The election is over and Pennsylvania went red as did the rest of the country. Hillary Clinton gritted her teeth and conceded yesterday with grace and dignity and generosity and pain. What an admirable woman.

Hillary Clinton encouraged girls to not give up on their ambitions or dreams. She fought so hard and in so many ways she was brought down by men who could not control themselves (Weiner) or deliberately set out to sabotage the election (Comey). Yes, she has faults, but minuscule compared to those of the other person (who by the way did not win the popular majority vote). She suffered defeat too because of her gender. We are more able to accept an African-American man as president than a woman. Remember our history. Who got the right to vote first? And how many years after that did the other group get the right to vote?

But how to move through the days ahead?

I have no heart to write but these two liberal, democratic professional writers have suggested ways to move forward, questions to ask, actions to take.

Read Nicholas Kristof’s article in the New York Times: “Gritting Our Teeth and Giving President Trump a Chance.”  

Read Garrison Keillor’s article in the Washington Post:  “Trump Voters Will Not Like What Happens Next.”