Opinion | Tariffs, immigration, and Trump’s First 100 Days: 14 Former Democratic Voters Discuss

Mark, 61, Florida, white, controller

I just felt more comfortable with him last November, his policies. Now he’s biting off a little bit more than I think he should.

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

I was excited when I voted for him, but I worried that he would go too far. Today there are a lot of positive things happening.

Chris, 34, Georgia, white, aviation

I was a little skeptical when I voted, stuck between two bad choices, but hopeful that maybe Trump was a different person now. Overall, I’m disappointed. He hasn’t accomplished what he set out to do, and the economy is not moving in the right direction.

Jessica, 37, Virginia, Black, administrative assistant

I felt Trump was the better candidate. Now I think he has good intentions, but he’s going about it the wrong way.

Daniel, 48, New York, white, events manager

I was truly hoping that Trump was looking for some redemption for his past efforts. I really thought that was going to happen.

Daniel, 48, New York, white, events manager

He’s doing undeniably, unequivocally awful.

David, 44, Alabama, white, insurance

I was disappointed on Election Day. Disappointed in the whole process. Today I want Trump to pump the brakes on some stuff. Sometimes it seems like we’re just sort of shooting from the hip. I don’t think we can govern like that.

Brandi, 44, Illinois, white, speech pathologist

When I voted, I was hopeful that things were going to be better. Today I’m seeing some progress, but I’m also a little nervous.

Matt, 54, Pennsylvania, white, mail service driver

In November, I needed change, especially with immigration. I think he’s doing a wonderful job. The only thing that’s holding him back is all these lawsuits. It’s going to handcuff him.

Samantha, 54, New York, white, teacher

It’s fine to have opinions on immigration. I believe in good Republican politics. Taking people idly off the street because you think they might be a gang member doesn’t fly with me. Due process is for all, no matter what the situation is. You want to deport somebody, they deserve due process.

Daniel, 48, New York, white, events manager

My 401(k) keeps on dropping. That’s bad. Some people don’t want to pretend it’s bad because a large portion of this country does not have stocks. Most of MAGA doesn’t have stocks, so they don’t care.

Dan, 56, Massachusetts, white, education

I was tentative on Election Day. I wasn’t sure that Trump was the better candidate, and now I’m pretty sure that he is not the one. I regret the choice. I think that he’s just taken executive power way too far, and it’s just obliterated the legislative and congressional side of things for our government. We only have executive orders now.

Chris, 34, Georgia, white, aviation

Just as chaotic as it was before. Fool me on that.

Meagan, 37, Texas, white, small-business owner

Extremely aggressive. In some cases too aggressive, and in others it has actually worked out well.

Brandi, 44, Illinois, white, speech pathologist

He is diplomatic, but he also crosses the line at times.

Dan, 56, Massachusetts, white, education

I think he can be vindictive and difficult to deal with personally as president. And I think he can be very tough to deal with.

Mark, 61, Florida, white, controller

With Washington as divided as it is right now, if he’s not determined, it’ll get bogged down. The way he’s trying to push it through, at least he can initiate and get the ball rolling, instead of being in a quagmire for the next two years.

Brandi, 44, Illinois, white, speech pathologist

Immigration. He’s been getting what he calls violent offenders out and will not allow anybody to come in. Being here in Illinois, Chicago, it’s been a hot mess here.

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

He’s almost all but completely stopped the flow of immigrants into this country. And then he’s gone out and been pretty aggressive with removing people that don’t belong here.

John, 62, Ohio, white, information technology

The border has basically been shut down. If you’re going to do it legally, I have no problem with it. But you’ve got a lot of criminals over here. We need to get rid of them.

Daniel, 48, New York, white, events manager

Well, no. He’s been a success at creating a quagmire of confusion.

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

How so?

Matt, 54, Pennsylvania, white, mail service driver

I think he’s done a tremendous job.

John, 62, Ohio, white, information technology

I agree.

Matt, 54, Pennsylvania, white, mail service driver

He said what he was going to do, and he’s doing it.

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

I would never want a person to be deported inappropriately. Like, if they’re a citizen and we’ve accidentally deported them to another country, obviously, that’s terrible.

John, 62, Ohio, white, information technology

I don’t think that’s going to happen.

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

From my understanding, that’s happening a lot.

Daniel, 48, New York, white, events manager

The quagmire of confusion that I’m talking about is that right now, we’re having a fight between who has more power — the justices or the president — over this immigration deal. If you don’t see that, you’re blind, 100 percent.

Mark, 61, Florida, white, controller

Daniel, over the last administration, we had millions of illegals come across the border. How many years would it take to process them all with due process to get them back out of the country?

Daniel, 48, New York, white, events manager

If we went and looked at each one of those people who were arrested, you would find more and more that were American citizens, I guarantee you.

Mark, 61, Florida, white, controller

No, there’s none that are American citizens.

Samantha, 54, New York, white, teacher

Daniel, I agree with you.

Chris, 34, Georgia, white, aviation

I saw a lot of discipline from candidate Trump, and I think that was a real surprise, given how he had acted in prior elections. And so you thought, “Wow, maybe this guy has changed. Maybe he’s taking things more seriously.” And I think coming in as president, I just really haven’t seen that. The chaos around the tariffs is a great example.

Samantha, 54, New York, white, teacher

I voted for him because I also thought he was very focused, and maybe he had learned from the previous term that he had in the presidency. Immigration aside, my problem is his pick of cabinet secretaries for his administration.

Samantha, 54, New York, white, teacher

Yes. I felt that he would have learned lessons in the last administration. The secretary of defense is not competent. He may be good-looking, and he may be a Fox host, but that shouldn’t be criteria.

Dan, 56, Massachusetts, white, education

I just didn’t expect so much so fast. I just feel like there’s so many things happening every day in the news. I didn’t expect to have to be so politically oriented every day, watching the news for the next policy change or initiative or vindictive action or executive order.

Meagan, 37, Texas, white, small-business owner

The biggest failure is immigration, in my mind.

Mark, 61, Florida, white, controller

The volatility in the market right now.

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

I’d have to agree with the volatility in the market. And my hope is that it’s growing pains.

Jessica, 37, Virginia, Black, administrative assistant

Still thriving on his arrogance.

Samantha, 54, New York, white, teacher

The stock market and the economy.

Daniel, 48, New York, white, events manager

The dollar hasn’t been this low in a very long time.

David, 44, Alabama, white, insurance

I think the tariff situation was a pretty big failure.

John, 62, Ohio, white, information technology

I’m not sure we can really say “failures” yet. We’ve only been in for 100 days. Somebody said “inflation.” You’re not going to bring down inflation in three months.

Brandi, 44, Illinois, white, speech pathologist

Inflation has been horrible, but there’s no way you’re going to get it down so quickly. I would say, if anything, taxes, tariffs.

John, 62, Ohio, white, information technology

The government has spent more in the past 100 days than they did the year prior, same 100 days. So I think DOGE has been a flop. Very disappointing. Promised a lot. Didn’t deliver.

Matt, 54, Pennsylvania, white, mail service driver

Letting the hostile media entice him into conflict all the time.

Dan, 56, Massachusetts, white, education

Threatening entitlements and wiping out key agencies of government.

David, 44, Alabama, white, insurance

When you talk about stocks and you talk about the economy, we have to think about consistency. There can’t just be these knee-jerk reactions to things. “Oh, we’re going to have tariffs. Oh, wait. Let’s walk that back.” You can’t govern that way.

Chris, 34, Georgia, white, aviation

I would echo that. How can a business plan what’s going to happen in the future when the tariff situation is constantly changing up and down? It’s awful. He’s the one that caused this. And that’s why it is the way it is.

Mark, 61, Florida, white, controller

It’s the tariffs. He probably should have negotiated and talked to our allies first to come up with a united front against China.

Brandi, 44, Illinois, white, speech pathologist

I understand why he’s doing it, but I don’t know if it’s going to help us in the long run. I think we have to give it a little time.

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

You got to give it time, and you’ve got to understand that it’s all negotiating tactics.

Meagan, 37, Texas, white, small-business owner

He’s trying to get something fairer. There’s no American goods in foreign countries. And he’s trying to right that wrong. And I absolutely admire that, and I hope it works out for us, but it’s also a very scary time.

Mark, 61, Florida, white, controller

Some of these negotiations probably should have happened behind closed doors, instead of dumping it out to get the big splash at the 6 o’clock news.

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

Donald Trump has always been careless with his words.

Brandi, 44, Illinois, white, speech pathologist

Yeah, he’s not going to do anything behind closed doors. That’s just not his personality.

Matt, 54, Pennsylvania, white, mail service driver

He’s the most transparent president ever. Let’s be honest.

Matt, 54, Pennsylvania, white, mail service driver

I was in the union then. I voted for who the union people told me to vote for.

David, 44, Alabama, white, insurance

Chaotic, knee-jerky.

John, 62, Ohio, white, information technology

A businessman.

Brandi, 44, Illinois, white, speech pathologist

Very bold and very determined.

Chris, 34, Georgia, white, aviation

I think he’s been a showman, but he’s actually been probably a little more reserved than he was four years ago.

Dan, 56, Massachusetts, white, education

A bit short-sighted, especially with regard to China. And they have much more endurance.

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

Donald Trump is arrogant, but I know he’s trying to win for all of us.

Jessica, 37, Virginia, Black, administrative assistant

He’s too hung up in his image.

Samantha, 54, New York, white, teacher

I would say arrogant and narcissistic. There’s no other choice.

Daniel, 48, New York, white, events manager

Charismatic, but two bombastic and empty-hearted.

Mark, 61, Florida, white, controller

Aggressive to get his plan started.

Meagan, 37, Texas, white, small-business owner

I would say erratic and driven by his ego.

David, 44, Alabama, white, insurance

Slow down. Keep the level of aggression but slow it down and pace yourself a little bit more.

Brandi, 44, Illinois, white, speech pathologist

I like the slowdown, but I also think to rely on the people he put in his cabinet. Listen to people.

Dan, 56, Massachusetts, white, education

Take advice from the experts, both in his cabinet and in the Congress.

Chris, 34, Georgia, white, aviation

Delegate. Trust the others that work with him, and he doesn’t have to centralize everything.

Jessica, 37, Virginia, Black, administrative assistant

You can get the job done. Just tone down the arrogance.

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

Choose your words more carefully and understand your influence on the American people and the stock market.

Meagan, 37, Texas, white, small-business owner

Put the American people first and leave a legacy that you can be proud of.

Mark, 61, Florida, white, controller

Listen to the leaders that he appointed for the specific positions that they’re in and see what they have to say. He picked them for a reason.

Matt, 54, Pennsylvania, white, mail service driver

Get disrupting. The status quo hasn’t been good for the last 25 years.

Daniel, 48, New York, white, events manager

Stop blaming Biden all the time. It weakens his point. It weakens what he’s trying to do.

Chris, 34, Georgia, white, aviation

My wife is from Nigeria, and we’re waiting for her visa so she can come to the U.S. And that process has actually sped up under Trump. And our hope is that the process, which is currently about two years, speeds up even more.

Meagan, 37, Texas, white, small-business owner

I’m a small-business owner. And so these tariffs are actually a very, very scary thing. Being a small-business owner is hard enough, and I’m very afraid that it’s about to get a lot harder.

Meagan, 37, Texas, white, small-business owner

Oh, yeah. We’re going to have to start looking at alternatives. We’ve already lined up other manufacturers. We’ve tried to look at manufacturing in the U.S., which is still too expensive. We’re in crisis mode.

Matt, 54, Pennsylvania, white, mail service driver

My 401(k) has been affected.

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

My I.R.A.s and my pension have both taken massive hits.

Daniel, 48, New York, white, events manager

I’m spending more on food items.

Samantha, 54, New York, white, teacher

Me, too. Me, too.

Brandi, 44, Illinois, white, speech pathologist

Things have been steady as I go. I’m not going to blame him for the crime in Chicago. Groceries have been expensive for a while now. It’s very much the same.

Dan, 56, Massachusetts, white, education

I’m feeling worse off because I have a business of academic counseling that connects with China. And I’m feeling a little bit constrained right now.

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

Tough.

Jessica, 37, Virginia, Black, administrative assistant

Unstable.

Samantha, 54, New York, white, teacher

Unstable.

Daniel, 48, New York, white, events manager

Failing.

Mark, 61, Florida, white, controller

Broken.

Meagan, 37, Texas, white, small-business owner

Challenging.

David, 44, Alabama, white, insurance

Confusing.

John, 62, Ohio, white, information technology

Great.

Brandi, 44, Illinois, white, speech pathologist

I’d say “unsettling.”

Chris, 34, Georgia, white, aviation

Anxious.

Dan, 56, Massachusetts, white, education

Unsettling.

Matt, 54, Pennsylvania, white, mail service driver

Great.

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

We’re not there yet.

Brandi, 44, Illinois, white, speech pathologist

I don’t think we’re there yet, but I don’t want to blame him for it.

Mark, 61, Florida, white, controller

It’s too tribal. Nobody talks to each other anymore. This is the most divided Congress that I can ever remember. And the hypocrisy that’s coming out on both sides? It’s almost like politicians don’t think that what they say now is on the internet forever.

Brandi, 44, Illinois, white, speech pathologist

I’m optimistic. I’m hopeful. I feel like we need to give it time. Change never happens overnight. I’m going to be positive that the economy is going to get better because, to me, it has been like a dumpster fire.

Brandi, 44, Illinois, white, speech pathologist

I’m a school speech pathologist, so it’s about to hit us in the schools. But inflation’s just really hit me.

David, 44, Alabama, white, insurance

We do need change. But kicking down the door and rolling out all these executive orders? What is going to happen in Congress for these changes to actually become permanent changes that our country is going to reap the benefits from? So that things don’t just go back to how they were when Congress or the presidency changes hands?

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

I just have no faith in them. Our government has not represented us very well.

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

That’s a little bit to be seen. I’m not sure yet.

Meagan, 37, Texas, white, small-business owner

Care about your constituents and don’t be afraid of Donald Trump.

Meagan, 37, Texas, white, small-business owner

Oh, yeah. I think that they’re very afraid. I think that they feel intimidated and pressured to vote certain ways. I think everybody that has power right now is basically influenced by him. And if they feel differently or think differently, that is a threat.

Samantha, 54, New York, white, teacher

I’d say the same thing: Don’t be afraid. Stand up for what you think is important.

Jessica, 37, Virginia, Black, administrative assistant

I’d say do the right thing, no matter who it offends.

Chris, 34, Georgia, white, aviation

Congress needs to reclaim their authority. The president can’t run the country under emergency order on everything.

Dan, 56, Massachusetts, white, education

There has to be a rebuilding of the Democratic leadership or at least ideals that Democrats and Republicans share through the Congress, so that things can move forward.

Daniel, 48, New York, white, events manager

They have to stop dabbling in the markets. Everybody in Congress, the Senate. And they need youth.

David, 44, Alabama, white, insurance

Democrats need to listen. I don’t feel like anybody’s listening anymore. We want youth. We want someone we can identify with.

Matt, 54, Pennsylvania, white, mail service driver

Right now, whatever Trump wants to do, they have to automatically take the opposite. Show the country that they’re willing to work together on issues that both sides agree on.

John, 62, Ohio, white, information technology

You’ve got Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez out there. And they kind of left me, I guess. You could say the Democratic Party left me. We need to come back to the middle.

Samantha, 54, New York, white, teacher

I think they need better candidates. Youth and strength and knowledge and a clear plan forward.

Meagan, 37, Texas, white, small-business owner

I’ve agreed with a lot of the things people said about bipartisanship. I want to see all that wrapped up in a hopeful and positive candidate, like Barack Obama. Someone with a clear vision of the future that allows me to feel hopeful again.

Meagan, 37, Texas, white, small-business owner

Not even close. Not even close.

John, 62, Ohio, white, information technology

Not close.

Dan, 56, Massachusetts, white, education

I want to see moral and economic leadership and a sense of gravitas that I just haven’t sensed since Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton.

Jessica, 37, Virginia, Black, administrative assistant

I definitely think they should go back to the basics. I feel like the Democrats put out a lot of false hope to the working class and to students. Student loan forgiveness. They made a whole big thing about that. And then to come in and have everything thrown out — I don’t think they were prepared for that.

Meagan, 37, Texas, white, small-business owner

It wasn’t working. My life wasn’t getting better. The future wasn’t looking great.

Mark, 61, Florida, white, controller

Their attack on the Second Amendment, and I didn’t trust their candidates. You never knew where they stood.

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

I just think the party became ridiculous and they weren’t representing what most of America wanted.

Chris, 34, Georgia, white, aviation

Illegal immigration. I’m trying to bring a spouse to the United States legally, and there are unbelievable hurdles. And yet you see people come over time and time again. They did not care.

Jessica, 37, Virginia, Black, administrative assistant

I don’t feel as though Kamala was an active vice president. To trust her as a president was not something that I was going to do.

John, 62, Ohio, white, information technology

Terrible candidate. All she did was giggle. You never really heard what she stood for.

David, 44, Alabama, white, insurance

The too-far-left social policy and poor economic policy. I think that we got too far away from, honestly, some good old-fashioned Christian values in America. I think that when we start getting into gender fluidity and those types of ideas, that doesn’t represent me anymore, morally.

Dan, 56, Massachusetts, white, education

I just feel that Kamala was more about rhetoric than about action.

Daniel, 48, New York, white, events manager

I don’t really believe Trump is a Republican, and I don’t believe that the Democrats had any real path forward. He had some ideas. He had some suggestions. And I don’t believe the Democrats really did this time around.

Daniel, 48, New York, white, events manager

It was NAFTA. Bill Clinton. That’s what it was. That’s why we don’t have as many jobs here as we used to. All those businesses went abroad.

Brandi, 44, Illinois, white, speech pathologist

It didn’t hit me until Biden became president. I hadn’t noticed that the economy was somewhat better prior. And then it went to hell.

Matt, 54, Pennsylvania, white, mail service driver

When you bring in 15 million, 20 million people to compete with working-class and union wages, it’s going to lower the working class and the hourly wage of hard-working construction workers, electricians, plumbers. All those illegal aliens are taking away those jobs. And Democrats were supposedly for the working class. But if you’re bringing in 20 million people, how are you for the working class?

Mark, 61, Florida, white, controller

The elite.

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

Woke politics.

Chris, 34, Georgia, white, aviation

I don’t know what they represent anymore, so I don’t have a good answer.

Dan, 56, Massachusetts, white, education

I agree, I don’t know what they represent. Party of searching.

Brandi, 44, Illinois, white, speech pathologist

Chaos.

Jessica, 37, Virginia, Black, administrative assistant

Small in their thinking.

Meagan, 37, Texas, white, small-business owner

Party of diplomacy.

Daniel, 48, New York, white, events manager

Party of the future.

Samantha, 54, New York, white, teacher

I want to say “futuristic” because you have to be open to new ideas. So I’m going to try to be optimistic on that.

John, 62, Ohio, white, information technology

In it for themselves.

Matt, 54, Pennsylvania, white, mail service driver

Do-gooders.

David, 44, Alabama, white, insurance

The party of uncertain changes? I don’t know what the change is, but it seems uncertain.

Meagan, 37, Texas, white, small-business owner

Don’t be afraid to be bold. Trump gets a lot of attention because he’s not as diplomatic. And I described the Democratic Party as the party of diplomacy. I would say: Be unconventional, lean more toward Obama, more progressive, more aggressive and bold.

John, 62, Ohio, white, information technology

Don’t fight Trump. You got to go at it a different way.

Matt, 54, Pennsylvania, white, mail service driver

Open up to other people’s opinions.

Dan, 56, Massachusetts, white, education

Hakeem Jeffries. He just seems like he’s pretty level-headed. He is pretty left of center, but he’s got a lot of strong ideas about the future, which I like.

Matt, 54, Pennsylvania, white, mail service driver

Josh Shapiro.

John, 62, Ohio, white, information technology

Shapiro. I was going to say him, too.

Samantha, 54, New York, white, teacher

Me, too.

John, 62, Ohio, white, information technology

What you read about him, he seems pretty level-headed.

Brandi, 44, Illinois, white, speech pathologist

There’s been rumors that Rahm Emanuel is thinking about running. He might not be so bad as president.

Daniel, 48, New York, white, events manager

Pete Buttigieg. Every time he has a conversation on TV, he is so level and smart, and he’s never going away from his facts. I feel like he could really, really do some good in the future.

John, 62, Ohio, white, information technology

The Ivy League schools — I don’t know what we’re giving them money for, with all the endowments and stuff they get.

Chris, 34, Georgia, white, aviation

I think it’s a waste of time. There are much better issues to focus on than spending your first 100 days picking fights with the Ivies.

Daniel, 48, New York, white, events manager

It’s part of an effort to try to end intellectualism. Trump hates intellectuals.

Samantha, 54, New York, white, teacher

I think the schools should be independent. And I agree with Harvard. I absolutely agree with them and any other schools that stand up. He has no right to infringe on them.

Mark, 61, Florida, white, controller

If you look at the political position of the professors, 90-10 for liberal versus conservative? Neither fringe is good, but there should be a balance at the school. You need to have a balance in these colleges to get more of a rounded, balanced student that graduates.

Jessica, 37, Virginia, Black, administrative assistant

I feel as though Trump brought Elon Musk on to return a favor. I feel like there was some type of agreement or something took place that hasn’t come out yet. For him to hold him so closely is a little alarming.

Meagan, 37, Texas, white, small-business owner

In theory and in concept, yes, it’s a great idea. I really like what they’re trying to do. I think it’s too soon to make a final evaluation or an assessment.

Daniel, 48, New York, white, events manager

I want to see the actual numbers. I’d like to actually see what it is and see if it’s working.

Daniel, 48, New York, white, events manager

His ketamine use is a big issue.

Dan, 56, Massachusetts, white, education

I think that DOGE is good in theory, but I want to see the numbers. I want to see how much money is being saved. And I worry about cybersecurity. I worry about the security of the Treasury.

John, 62, Ohio, white, information technology

Regardless of how much is saved, the government needs to be run like corporate America. We need to cut back.

Chris, 34, Georgia, white, aviation

Yeah, I support that. I think the Democratic Party has gone so overboard on all of that stuff. Just crazy. And I support what he’s doing there.

Mark, 61, Florida, white, controller

Yeah, on board 100 percent. I think it should be based on merit, not on any of the other demographics.

Jessica, 37, Virginia, Black, administrative assistant

I agree that the people that are in there now are not experienced at the level that they should be, in the positions they’re in.

Meagan, 37, Texas, white, small-business owner

I love what he’s doing with the government and cleaning up spending. But things like immigration, where I feel like we’re spending a lot of money to ship people back to countries and they’re taxpayers and they’re members of our community and constitutional rights are being violated — that’s a mess. It’s a mixed bag.

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

I remember thinking, “I’m worried he’ll go too far.” And 100 days in, I guess I’m worried he’s going to go too far.

Jessica, 37, Virginia, Black, administrative assistant

Me, too.

Mark, 61, Florida, white, controller

He’s doing what he said he would do. He’s actually following through on his promises.

Mark, 61, Florida, white, controller

I said he’s following through on what he said he would do. When was the last time we had a politician that did that?

Jessica, 37, Virginia, Black, administrative assistant

I definitely said to myself, “How is it that the first seven days he’s in office, things are happening and Biden went through almost his entire term with nothing happening?”

Chris, 34, Georgia, white, aviation

I couldn’t believe the first week. I was like, “Wow, a president can do stuff.”

Jessica, 37, Virginia, Black, administrative assistant

Yes, because it was getting to a point where I was losing faith in the government as a whole. It seemed like Biden got so much pushback, so it was surprising to see the change as fast as it happened. And the first couple of days, Trump’s laying down this executive order, that executive order.

Brandi, 44, Illinois, white, speech pathologist

He came in with guns blazing, I mean, honestly.

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

I don’t think we’ve ever seen that before. Some of them are good, and some of them are a little scary, but nobody’s done that.

Jessica, 37, Virginia, Black, administrative assistant

Something’s happening. I feel it.

Samantha, 54, New York, white, teacher

Oh, that’s true. Oh, my God.

David, 44, Alabama, white, insurance

We’re definitely seeing that change is possible. Is this the best way to go about that change? Maybe it’s the only way.

Mark, 61, Florida, white, controller

I was never a believer of the word “the swamp” before. But now I’m seeing a big change of trying to change the way Washington works. So to me, it’s refreshing.

Brian, 50, California, white, TV production

And I hope the Democratic Party is listening. Because they need to pay attention to these ideas.

David, 44, Alabama, white, insurance

They got to wake up.