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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.
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 …
Bill Scher / Washington Monthly:
Democrats Will Win Again Once the Economy Tanks
Discussion: Raw Story
NBC10 Philadelphia:
Philly Democratic Chair Bob Brady slams Kamala Harris campaign after loss to Trump
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
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 …
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
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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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
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Donald Trump picks Susie Wiles to be chief of staff  —  A veteran of Florida politics, Wiles directed Trump's campaign to victory in the state in 2016.  —  President-elect Donald Trump has tapped his campaign senior adviser Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff.
Discussion: Fox News and New York Times
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: New Republic
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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.
Alexander Ward / Wall Street Journal:
Trump Promised to End the War in Ukraine.  Now He Must Decide How.  —  Foreign-policy advisers close to the president-elect put forth different versions of a plan to effectively freeze the front line  —  WASHINGTON—Donald Trump's promise to end the war in Ukraine by Inauguration Day now puts …
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Dov S. Zakheim / The Hill:
Biden needs to Trump-proof US support for NATO, Ukraine
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 …
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
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 …
ProPublica:
Some Issues and Topics Our Reporters Will Be Following in a Second Trump Presidency — and How to Get in Touch  —  During Donald Trump's second presidency, ProPublica will continue our focus on the areas most in need of scrutiny.  Here are some of the issues our reporters will be watching — and how to get in touch with them.
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
 
 
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Elie Mystal / The Nation:
There's No Denying It Anymore: Trump Is Not a Fluke—He's America
Discussion: Raw Story
Alexander Osipovich / Wall Street Journal:
How the Trump Whale Correctly Called the Election
Noah Weiland / New York Times:
Will Trump Have a New Opening to Repeal Obamacare?
Discussion: USA Today
Laura Curtis / Bloomberg:
Powell Says He Won't Step Down as Fed Chair If Asked by Trump
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