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Is it just me, or does anyone else think Trump and his supporters are behaving like the Duke brothers at the end of "Trading Places"?

If anything, I don't think we were inclusive enough -- Biden's performance among Latinos and African-American men bears this out -- and we focused too much on winning back the WWC, which, I can see now, is never gonna happen.

But, he's still losing.

How is losing by 32.9 points "a terrific performance for Biden"?

Yes, we won, but -- as I said this morning -- we needed to do more than just win a presidential election. We also needed to declare a moral victory against right-wing nationalism, which we can't, because 45-50 percent of us still voted for Trump. How do we reconcile ourselves with that knowledge? How can we coexist with so many whose hearts and minds refuse to be changed? And how is it supposed to help restore the faith and trust that other nations once had in us? Factor in our inability to take back the Senate -- which will make it difficult, if not impossible, for Biden/Harris to implement even a tenth of their agenda, lest we're able to regain it in '22 -- and I'm left feeling like Biden's victory is a pyrrhic one. Yeah, he won, but now we're faced with the threat of a nation that might be broken beyond repair.

What is?

Trump supporters are trying to disturb counting of votes in the Detroit counting location, and how is CNN framing it? "Tense Situation At Detroit Counting Location." Which is just vague as hell and lets the Trumpers off the metaphorical hook. Could we please vote CNN off the airwaves?

As the Rev. Jesse Jackson once said, "Baby, wake up! Your time has come!".

You're right, @marceline. I really shouldn't lay ALL our problems at the Democratic Party's feet. We have to take some responsibility, too, for being such a rotten electorate. And you're right, too, @Vee: a win is still a win -- sigh -- and I guess I should focus on that. But...I gotta tell ya...part of me still feels disappointed and discouraged, nevertheless.

If that's so, then why do you have people on the right who keep insisting that he (and Kamala) are socialists, no matter how much or how often we keep insisting they're not? Because, we aren't doing enough (IMO) to repudiate the far-left. We keep letting them inside, in the name of bringing everyone under the same tent, instead of barring the [!@#$%^&*] doors against them. We need to make it clear, or clearer, that their brand of progressive activism has no place in EITHER party, or we're gonna keep having close elections with razor-thin margins such as this one.

FFS, would someone PLEASE put the Edit button back where it was?

Well, for starters, it'd be nice if the Democratic Party were to renounce not just the far-left progressive types who arose in the wake of Bernie's so-called revolution and co-opted our party for their own grift, but strike any and all elements of their pie-in-the-sky agenda from our platform as well. The right and far-right insist that we are hellbent on turning this country into a socialist nation -- which is so not true, but hard to argue down when we keep setting places for, say, AOC and the rest of the "squad" at our table. I mean, right here in Oklahoma, all Stephanie Bice had to do was say Kendra Horn was BFF's with AOC (and with Nancy Pelosi, another highly-profiled Democrat who might be doing us more harm than good the longer she stays near the front of the line) and it was lights out for the first Democratic senator my state has had since God knows when.

I don't know which is worse: mistaking Gladys Knight for the late Aretha Franklin, or that [!@#$%^&*]. Like no one could find a photo of Kanye's sorry ass to put up there. Please. Just...please.

Exactly. As a Black man, how do I reconcile all those votes for Trump with my Christian beliefs (to love one's neighbor as you would love yourself)? How do I keep myself from going apeshit with paranoia and rage? I realize that "a win is a win," but the fact is, Democrats should never have let things get this close in a year with a pandemic that's showing no signs of letting up. Racism and sexism are strong in this country, but they aren't insurmountable. Either our message is flawed, or we're choosing the wrong messengers to deliver it.

What does that fool(ish turtle) care about the 2022 map? He got what he wanted: a SCOTUS that leans so far to the right, we might as well turn back the clock to 1850.

Let me be clear: I didn't want JUST for Biden to win, or JUST for the Democrats to regain the Senate (while keeping the House). I wanted (White) America to vote the muthafuckin' GOP out with a vengeance. I wanted y'all to prove -- to me, to my fellow black and brown peeps, to the whole damn world -- that we are wrong to mistrust and despise you; that, deep down, you're really glad to have us around.

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Is Tracey E. Bregman off-contract with Y&R? If so, I'd love to see her pop back up on DAYS as Donna and inform Marlena that Don has passed away. I know it's been a long time since he was still on the canvas, but I feel like longtime DAYS fans deserve some kind of closure in the wake of Jed Allan's death.

I just want a leader who won't embarrass us or put us in mortal danger every time he opens his damn mouth.

Sixty-three votes, huh? Guess it's time for Trump to dial up SCOTUS.

Oh, wake up, man. The majority of this country want -- and quite frankly, deserve -- a "leader" like Donald Trump. We're screwed.

Oooh, look, frat boy Madison Cawthorn just won his race in NC. Free beers for everyone.

Is there some unwritten rule that the Democrats cannot have the House and Senate at the same time, lol?

Frankly, I think everyone misread the long lines at the polling places. The majority were turning out for Trump, not Biden.