Archive for 2024

November 6, 2024

JOHN PODHORETZ: Trump the ‘colossus’ is the comeback king of American politics.

Think of it. This is a man who was impeached (for a second time) two weeks before leaving office in 2021. In the years that followed that second impeachment, he was pursued by a state attorney general, two local prosecutors and a federal special prosecutor.

He was indicted 91 times in three different criminal courts and found liable in two civil courts. He has been convicted (ludicrously, in my view) of 34 (ludicrous, again) felonies.

He has had his home raided by federal agents. He has seen his eponymous business effectively shut down by a Manhattan judge.

He has been the subject of relentless and limitless hostile press coverage that dwarfs any negative characterizations of any other human being of our time.

And yet here he is, on the cusp of becoming president of the United States for a second go-round.

His utter refusal to be bent or broken by his enemies and his critics and his determination to redeem himself by recapturing the office he lost has no parallel that I can think of — not in American history, anyway.

And he did it fair and square. He declared again in a Republican primary contest, bested his rivals, secured his party’s nomination and then just went about doing whatever the thing is that he does.

He let the GOP choose and on Election Day he let the American people choose.

Exit quote:

Posted at 1:40 am by Ed Driscoll on Nov 6th, 2024

FOX REPORTING THAT TRUMP HAS WON PENNSYLVANIA:

Decision Desk HQ declaring Trump the winner in 2024:

America’s Newspaper of Record weighs in:

Brett Baier calls the election for Trump:

Posted at 1:23 am by Ed Driscoll on Nov 6th, 2024

OLD AND BUSTED: Joy and Vibes!

The New Hotness (at least for the moment):

Update (11:28 PM): More joy and vibes spotted here:

UPDATE (12:50 AM):

Posted at 12:50 am by Ed Driscoll on Nov 6th, 2024

NATHAN HOCHMAN SURGES TO LEAD OVER LOS ANGELES COUNTY D.A. GEORGE GASCÓN:

A tumultuous first term in office for Los Angeles County Dist. Atty. George Gascón seems likely to end in a failed reelection bid, as he trails challenger Nathan Hochman by more than 20 percentage points in early returns.

Gascón swept into office in 2020 on a promise of reform and restorative justice, but Hochman — a former federal prosecutor and defense attorney — has spent months painting the incumbent as responsible for increases in crime and homelessness around L.A.

Gascón’s supporters and criminologists dispute that link, but Hochman’s message resonated with voters, with polls consistently forecasting his victory ahead of election day.

Earlier: Stick It to Soros: Los Angeles, stop street chaos and vote out woke DA George Gascón.

UPDATE:

Posted at 12:17 am by Ed Driscoll on Nov 6th, 2024

November 5, 2024

WELL, THAT’S JUST ELIE MYSTAL DOING HIS JOB:

Posted at 11:50 pm by Glenn Reynolds on Nov 5th, 2024

I HAD A LONG DAY AND I’M GOING TO BED. Follow the PJ Media Liveblog for more election coverage. Also the HotAir liveblog.

Posted at 11:44 pm by Glenn Reynolds on Nov 5th, 2024

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE:

Posted at 11:37 pm by Glenn Reynolds on Nov 5th, 2024

GOOD NEWS FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP: It Is Official: The GOP Captures the Senate. “With Bernie Moreno in Ohio winning and Jim Justice in West Virginia winning, the Republican Party will control the United States Senate. In a few hours, Jon Tester is expected to lose. Likewise, Republicans may still pick up Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. The margin of the GOP majority is to be determined, but it is now safe to say the GOP will be in charge of the Senate.”

Posted at 11:35 pm by Glenn Reynolds on Nov 5th, 2024

HMM:

Posted at 11:30 pm by Glenn Reynolds on Nov 5th, 2024
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