We talked to dozens of voters about the midterm results. Here’s what they want to see now
Voters tracked over 38 months by a project covering 15 states reacted to Democratic gains in the midterms, and many across party lines say they want compromise rather than retribution. Democrats flipped governorships, Senate seats and House districts in places the project visited, including Texas, Iowa, Michigan and Arizona. Daisy Alcazar, a Texas ice cream shop owner, celebrated the prospect of the first Latina governor going into the state's mansion. Joseph Knowles, a Michigan union autoworker who voted Republican, blamed Donald Trump for the loss and hoped Democrats would pursue change instead of revenge, according to CNN.
Respondents from both parties voiced a shared appetite for consensus. Trump supporter Chris Mudd and Alcazar agreed that a guest worker program and a legal path for undocumented workers without criminal records would be worthwhile. Others asked for term limits, age caps, and limits on stock investing by lawmakers.
Impeachment divides them. North Carolina's Ed Winebarger wants it; Maine Democrat Emily Bruce Plumb fears her party will squander its chance on it, and New Hampshire Republican Debbie Katsanos predicts two years of anti-Trump rhetoric.
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