Sanders: Trump is a ‘Very Smart Person’ Who ‘Loves This Country’

“I would hope very much that President-elect Trump understands the fear and anxiety of his attitudes on race, on his attitude toward women, and would try to make the American people feel comfortable, more comfortable, and I hope that he would do it by rescinding the nomination of Mr. Bannon”, he said.

Mission, focus, organization, determination – from the Rust Belt to states with fast-growing Hispanic populations – this is the secret weapon for Democrats, if they wield it. Perhaps, the Democratic Party’s problem is geographic.

SIEGEL: Democrats did so poorly with rural votes, white rural votes in MI that the Free Press, the Detroit Free Press – their model was so thrown off they made a very, very late call on election night. That’s where Hillary Clinton, her electors, and even House Democrats can help. We are all human beings and we want and need the same basic things: security, welfare and happiness. “More than trending: It is Republican”.

Sanders on Wednesday was named chairman of outreach, a newly created leadership post designed to leverage his reach and popularity to engage working class and young voters in the political process. Democrats still won three statewide races – for treasurer, auditor general and attorney general – and Republicans can not count on another such embrace by middle- and working-class voters, Groen said. A lot of this will depend on what exactly Trump ends up proposing, but if he pushes for infrastructure spending bill and paid maternity leave, as he’s said he will, there will be a lot of area for potential agreement between Trump and the Democrats. “The pendulum always swings”.

With a letter – and piece of pie – in hand, they asked a staffer if Ryan was available to discuss their opposition to his longstanding plans to remake Medicare. “We will hold him accountable”.

Mark Harris, a campaign consultant to Republican U.S. Sen. They also won open contests in Washington State and Delaware.

“There’s no such thing as a permanent majority”, Harris said.

And in 27 of the past 29 mid-term elections, the party of the president has lost state legislative seats.

Trump will be president, and he will have a Republican Congress.

Conversely, Republicans lost a similar number of voters in southeastern Pennsylvania – about 100,000 – and added about 60,000 voters in western Pennsylvania.

A research published this week showed that the Democratic party has lost almost 1,000 seats in state legislatures across the country over the past eight years under President Barack Obama. Trump won enough states to get 306 electors-a margin of 36 votes-while Clinton got 232.

The veteran politician has always been seen as a tough dealmaker and is therefore in a strong position to work with the Republican Party as well as the new president-elect where they agree. In January, it will be 32. In his home state, one of few that has released write-in data, Sanders won 18,183 votes despite not being on the ballot, and despite encouraging his voters to back Hillary Clinton. If we are to succeed as a party and regain the power we need to steer our country in a direction of progress and prosperity, we can not cede this large swatch of voters to a risky Republican Party.

After the latest losses, Democrats will hold just 42 percent of legislative seats in the nation.

That Republican dominance could wane. But pressure from House members who want some new blood in the leadership forced Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to delay the party’s leadership elections until after Thanksgiving.

Gleason acknowledged that GOP-drawn district maps contribute a certain amount to GOP majorities. Both groups tend to think the Democratic Party should be more like Sanders than Clinton, but sizable numbers are undecided on the question. They saw Trump as the man to answer that call.