Doug Richter

Technical writer, Missouri State alumnus, and proud St. Louisan. Diehard fan of the Missouri State Bears and St. Louis Blues. I also like me some good beer.

[Cathy Young 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱 @CathyYoung63]

So in the end Harris will probably be about 4 million short of Biden's 2020 total - not the 15 or 20 million from early counts that were touted as proof of either D cheating in 2020 or R cheating in 2024

If you peddled either of these claims, you should feel bad and stupid

[PolitiFact @PolitiFact]

Democrats have won or are leading in Senate or governor races in states where Vice President Kamala Harris lost to President-elect Donald Trump. But there is nothing suspicious about this. Here’s why. https://t.co/ytA0c68e6W

[Dave Wasserman @Redistrict]

Latest numbers: across the seven battleground states, the '20-'24 swing towards Trump was ~3.1 pts. Across the other 43 states (+DC), it was ~6.7 pts.

Bottom line: the Harris campaign swam impressively against some very strong underlying currents.

[Missouri State Football @MoStateFootball]

The Hurdle AND The Score 🫡

#GoBears | #OutHitOutHustle

[Dave Wasserman @Redistrict]

Need proof Trump's appeal isn't easily transferrable to other Republicans? Sen. Jacky Rosen (D) is on track to receive fewer votes in Nevada than Harris, but still won #NVSEN b/c at least 70k Trump voters didn't bother voting for Sam Brown (R).

[David French @DavidAFrench]

Nope. Nope. Nope. Trump won fair and square. Follow Harris's lead. She conceded. It's over.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Here's our statement on the results of the 2024 presidential election:

[Glenn Kirschner @glennkirschner2]

A Bitter Pill: I'm struggling to find words this morning, my friends. So I will defer to the wisdom and eloquence of Abraham Lincoln:

First: "Adhere to your purpose and you will soon feel as well as you ever did. On the contrary, if you falter, and give up, you will lose the power of keeping any resolution, and will regret it all your life."

Second, one of my all-time favorite Lincoln quotes: "Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm."

For now, find community and comfort in your loved ones, your friends, your neighbors. Support one another.

Because the struggle for American democracy WILL continue.

[Max Cohen @maxpcohen]

Checking in on House Dem sources this AM…

“This is as bad as I’ve ever seen. This was a total and complete repudiation of the Democratic Party. People are not buying what we’re selling. Period.”

[Spencer Toder @SpencerToder]

Missouri:
We legalized abortion.
We legalized marijuana.
We increased the minimum wage.
We blocked right to work.

We did not make a case for why we deserve to govern. Largely because there is no infrastructure to make that case at scale.

Today: Self-care.
Tomorrow: We build.

[Liz Cheney @Liz_Cheney]

Our nation’s democratic system functioned last night and we have a new President-elect.  All Americans are bound, whether we like the outcome or not, to accept the results of our elections. We now have a special responsibility, as citizens of the greatest nation on earth, to do everything we can to support and defend our Constitution, preserve the rule of law, and ensure that our institutions hold over these coming four years. Citizens across this country, our courts, members of the press and those serving in our federal, state and local governments must now be the guardrails of democracy.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

If Trump wins, there will be efforts to blame Russian interference or the Harris campaign or Biden, etc. That's all fair. But we need to be clear eyed that a huge swath of America likes what Trump is selling. Transphobia. Mass deportation. That's what he ran on. And here we are.

[Daniel Dale @ddale8]

From colleague @holmeslybrand: The Philadelphia Police Department told CNN they were not aware what Trump was referring to and did not know of any issues with voting that required a law enforcement response.

[Matthew Gertz @MattGertz]

Here it comes. https://t.co/XWYkJxq2eP

[Gregory Holman | @gregoryholman.bksy.social 📲📻🗞 @gregoryholman]

On Morning Edition right now, NPR is reporting 82 million Americans voted early

[scary lawyerguy @scarylawyerguy]

Started his day musing about "hitting back" at Michelle Obama and ends his day fantasizing about Mike Tyson getting in a ring to fight Kamala Harris. As I've said before, blind hatred of women is now as foundational to GOP politics as cutting taxes for rich people.

[Democracy Docket @DemocracyDocket]

NEW: GOP officials in Missouri are suing to block the Justice Department from monitoring polling places in St. Louis on Election Day to ensure compliance with federal voting rights laws. https://t.co/TBxVevWZiR

[Sarah Boxer @Sarah_Boxer]

In Lititz, PA, Trump takes note of the bullet proof glass in directly in front of him. “To shoot me, someone would have to shoot through the fake news. And I don’t mind that.” The riser facing him head-on is full of reporters and cameras.