Well, This Is Weird

The New York Times Stepped Out Of Its Comfort Zone, Talked To People Who Didn’t Vote For Trump.

Here’s a sample of what they learned:

Nancy MacEoin, 47, criminal defense lawyer in Philadelphia: “Many of us voted to get Trump out, not necessarily to be pro-Biden. Backing off any sort of prosecution of Trump is going to alienate those people”.

Teresa Steele, a Republican in Denton County, Texas, who voted for Joe Biden: “He’s a crook and he needs to pay for the crimes he’s done”.

Laura Gutknecht, 67, engineer at a radio station in Madison, Wis: “I can’t help but cringe when I hear Republicans calling for unity. Now, unity? It’s very hard to take them seriously. They’ve done nothing to unite the country, unless it’s uniting against this person or that group”.

Mike Worley, retired engineer in Panama City, Fla: “For the last four years, everything the Democrats tried to do, they got the door slammed in their face. Every single motion, Mitch McConnell killed. Democrats have been doing their jobs. Am I worried about the Republicans getting upset? Please, you’re kidding me. I want to see them cringe and cry”.

Robert Landry, retired truck driver in Two Rivers, Wis: “The next guy who wants to be dictator or whoever, he’s going to be a lot smarter than Trump. If you don’t hold these people accountable and say, ‘No, this is too far,’ somebody’s going to come along and push it further. I believe some of those people are already in Congress”.

Dave Bone, 54, an energy efficiency consultant who lives in Philadelphia: “The Democrats have unsuccessfully tried to be moderate in order to gain compromise and cooperation over and over again, and it hasn’t worked and it’s not going to work”.

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