We hope Trump will be great

What now?
We did not expect this. We did not expect Donald Trump to become president. The aggregate polls showed Hillary Clinton winning for the duration of the election cycle.
Sometimes the margin was closer than others, and sometimes polls edged Trump into the lead, but the overall pattern was consistent. It showed Clinton would win and become this country’s first female president.
That was wrong.
So what now?
What now that Trump, a man who late-night comedians hoped and prayed would get into the race simply because they thought (correctly) that he would be great fodder for jokes, is our president-elect? What now that a former reality show star, who most thought could not win the Republican nomination, will be the leader of the most powerful country in the world?
Now we must turn away from political divides and focus on the good of the country.
There was much speculation about how Trump voters would act when — turns out that was more than a little presumptuous — he lost. There was talk about obstructionism, not accepting the results of the election and government takeover.
Now we will find out how Clinton voters will act now that Trump has won. There can only be one answer.
Clinton voters must accept the outcome. They don’t have to like it, but they do have to accept it.
This is how our system of democracy works. The people get their say and we live with the results.
Sometimes those results are great. Sometimes they’re not. But we must live with them, and if we dislike them, work toward change the next time around.
For eight years, Democrats have lamented the Republican mindset that wished failure upon Barack Obama at every turn. They did so correctly, because wishing for a president to stumble for the sole purpose of political gain for one’s own party is the wrong attitude.
Regardless of who is president, we should all wish him or her success. Because success for our leader equals success for our country, which equals success for us.
We do not believe Trump was the best choice for president. But there’s no turning back on that front.
So what now?
Well, now we hope we were wrong about him.
We hope he takes this incredible responsibility seriously. We hope he can bring better, higher-paying jobs. We hope he can keep us safe.
In short, we wish Trump the best of luck.
He was not our choice. But he will be our president.
We hope he is a great one. — R.C.