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There is not a thing that comes to mind in terms of — and I’ve been a part of most of the decisions that have had impact.”
When asked whether there is anything she would have done differently than Biden over the past four years in an interview on The View in October, Harris responded Frustrations are being made clear in this rising percentage of Black voters [who are] taking a different look at the Republican Party in general, and are exploring some curiosities with Trump, despite his racial baggage,
said Adolphus Belk, a political science professor at Winthrop University in South Carolina, referring to a string of comments and actions by Trump that have bee criticised as racist over the years I'm not necessarily the biggest fan of Trump,
It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working-class people would find that the working class has abandoned them,
said independent Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who caucuses with the Democrats Out here, you pay $5 for a dozen eggs. It used to be $1, or even 99 cents,
It's simple, really. We liked the way things were four years ago,
Samuel Negron, a Pennsylvania state trooper and member of the large Puerto Rican community, said in an interview with the BBC We can have two packages next year because we didn't use one this year, so we actually can have two reconciliation bills. My proposal would be, do a small one at first, deliver on tax on tips, maybe some border security, some other promises that Mr. Trump has made. Then take our time to get the big tax package right,
Here it’s clear that what we knew as true in politics, a lot of the normal rules we had, those are dead and gone,
said Mike Noble, an independent pollster who has been studying the electorate in Nevada, Arizona and Utah At the end of the day, if you’re not able to put food on the table or make a living, you’re going to vote in your self-interest,
People were left to their own devices, with all this misinformation Trump was putting out there that the economy was better under him,
The Democrats just aren’t who they used to be
affirmed Kidany Perez, 32, an asphalt worker and longtime Democrat who voted for Trump this year There’s a disillusionment and distrust among Hispanics with the Democrats,
Wadi Gaitan, a communications director for Libre, said in the weeks prior to election day They leaned into the right on immigration, into the promise of militarising the border,
said Leo Murritata, director of the progressive group Make the Road Action Nevada, which focuses on turning out Black and brown voters I think that [Democrats] did turn out who they thought were their voters,
said Jon Ralston, Nevada’s preeminent political oracle and cofounder of the Nevada Independent, during a post-election panel discussion I feel so happy right now, I feel fantastic,
said Yolanda Wright, 47, beaming as state after state lit up red on the big screen at the Republican watch party in Las Vegas I’ve been a Democrat my whole life,
There's going to be very few restraints on Trump and I think he's going to feel very empowered with that decision in his pocket,
said Fordham University law professor Cheryl Bader With a 54-seat majority, which is where I think the Senate is shaking out right now, he should be able to confirm most of his qualified cabinet nominees,
Jon Lieber, a former Republican Senate aide now with the Eurasia group, told reporters on a conference call The President will return to his desk triumphantly with a fresh mandate to fix the biggest problems confronting our nation. And this time he brings a hard-earned understanding of how to make Washington work for him,
said Republican strategist John Ashbrook We're looking at younger, more MAGA folks. More MAGA and less Republican than in the past,
said one donor who spoke on condition of anonymity, referring to Trump's "Make America Great Again" slogan
