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“The country has had enough.”
Trump told me this morning that he has not spoken to Schumer or Jeffries since the election, but:
“I think we can get along. it's good for the country if we do. The country has had enough.”
He says he has spoken to other Democrats since the election:
“There are others - not them - but people, other democrats, who have been calling. I have friends over there."
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BACKSTORY - How Annie Andrews shocked the world in SC
- After Graham won primary, Andrews spent $5M+ on ads when she basically had airwaves to herself. By October her campaign had a 3-point lead and never trailed but didn't release the poll
- Trump's Graham endorsement backfired. Mark Sanford: “A Waterloo moment for Trump ... this is a person who said: ‘Close your eyes and pretend you’re voting for me.’ OK, they did ... They just didn’t like Darline as a candidate and felt it had been forced down their throats by Trump"
- Andrews made big inroads with Rs by courting supporters of Ralph Norman, getting Beasley endorsement. She worked closely with Clyburn to help juice turnout and other than Warnock kept the campaign local
- This all led to a convincing win and ... coat tails. Dems picked up the Lowcountry House seat. Andrews ran ahead of Dem guv candidate; and Graham ran way behind
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After their historic wins in the midterm elections, Democrats are facing questions about how they will get bills passed when they face the risk of President Trump’s veto. Jay O’Brien reports.
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With regard to national developments, Rounds says he "was surprised at the depth of the losses by my colleagues." He tells me "we're also going to have to take a second look at some of the executive branch decisions that have been made." He elaborates on that here:
NEW — Speaker Johnson will step aside from Republican House leadership after last nights midterm losses, per sources
He will not run for Minority Leader. Jim Jordan, among others, are eyeing a runs.
W/ @lauren_peller and @KFaulders
Susan Collins out
Roger Marshal out
John Husted out
A blue senate seat in Texas and Iowa and South Carolina and North Carolina
Greg Abbott out
A Democratic controlled House and Senate
And we don’t have Michigan or Alaska yet.
ABC News projects Democrats will take House and the Senate
For his final two years in office — and for his first time ever — President Trump will face a unified opposition congress.
Some reaction from a WH official tonight —
Says WH mood is “defiant.” Adds “candidate quality matters, and President Trump did a better job promoting many of the candidates on the ballot than the candidates did themselves.”
Remember in NC, SC, TX, and more these are candidates Trump handpicked.
The man in charge of making sure Republicans held onto the House — NRCC Chair Richard Hudson — is currently losing his race by about 6k votes.
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"Do you want a glass of bourbon" — Haley Stevens to me
EXCLUSIVE: I Interviewed Haley Stevens at 11 PM on Her Fiancé’s Couch. Here’s Why She Broke with Abdul El-Sayed.
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Lifelong Texas Republicans are turning on their own party.
Why? Data centers.
In part 3 of our midterm road trip, pressed Governor Greg Abbott and his challenger Gina Hinojosa
Produced by @ABCscholz, @arthurjonesii, @dianagpaulsen, and Emily Bonilla.
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ABC News’ Jay O’Brien speaks with Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and House Speaker Mike Johnson, who are both confident their party will control the House after the midterms.
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Maine's loggers and fishermen can't afford diesel.
Families are worried about heating their homes this winter.
We took those concerns to Sen. Susan Collins and Troy Jackson.
Part 2 of our midterm road trip. Produced by @arthurjonesii
A grocer watching customers struggle.
A farmer paying double for diesel.
A barber losing business to gas prices.
Michigan's undecided voters, in their own words.
Part 1 of our midterm road trip for @ABCNewsLive. Produced by Cameron. Krakowiak
I get it, no one has 7 minutes to watch this.
But if you do: two days, two states, and the two men with the most riding on these midterms besides Trump — Hakeem Jeffries and Mike Johnson.
Plus what voters told us along the way.
Produced by @LaleeIbssa & @arthurjonesii