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3:45 PM ET, November 9, 2016

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Jamelle Bouie / Slate:
We are still the country that produced George Wallace.  We are still the country that killed Emmett Till.  —  Around 11:30 on Tuesday night, I left CBS News studios in New York City to take a walk and call my wife.  We talked about the election.  We talked about the very real chance of President Donald Trump.
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
It's now on America's institutions — and the Republican Party — to check Donald Trump  —  We're about to see how strong the American system really is.  —  Donald Trump has won the election.  Now it is up to America's institutions, and the people within them, to check his worst instincts.
Gregory Korte / USA Today:
Obama phones Trump, offers White House invitation  —  WASHINGTON — President Obama called President-elect Donald Trump Wednesday morning to congratulate him on his election victory and invite him to the White House on Thursday to discuss “the smooth transition of power,” the White House said.
Discussion: CNN, Politico, The Root, Daily Wire and Daily Kos
Nolan D. McCaskill / Politico:
Trump sends out first tweet as president-elect
Discussion: ABC News
New York Times:
Donald Trump Is Elected President in Stunning Repudiation of the Establishment  —  Donald John Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States on Tuesday in a stunning culmination of an explosive, populist and polarizing campaign that took relentless aim at the institutions and long-held ideals of American democracy.
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Rebecca Kheel / The Hill:
ACLU to Trump: ‘See you in court’  —  The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is warning President-elect Donald Trump  —  that it will “see him in court,” threatening to use its “full firepower” if he tries to follow through on controversial campaign promises on immigration, torture and other issues.
Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
At Trump's victory party, hints of vengeance to come
Discussion: ABC News
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
‘From Humility to Euphoria’: Donald Trump's Team Triumphs
Discussion: Washington Post, Guardian and RedState
Katie Kindelan / ABC News:
Donald Trump Campaign Manager Kellyanne Conway Describes ‘Very Gracious Exchange’ …
David Remnick / New Yorker:
An American Tragedy  —  The election of Donald Trump to the Presidency is nothing less than a tragedy for the American republic, a tragedy for the Constitution, and a triumph for the forces, at home and abroad, of nativism, authoritarianism, misogyny, and racism.
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Alvin Chang / Vox:
Trump will be the 4th president to win the Electoral College after getting fewer votes than his opponent  —  But it may become more and more common, given shifting demographics.  —  Donald Trump won the electoral college, but when all the votes are counted, it's likely he will have received fewer votes …
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Bill Chappell / NPR:
Shades Of 2000?  Clinton Surpasses Trump In Popular Vote Tally  —  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton finds herself on the wrong end of an electoral split, moving ahead in the popular vote but losing to President-elect Donald Trump in the electoral college, according to the latest numbers emerging Wednesday.
Jim Newell / Slate:
The Democratic Party Establishment Is Finished  —  What a joke.  —  The Democrats will now control next to nothing above the municipal level.  Donald Trump will be president.  We are going to be unpacking this night for the rest of our lives, and lives beyond that.
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Meet Trump's Cabinet-in-waiting  —  President-elect Donald Trump does not have the traditional cadre of Washington insiders and donors to build out his Cabinet, but his transition team has spent the past several months quietly building a short list of industry titans and conservative activists …
Paul Krugman Comment / New York Times:
Paul Krugman: The Economic Fallout  —  It really does now look like President Donald J. Trump, and markets are plunging.  When might we expect them to recover?  —  Frankly, I find it hard to care much, even though this is my specialty.  The disaster for America and the world has so many aspects …
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Paul Krugman Comment / New York Times:
Paul Krugman: Our Unknown Country
Discussion: alan.com
Burgess Everett / Politico:
McConnell says GOP will quickly repeal Obamacare  —  Majority Leader Mitch McConnell signaled the Senate would move swiftly to repeal Obamacare now that the GOP Congress will have a Republican president next year.  —  “It's pretty high on our agenda as you know,” the Kentucky Republican said on Wednesday.
Discussion: Daily Kos
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Alison Kodjak / NPR:
Trump Can Kill Obamacare With Or Without Help From Congress
Discussion: TheStreet.com and Instapundit
CBS News:
CBS News Exit Polls: How Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency  —  Many observers thought this presidential election would be decided by Donald Trump's polarizing rhetoric, his history of behavior toward women and his questionable qualifications for the office.
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Laura Meckler / Wall Street Journal:
Exit Polls 2016: Voters Show a Deep Hunger for Change
Discussion: The Atlantic and CNN
Melanie Zanona / The Hill:
Celebs who said they'd leave country if Trump won  —  Dozens of celebrities vowed to leave the country if Donald Trump  —  won the White House, saying they'd flee to everywhere from Canada to Jupiter.  —  The threat is a common one after any election outcome: Canada's immigration website crashed …
Reid Wilson / The Hill:
GOP makes big gains at the state level  —  Days ago, even some Republican strategists were predicting a civil war that would tear apart their party for years to come.  By Wednesday morning, it became clear that the GOP holds nearly unprecedented control not only in Washington, but also in state capitals across the country.
Discussion: Hot Air
FiveThirtyEight:
2016 Election Night  —  Recounts?  —  The Appeal Of The Outsider  —  The Associated Press has called Pennsylvania for Trump.  —  Gary Johnson And Jill Stein Didn't Elect Trump  —  Parties Are Weak.  Partisanship Is Strong.  Or Is It?
Julian Hattem / The Hill:
Trump sounding different note on jailing Clinton  —  appears to be sounding a different note about jailing Hillary Clinton  —  as president-elect, and it's unclear whether the Republican will stick to his earlier threat.  —  “Lock her up” chants have been a standard feature of Trump campaign events …
Discussion: RedState
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Omarosa: Trump camp keeping list of enemies  —  will keep a list of Republicans who voted against the GOP nominee in the presidential election.  —  “It's so great our enemies are making themselves clear so that when we get in to the White House, we know where we stand,” the former “Apprentice” …
Philly.com:
‘Sieg Heil,’ swastikas, racist Trump graffiti appear in South Philly  —  Spray-painted swastikas, racist graffiti and references to Donald Trump and Nazi Germany have appeared on a South Philadelphia storefront and elsewhere.  —  The graffiti was spotted at Broad and Wharton streets …
Edward-Isaac Dovere / Politico:
Inside the Loss Clinton Saw Coming  —  “We have some news.  It's not good.”  —  Hillary Clinton's communications director Jennifer Palmieri filled the candidate in as the plane landed in Iowa, with campaign manager Robby Mook in the huddle.  Jim Comey's letter had hit when they were still in the air …
Discussion: TheBlaze and Instapundit
Ronald Brownstein / The Atlantic:
How Trump Won  —  The places that feel most left behind in a changing America propelled Donald Trump to a stunning victory over Hillary Clinton Tuesday night.  —  In his unexpected win, Trump mobilized enormous margins among rural and exurban voters, and crushing advantages among blue-collar whites.
Discussion: Washington Post, Vox and Hullabaloo
 
 
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Fred Imbert / CNBC:
Dow surges up 250 points as financials gain 4% after Donald Trump win
Discussion: The Week
Chris Cillizza / Washington Post:
How did polls miss the presidential election result so badly?
Ruben Navarrette Jr / The Daily Beast:
Why the Latino Vote Didn't Save America
Aaron Blake / Washington Post:
Democrats are now a party without leader or direction
Discussion: Politico and Political Wire
Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Carson: I'll help Trump with Obamacare replacement plan
Discussion: Joe.My.God.
Chris Good / ABC News:
Election 2016: Voter Trends in Battleground States That Helped Trump Win
Bloomberg:
The World's Richest People Lose $41 Billion on Trump's Win
Discussion: The Week
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National Journal:
How Obama Inadvertently Set the Stage for Trump's Presidency
Allegra Kirkland / Talking Points Memo:
Clinton Tells Supporters ‘We Must Accept This Result And Move Forward’
Discussion: The Week
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The media didn't want to believe Trump could win. So they looked the other way.
Josh Gerstein / Politico:
President-elect Trump due to appear in court at trial starting later this month
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Maureen Dowd / New York Times:
Absorbing the Impossible  —  I sat watching in astonishment.
Discussion: Scripting News
Kenneth P. Vogel / Politico:
RNC model showed Trump losing
Discussion: GeekWire, The Atlantic and RedState
Hadas Gold / Politico:
The Huffington Post ending editor's note that called Donald Trump ‘racist’
 

 
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Fred Imbert / CNBC:
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