The results of last Tuesday's election were obviously not anticipated. A huge factor in the entire nation's surprise was the overwhelming media coverage suggesting that Mr. Trump had virtually no chance of winning. Some news sources gave Trump a measly 5% chance of winning, while the most generous of sources gave him no more than 35%. This information begs the question, did the media's extreme amount of bias contribute to Hillary's loss? The answer is almost definitely yes. The fact that almost every news source besides Fox News was projecting a landslide victory by Hillary may have lessened some people's urgency to vote. When you wake up every morning and all you hear is "Hillary is going to win, Hillary is going to win" you may not understand the importance of your own vote. It is very possible that a number of citizens figured the rest of the country would handle it, after all, Hillary was going to win, right? If the media portrayed a closer race than they did, perhaps more voters would have turned out to ensure Hillary's victory. Alas, it was not so. So the entire nation has learned two valuable lessons from this election. Firstly, your vote matters, regardless of how one sided the race seems, you need to cast your vote anyways. Secondly, do not always believe everything you see online and in the media, because your information bubble could quite possibly be your downfall.
Joey Arzeno
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