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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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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
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.
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
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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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
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.
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Politico:
Florida woman takes job as White House chief of staff  —  Welcome to POLITICO's West Wing Playbook, your guide to the preparations, personnel decisions and policy deliberations of Donald Trump's transition.  POLITICO Pro subscribers receive a version of this newsletter first.  —  The chief of staff pick is in.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
NBC News:
Susie Wiles, Trump's low-key campaign manager, seen as the frontrunner to be White House chief of staff
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 CalMatters
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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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.
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 York Post and New Republic
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Associated Press:
Rudy Giuliani to appear in court after missing deadline to surrender assets
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 and Alpha News
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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
Julia Mueller / The Hill:
DNC chair calls Sanders's criticism ‘straight up BS’  —  Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Jaime Harrison on Thursday responded to Sen. Bernie Sanders's (I-Vt.) accusations that the party has abandoned the working class, contributing to its loss of the White House and Senate on Election Day.
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
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 …
Politico:
Stefanik eyed for top Trump administration post  —  One of President-elect Donald Trump's most vocal supporters in the House is on the short list to become his next ambassador to the United Nations, according to five people familiar with the potential appointment.
Discussion: Fox News
Nate Silver / Silver Bulletin:
The model exactly predicted the most likely election map  —  The actual map was the most common one in our 80,000 simulations!  Even so, it contained some revealing surprises.  —  Before we get into the meat of today's newsletter, just a quick update on our plans.  Silver Bulletin, we hope, will have a long future.
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
Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
Stay Awake  —  Welcome to the first day of the rest of our lives  —  The tagline for my newsletter, Doomsday Scenario, has always been about trying to answer whether things are as bad as they seem?  It's hard this week not to feel like the answer is: If anything, it's worse.
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 …
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
US Department of Justice:
Mississippi District Attorney, Mayor of Jackson, and Jackson City Council Member Charged with Bribery and Other Offenses  —  For Immediate Release  —  An indictment was unsealed today in the Southern District of Mississippi charging Hinds County District Attorney, Jody E. Owens II, 43 …
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
 
 
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Ryan Cooper / American Prospect:
Time for Democrats to Abandon the Mainstream Media
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