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3:05 PM ET, November 10, 2024

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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.
Discussion: 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.
Zachary Basu / Axios:
Bernie vs. Nancy: Dems' working-class reckoning
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 …
Discussion: Instapundit, Fox News and USA Today
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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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
Sen. Bernie Sanders says he does not support urging Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down
Discussion: USA Today, The Hill and 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.
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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Jake Traylor / NBC News:
Trump wins Arizona, flipping a swing state Biden won in 2020
Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
2024's other big loser?  The mainstream media.  Is there any path forward?  —  The American mainstream media, and its vital watchdog role that once made it a trusted, major institution in a flawed yet functioning democracy, imploded in 2024, and it happened in two ways …
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 …
Discussion: NBC News and The Guardian
Lauren Irwin / The Hill:
White House says Biden will continue push for Ukraine aid, cease-fire  —  White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said President Biden will continue to push Congress for aid for Ukraine and for a cease-fire in its ongoing war with Russia.  —  “Our approach remains the same as it's …
Discussion: CBS News, Politico, Bloomberg and HuffPost
Stef W. Kight / Axios:
Rubio throws weight behind Rick Scott for GOP leader … - Rubio, is a contender for a top administration post, perhaps even Secretary of State.  — Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) is also a top cabinet candidate and publicly backed Scott on Saturday, joining conservative Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.).
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.
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.
Discussion: Marginal REVOLUTION
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New York Times:
Unions Bet Big on Harris. Now They're Bracing for Consequences.
Discussion: San Diego Union-Tribune and WPMT
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 …
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.
 
 
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Discussion: Raw Story
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