Sofia Nelson, who went to law school with both JD Vance & Vivek Ramaswamy, says she was “horrified” by their response to the ad featuring Acton’s estranged mother: “I know JD Vance is capable of compassion and empathy, because he’s shown it to me in the past, but what’s clear [is]… he’s willing to be cruel if he thinks it’s going to be to political gain.”
JD Vance’s former friend and classmate Sofia Nelson says it was no “secret at Yale Law School” that Vance had ambitions for higher office: “He’s certainly trying to create [a path to victory in 2028] by putting distance between him and the president.”
Dem Governor-elect of Georgia Keisha Lance Bottoms blasts Trump for naming Stephen Miller his chief of staff after the GOP’s midterm losses: “He’s doubling down on insanity and chaos, and it’s deeply disappointing.”
Dem Senate candidate in Mississippi Scott Colom says he is “100%” confident he will win when all ballots are counted & tells the state’s GOP chairman to “stop creating chaos”: “If they want to litigate, we got an army of lawyers ready to protect the process.”
Texas Democrat Jon Rosenthal speaks to OutFront after defeating Republican Bo French: “[My opponent] said move over Ken Paxton, hold my beer, because I'm going to add blatant racism on top of all that corruption stuff.”
Mississippi State Rep. Christopher Bell says he is “100% sure” his longtime friend Scott Colom will pull off an upset win in the razor-thin Senate race. He warns the GOP is attempting “fear tactics” by raising the possibility of legal action.
Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock on whether Dems should focus on affordability or corruption when they retake Congress: “The American people sent a clear mandate again. They are suffering under these costs… but we can walk and chew gum at the same time… this is the most corrupt administration in American history, and it is literally costing the American people.”
GOP State Rep. Dade Phelan on Texas’ blue wave: “It was a political extinction for Republicans… the president said, ‘act like I’m on the ballot,’ and voters acted like he was on the ballot, and they voted out every single Republican up and down the ballot.”
Senator-elect James Talarico tells @ErinBurnett he was surprised by the scale of his victory over Ken Paxton: "I didn’t know we were going to win Texas by double digits... I think this election was really a response to the kind of division that we've seen over the past decade."
Senator-elect James Talarico says Ken Paxton hasn't called him since losing the race: "I look forward to being a Senator for all 31 million Texans, including Ken Paxton, including the Texans who didn't vote for me."
Senator-elect James Talarico tells @ErinBurnett he's a "border security Democrat" & hopes to work with Trump: "I think there's an opportunity here to finally pass comprehensive immigration reform to secure our border... and also create more legal pathways for hardworking immigrants."
Senator-elect James Talarico tells @ErinBurnett that impeaching Trump should not be the "top priority" for Democrats: "They didn't send us to Washington for political retribution."
Erin Burnett reports from live James Talarico's rally in Austin, Texas as CNN projects Texas turns blue with Talarico & Gina Hinojosa becoming the first Democrats to win statewide races in Texas in 30+ years: “History is made.”
Former GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tells Erin she “fully expects” Democrats to win the House and “perhaps” the Senate: “Americans are very upset that the agenda that they voted for in 2024 has not been delivered.”