Not long ago, presidential candidates were battling it out for votes, stumping across the country and appearing in a series of televised debates.

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Now, almost 100 days into Donald Trump’s presidency, voters — some of whom were greatly conflicted as to who they would vote for — are revisiting their Election Day decisions.

“I am still confident in my decision because, truly, I have to look in the mirror for my vote,” said Thomas Rebman. “In other words, did I vote what I thought was the best candidate? And I would say, ‘Yes.’”

Prior to the election, the 23-year-old military officer, who is now a reading specialist in Brevard County, said he leaned Democrat, but felt disappointed by what transpired within the Democratic Party itself.

“When the DNC didn’t own that they were against Bernie (Sanders) … I didn’t feel that Hillary earned the victory,” said Rebman, who revealed he then voted for third party candidate, Jill Stein.

Although he is still happy with his vote, Rebman said that there have been positives and negatives tied to Trump’s first 100 days.

“We can’t overhaul healthcare in that short of a period,” he said. “When it comes to shutting down our borders, I agree we need to do that. I don’t know about a wall.”

Rebman, also an advocate for homeless solutions, said he was particularly taken aback by new cuts

“I’m very disheartened that the United States Interagency Council for Homelessness is now going to go away 1, October. They’re a big part, that’s one of his cuts,” he said.

However, balancing the budget is one of the reasons Caleb Spencer cited as being pleased with his vote for the president on Nov. 8.

“I believe President Trump brings a lot to the table in the sense of economic development,” Spencer said. “I have appreciated the course he’s taken in the last 30 days. I’d tell him to keep up the good effort.”

Spencer is a senior at the University of Central Florida and a member of the College Republicans. He is preparing now for final exams and potentially for law school in the fall.

In the primaries, Spencer was a steadfast Marco Rubio supporter, but said he knew he would be supporting Trump in the general election.

“I was hoping for the Republican Party to put out there a younger candidate, someone who could convey the core principles of security and economic stability,” he said. “I was never one of (Trump’s) biggest fans, I’ll say that honestly. But, at the same time, I believe the option we were presented with between Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump was kind of stark,” he explained.

Like Rebman, Spencer, too, has cheered for some of the president’s moves, while acknowledging he has “untested” and had trouble with rollouts of the immigration ban and healthcare program.

“He’s really proving to the American people that here’s here to work and he’s here to do a good job,” he said, adding, “The issue is execution, and I’ll give him a C for that.”

Anna Lohse sees fewer positives in the last 100 days of the new president’s term. Lohse said she always considered herself a Republican in the past, but was unmoved by Trump.

“The choice for me wasn’t between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. It was Hillary Clinton and somebody else,” she said, explaining her decision to, in the end, vote for the former Secretary of State. “Even though I do believe that third party votes make a difference, I wanted my vote to go towards the Democratic Party.”

Lohse said that she was hopeful that once in office, Trump could “pull it off” if he surrounded himself with moderates, minorities and women.

“None of that happened. He hired a bunch of white men that were very controversial, which was a little disappointing. I firmly believe that if he had hired different people, the first 100 days would have gone a lot different,” she said.

Now, looking ahead, the OBGYN medical administrator wants to see less partisanship, including from the White House itself.

“The president tweeted, ‘The Dems are smiling.’ I don’t care if the Dems are smiling. We’re not Republicans and Democrats, we’re all Americans,” she said. “There’s a way to look at it as what’s best for the whole country and not what’s promoting my party.”