‘The View’ Hosts Reveal Who They Voted For & Election Night Predictions (VIDEO)
After months — years even — of sometimes frantically commenting on the current state of U.S. politics, the hosts of The View were surprisingly subdued on Tuesday’s (November 5) Election Day edition of the show. When prompted by moderator Whoopi Goldberg to share how they were feeling, each of the panelists had a different perspective to share.
First up was Alyssa Farah Griffin, a lifelong Republican and former member of the Donald Trump administration, who finally decided to share her vote with the crowd: “Four years ago today, I was in the White House with Donald Trump on election night. I was there standing next to one of his cabinet officials when Arizona was called for Joe Biden, and when it became increasingly clear that he was going to lose, and I believed he deserved to lose that night,” she remembered. “At that point, I thought he hadn’t sought to win the election, but I thought the next four years would be the Republican Party rebuilding and becoming something I could believe in, and turning the page onto Donald Trump. And it didn’t do that. So this weekend, on Saturday, for the first time in my life, I voted for a Democrat.”
Griffin went on to explain that while she is still a conservative, she believed it was the right thing to do. “I don’t agree with a lot of her policies. We can criticize those down the road, but today, it’s about a brighter future, and I think the best thing for the country and the future of the Republican Party is that Donald Trump lose and Kamala Harris is elected.”
“For the first time in my life, I voted for a Democrat.”@AlyssaFarah Griffin on her decision to vote for Kamala Harris: “I think the best thing for the future of the country and the future of the Republican Party is that Donald Trump will lose and Kamala Harris is elected.” pic.twitter.com/NZR5FxYQmq
— The View (@TheView) November 5, 2024
Sunny Hostin also revealed her decision to vote for Harris alongside her mother, adding, “I’m feeling — like the Harris campaign has said — nauseously optimistic. Because I actually was in Pennsylvania on Sunday — because pundits are saying that Pennsylvania is a make-or-break state, whoever wins that state is likely to win the election — and I was very encouraged by what I saw, especially in Allentown, Pennsylvania, with a majority of Puerto Ricans, Latinos, they are going to take the trash out today.”
Joy Behar echoed that sentiment … sort of: “Well, I’m also nauseously optimistic. Whatever happens, I feel like we’re in a very historic moment. You either will have the first woman president or a convicted felon. And so it’s historic in that way,” she said. She then went on to criticize Trump for apparently “simulating a sex act” on a microphone at a rally and joked, “He seems to be going down further and further, and not just on that microphone.” She then went on to explain her optimism about the results, saying, “I believe the American woman and a lot of the guys, too, I have to say.”
Sara Haines then revealed she was “feeling a sense of calm,” explaining, “I can’t describe why that is. It’s not something I read or something I saw, but whenever the world gets crazy around me, I stop and I just ground myself, and I felt a sense of peace. I can’t describe what it is, but I feel good right now.” She then went on to praise Griffin for her vote, saying, “I think of it less as you voting for a Democrat, more for you voting for a democracy, for a constitution… you did the right thing, and I commend you for that.”
She added that this hyperspeed-style election bout between Harris and Trump has given her another reason to be optimistic. “So many of us are nervous, not only mainly for the results of the election but also for what comes next, a coming together of people. What Vice President Harris has done in three months is beyond unprecedented, from the money she raised to the coalition she has brought together to the fact that this election is as nerve-wracking as it is. She did that in three months,” she explained, adding that she hopes future election cycles are also abbreviated. “I’m ready for hope. I’m ready for change. I need I’m motivated by positive feelings, and I’m really sick of hearing the day-to-day news cycle where we’re having to discuss the things that come out,” she added.
Goldberg, too, had a moment of zen, saying, “Listen, there’s nothing I can do about anything until I know what there is something to do something about. So I am not going to give any more angst or uncomfortableness, but I will point something out, and I’m, I’m reluctant to do it, but I have to, and that is this, when you when we showed that piece of him with the microphone yesterday, it bothered me all day, and I couldn’t figure out why, and I figured it out this morning. I don’t want to hear any more parents out there nervous about what their children are being taught, frightened by drag queens reading books to your kids if what you saw him do did not discuss you enough to protect your kids. I don’t want to hear from you anymore.”
“There’s so many good things about the U.S.” she continued. “We stumble and fall periodically. We do, and we’re in a stumble. We’re stumbling, and I’m not sure why we’re stumbling the way that we are because it just keeps ratcheting up. And then I realized it’s to keep us from talking about what really matters to We the People… We need somebody who’s saying, ‘Okay, here’s the way forward. This is what I’m looking for.’ So I’m sitting in my groove because it will be what it will be. And if you’re going out to vote this morning, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Don’t sit this one out.”
Goldberg’s closing message to viewers on the subject? “Stay in line. Because any little thing — you pass a little gas, they want to move you out … so just hold it. Clutch. Just stand clutch until you get in there. And then once you’re behind the curtain, let it rip.”
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WHOOPI! it is a JOYful and SUNNY day that Donald Trump is our president again. I just want to Sara that with everyone!
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Return of the Jedi. The Evil Empire is defeated. Take that Obama; your dream of leading from the shadows is OVER!
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Maybe now, after his second win, you all will let him fix our economy again, and quit all the propaganda. Check your facts before feeding it to the American people.
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Today was the first time I ever watched The View, mainly to see their reactions. Whoopie said it was because Trump was in the media every day for the last 4 years! He was in the news every day because they put him there with their negativity, calling him Hitler, frivolous lawsuits and trying every way they could to discredit him. They have themselves to blame!
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Because she's a loser. Another rino for the cause. Hey y'all, TRUMP WON. And the popular vote too. Even Hillary won that one. So joe Biden IS the only one that can beat Trump. Hahahahahahahaha
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I think these old facts need to call it a day. Thus show needs to be retired ASAP.
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What happened to all the clowns that said they were leaving the country if Trump won in 2016? Load them all up on a one way ticket out of here! TRUMP IS BACK!
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I think these old farts need to call it a day. This show needs to be retired ASAP.
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Thanks for all your help morons. It is people like you all who made it so so easy to vote MAGA🎉🎉🎉
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The View is the show of hate and divisiveness.
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It really is.
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I pray for all of us to find unity and acceptance and start rebuilding our country rather than continuing to berate those that don't have the same beliefs.
In the end it doesn't matter who is in the white house - Jesus is the only one in true control on His thrones in Heaven and He is the one everyone should realize is watching all of us!!
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Without wimpy and sad that could be a good show!
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So...what what Trump did with the microphone is bad humor, but Whoopie's comment about clutching your butt to hold in gas is good humor? I think both are funny. The nation needs to lighten up.
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To everyone on the view and the media for always faking the polls for the democrats and trying to make everyone think it's closer than what it is! SHAME ON YOU! THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN!
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Thr democratic party doesn't care about America - black or white. They have become the elite extreme like Republicans. When is the last time an official in either party cared about anyone but themselves? Both sides are pitted against one another and that's what this election showed. We are all fed up and felt the only way to stop the bleeding of personal bankruptcy and destruction of the country was to vote for Trump.
This is from a middle aged lower middle class high school educated hard worker who would like to enjoy the retirement I worked very hard for without the concern of the government taking more money out of my pocket to support illegal immigrants!!!
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