Author: Jim

Devastated Democrats Play the Blame Game, and Stare at a Dark Future

In interviews, lawmakers and strategists tried to explain Kamala Harris’s defeat, pointing to misinformation, the Gaza war, a toxic Democratic brand and the party’s approach to transgender issues.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/07/us/politics/democrats-kamala-harris.html?smid=em-share

Trump’s Win Ends a Post-World War II Era of U.S. Leadership

For the past four years, President Biden has argued that the first Trump term was a blip in American history. The election has proved that President-elect Donald J. Trump was no aberration.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/us/politics/trump-us-global-leadership.html?smid=em-share

A Party of Prigs and Pontificators Suffers a Humiliating Defeat

Democrats may feel righteous, but how’s that ever going to be a winning electoral look?

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/opinion/donald-trump-defeat-democrats.html?smid=em-share

Trump Offered Men Something That Democrats Never Could

A set of easy answers that’s a formula for more alienation and anger.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/opinion/trump-white-young-men.html?smid=em-share

“If you placed your faith and loyalty in Reagan and Bush’s party of freedom, you need to accept that the party of Trump and Vance has rejected your ideals, discarded your heroes, defiled your most cherished political memories,” writes @davidfrum:

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/11/american-republic-trump-threat/680501/?gift=yGKGqaI9BMfIDuch_TrGYUvCzwWhkDVUgb-_4mw1dLo&utm_source=email&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social