Trump resistance rises in states led by Democratic governors

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

51% : Strategists on both sides of the aisle agreed that resisting Trump could help give rising-star governors a head start for the next cycle.
42% : Another four years of Trump in power are likely to see Democrats "resisting in every way possible, to throw sand in the gears at every opportunity," said Jesse Rhodes, a political science professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
41% : They also suggest a long campaign as ambitious Democrats tout their willingness to take on Trump at home and across the country.
35% : But Republican strategist Ford O'Connell argued the governors are "trying to use Trump as a foil" so they can "jockey for power," and contended Trump resistance won't get much mileage with voters come 2028, when Trump isn't eligible to run again.Democratic strategist Hank Sheinkopf sounded alarms that the president-elect could seek to crack down on the states whose leaders oppose him.
34% : She's partnering up with New York Attorney General Letitia James, who brought a lawsuit against Trump in 2022.
26% : Trump defeated Vice President Harris on Tuesday, sweeping the swing states and making inroads in blue areas, as well as expanding upon his 2020 margin in some red strongholds.
26% : In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has convened a team of experts to develop strategies for protecting her state from policy threats they think could emerge under Trump.
6% : Trump fired back at Newsom in a seething Truth Social post that Newsom "is trying to KILL" California and "using the term 'Trump-Proof' as a way of stopping all of the GREAT things that can be done.

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