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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 …
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Why Did Trump Win? These Dems Have Discovered a Very Disturbing Answer
Why Did Trump Win? These Dems Have Discovered a Very Disturbing Answer
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Balloon Juice and Washington Examiner
Jake Traylor / NBC News:
Trump wins Arizona, flipping a swing state Biden won in 2020 — Donald Trump recaptured a longtime GOP state that he won in 2016 but lost in 2020, as it slipped away from Republicans since his political rise. — President-elect Donald Trump has won Arizona, NBC News projects …
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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 and Las Vegas Review-Journal
YouGov:
The aftermath of Donald Trump's presidential election victory: November 6 - 7, 2024 Economist/YouGov Poll
The aftermath of Donald Trump's presidential election victory: November 6 - 7, 2024 Economist/YouGov Poll
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Breitbart, Mediaite, The Gateway Pundit, The Hill and The Guardian
Zachary B. Wolf / CNN:
Trump's win was real but not a landslide. Here's where it ranks
Trump's win was real but not a landslide. Here's where it ranks
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New York Post, Raw Story and The Dispatch
New York Times:
Unions Bet Big on Harris. Now They're Bracing for Consequences. — Government unions, service worker unions and industrial unions all face possible repercussions from Donald Trump's victory, but not necessarily all the same kind. — Besides the Harris campaign and its affiliated political …
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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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Zachary Basu / Axios:
Bernie vs. Nancy: Dems' working-class reckoning … - “While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. … - “Will the big money interests and well-paid consultants who control the Democratic Party learn any real lessons from this disastrous campaign?”
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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 MSNBC
Lulu Garcia-Navarro / New York Times:
Nancy Pelosi Insists the Election Was Not a Rebuke of the Democrats
Nancy Pelosi Insists the Election Was Not a Rebuke of the Democrats
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New York Post, HotAir, HuffPost, The Independent and Washington Examiner
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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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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Fox News, New York Post, IJR, What's New Today, Agence France-Presse, The Gateway Pundit and The Daily Caller
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Gallego defeats Lake in Arizona Senate race — Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) is projected to beat Republican Kari Lake in a consequential race for Arizona Senate, dealing the former local news anchor her second straight electoral loss, according to Decision Desk HQ.
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Natalie Fertig / Politico:
Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez wins Washington state rematch — The first-term Democrat will return to Congress after defeating Joe Kent for the second time. — Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez won a rematch with GOP challenger Joe Kent in Washington state, The Associated Press projected Saturday.
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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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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.
Associated Press:
Trump on Day 1: Begin deportation push, pardon Jan. 6 rioters and make his criminal cases vanish — Donald Trump has said he wouldn't be a dictator — “except for Day 1.” According to his own statements, he's got a lot to do on that first day in the White House.
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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