Deeply sad and depressing day. Feels like Americans have abandoned all the values we were taught as children in favor of a strongman, now unchecked by our institutions. Thank you to everyone I met and interacted with here. Look out for your people, and keep the faith
Every national security advisor and economist said don’t vote for him. His former cabinet said don’t vote for him. He tried to overthrow the last election. He overturned women’s rights. He’s openly racist. He’s a rapist. He’s a felon. And he’s winning another term. I don’t get it
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”
I don't really have much to say other than despair. He ran the an incoherent campaign full of lies, hatred and naked dehumanization...and it didn't hurt him one bit. I guess that's just where we are as a country.
@ryanleichty@GergelyOrosz Positive messaging like immigrants are eating our pets, impactfful policies like not getting into the logistics of deporting millions of people and tariffs!
A sad takeaway is that because Trump claims personal victory at every opportunity and refuses to admit to any mistakes a legion of midwits take him at face value
Even if Trump loses, he will have proved that the most vicious campaign of lies, misogyny, racism, and xenophobia ever waged was not enough to stop nearly half the country from supporting him.
My last pre-election column: https://t.co/FBkkgTRtST
There are a group of young field organizers in PA, MI, AZ, etc, who are burned out, caffeine-fueled, exhausted wrecks, having the most important experience of their lives, and saving this country. God bless them.