I blame the media  —  I am horrified and I am terrified and I am angry.  —  And I blame the media.  —  Yes, I am aware that some large number of people who voted for Trump did so fully aware that he will rule as a racist, a chaos agent, and a strongman.  That's what they want.  Noted.

Election 2024 live updates: Trump readies for his second administration  —  The president-elect already made a key hire with the announcement that co-campaign chair Susie Wiles will be the first female White House chief of staff. … Pa. Senate candidate Dave McCormick sues over provisional ballots in Philadelphia

The 14 Places That Explain Trump's Victory  —  The architecture of Trump's victory is evident from the map.  —  In Pennsylvania, the handwringing and recriminations started almost as soon as the essential 2024 battleground state was called for Donald Trump.

Democrats Need To Compete In The New Media Landscape — Or Keep Paying The Price  —  This is your TPM evening briefing.  —  As always happens after a bad election loss — and is compounded when that loss is sweeping, and to the man who launched a coup against the country — the losing side is in full panic mode.

Here's the Plan to Fight Back  —  To everyone who feels like their heart has been ripped out of their chest, I feel the same.  To everyone who is afraid of what happens next, I share your fears.  But what we do next is important, and I need you in this fight with me.

This Democratic defeat — and the rise of Trump 2.0 — was a decade in the making  —  Analysis: Biden's age and inability to sell his record or convince that he was fighting inflation were problems.  Longer-term Democratic weaknesses also came due.  —  There's something about an election …