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[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

Why have Americans become so mean, sad, and alienated? The answer is simple, @nytdavidbrooks argues: People no longer grow up learning how to be decent to one another. (From 2023) https://t.co/a4Wi5vgSR2

[Jessica Riedl 🧀 🇺🇦 @JessicaBRiedl]

Voters rated inflation as the #1 issue, and the $1.9T American Rescue Plan may have lost Dems the White House. Inflation was already set to spike modestly as the pandemic economy reopens, and economists on the left & right warned Biden that adding $1.9 trillion to a supply-constained economy would pour gasoline on the inflationary fire.

Democrats ignored their own economists - they won the election and it was their turn to hand out benefits and make up for the "too small" Obama stimulus.

Well, without ARP, inflation likely peaks at 6% instead of 9%, the voter backlash is muted, and Harris may win.

This is a case for caution in trying to buy votes with massive spending bills. Voters absolutely despise inflation (see also Carter, Jimmy).

And, amazingly, Trump is set to repeat Biden's mistake by ignoring broad economist warnings and going big on inflationary tariffs right off the bat.

[Sean @SeanDOlfc]

How easy has it been for him to get away with what he did by simply becoming right wing lol. Should raise concerns. The guy was the most left wing atheist hippie on planet earth until a sexual assault allegation came out

[Derek Thompson @DKThomp]

My big-picture explanation for Trump’s crushing victory is this:

This wasn’t the 1st post-pandemic election. It was the 2nd COVID presidential election.

You can’t explain Trump’s across-the-board romp without seeing the ways—obvious and subtle—that the pandemic haunted 2024

[Dr Kareem Carr @kareem_carr]

One thing I realized from listening to a bunch of interviews with the undecided voters is they really have no idea what is going on. They don't know about DEI or facism. They don't know what any of the policies are.

They didn't like that groceries were expensive. That was it.

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

THREAD: The Lincoln Project accepts that America has voted to re-elect Donald Trump on his victory. We believe in this democracy and in the peaceful transfer of power when the voters have spoken.

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

Everybody keep your heads up. This isn’t forever, and after America gets a taste of what it voted for, there will likely be a massive backlash.

There will be lots of time to come, and I’m still in the trenches with you. Just going to take a bit longer.

[David Frum @davidfrum]

Eight years ago this night, my son asked me: "What do we do now?"

I answered,

"We walk to the bar, strike up the band, and sing The Marseillaise."

These past few months, my plan for 2025 was to retire from political journalism.

Seems I'll have to make new plans.

[Lakshya Jain @lxeagle17]

I get the urge to be angry, but it's probably worth noting that Biden literally walked a picket line and bent over backwards to rescue pensions for unions like Teamsters. It did not help their electoral fortunes at all.

The party is likely to move *right* after this, not left

[Robert Ford @robfordmancs]

Decided to go through this systematically. Incumbent government performance in wealthy democracies since March 2022, when Ukraine invasion really spiked things upwards: 🧵

[Evan Smith @evanasmith]

from talk i gave today: south texas/the border/our state's changing politics in one slide. column 1 is 2016 margin (blue is D win, red is R win). column 2 is 2020 margin. column 3 is 2024 margin as of this morning
#txlege #tx2024

[George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway3d]

I will forever remain deeply ashamed of having supported the winning presidential candidate in 2016.

But I shall always be extremely proud of having supported the losing candidate in 2024.

[victoria 🫶🏻 @litttlesnappy]

praising jesus because a rapist was elected is why i don’t go to church anymore

[Friends of the BWCAW @FriendsBWCAW]

We won't mince words. The reelection of Donald Trump is a disaster for the Boundary Waters. This is not hyperbole. This is not a case of Trump-Derangement Syndrome. This is based on Trump’s campaign promises and attacks he has already made on the Boundary Waters.🧵
📸 Alli Faricy

[Mike Wise @MikeWiseguy]

It's not just that Trump won. It's that Joe Rogan, Dana White and Brett Favre won. Jailed insurrectionists won. The Alitos and the Thomases won. Vladimir Putin won. Racism won. Misogyny won. Sexism won. Global warming won. Xenophobia won. Most of all: Fear Won. That's what hurts.

[m 🧚🏻‍♀️ @spelunky_]

trump supporters are always like “i hope you don’t hate me because of who i voted for” but based on who you voted for, i’m pretty sure you hate me