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5:40 PM ET, November 7, 2024

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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
The Strategic Failure of 2024 Was Written in 2021  —  President Biden bet everything on the innate goodness of the American people.  We should learn from his mistake.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Two Paths in the Wood  —  At the beginning of Joe Biden's presidency he had a choice.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
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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.
Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:
Why Biden's Team Thinks Harris Lost  —  Earlier this fall, one of Joe Biden's closest aides felt compelled to tell the president a hard truth about Kamala Harris's run for the presidency: “You have more to lose than she does.”  And now he's lost it.  Joe Biden cannot escape the fact …
New York Times:
Devastated Democrats Play the Blame Game, and Stare at a Dark Future  —  In interviews, lawmakers and strategists tried to explain Kamala Harris's defeat, pointing to misinformation, the Gaza war, a toxic Democratic brand and the party's approach to transgender issues.
Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
Time for Democrats to Abandon the Mainstream Media  —  The ‘liberal media’ was in the tank for Trump.  Democrats should take their subscription dollars elsewhere.  —  Donald Trump's surprising victory has already inspired a frenzy of recriminations, as various Democratic Party factions seek …
New York Times:
For Black Women, ‘America Has Revealed to Us Her True Self’
Discussion: Digby's Hullabaloo
NBC10 Philadelphia:
Philly Democratic Chair Bob Brady slams Kamala Harris campaign after loss to Trump
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Democrats Will Win Again Once the Economy Tanks
Discussion: Raw Story
Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The global anti-incumbent backlash doomed Kamala Harris
Discussion: Al Jazeera and The Atlantic
Associated Press:
Control of the US House hangs in the balance with enormous implications for Trump's agenda
Kaia Hubbard / CBS News:
Watch Live: President Biden to make first remarks since Harris' loss to Trump
NBC News:
Trump says there's ‘no price tag’ for his mass deportation plan  —  In an exclusive interview with NBC News, Trump talked about his campaign promise to carry out the largest mass deportation of immigrants in U.S. history.  —  President-elect Donald Trump told NBC News on Thursday …
Rob Wile / NBC News:
Fed policy expected to collide with the reality of a second Trump term  —  As the Federal Open Market Committee wraps up its meetings ahead of its latest interest rate decision Thursday, questions about Trump's economic policies loom large.  —  The Federal Reserve is set to announce …
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Laura Curtis / Bloomberg:
Powell Says He Won't Step Down as Fed Chair If Asked by Trump
Brandon Richards / Governor of California:
Governor Newsom convenes a special session of the Legislature to protect California values  —  What you need to know: Governor Newsom is convening a special session to protect California values, including fundamental civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate action, immigrant families, and more.
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Andrew Gumbel / The Guardian:
How California has been ‘Trump-proofing’ itself against federal reprisal
Discussion: Axios and Times of San Diego
Fox News:
‘Doomed’: Experts say this crucial campaign decision led to VP Harris' ‘disastrous’ defeat  —  Many experts believed that PA Gov Josh Shapiro was a better choice for vice president  —  Vice President Kamala Harris' failed presidential bid has political strategists second guessing …
Discussion: IJR, Telegraph, Alpha News and Daily Mail
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Olivia Land / New York Post:
Failed veep candidate Tim Walz couldn't even beat Trump in his home county in telling final blow
Ed Morrissey / HotAir:   Too Dumb to Check: Democrats Urging Sotomayor to Retire Before Trump Takes Office
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 …
Clarissa-Jan Lim / MSNBC:
The right-wing claims about voter fraud have suddenly vanished  —  On election night, as the results looked to be in Trump's favor, the baseless conspiracy theories about fraud began tapering off.  —  In the months leading up to the election, Donald Trump and his Republican allies warned relentlessly of widespread voter fraud.
David Strom / HotAir:
Crazy Liberal Women Choosing Plan 4B  —  Liberal women are claiming that they are going to give up Plan B and adopt Plan 4B.  —  Plan 4B is basically the Lysistrata strategy updated for the 21st century.  These women are planning to extort political compliance out of men by denying them sex …
Jacob Ritondo / The Crimson White:
Black students receive racist text messages after Trump's win, part of apparent nationwide trend  —  Black UA students reported receiving racist text messages from a slew of anonymous phone numbers Wednesday.  —  The messages, each seemingly coming from a different phone number …
Discussion: KGW-TV, WTTG-TV, CU Alerts, Raw Story and Vibe
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Rebecca Solnit / The Guardian:
Our mistake was to think we lived in a better country than we do  —  Americans will be stuck cleaning up after Maga's destructive streak because men like this never clean up after themselves  —  Our mistake was to think we lived in a better country than we do.
Discussion: The Mahablog
NBC News:
Susie Wiles, Trump's low-key campaign manager, seen as the frontrunner to be White House chief of staff  —  Wiles helped usher in Trump's resounding victory and was a steady presence leading his campaign.  —  After helping engineer Donald Trump's improbable and sweeping victory in the presidential race …
Discussion: Reuters, Fox News, The 19th and The Hill
Noah Weiland / New York Times:
Will Trump Have a New Opening to Repeal Obamacare?  —  Even without congressional action, a second Trump administration will likely support major changes to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act's marketplaces, affecting millions of Americans.  —  President-elect Donald J. Trump never revealed the …
Discussion: USA Today
Ted Mann / Bloomberg:
Ex-Hedge Fund CEO Defeats Senate Democrat Casey in Pennsylvania  — GOP's Senate victory in Pennsylvania the first since 2016  — McCormick's win adds to Republicans' Senate majority  —  Republican David McCormick defeated Democratic Senator Bob Casey in Pennsylvania …
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: Hollywood Life and NBC News
Elie Mystal / The Nation:
There's No Denying It Anymore: Trump Is Not a Fluke—He's America  —  The United States chose Donald Trump in all his ugliness and cruelty, and the country will get what it deserves.  —  Pocket  —  America deserves everything it is about to get.  We had a chance to stand united against fascism …
Discussion: Raw Story
 
 
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