Swing state voters process Trump win with hope and fear: ‘This is a powder keg moment’
Democrats are coming to terms with a new political reality for America while some – but not all that we spoke to – Republicans look ahead with excitement
“I am still processing my feelings, but what I do know is that my country keeps finding ways to break my heart,” said Adrienne Pickett, a 42-year-old single mother of two who lives in suburban Detroit.
The Kamala Harris voter lives in one of seven states that helped decide the US presidential election on Tuesday. All appear to have voted in Trump’s favor by small but significant margins .
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