This “Volume I” shares a series of news clips that span the first-day — November 9th, reaction to Tuesday’s November 8th election. Final results aren’t in yet but in summary; Democrats did amazingly better than pundits expected; Trump is really angry; the Republican Party is standing in a circle with their firing squad, and; Biden is happy.
My Rural America will share a similar summary focused on November 10th late day tomorrow.
11/9/22
Told ya so. ALEX THOMPSON , ELI STOKOLS and ADAM CANCRYN for Politico’s West Wing Playbook
Election takeaways, take 2: Congress control on knife’s edge Bryan Slodysko reports for AP
Trump Reportedly ‘Livid,’ ‘Screaming at Everyone’ over Midterm Results, as Prominent Republicans Speak Out. People
Dem Gains with Rural Voters Add up to Senate Victory in Penn. but not Ohio. Tim Marema and Sara Malotte for Daily Yonder
Why the 2022 Election Cycle was such a disaster for Trump Aaron Blake for The Washington Post
Biden Holds Red Wave to a Ripple, as Trump Loses Big Time in Midterms Juan Cole for MSNBC
On Election Day, GOP celebrated and then mourned ‘red wave’ Gregory Morton and Jeremy B. Merrill for The Washington Post
Live: Fetterman gives victory speech after beating Dr Oz in Pennsylvania (Note – Fetterman credits rural counties) YouTube Live
Midterms Are a Shocking Vote of Confidence for Democrats Or at least of a lack of confidence in the alternative Jonathan Chair for The Strategist