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Kim wants to see Candace Owens lead the Republican Party.
Christian, 25, Tenn., Republican, Latino, curriculum adviser In terms of what’s been positive: Hundreds of thousands of people have been deported, especially including some of the people who are dangerous, whatever that means. I don’t know if it’s been handled well, but in terms of getting people out that shouldn’t be here, in numbers, that has been good, maybe not the way it’s been done. Trump is very business-minded, which is amazing. But he forgets about certain people in different tax brackets. He makes decisions for maybe wealthier people in the front of his mind.
Kim, 25, Va., Republican, white, medical scribe We are also having to go through I.V.F., unfortunately. There is a huge lack of care for women in health care. And the wait to get into doctors is atrocious. It’s incredibly expensive. It’s made it very, very difficult to start a family. There’s a fertility crisis, and there’s a lot of women that need fertility care. And it’s not easy to come by or affordable.
Benedict, 24, Neb., Republican, white, law clerk Personally, having a family is No. 1 for me. I think a lot of the guys that I know feel similarly to me. And then a lot of the girls that I know, from what I understand, there are some girls that are incredibly driven and just want to have a career. That does exist. But there’s also a large amount of just girls in my life that I know that feel what a couple of other people have touched on as an artificial pressure to do something that they don’t really want to do. And I think that comes from people being very positive about the opportunity for a woman to have a career and go places there. But I think there’s also an increase in the positivity about the opportunity to be a homemaker and stay at home.
Heather, 23, Va., Republican, Asian, dog walker, tutor I would say I agree with everything that I’ve heard so far. And I would add that the abortion industry and the human trafficking trade is another really big problem that Americans are feeding into.
A few participants praised Mr. Trump’s immigration actions, while others took issue with foreign policy decisions or a perception of corruption around prediction markets. That’s probably not enough to convince them to vote blue in November; several called the Democratic Party too socialist, irresponsible or overly inclusive. For now, participants want to see Mr. Trump focus more on the economy, especially for middle- and working-class voters — and for younger people, too. “Please don’t forget about folks who voted for you,” one participant said to the president, “the majority who are maybe not the wealthiest, or maybe not super poor, just the middle-class folks.”
“The way I view the presidential vote is it’s just two wings of the same bird. It’s one big club, and we’re just not in it,” one participant in Times Opinion’s latest focus group said. “I think the billionaires are always going to have one another’s side, no matter what.” That’s a sentiment often expressed in Opinion focus groups, and this one, made up of 10 members of Generation Z who voted for Donald Trump in 2024, was no exception.
An X (formerly Twitter) post from Bryan Hoch (who refuses to use BlueSky) that says, "Giancarlo Stanton's calf injury while running bases was not a setback - it was a completely new strain to the same calf. He has resumed running after PRP injections, according to Brian Cashman."
A post on X from Bryan Hoch that says, "Giancarlo Stanton (calf) remained in New York and has not resumed running since his recent setback, Aaron Boone said. “We’ve been listening to the body,” said Boone, who added that he does expect Stanton to return at some point this season."