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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.
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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The Hill, HotAir, Time, Jacobin, The Western Journal and Wall Street Journal
Andrew Perez / Rolling Stone:
Harris Tried to Win Over Republicans. Democratic Support Collapsed Instead — The vice president did not pull Republicans from Trump, and the percentage of voters identifying as Democrat declined, according to exit polls — During the final weeks of the 2024 campaign …
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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 …
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Slate, New York Post, RedState and Balloon Juice
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Democrats Will Win Again Once the Economy Tanks
Democrats Will Win Again Once the Economy Tanks
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Raw Story
NBC10 Philadelphia:
Philly Democratic Chair Bob Brady slams Kamala Harris campaign after loss to Trump
Philly Democratic Chair Bob Brady slams Kamala Harris campaign after loss to Trump
Rachel Schilke / Washington Examiner:
Progressives and Bidenworld clash as Democrats point fingers over Harris loss
Progressives and Bidenworld clash as Democrats point fingers over Harris loss
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Ocasio-Cortez not going to ‘sugarcoat what we are all about to collectively experience’
Ocasio-Cortez not going to ‘sugarcoat what we are all about to collectively experience’
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HuffPost, New York Post, The National Pulse, Shore News Network and IJR
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Democrats start clawing each others' eyes out
Democrats start clawing each others' eyes out
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Noah Berlatsky / Public Notice:
The global anti-incumbent backlash doomed Kamala Harris
The global anti-incumbent backlash doomed Kamala Harris
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Al Jazeera and The Atlantic
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 …
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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
How California has been ‘Trump-proofing’ itself against federal reprisal
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Axios and Times of San Diego
Taryn Luna / Los Angeles Times:
Newsom calls special session to fund California's legal defense against Trump
Newsom calls special session to fund California's legal defense against Trump
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New York Post, Daily Mail, Deadline, Breitbart and Raw Story
Axios:
Behind the Curtain: Washington's open for business … There are several reasons to expect a very different outcome this time. — Trump will office with Republican control of the Senate + Republicans are on track to hold the House. Every Republican leader and committee chair …
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Jacob Bogage / Washington Post:
For Trump and Republicans in Congress, ‘everything is in play’ on tax cuts
For Trump and Republicans in Congress, ‘everything is in play’ on tax cuts
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Kayla Tausche / CNN:
Trump is likely to allow Fed chair to serve remainder of his term, adviser says
Trump is likely to allow Fed chair to serve remainder of his term, adviser says
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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 …
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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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Graham Kates / CBS News:
Judge scolds Giuliani for not turning over assets to two women, including car he's driving — Trump ally and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani got a tongue-lashing Thursday in federal court after missing a deadline to turn over valuables to two election workers he defamed, including one asset …
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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.
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Stephanie Johnson / WVEC:
Virginia Attorney General condemns racist text messages sent out following Presidential election — The text message asked people to report to a plantation to pick cotton. It arrived on people's phones a day after Election Day. — NORFOLK, Va. — On Wednesday, the Virginia Attorney …
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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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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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.
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Hollywood Life and NBC News
New York Times:
For Black Women, ‘America Has Revealed to Us Her True Self’ … Vice President Kamala Harris held her election-night party at Howard University, the historically Black institution in Washington she once attended. The mood quickly grew bleak as results arrived.Maansi Srivastava for The New York Times
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