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11:05 AM ET, November 7, 2024

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Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Democrats Will Win Again Once the Economy Tanks  —  Donald Trump is no economic mastermind, and all it takes is one bad economy to turn the political tables.  —  Jack Herrera, a reporter who specializes in covering the Latino community, posted on X early yesterday that he had …
Discussion: Raw Story
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The global anti-incumbent backlash doomed Kamala Harris  —  Tragically, the beneficiary happened to be Donald Trump. … 🌅  —  Donald Trump's triumph on Tuesday night is terrifying and traumatizing.  It's natural to look for someone to blame, and unavoidable that Kamala Harris's campaign catches some of it.
Discussion: Al Jazeera and Reading Eagle
Adam Cancryn / Politico:
Dems rage against Biden's ‘arrogance’ after Harris loss  —  Democratic leaders had hoped Harris could separate herself from Biden's deficiencies.  —  Democrats are directing their rage over losing the presidential race at Joe Biden, who they blame for setting up Kamala Harris for failure by not dropping out sooner.
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Voters Got What They Wanted  —  Those who expect that Donald Trump will hurt others, and not them, are likely to be unpleasantly surprised.  —  Democrats and liberal pundits are already trying to figure out how the Trump campaign not only bested Kamala Harris in the “Blue Wall” …
Reuters:
Results of national exit poll on US presidential election  —  Democrat Kamala Harris faced Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday in the U.S. presidential election, after the two candidates vied for support by staking positions on issues including abortion, the economy and foreign policy.
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats start clawing each others' eyes out … - “Instead of saying, ‘How can people vote for Donald Trump,’ we should be asking ‘Why do people vote for Donald Trump’... what did he do right and what did we do wrong,” Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.) told Axios.
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:
Too Dumb to Check: Democrats Urging Sotomayor to Retire Before Trump Takes Office  —  This is a fun little leftover from yesterday morning, which is worth noting mainly for its source.  CNN's Andy Kaczynski is a straight enough shooter to not make something like this up …
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: The most powerful Republican president of the modern era … - Trump will be Trump. … - Leverage his new base. … - Destroy traditional media. … - Pound the “woke.”
Discussion: NBC News
John Burn-Murdoch / Financial Times:
Democrats join 2024's graveyard of incumbents  —  Governments across the world are struggling in this period of economic and geopolitical turmoil  —  At the time of writing, vice-president Kamala Harris has won almost four percentage points less of the popular vote than President Joe Biden did in 2020 …
Discussion: New York Magazine
Associated Press:
Control of the US House hangs in the balance with enormous implications for Trump's agenda
Anthony Robledo / USA Today:
‘The American people are angry and want change’: Bernie Sanders slams Democrats for loss
Mona Charen / The Bulwark:
Grappling With the Catastrophe
Discussion: American Prospect
Jeet Heer / The Nation:
This Time We Have to Hold the Democratic Party Elite Responsible for This Catastrophe
Discussion: NBC News and Althouse
Politico:
Playbook: Trump returns, and so does the drama  —  With help from Eli Okun, Garrett Ross and Bethany Irvine  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  THE LATEST RACE CALLS — Sen. TAMMY BALDWIN (D-Wis.) hangs on for reelection against GOP challenger ERIC HOVDE. ...  Rep. ELISSA SLOTKIN (D-Mich.) …
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Trump's next Situation Room
Discussion: The Western Journal
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Tom Cotton won't join Trump cabinet
Discussion: Washington Examiner
CNN:
Trump's allies are already jockeying for high-powered spots in his administration
Discussion: Raw Story
Politico:
Speculation swirls as Trump begins vetting for top White House jobs
Discussion: The Hill and Associated Press
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Rosen keeps Nevada Senate seat in Democratic hands  —  Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) is projected to win reelection for a second term in the Nevada Senate race against Republican Sam Brown, according to Decision Desk HQ.  —  Rosen, a former House member and former synagogue president …
Kevin Shalvey / ABC News:
President Biden to address nation from White House on Thursday  —  Trump's presidencies will bookend Biden's sole White House term.  —  View of the White House as the sun sets the day after the presidential election, in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 6, 2024.  —  President Joe Biden will step …
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Quin Hillyer / Washington Examiner:
In her concession, Harris struck a near-perfect tone
Politico:
Why Kamala Harris lost the election
Ankush Khardori / Politico:
Trump Got Away With It — Because of the Biden Administration's Massive Missteps  —  Start with Merrick Garland, Mitch McConnell and the Supreme Court.  —  We have just witnessed the greatest failure of federal law enforcement in American history.  —  The reasons for Donald Trump's reelection …
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Carrie Johnson / NPR:
Special counsel Jack Smith taking steps to wind down federal cases against Trump
CNN:
Trump allies, private sector quietly prepare for mass detention of immigrants  —  Donald Trump's allies and some in the private sector have been quietly preparing to detain and deport migrants residing in the United States on a large scale, according to four sources familiar with the discussions.
Discussion: Associated Press
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NBC News:
Biden admin is planning for a possible migrant surge before Trump takes office
Discussion: Baltimore Sun and Washington Times
Zachary Schermele / USA Today:
Trump's win could spell the end of Biden's higher education policies  —  President-elect Donald Trump has said America's universities are run by “Marxist maniacs.”  Another term in the White House will likely to erode much of President Joe Biden's higher education agenda.
Discussion: The Hill, Teen Vogue, 6abc and Chalkbeat
Ken White / The Popehat Report:
And Yet It Moves  —  During COVID, I walked a lot.  As a consequence, I started listening to more podcasts.  Since then the walking has dropped off dramatically, as my wife would tell you.  The habit of listening to history podcasts has stuck.  I've been binge-listening to two of my favorites recently …
Popular Information:
Through the darkness, some rays of light  —  There is no getting around it: the 2024 election was a sweeping win for former President Donald Trump and his political allies.  Trump's victory will impact people's lives across the country and the globe.  For those who don't align …
 
 
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Casey Murray / NOTUS:
Texas Democrats Are Anxious They've Lost Too Many Times
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Trump flips Arizona, sweeping battleground states
Discussion: The Western Journal
 Earlier Items: 
Jonathan Nicholson / HuffPost:
Democrat Eugene Vindman Beats Fellow Vet Derrick Anderson For House Seat In Virginia
Juliann Ventura / The Hill:
RFK Jr. says ‘entire departments’ at FDA ‘have to go’
George T. Conway III / The Atlantic:
America Did This to Itself
Discussion: The Hill, HuffPost and Raw Story
Dave Lawler / Axios:
America chose Trump with eyes wide open
Lisa Lerer / New York Times:
Trump Asked for Power. Voters Said Yes.
 

 
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