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Donald Trump’s return to the White House follows one of the most tumultuous election years in modern US history: one that included an incumbent president dropping his reelection bid, Vice President Kamala Harris thrust into contention a few short months before Election Day, and two attempts on Trump’s life. Harris was unable to build a coalition to defeat Trump, losing both the Electoral College and the popular vote after a campaign that initially energized Democrats around the country.

It was a wave, but it was not a mandate, and don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Perhaps the most shocking part of the election is that the polls were basically right, we are in a 50/50 place. It doesn’t make the outcome substantially different, but know that you are not alone; about half the country is in shock right now. I’m sure that the lawfare response will begin soon, but it will only be nibbling around the edges. I’m sure we will have more to say later, but first coffee. UPDATE 1: From the HuffPo(!) – They want us to cower.

There isn't a lot to celebrate today, but we'll take what we can get. America decided to marry their abusive ex again. We're all so disappointed that we've come to a place where we can't trust many other Americans. I know our readers feel despondent. We do, too. However, there is some good news on this dark day.

Donald Trump slandered the so-called Central Park Five during his ABC debate with Kamala Harris. He falsely claimed the five men had pleaded guilty to a brutal rape and assault on a woman known as the Central Park jogger, that she eventually died and that the mayor agreed with his full-page ad in The New York Times calling for the five’s execution.

Vice President Kamala Harris launched her presidential campaign from a standing start three months ago. And Wednesday afternoon it came to an end, unable to overcome Donald Trump’s sweeping wins in former Democratic strongholds. Harris walked out for her final speech of the campaign on the Yard at her alma mater Howard University, in front of a crowd dotted with reddened eyes and cheeks wet with tears.