After Trump Win, Chicagoans See Need To "Bridge The Gap And Come Together"
CHICAGO (CBS) -- In the wake of Donald Trump's victory in the presidential election, many Chicagoans were shocked and upset, but some were still expressing hope the country can come together after an especially divisive campaign.
"Actually, more than shocked; a little traumatized by the whole thing. I'm worried," Mark Moore said.
Moore was far from alone in expressing a sense of despair about Trump's victory.
"Everyone should be really ashamed that they voted for him," Joseph Paul Lewis said.
"Personally, I'm not very happy, because I think he is a racist, and I don't think he really supports anybody that isn't white, male, or Christian," Brandon Carter said.
Still, voters said it's time for the country to unite and put aside the divisions that marked the 2016 campaign.
"What's done is done, and we are where we are now, and we're obviously a country really divided at this moment, more so than I thought we would be, and so I think now is the time to figure out how do we bridge the gap and come together," Kristin Secora said.
"Whatever happens, we have to make the best of it, and do what we need to do to take care of us and our families," Andre Peeples said.
Even in an overwhelmingly Democratic city, it wasn't hard to find those who were enthusiastic about the Election Day results.
"I'm excited. I think he's the change we need. I'm excited for the future. I think we need a businessman to get the economy where it needs to be," Krista Jezior said.
"I think that it's going to be an exciting year. I think the country has spoke, and it's time for a change," Julie Mitchell said.