Obamas and Clintons react to Trump’s election win and ‘wish them well’ as new administration takes over

It was the best decision I made. Her story represents the best of America’s story. And as she made clear today, I have no doubt that she’ll continue writing that story,

Biden said

The outcome of this election is not what we wanted, not what we fought for, not what we voted for,

Harris said

I just thought that the other choice was so despicable that she was really going to have a chance, especially not campaigning very heavily on the fact that she was a woman,

Bielek said

When you look at the exit poll, what is the issue that was most important? It was the economy and people feeling like they couldn’t make ends meet and that inflation was having a negative impact on their lives,

said Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University

There is this educational divide in this country which has become much more pronounced in terms of voting behavior,

said Democratic pollster Jeff Horwitt of Hart Research, who conducted the final NBC News poll before the election with Republican pollster Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies

When a woman of color is running for that job, it is completely upending all the stereotypes about who can lead, and she had less than 200 days to do that,

she said

I’m a single mom who’s got a daughter who’s full-time, and groceries are hard. Gas is hard. Things are expensive,

she said

The challenge Kamala Harris had was while she was not Joe Biden, she is Joe Biden’s vice president, and trying to unhook herself from that when the president himself had such a high disapproval rate was really difficult,

she said

Earlier this week, Michelle and I called our friend Kamala Harris. We told her we think she'll make a fantastic President of the United States, and that she has our full support."

The former president made the announcement on a post to X

Every time I try to resonate with some of my Democrat friends or even things I saw on the TV, I just couldn't find a policy there and so my thing is: let's do things for real Americans,

he added

To me, it was very encouraging to see Democrats and Republicans come more to the center, and I am hopeful that things can be more normal,

Sharron said

I don’t like it, but I’ve gotta live with it, and it’s a resounding victory for the party."

Another man in Wilmington echoed a similar sentiment, stating

I am not very optimistic,

she said in regard to Trump's second term, but asked him "not to harm."

I don't see them as the old school Democratic Party,

she said

I don't know why people said she wasn't,

she said

I'm in public education, so I want kids to understand issues on both sides,

he said

They feel lied to by the campaign,

the official said

We dug out of a deep hole but not enough. A devastating loss,

David Plouffe, senior adviser to campaign, wrote on X. Biden and Harris' support of Israel during its assault on Gaza split the Democratic Party, with many progressive Democrats calling unsuccessfully for the U.S. to curb its military aid to Israel

While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign,

she said

America has been through a lot over the last few years

the former first couple wrote