More than 100 people attended a faculty panel on Nov. 14 titled, “After the Election: The Work of Democracy Continues.” Amel Ahmed, associate professor of political science, said that Donald Trump “is about to find out that economics is really hard.” Alex Theodoridis, co-director of the UMass Poll, said polling has shown that the majority of Americans do not agree with the drastic changes to federal agencies outlined in Project 2025. Cedric de Leon , professor of sociology and labor studies, said, “Whether you find the Republican Party’s policy prescriptions to be reprehensible, racist, misogynistic, homophobic, and I do, they are nevertheless a break with neoliberalism.”
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