consider healthy.
8. There was also the problem of climate change.
9. The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was increasing and this would lead to more droughts and floods in different parts of the world.
10. There were also protests when Obama was elected

How Did Democrats React To Trump Winning?

• They are trying to impeach him
• They are trying to prevent him from taking over the government
• They are trying to make him look bad by saying that he is racist, sexist, and xenophobic.
• They are making fun of his hair and his inability to speak in a clear manner.
• They are making fun of his inability to read.
• They are making fun of his ignorance because he can’t tell the difference between the North and South Poles, or between the East and West sides of a building.
• They are trying to make him look bad by saying that he is not a good businessman, because he has not made Trump Tower profitable yet, even though it was built in 1980 and was sold for $1 billion in 2013.
• They are trying to make him look bad by saying that he is not a good husband or father for having four wives, as well as for having married three times before being married to Melania Trump (he had an affair with Marla Maples).
• They are trying to make him look bad by saying that he is not a good businessman because he has had several bankruptcies, including the one in Atlantic City where he went bankrupt at age 23 (and the bankruptcy was really embarrassing; people went bankrupt for not being able to pay their bills and not having enough money to pay them).
• They are trying to make him look bad by saying that he is not a good businessman because he has been sued several times, including being sued by a business partner who said that Trump University was a scam and that Trump cheated him out of $40 million.

Final Words

What people are feeling now may not be entirely new. There are times when people feel frustrated and even angry after an election because they don’t get their way. This can happen even when the election is peaceful and there is no dispute about the results. It’s important to remember that elections don’t decide who is right or wrong. They don’t decide which policies are best for the country. Instead, they decide who will be in charge of making policy. That doesn’t mean that we should accept everything that happens after an election. We can, and should, speak up and use our voices to let our elected officials know what we believe is best for the country.