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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

💸 The Harris campaign ends $20 million in debt. Despite raising over $1 billion, mismanagement under campaign chair Jen O'Malley Dillon led to overspending on celebrity concerts with Katy Perry, Lizzo, and Bruce Springsteen. Harris' team is now reportedly selling off its email list to cover debts, while frustrated staff claims the campaign operated more like a re-run of Biden's than Harris' own.

🎤 Kamala Harris officially conceded the election. Nearly 12 hours after the election was called, Kamala Harris finally delivered her concession speech at Howard University in Washington, DC. Harris told her supporters that she called Donald Trump to congratulate him on his blowout win and urged them to accept the results of the race.

📈 Donald Trump made immense gains in blue states. Donald Trump significantly narrowed Democratic leads across several deep blue states: New York's Democratic advantage dropped from 23 points to 12, New Jersey from 16 points to just 4, and Connecticut from 20 points to 8. Maryland and Rhode Island also saw dramatic shifts to Trump, marking a substantial boost in support for him even in reliably Democratic strongholds.

🏛️ DOJ prepares to end Trump cases before inauguration. The DOJ is moving to wind down two federal criminal cases against President-elect Trump before he takes office, with Special Counsel Jack Smith planning to step down as well. Trump's legal team is strategizing to end all federal and state cases against him, interpreting his election win as a mandate to stop the weaponization of the justice system.

WHAT WE'RE HEARING

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) excoriated the Democratic Party for abandoning the working class.
Cenk Uygur claimed that Americans voted against the Democratic Party's elitism.
Joe Scarborough is blaming racism and sexism from minority men for Trump's victory.
RFK Jr. said he would eliminate entire departments within the FDA.
Jeff Bezos congratulated Trump on his "extraordinary political comeback and decisive victory."

IN THE LOOP

Donald Trump increased his vote margin by six points in Springfield, OH.
Donald Trump won the Catholic vote by a massive 15 points.
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Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D) won her re-election race in Wisconsin.
Republicans are on the verge of claiming a majority in the House of Representatives.

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CORRECTION

Yesterday, we claimed that Kamala Harris did not outperform Biden by more than three percent in any US county. The clip we provided showed the states where Harris outperformed Biden — which was zero. Harris did outperform Biden in numerous counties.

Corrections are included in newsletters for transparency.

WASHINGTON

How a wave of minority support propelled Trump to victory

Donald Trump's victory is due in large part to his massive increase in support among racial and ethnic minority groups.

In 2020, Trump won a third of Latinos, including 36 percent of Latino men. This time around, Trump ran away with 45 percent of the Latino vote, which now included a majority, 54 percent, of Latino men.

The share of Trump's non-white vote jumped six points in 2024; in fact, Trump gained with every racial demographic except white voters.

The Israel-Gaza war also played a big factor. In Dearborn, MI, Trump only received 11 percent of the vote in 2020, while 88 percent sided with Biden. Now, Trump won the city with 43 percent of the vote, while Green Party candidate Jill Stein took considerable support away from Harris.

In Philadelphia, 25 percent of black men appear to have voted for Trump — a 13-point swing away from the Democratic candidate, Joe Biden, just four years ago.

Young men also propelled Trump to victory. In the last election, males under 30 voted for Biden by nine points in Pennsylvania. On Tuesday, they shifted dramatically to Trump, breaking for him by 18 points.

Men under 30 in North Carolina and Michigan broke for Donald Trump with double-digit support, according to exit polls.

Young women favored Harris nationwide by a significant margin. But overall, the Democratic Party is hemorrhaging with young men.

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