For much of the Fall semester, Penn State students supporting Donald Trump for president worked on his behalf relentlessly. It was not without its share of setbacks, however, but the core group of students — about 20 in all — logged in hundreds of hours at the local GOP Victory office, and their hard work paid off in part with the president-elect’s stunning victory in Pennsylvania. The following images represent several moments of the group’s activities before, during and after election day.
Bull-Moose Party students hang around at the end of their first meeting after the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Many of the group’s members wore their red “Make America Great Again” hats one last time in relevance to the campaign.Kay Manges of Danville, PA speaks to a member of the Bull-Moose Party while they host an information table in downtown State College, PA on Saturday, November 5, 2016. Manges, originally a Rubio supporter, stopped by the Bull-Moose Party’s table to pick up a sticker. She quickly slapped it on her chest.Penn State Bull-Moose Party Chairman Robert Morse assists a member steady his aim during a shooting trip at Taylor’s Gun Range in Altoona, PA on Saturday, December 3, 2016. The group is passionate about Second Amendment rights, and Morss has facetiously stated that he wants to make the group the “most dangerous club on campus.”Bull-Moose Party Communications Director Chris Baker (above) attempts to photograph Eric Trump (below) during his visit to the Centre County GOP Victory office in downtown State College, PA on Monday, November 7, 2016. The son of now President-elect Donald Trump visited the area the day before the U.S. presidential election.Bull-Moose Party Communications Director Chris Baker and member Vincent Cucchiara recuperate at the Centre County GOP Victory office in downtown State College, PA on Saturday, November 5, 2016. Baker and Cucchiara spent the day tabling in a busy part of the town.Trump supporters gather at Bull-Moose Party Chairman Robert Morss’ (right) home in Tyrone, PA on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. At Morss’ election watch party, many wore Trump apparel, including “Make America Great Again” hats and graphic t-shirts.Members of the Penn State Bull-Moose Party take up parts of what became a hexagonal wall around the American Flag at Old Main lawn in University Park, PA on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. The group received funding for the wall from the Donald Trump campaign and spent over five hours demonstrating.
Dylan Humenik holds up a 39-star American flag during the Bull-Moose Party’s “Build the Wall” demonstration at Penn State’s Old Main Lawn on Tuesday, November 1, 2016. The event attracted hundreds of students and counter protests from Clinton supporters over the five hour demonstration.
Members of the Bull-Moose Party celebrate as they watch election returns coming in favor of their candidate, Donald Trump, on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 in Tyrone, PA. Members decided as a group to have a private viewing party away from campus.A member of the Penn State Bull-Moose Party watches election results on Fox News during an election night watch party in Tyrone, PA on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Only a handful of members stayed up past 2 a.m. to watch Donald Trump surpass 270 electoral votes to win the U.S. presidential election.Members of the Penn State Bull-Moose Party pray as they await the results of the 2016 U.S. presidential election on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. The group prayed several times over the course of the night, as the results slowly came in for their candidate, now President-elect Donald Trump.Bull-Moose Party Chairman Robert Morss embraces Communications Director Chris Baker in Tyrone, PA on Wednesday, November 9, 2016. At 1:30 a.m., members rejoiced as Donald Trump won their state of Pennsylvania, the first time a Republican has carried the state in 28 years.Bull-Moose Party Communications Director Chris Baker, Chairman Robert Morss and supporter Zach Alden-Brown watch in jubilation in Tyone, PA as television networks call the presidency for Donald Trump in the 2016 general election on Wednesday, November 9, 2016.Bull-Moose Party Chairman Robert Morss prays before dining at Penn State’s student-run restaurant Cafe Laura in University Park, PA on Wednesday, November 16, 2016. Morss is a devout Christian and has said that at his bedside, he has a gun, a bible, a copy of the U.S. constitution and his “Make America Great Again” hat.
