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emptywheel:
Two Elections: “The rules were that you guys weren't going to fact-check” — I want to elaborate on something I said on Nicole Sandler's show on Friday. There were really two elections last Tuesday. — In one, politics worked. — In the other, propaganda worked far better.
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Balloon Juice and The Federalist
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Politico:
More Democrats fear the party's image isn't just damaged - it's broken — Everyone agrees they lost the working class, but they're deeply divided on where to place the blame — and what to do about it. — Democrats are having a full-blown identity crisis.
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Rolling Stone, UnHerd, Jacobin and Washington Examiner
Don Moynihan / Can We Still Govern?:
Who is allowed to practice identity politics? — I don't really know why Kamala Harris lost. The best explanation I've seen is that Harris ran into a buzzsaw of anti-incumbent post-pandemic disillusionment that has played out across the developed world. You can add more strategic …
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Helen Lewis / The Atlantic:
The Democrats Need an Honest Conversation on Gender Identity — One of the mysteries of this election is how the Democrats approached polling day with a set of policies on gender identity that they were neither proud to champion—nor prepared to disown. — Although most Americans agree …
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Instapundit, Fox News and USA Today
Peter Wade / Rolling Stone:
Trump Won, So Jim Jordan Is No Longer Worried About Election Fraud — The Republican congressman admitted the 2024 election was “free and fair.” But what changed between 2020 and now? — Rep. Jim Jordan was a key figure in Jan. 6 and the attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 election …
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, The Independent, Raw Story and Mediaite
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Ben Davis / The Guardian:
None of the conventional explanations for Trump's victory stand up to scrutiny
None of the conventional explanations for Trump's victory stand up to scrutiny
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Raw Story, NBC News, New York Times, Las Vegas Review-Journal, The Dispatch and CNN
Jess Bravin / Wall Street Journal:
Justice Sonia Sotomayor Is Expected to Remain on Supreme Court — Some liberal activists have called for the 70-year-old Obama appointee to retire before Trump can fill her seat — WASHINGTON—Despite calls from some liberal activists for Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down while Democrats …
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Washington Examiner, Axios, New York Post, Mediaite and The Gateway Pundit
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen. Bernie Sanders says he does not support urging Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down — In an interview on “Meet the Press,” the senator said it would not be “sensible” to ask Sotomayor to step down while Biden is still in office. — Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., on Sunday defended …
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The Guardian
Neil Irwin / Axios:
Democrats' $1.9 trillion bet that blew up — Nearly four years ago, the Biden administration and Congressional Democrats made a $1.9 trillion bet in the form of the American Rescue Plan. They lost, as it contributed to a surge in inflation that fueled massive voter discontent and Donald Trump's return to the White House.
Noam Scheiber / New York Times:
Trump Is Expected to Upend Biden Labor Policies Favoring Unions — After gains by organized labor under President Biden, a second Trump administration is likely to change course on regulation and enforcement. — Joseph R. Biden Jr. promised to be the most pro-labor president in history.
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Marginal REVOLUTION
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Victor Hagan / USA Today:
Donald Trump says he won't ask Nikki Haley, Mike Pompeo to join his second administration — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday he will not ask his former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley or his former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to serve in his incoming administration.
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New York Times, Scripps News, Fox News, New York Post, Washington Times, Axios, The Independent, RedState, IJR, Agence France-Presse, News18, Politico, CBS News, The Gateway Pundit, Washington Post, Raw Story, Mediaite, Townhall, Daily Mail, The Hill, Washington Examiner and The American Conservative
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Skylar Woodhouse / Bloomberg:
Donald Trump Says He Won't Invite Nikki Haley, Mike Pompeo to Join Administration
Donald Trump Says He Won't Invite Nikki Haley, Mike Pompeo to Join Administration
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Breitbart, What's New Today, Fox News, The Independent and The Daily Caller
Liz Crampton / Politico:
Dearborn's Arab Americans feel vindicated by Harris' loss — Dearborn residents swung toward Trump. It was a protest vote against Harris and Biden. — DEARBORN, Michigan — Arab American leaders for months warned Vice President Kamala Harris that she needed to separate herself …
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NBC News and The Guardian
Carole Cadwalladr / The Guardian:
A new era dawns. America's tech bros now strut their stuff in the corridors of power — The era that began with the Great Disruptor's first term is over. Beware the emerging elite — In hindsight, 2016 was the beginning of the beginning. And 2024 is the end of that beginning and the start of something much, much worse.
Tobi Raji / Washington Post:
For legal disputes, Elon Musk's X picked a venue far from Texas HQ — By changing his company's terms of service, Elon Musk has ensured that lawsuits against X will be heard in courthouses that are a hub for conservative judges. — Tech billionaire Elon Musk has chosen a sprawling federal court district …
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Scoop: Tom Cotton locks down the votes for Senate GOP's #3 job … - Cotton had been a serious contender for top positions in a Trump administration, but he decided to remain in the Senate, as Axios first reported. — Cotton's expected win on Wednesday would box out Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) from leadership entirely.
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Washington Examiner
Matthew Kaminski / Politico:
Can Trump be the New Reagan? — A clear victory gives the president-elect a strength and credibility on the world stage that he lacked eight years ago. — Eight years ago, at a post-election breakfast party we threw in POLITICO's Brussels offices, I watched Donald Trump claim victory …
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Raw Story