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The election has concluded, Kamala Harris is finished, and the news media is only starting to grapple with the after-effects. This week will be mostly about journos trying to reconcile the harsh result, but beyond that, we will likely be hit with perpetual press bile and contempt. The harsh truth is they need to fix the blatantly broken system, but we are dubious.
Meanwhile, savor some of the grappling, lurching, struggling reactions from our media betters. Watch the press as they dealt with the grief last night.
OVERCONFIDENCE
The night before, Rachel Maddow was feeling full of hubris for a Kamala Harris victory. Rachel began plotting what would lie ahead, and one of her first proposals would be to go after a target she saw as interrupting their narratives, namely, Elon Musk. She saw the path to ending his influence, but in her plan, she failed to grasp that she was basically proposing a fascist move to have the government force the man out of his business arrangements.
WATCH: Rachel Maddow says the government will pull all of @elonmusk’s contracts for supporting Trump. pic.twitter.com/sdgTMjYOmv
— Natalie Winters (@nataliegwinters) November 5, 2024
SHOCK
Jonathan Capehart looks the hard data square in the eye and is slammed with reality that destroyed his woven fantasy.
It's MELTDOWN time for Jonathan Capehart on PBS. I am "mystified" that Trump is gaining support from 2020, the twice-impeached, four-times-indicted, convicted of 34 felony counts. After Madison Square Garden!? "Who are we as a country?...I'm not sure I like it!" pic.twitter.com/lSRpSSQsiz
— Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) November 6, 2024
DENIAL
Enjoy this one: The network that pushed out a daily dose of hysterical nightmares about Nazi Trump ending democracy, arresting journalists, eliminating elections, killing opponents, etc. claims that he won due to a message of fear and bitterness.
.@clairecmc: "Turns out fear and anger were the most powerful political tools right now in America... and we got to come to grips with that. This isn't as much about Donald Trump as it is about America." https://t.co/6ImLvKzM7u pic.twitter.com/tWv1Lgipz3
— Morning Joe (@Morning_Joe) November 6, 2024
ANGER
Joy Reid spews the expected bile about the state of Florida being a fascist hellscape. The comedy is that this was her reaction to the vote not wanting to kill children in the womb with abandon.
Joy Reid has a full on meltdown over Ron DeSantis and Florida: "It's a pure Project 2025-in-miniature in Florida! That kind of extremist right wing, fascist-type government in Florida..." pic.twitter.com/Z88l9fRaSM
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) November 6, 2024
DEPRESSION
The day of the election, Cenk Uyghur was lecturing Trump voters on how they would react; "If you think Trump is going to win easy tomorrow because everyone you know on X is on his side, you've got a rude awakening coming to you tomorrow. The real world ain't X."
Then following the results:
HAHAHAHAHA Cenk Uyghur is crying as reality sets in that Trump will win this pic.twitter.com/XAZeeHIpZT
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) November 6, 2024
WORKING THROUGH
Looking at the Trump win, the geniuses at CBS News wanted to perpetuate the running narrative of misinformation being a serious issue. That they believe anyone regards them as a source of valid information – following weeks of deceptive and biased reports including the still-unresolved “60 Minutes” editing scandal – is the real comedy here.
Election disinformation doesn't end after you cast your ballot. Based on what we've seen this year and in the past, here are three trends to be aware of in the days ahead. pic.twitter.com/Mb7Wpn5Gxd
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 5, 2024
BARGAINING
Alex Wagner was among those seeking a reason for this election result. In looking at the exit polling metrics, she noticed that blue-collar areas were especially fertile for Trump, a class that normally was a stronghold for the Democrats. She does not seem to grasp that maybe looking down your nose at non-college-educated people was a motivating factor for them to look to the right.
"Those dumb poors voted wrong" is certainly an approach to take... https://t.co/MT58M1Nrpv
— Brad Slager: CNN+ Lifetime Subscriber (@MartiniShark) November 6, 2024
REGENERATION
David Corn was facing the internal numbers showing a strong dose of support for Trump from Latino voters, and he came to a rather stunted realization. Corn was clearly bothered and surmised that if those Hispanics find themselves being deported, they might change their view of Trump.
We feel odd needing to say this to Mr. Corn, but deportations apply to illegal immigrants who cannot vote, and those Latinos voting incorrectly are American citizens who will not be targeted for expulsion from the country.
Perhaps massive deportations will affect how they see Trump. https://t.co/D23MlCqoQu
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) November 6, 2024
