“There’s been a lot of LGBTQ issues that have been really attacked in the past few years, and I think with the more Democratic people winning, and especially with a lot of LGBTQ people … elected too, I think that will help,” said Duquesne University freshman forensic science major Eva Ramirez about the results of the 2026 Midterm Election.
 “This is a good opportunity to show students that their voice does matter.”

 “I think seeing so many different candidates come out that actually won and that are from so many different backgrounds and ethnic makeups. I think I would like to say it really does show that anything is possible,” said freshman business law Tamia Hall.
 “I think it gives younger generations some hope to see someone that looks like them on the screen.”

 “I’m from California, so I voted for California. I was just really happy with the results,” said senior biology major Sofia Cupp.
 “A lot has changed within the last two years with the Republicans bring more in control … I would just hope that with things being flipped and changed that some of the policies that they had elected can be reversed.”

 “I hope for there to be a little but more accountability in the government. Just in general, I think that we need to be held a little more accountable because our democracy hasn’t necessarily been a democracy,” said junior pharmacy major Alyssa Mills.

 “I didn’t pay attention too much to [the midterm elections]. I feel like it went decently well. I don’t really have an opinion too much because I’m not that big on politics,” said freshman biochemistry major Danny Slowey.
 “I feel like people argue too much about it.”

 “I’m not surprised,” said senior international security studies major Sean Patsfield. he is also a Marine Corp veteran.
 “A lot of [President Donald Trump’s] messaging revolved around not going to anymore war, having lower costs of goods … he’s really mucked all of that up. The pendulum went right back the other way.”