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It is important for Democratic and other elected officials to recognize that Vice President Harris' steep drop in support in key states compared to President Biden's 2020 victory resulted, in part, from the deep frustration and disillusionment that many young, Muslim, Arab, Black and other voters feel with the Biden-Harris administration due to its steadfast financial and military support for Israel's ongoing genocide in Gaza."
Nihad Awad, national executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, told Newsweek in statement Rather than listening to the clear majority of Americans who support both a ceasefire and a suspension of weapons to Israel, Vice President Harris only struck a slightly more sympathetic tone toward Palestinians while sticking with the substance of President Biden's disastrous stance. This led to an unprecedented shift of support from Muslim, Arab and other communities who traditionally vote for Democratic presidents."
The Harris campaign made some big bets on enthusiasm and turnout among some groups fundamentally changing the election equation, which did not pay off,
Grant Davis Reeher, a political science professor at Syracuse University, told Newsweek I will end the illegal immigration crisis by closing our border and finishing the wall, most of which I've already built,
Trump told cheering supporters at his party’s national convention, referring to the country’s southern border I, as your next President of the United States, will bring peace to the world and end the war that has cost so many lives and devastated countless innocent families. Both sides will be able to come together and negotiate a deal that ends the violence and paves a path forward to prosperity,
I wouldn't be in favor of a challenge. Not for me. I wouldn't be in favor of it at all. I intend to serve four years and do a great job. And I want to bring our country back. I want to put it back on the right track,
Donald Trump has just been elected President for a THIRD time."
Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia claimed on Wednesday Welcome back Mr. President!"
Tommy Tuberville of Alabama tweeted I guess Ukraine’s electoral votes weren’t enough to help Kamala,
Yes! Yes! Yes! Let's gooo!"
Kat Cammack of Florida hailed the news of Trump's projected win, writing Trump had hardworking everyday Americans,
That's what we have to have. This is a magnificent victory for the American people that will allow us to make America great again,
Trump said in his maiden address to the nation after his electoral victory Together, we're going to unlock America's glorious destiny, and we're going to achieve the most incredible future for our people,
This was a movement like nobody's ever seen before, and frankly, this was, I believe, the greatest political movement of all time. There's never been anything like this in this country and maybe beyond, and now it's going to reach a new level of importance because we're going to help our country heal,
We will make America safe, strong, prosperous, powerful and free again. And I'm asking every citizen all across our land to join me in this noble and righteous endeavour,
Trump said as he specifically mentioned the battleground States in his speech In addition to having won the battleground states of North Carolina, and I love these places, Georgia, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. We are now winning in Michigan, Arizona, Nevada and Alaska, which would result in us carrying at least 315 electoral votes. We also have won the popular vote,
We have a country that needs help, and it needs help very badly. We’re going to fix our borders, we’re going to fix everything about our country. We made history for a reason tonight,
We've built the biggest, the broadest, the most unified coalition. They've never seen anything like it in all of American history. They've never seen it. Young and old, men and women, rural and urban. We had them all helping us tonight. They came from all corners, union, non-union, African-American, Hispanic-American, Asian-American, Arab-American, Muslim American. We had everybody, and it was beautiful,
America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,
Trump said early on Wednesday to a roaring crowd of supporters at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in Florida No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice".
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