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The American People Have Repudiated Trump
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By The Editorial Board

The editorial board is a group of opinion journalists whose views are informed by expertise, research, debate and certain longstanding values. It is separate from the newsroom.
Nov. 3, 2026

President Trump has spent the past two years trying to subvert American democracy. On Tuesday, voters stood up to him.

In the face of the president’s many attempts to manipulate the midterm elections — through extreme gerrymandering, false claims of voter fraud, efforts to block mail voting and more — tens of millions of Americans responded by turning out and rejecting the Republican Party that has enabled him. Democrats retook control of the Senate and are poised to retake the House as well. The repudiation was broad enough to overcome America’s political polarization. Republicans lost races even in traditionally deep-red places, including Kansas, Kentucky, Iowa, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas. They lost because many independents and even Republicans consider Mr. Trump’s second term to be a failure.

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The outcome creates a crucial check on Mr. Trump’s autocratic behavior. It empowers Democrats to investigate his corruption and law breaking and pass legislation that offers an alternative to his counterproductive agenda. The country already feels changed, and it will in fact be changed in January.

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Nonetheless, this is a day to feel pride. Aspiring authoritarians often use legislative elections to cement their power and further undermine democracy. In 2026, the American people refused to allow Mr. Trump to do so. The system has held.

In addition to voters, three groups deserve particular credit: election workers, legal advocates and judges.

Election workers did their jobs this year in the face of relentless pressure from Mr. Trump. He has long claimed that widespread fraud decides American elections, despite decades of evidence to the contrary. Election workers across party lines responded to these lies by doing their jobs as diligently as they long have, helping people cast their ballots and counting those ballots.

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In many states, election officials took specific actions to stop interference from the Trump administration. Last year, the Justice Department demanded that states provide the federal government with voters’ birth dates, driver’s license information and partial Social Security numbers. Officials, including several Republicans, refused to comply.

Among the standouts were Utah’s Republican lieutenant governor, Deidre Henderson; Michigan’s Democratic secretary of state, Jocelyn Benson; and West Virginia’s Republican secretary of state, Kris Warner. Each refused to comply, each drew a lawsuit from the administration, and each won in court.

Their ability to resist the president underscores an advantage of America’s decentralized government. They could refuse because the president has no power to overrule them. The elections clause of the Constitution lets each state decide how its elections are run. This federalism proved a bulwark against Mr. Trump’s authoritarian instincts.

A second group that stood up for democracy this year were legal advocates. When Mr. Trump tried to interfere in the elections — through executive orders that sought to complicate voter registration, bar states from counting some mail and direct the Postal Service to decide which voters would receive mail ballots — advocates quickly responded by filing lawsuits.

The advocates included the Brennan Center, the American Civil Liberties Union, the League of Women Voters, Common Cause and Democratic attorneys general. Some prestigious law firms have been afraid of confronting the Trump administration’s legal abuses over the past two years, making the work of nonprofits all the more important.

The lawsuits frequently succeeded because of the third group: federal judges who insisted on following the law and upholding the Constitution despite intimidation efforts by Mr. Trump and his allies. Judges appointed by presidents from both parties, including Mr. Trump himself, blocked key parts of the executive orders concerning election rules. In 27 straight district court rulings, judges rejected the Justice Department’s demands for state voter rolls.

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The Supreme Court deserves both credit and criticism. The court was wrong to issue rulings that made possible Mr. Trump’s extreme partisan gerrymandering and his administration’s efforts to create a national voter database. But the justices did act to protect Americans’ ability to cast votes this fall. In September, it upheld a lower-court ruling that barred the Postal Service from taking steps that could have restricted mail voting.

That ruling was a reminder that this court does have its red lines about elections. After the 2020 election, the justices refused to hear cases with Mr. Trump’s false claims about election fraud. The justices may need to swat down similar claims in the weeks ahead.

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But the challenges ahead should not overshadow what Americans accomplished. This year, election workers, lawyers and judges defended the rules that protect the vote. And tens of millions of Americans went to the polls to exercise their most fundamental democratic right. Americans showed that the power to choose their leaders belongs to them. Now they must remain vigilant until officials certify every race and the winners take office.

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GM commented 5 hours ago

NYC ·

5h ago

Agreed. Well Said. America showed sanity is making a comeback.

Pretty clear certain billionaire and trillionaires obscene money buying and owning their "candidates" didn't fly very well with a very large majority of American voters. Well done voters.

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Andy B commented 5 hours ago

Andy B

Dallas ·

5h ago

Nonetheless, this is a day to feel pride 😊

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Robert commented 5 hours ago

Robert

Seattle ·

5h ago

It's great news.

That said, realistic expectations will be necessary. The Democrats will not have the votes to override a filibuster, to override a veto, or to convict after an impeachment.

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Valerie Elverton Dixon commented 5 hours ago

Valerie Elverton Dixon

East St Louis, Illinois ·

5h ago

Ben Franklin said we have a republic if we can keep it. We the People took our power back this election season, reminding Trump and his billionaire friends that We the People intend to keep our republic.

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JT - John Tucker commented 5 hours ago

JT - John Tucker

Ridgway, CO ·

5h ago

So happy. Relieved. Hope voters recognize it will take years to turn around the devastation caused by the Republican Party. They must not blame Dems because the economy is not fixed in a year. But what a happy outcome. Especially enjoyed Maine casting out Collins.

Hopeful that the political ascendancy of the Dems will intimidate Trump sycophants from commiting misdeeds. Justice Dept layers beware.

Dems, please promise what you can deliver. Advise that nothing can be cone prior to 2028 except to reign in Republican damage and that you will work to expose damage being done to the Republic and make a roadmap to improve American lives once Dems control the White House.

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Queenager commented 5 hours ago

Queenager

NJ ·

5h ago

We the people will NOT be bought, will not be treated as billionaire commodities, and we have SPOKEN!! The world will take note - we are reclaiming our nation, as imperfect as we have been, and will begin the long, arduous process of undoing Trump's catastrophic failures. We will retake the White House in 2028. An incredible night - an extraordinary outcome - and this is the beginning of our new chapter.

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cdub commented 5 hours ago

cdub

sacramento ·

5h ago

We voters did what Republicans in Congress were unwilling to do: stand up to a bully.

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SolongWapo commented 5 hours ago

SolongWapo

NY ·

5h ago

The diversity I am seeing in the winning candidates this evening is very refreshing. I don't think this is just a repudiation of Trump, but a repudiation of the "same old, same old" in politics in general. People are sick and tired of the same old and the status quo. It makes me hopeful for the future.

I'll sleep well this evening. DC is in for a big change.

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Bob G. commented 5 hours ago

Bob G.

San Francisco ·

5h ago

I feel like I can breathe again. Tonight is a night for celebration! I hope the Democrats can seize this moment and build on it without the self-sabotage that has sometimes been the rule in the past.

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Number Six commented 5 hours ago

Number Six

UK ·

5h ago

We share in your joy America and wish you every success in restoring democracy to your great nation.

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John commented 5 hours ago

John

France ·

5h ago

The reign of terror has been stopped. Now the real work begins.

I keep my sense of relief in check, not knowing why so many voters shifted red to blue. Was it because of the corruption, the destruction of our institutions, the attacks on human rights, the war on truth and objective reality, or was it simply over the price of gasoline? I don't want to assume others share my own moral motivations.

But we do have an opportunity here. There is so much to do. Start by lifting up the weak and the poor, and by all means, stop the weaponization of information. No more misinformation. No more disinformation.

We were at the Rubicon, but today the republic stands.

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Alex commented 5 hours ago

Alex

Austria ·

5h ago

The Supreme Court deserves Credit? For doing the bare minimum?

Please guys, you don’t have to extend hugs and kisses to any and all bad faith actors who didn’t go the entire 100% with Trumps Authoritarian plots.

The Supreme Court enabled him and his cronies in so many ways, including that ridiculous immunity decision - if voters hadn’t decisively turned against Trump (if Trump wasn’t a historically dumb office-holder serving own goals at every turn) this court would certainly not have become the check on the politicians power it was meant to be.

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LovelyAfterMidnight commented 5 hours ago

LovelyAfterMidnight

USA ·

5h ago

Fourth group: The American people, who decided, finally, that we do not want kings leading our country and have the most powerful weapon of all to stop that from happening.

Our vote.

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MustWithHoldThisTime commented 5 hours ago

MustWithHoldThisTime

Albuquerque ·

5h ago

Many voters repudiated Trump starting in 2016 and vocally repudiated him to their children they approached voting age. The early repudiators, the Never Trumpers, have now been joined by enough other voters to constitute a political critical mass. I am not joyous tonight; joy does not come easy after American Putin-Loving turncoats and insurrectionists joyfully squandered Western blood and treasure. Thank you to those who fought the good fight one Grand Jury, one lawsuit, or one stalwart criminal charge defense at a time.

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Dioc60 commented 5 hours ago

Dioc60

USA ·

5h ago

VOTING STILL MATTERS!! Let today be a lesson to ALL for the next 100 years and beyond.

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TJ commented 5 hours ago

Santa Clara ·

5h ago

I still don’t understand why so many Americans were fooled by one of the greatest charlatans in U.S. history. I still fear that so many loved the hatred and cruelty towards some of our most vulnerable. However, people don’t like being had and they were angry that nothing has been done to make their lives better as promised. I hope the Democrats start with uncovering what Musk did with DOGE and all our personal data. We also need serious ethics reform to stop any more profiteering from members of Trump’s family and the Supreme Court. I hope that now the Emoluments Clause of the Constitution will be vigorously enforced. Further, work on these monuments to Trump need to be stopped ASAP.

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Paul commented 5 hours ago

Paul

Dallas ·

5h ago

I have never felt as proud of American democracy as I was tonight.

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Bad Angus, cookie expert commented 5 hours ago

Bad Angus, cookie expert

Cedartucky ·

5h ago

Or maybe it was just about the price of gas.

While I'm super happy tha some of the disengaged rabble went the other direction this time, don't forget these are the same people who got us into this awful mess.

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Jim commented 5 hours ago

Jim

Northern MI ·

5h ago

The laurels are thin. These are the same voters who either gave him to us in the first place, or couldn't be bothered enough to keep others from giving him to us.

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Robert commented 5 hours ago

Robert

Seattle ·

5h ago

Heads up: Here in southern California I have seen long lines at some voting locations.

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Joe43 commented 5 hours ago

Joe43

Sydney ·

5h ago

The American people have repudiated Trump, but he and his administration will stay put unless impeached.

Will that happen?

Unlikely.

The Democrats will now have two years to formulate their program for 2028 elections, and decide who to put forward for presidency.

As far as I know, Kamala is still a possibility.

Go figure.

Protest vote is easy. To work out policies that satisfy the electorate is not. After all, that is why those who are today celebrating were the losers only two short years ago.

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Christian Haesemeyer commented 5 hours ago

Christian Haesemeyer

Melbourne ·

5h ago

Most NYT take on this election you could imagine: “The system worked, thank goodness for the institutions and the norms.”

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Prester John commented 5 hours ago

Prester John

A kingdom on earth ·

5h ago

Nonsense, Democrats won because of Trump's overly aggressive ICE tactics, attempting to rename the Kennedy Center and listening to Bibi to start a war with Iran.

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Chris commented 5 hours ago

Chris

Italy ·

5h ago

What a relief, reading this article. So good to see democratic Process and lawmaking are still working and the USA are not going to be turned into a fascist autocracy undisputed.

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Slana Spur commented 5 hours ago

Slana Spur

California ·

5h ago

I am relieved beyond words by the results, and it has restored some of the faith I lost in the judgment of the American people after the results in 2024. I just hope we Americans do not get too blinded by this moment of sun peeking through the clouds—the storm is not yet gone. The MAGApublicans still control many of the levers of power, and Dear Leader, who was inoculated by the foolish SCOTUS from the consequences of his misuse of power, still will have hordes of toadies and sycophants in place and can unleash untold havoc for the next two years. If, however, the Democrats govern with the humbleness of the political philosophy of Adam Hamilton, the first Democrat elected from Kansas in 100 years (!!!), we will be much better off, economically AND spiritually.

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Jeremiah commented 5 hours ago

Jeremiah

France ·

5h ago

Notice how the common belief among many that we are seeing the end of US end Democracy was wrong. Just like all that garbage about the pee tapes and the Steele dossier. Trump and Republicans got what they deserves mainly for the war in Iran when they ran on a peace platform but the country needs to unite not go off on a partisan with hunt. Many abuses of Trump started with the Biden administration. As an example, his son was corrupt in Ukraine and then Trump just super sized it.

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Dogs Best Friend commented 5 hours ago

Dogs Best Friend

The Land Of Sky Blue Waters ·

5h ago

Bring back USAID on Jan 3.

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Seal Team Sith commented 5 hours ago

Seal Team Sith

Verdi, Nevada USA ·

5h ago

The genius of democracy is that we can have peaceful revolutions. That governments can be changed without bloodshed and violence. Make no mistake, what we are witnessing is a people’s revolution and a rebuke of the politics of division and hate. Americans have said loudly today: no more corruption, no more attacks on our elections and democracy, no billionaires buying elections, and no to cruelty and incompetence. The American people finally came to see Trump for what he is: a corrupt liar who puts himself ahead of us, and the country. Finally, I again feel good about the state of our country. Democracy won today.

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BRIO commented 5 hours ago

BRIO

Republic of California ·

5h ago

I’m not going to analyze, downplay or try to predict what will happen in the future. Right now I am crying (for first time years) with relief and will savor this precious moment of hope for our country.

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WatchingClosely commented 5 hours ago

WatchingClosely

Alabama ·

5h ago

The fear ENDED tonight, to be replaced by the courage to do the things we need to do to correct this. I am relieved. A big thanks to my fellow Americans.

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Richard Blaine commented 5 hours ago

Richard Blaine

Not NYC ·

5h ago

These are good results, to be sure.

But tomorrow morning, Donald Trump will still be in the White House, still ruling by Presidential decrees, still with the ability to deploy the armed forces.

There is still a lot of work to be done, and America is a long way from being out of the woods.

In the Senate, a few million dollars more in Louisiana, Mississippi and Nebraska might have gone a long distance. So might a bit more money and a more energetic candidate in Alabama.

And in Florida, Angie Nixon out-performed her polls, again. She came remarkably close to winning that race. Perhaps if she had had a bit more support from the DNC...

Every additional Senate seat reduces the number of Republican votes needed to convict on impeachment, and every additional Senate seek increases the fear of the remaining Republican Senators for 2028, giving them greater motivation to vote to convict.

And once they start to fear voters more than they fear Trump's ability to primary them, the prospect of his impeachment, conviction, and removal from office will increase much more rapidly.

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LuluNYC commented 5 hours ago

LuluNYC

New York ·

5h ago

Yes, the DNC always displays very poor judgment. It should have supported Angie Nixon who ran a remarkable campaign with no financial support from her party. If we had gotten a filibuster-proof majority even for a short two years, so much could have gotten accomplished. So much.

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Deborah commented 5 hours ago

Deborah

Suffolk UK ·

5h ago

I really hope the Democrats don’t waste the next two years impeaching and trying to convict Trump. It will be a waste of precious time. They need to reign him in, highlight his corruption daily and work to make things better. I also hope they can reverse the tariffs & stop the war in Iran.

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chickpea commented 5 hours ago

chickpea

California ·

5h ago

I want to be excited. Certainly this is the best possible outcome.

But this Congress will arrive in January with vastly diverse worldviews and agendas. There’s not a lot of time, our institutions have been gutted, and accomplishing anything will require a well coordinated plan and strong leadership.

We have Schumer and Jeffries.

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Fabrice commented 5 hours ago

Fabrice

Montpellier ·

5h ago

Great editorial. But missing is a call to all members of congress to demonstrate true leadership. Democrats will have to show that they can relate to, empathize for, and engage with those that did not vote for them - addressing the core issues that voters care about (cost of living) while addressing to global challenges impacting nearly all states (climate change, transition to renewables).

If this opportunity is wasted, the price will be high. The media also has a roll to play in more air time and text on the substance and issues reported in compelling and accessible text, focusing on the real controversies of implementation rather that party labels, and people’s buttocks…

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Claire commented 5 hours ago

Claire

France ·

5h ago

As a European I have hope again that America can once again shine and inspire men and women around the world. You cannot imagine how relieved we are!

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Hillside commented 5 hours ago

Hillside

USA ·

5h ago

The American people became offended by how Trump degraded their core faith in American democracy and the rule of law. The public also felt betrayed by the republican party as the enablers in the desecration of American democratic ideals.

So, yes, the voters did what had to be done: repudiate Trump, and the republican party, with a scorn it seems. Americans were ready to take back their country. Well done, America.

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michjas commented 5 hours ago

michjas

Phoenix ·

5h ago

The two largest midterm reversals in the House in modern times were re-reversed in the general election, where the party that lost the House won the subsequent general election.

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Mel H commented 5 hours ago

Mel H

Facts Matter USA ·

5h ago

To be fair, Trump did tell the American voters to vote as if he were on the ballot. We most certainly did and, well, here is the result. Thank goodness for small (and big!) favors! Trump couldn’t have helped boost the blue wave any better!

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Brian Connor commented 5 hours ago

Brian Connor

Helsinki, Finland. ·

5h ago

For once, the President was not lying - for grovelling servility to Trump is what is required of Republicans.

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palacky commented 5 hours ago

palacky

Normandy (France) ! ·

5h ago

The Founding Fathers can be proud of their millions of descendants, 250 years after the birth of the American democracy. Some basic principles they established in 1776 and then in 1787 when they wrote this unique Constitution have proved once again stronger than the will of one man. But as you rightly score, these principles can only exist because of the commitment of thousands of citizens who believe in them and they deserve your appreciation. Democracy is stronger today thanks to them all and Europeans like me will celebrate this outcome as its adversaries are relentless against our democratic values

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JCAZ commented 5 hours ago

JCAZ

Arizona ·

5h ago

First off, many thanks to all the party volunteers who helped get out the vote. And thanks to those who helped make this election run smoothly - election workers, Secretaries of State, etc.

This was a loud and clear message to the Republican Party that voters had enough of Trump and his corruption. I’m sure that the tech bros are probably scrambling to see what their next move should be. It’ll be interesting to see how the markets react to tonight’s results too.

For the first time in weeks, many of us will get a decent night’s sleep. Good job Dems!

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John commented 5 hours ago

John

Mexico ·

5h ago

The article doesn’t seem to make much of the far more significant repudiation of the Republican lawmakers who failed spectacularly in their duty to limit the President’s excesses.

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GregV commented 5 hours ago

GregV

USA ·

5h ago

Thank you for everyone who voted for decency instead of corruption, for truth instead of lies, for sanity instead of derangement, for compassion instead of cruelty, for showing that billionaires can’t always buy elections, and for confirming that this current government and its enablers do not represent the values that the majority of Americans share.

Now it is time for our Democratic leadership to prove this as well. They haven’t always been honest or innocent, so I want to see a change in that leadership as well. I still think that Trump needs to be removed from office, otherwise they are condoning and enabling his horrific behavior. That would send a terrible message to voters who are disgusted with the past two years of his presidency.

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Lama commented 5 hours ago

Lama

CA ·

5h ago

To the Democrats in the Senate, please, PLEASE, DO NOT hand this victory right back to Trump by making Chuck Schumer the majority leader. There is no path to a 2028 victory with Schumer in charge.

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Robert commented 5 hours ago

Robert

Seattle ·

5h ago

It was Schumer and Jeffries who were the leaders of this victory.

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Shevcheknko commented 5 hours ago

Shevcheknko

Hawai'i ·

5h ago

I just hope the electorate keeps the Democrat win in proportion. With Trump still in the White House, there are still limits to what they can accomplish.

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Lorrie commented 5 hours ago

Lorrie

Anderson, CA ·

5h ago

For me it is about good versus evil that plays out over and over again. I can only hope that Americans will not be so easily duped again when persuaded to accept lies and propaganda from those who would deceive. We have been through an agonizing, devastating and demoralizing period of time that we will not easily recovered from.

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Green commented 5 hours ago

Green

Portland, OR ·

5h ago

A victory for the American people. Something I have been striving to accomplish for a decade.

Congratulations America!

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Michele commented 5 hours ago

Michele

Washington ·

5h ago

To our friends in Canada, Europe and around the world: Don’t give up on us. The American people are fighting back to defend our democracy. Stand with us.

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Brian commented 5 hours ago

Brian

Midwest ·

5h ago

If a conservative Supreme Court justice chooses to retire during the coming lame duck session of Congress, Dems must promise that their 2027 House majority will impeach any replacement that Trump and the GOP may try to ram through before the next Senate is seated.

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Barry Short commented 5 hours ago

Barry Short

Upper Saddle River, NJ ·

5h ago

What's the point of impeachment if there aren't enough votes to convict? Democrats shouldn't waste time on feel-good fantasies.

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MN Mom commented 5 hours ago

MN Mom

MN ·

5h ago

1. Trump has spent more than 2 years trying to dismantle democracy. I give him full credit for the horror of Jan. 6. Mike Pence saved the country on that.

2. Take some credit for finally coming around as journalists and calling truth to power. It took the mainstream media years. Trump should never have been normalized or taken seriously.

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Barb commented 5 hours ago

Barb

CT/FL ·

5h ago

Tonight America stands united against those who do not represent who we are as a nation. Congratulations to us all!

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Howard commented 5 hours ago

Howard

Arlington VA ·

5h ago

A number of Nixon's deputies went to jail. Will we be so lucky this time?

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Jerome Roberts commented 5 hours ago

Jerome Roberts

Colorado ·

5h ago

After winning the U.S. Senate election in the 1972 film The Candidate, Robert Redford's character, Bill McKay, pulls his campaign manager aside in a quiet room and asks: "What do we do now?"

Make this Country good and right again.

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Quilp commented 5 hours ago

Quilp

New York ·

5h ago

To paraphrase James Talarico, in a two-year national struggle against the relentless fury of division and hate, love appears to have found a way.

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Bonnie commented 5 hours ago

Bonnie

West Coast ·

5h ago

I also think independent media deserves great credit. Newletters and programs on Substack, YouTube and other platforms helped good journalist who were fired by legacy media keep working. And new journalists were able to come into the field and get national attention. Independent media challenged all journalists to work harder, dig deeper and ask harder questions. Frankly, given the way a lot of media was falling in line at the beginning of Trump's term and has been bought up by monied interests, without these other platforms the Fourth Estate and our democracy would have been in trouble.

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Sam commented 5 hours ago

Sam

NYC ·

5h ago

"It empowers Democrats to investigate his corruption and law breaking and pass legislation that offers an alternative to his counterproductive agenda."

No - Democrats please do not focus on investigation. You need to move beyond that - focus on the economy and focus on strengthening the rule of law so that future congresses don't just fall over and succumb to the whims of one executive. Do not repeat the mistakes of 2018-2020 but focusing on futile "impeachment" and "conviction". You are not in the super-majority to begin with.

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Barry Short commented 5 hours ago

Barry Short

Upper Saddle River, NJ ·

5h ago

I agree that impeachment is, at the moment, a waste of time. But, there should be investigations to bring the corruption by this administration to light, even if the wrong-doers can't be punished.

As for strengthing the rule of law, remember that Trump still has veto power to stop any new laws.

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Angela commented 5 hours ago

Angela

Abroad ·

5h ago

Now this is what democracy is supposed to be!! Voting may look passive in principle, but as the NYT has suggested, it can be an act of active protest too.

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MRB commented 5 hours ago

MRB

Cambridge, MA ·

5h ago

This is not about Trump. This is about Americans asking for policy changes that will better our quality of life. NYT, get it together. Framing everything around Trump keeps everything about Trump and not a country that we are proud to live in.

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Paul commented 5 hours ago

Paul

foco ·

5h ago

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah. We are making the USA great again.

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NorCal Doc commented 5 hours ago

NorCal Doc

US ·

5h ago

Shout out to these election workers, legal advocates--and the judges! Patriots the all of you.

Thank you for protecting the Constitution from enemies foreign, and domestic.

You have America's enduring gratitude.

-US Constitution loving veteran

John 8:32

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REdmund commented 5 hours ago

REdmund

Virginia ·

5h ago

It is 1am in the morning and I am celebrating because the American people have begun to take back our country from the distorted, corrupt politics of Donald Trump. It is a first step but…Wow, what a step as we have taken to take control of both houses of Congress, a very rare event.

I’m going to enjoy the moment and not worry about the details. The American people have spoken and Donald Trump has been put on notice that his machinations will no longer go unanswered.

God bless America!

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High Anxiety commented 5 hours ago

High Anxiety

Kitsap, Washington ·

5h ago

Don’t want to be a negative Nancy, but this was a total repudiation of Trump, MAGA, tech bros and autocracy. It was not a mandate for the Democrats.

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George commented 5 hours ago

George

NYC ·

5h ago

The Democrats do not have a veto proof majority in either house. All it means is that Democrats will waste legislative time by attacking Trump and the Republicans. They’ll anger their constituents and be dumped in the next round.

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RobertG commented 5 hours ago

RobertG

virginia ·

5h ago

As expected, the election results show how much republican voters in red states loved the misery that Trump and his co-conspirators delivered with such glee.

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buena mole commented 5 hours ago

buena mole

CA ·

5h ago

Americans wake up to Democracy!

...or as Alan Watts posited

Most of us would have rather money than tangible wealth

And a great occasion is somehow spoiled for us unless photographed

And to read about it the next day in the newspaper

Is oddly more fun for us than the original event

This is a disaster

For as a result of confusing the real world of nature with mere signs

We are destroying nature

We are so tied up in our minds that we've lost our senses

Time to wake up

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Serotonin commented 5 hours ago

Serotonin

Europe ·

5h ago

Well, congrats to the USA I guess. Hope it will finally lead to true improvements in your country.

Not holding my breath here. Faith in the USA will only be restored when the grifters, criminals and incompetents that make up the current regime are stripped of their illegally obtained wealth and put in jail.

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Behind a book commented 5 hours ago

Behind a book

Beneath the stairs ·

5h ago

Go to jail, go directly to jail, and give back that two billion dollars.

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One Such American commented 5 hours ago

One Such American

Midwest ·

5h ago

A comprehensive review of the details of the things. I hope voters continue their civic engagement past the first Tuesdays of November...remembering the names of some of these local and state public servants, who have walked the walk, when they come before us asking election or position.

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Murray Leaf commented 5 hours ago

Murray Leaf

Plano, Texas ·

5h ago

Excellent article. The only thing we ever really have to fear is fear itself, and we didn't. People stood up.

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Concerned commented 5 hours ago

Concerned

Earth ·

5h ago

Unfortunately, despite the wonderful results for the Democrats and more importantly, the American people, we still have a huge obstacle blocking the path to a return to sanity in American politics: donald j. trump.

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Chuck commented 5 hours ago

Chuck

Taipei ·

5h ago

The good American people have spoken, loud and clear. Are all the authoritarian leaders of the world listening? If not, they may find out what Trump is facing now. Of the people, by the people, for the people. What every school kids can recite remains what every authoritarian leader refuses to accept.

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jant commented 5 hours ago

jant

California ·

5h ago

I hope the world is watching our elections. This is what we have been waiting for. Our vote. It is loud and clear. We did not like what he was doing to us, our allies and the planet. Our protest was voting.

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Gemma commented 5 hours ago

Gemma

Vancouver ·

5h ago

Yes, the rest of the world was watching and is breathing a huge sigh of relief tonight. 🇨🇦

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Nick in Palm Springs commented 5 hours ago

Nick in Palm Springs

California ·

5h ago

I can guarantee you that the world has been watching. I've received many positive messages from overseas friends who have been as glued to their countries' TV news feed as any American binging on CNN, Fox, etc. This is huge news around the planet. Take a look at France24, The Economist, BBC, Deutsche Welle, etc. They know Trump and his ilk are aberrations and not reflective of the greatness of this country.

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dc100 commented 5 hours ago

dc100

Portland, Oregon ·

5h ago

I would like to believe that citizens stepped in to save their democracy. But maybe it was just the price of gas.

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EMB commented 5 hours ago

EMB

Up North ·

5h ago

I trust that it was both!

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John in SC commented 5 hours ago

John in SC

Greenville SC ·

5h ago

When I went to the polls today, I made sure I thanked every election worker I saw. In fact a few times I started to tear up as I thanked them.

I really felt our democracy was at stake in this midterm. I'm proud that South Carolina elected Dr. Annie Andrews to the Senate in this state.

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Diane Livia commented 5 hours ago

Diane Livia

Oakland, ca ·

5h ago

Worth every tank I filled in California at $6+ per gallon!

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mvp commented 5 hours ago

mvp

Los Angeles, CA ·

5h ago

Well well it seems that America is really great again. Thanks to all the Americans who worked to make the wheels of democracy turn.

This country is full of unsung heroes.

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Me Here commented 5 hours ago

Me Here

NE ·

5h ago

Beyond grateful for today's results so far. Yes, thanks to my neighbor of a different party who counts my votes according to law. I have never entertained a thought that my votes would somehow not be counted or certified ever -- absentee ballots mailed from Europe in the 80s while I was in the Air Force, to this day, never a second guess. The poll workers and officials are first among equals in this Democracy. Our system is not broken, was never corrupt, and works despite Trump & Co. and their efforts to cast doubts for way too long. Three Cheers America!

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Rik commented 5 hours ago

Rik

Rome Italy ·

5h ago

Thanks Americans !

After spent 1 year at Stanford university in 1990 as visiting professor that shaped so much my academic carrier in Europe and inspired as a model of freedom and curiosity in science here, I could not believe Trump could go so weird and destroy my American dream

Now I am released, America is great again !

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Rich commented 5 hours ago

Rich

Reading ·

5h ago

I’m worried the euphoria will be short-lived. I’m worried he will just ignore Congress, and I’m worried his hand-picked Supreme Court will allow him to do just that.

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nictsiz commented 5 hours ago

nictsiz

NJ ·

5h ago

I love the optimistic comments but the reality is that if gas prices were $2 lower it could very well be different. I hope Dems learn the lesson taught here, elections are "kitchen table" issues.

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Alex commented 5 hours ago

Alex

Victoria, BC ·

5h ago

Canada calling. Congratulations, America, on taking a decisive step back from the brink. We’ll be rooting for you over the next two years and hoping that you’ll the next big step to rejoin civil society. Good luck!

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EMB commented 5 hours ago

EMB

Up North ·

5h ago

Our steadfast friends to the North are greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

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Tommy commented 5 hours ago

Tommy

Deep Creek ·

5h ago

Could the GOP have worked harder to not win your vote? They serve only wealthy and corporate interests. I’m surprised voters anywhere would give any candidate a vote.

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SD commented 5 hours ago

NYC ·

5h ago

Nothing changes. Obama lost all of Congress in 2014 before his last 2 years. Was that a repudiation for him? Politics is all cyclical.

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Reader commented 5 hours ago

Reader

Palo Alto ·

5h ago

This is more than a cyclical defeat. The margins of victory, the turnout, the energy put into getting out the vote. Often, voters are voting for or against a particular candidate, but the discussions with voters confirmed that they were voting against Trump policies, negativity, egotism and his corruption, as well as the failure of Republican Senators and Representatives to check the unreasonable behavior and appointments of this narcissist.

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Someone commented 5 hours ago

Someone

NY ·

5h ago

Unfortunately, this is not really a repudiation of Trump; it's an economic backlash.

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Gordon commented 5 hours ago

Gordon

Chicago ·

5h ago

It's a repudiation of the spineless Trump-enablers. It's not just the price of ground beef.

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madNbad commented 5 hours ago

madNbad

Portland, OR ·

5h ago

United citizens defeat Citizens United.

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Corky3 commented 5 hours ago

Corky3

Sudbury MA ·

5h ago

Now the Democrats have to deliver. The voters have put their faith and hope in you.

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john fiva commented 5 hours ago

john fiva

switzerland ·

5h ago

America on the rebound, congratulations!

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The Statue of Liberty is crying commented 5 hours ago

The Statue of Liberty is crying

MAGA Occupied Territory ·

5h ago

Best night's sleep in forever. Thank you voters.

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C CC commented 5 hours ago

C CC

Australia ·

5h ago

The people have spoken. Loudly clearly and proudly.

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TakeThisWaltz commented 5 hours ago

TakeThisWaltz

Eurasia ·

5h ago

It is indeed a day of pride for the representatives who defied Trump, the advocates who stood up to him, and of course the citizens of the USA who stood in line for hours to vote, and said no to authoritarianism.

Perhaps now the mainstream media, including the NYT, will also find their backbone, and stop sanewashing this disastrous administration. Act like journalists, not lawyers.

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kschwrtz commented 5 hours ago

kschwrtz

Albany CA ·

5h ago

Let the ACCOUNTABILITY begin! What a relief!

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JohnA commented 5 hours ago

JohnA

bethpage ny ·

5h ago

I am so proud to be an American tonight.

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BD commented 5 hours ago

New York ·

5h ago

At last, the emperor with no clothes has fallen on his own sword of lies, hatred, and corruption.

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Dave commented 5 hours ago

Dave

Birmingham, UK ·

5h ago

Great to see American voters do what your feckless American politicians couldn't. Well done.

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Robert commented 5 hours ago

Robert

Germany ·

5h ago

Alas, for several hours Susan Collins was honestly very concerned.

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P commented 5 hours ago

Pasadena ·

5h ago

So much winning it’s making my head spin!!!!

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Marcia commented 5 hours ago

Marcia

East Coast ·

5h ago

When does he go to jail?

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SW commented 5 hours ago

NYC ·

5h ago

FINALLY. Now let's keep going.

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Kathy commented 5 hours ago

Kathy

Seattle ·

5h ago

I would like to read more speculation about how the Kremlin will react to a dis-empowered Trump.

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Bill Crandell commented 5 hours ago

Bill Crandell

Sunland, California ·

5h ago

Mussorgsky's 'Pictures At An Exhibition' now blasts forth....

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That's What She Said commented 5 hours ago

That's What She Said

The West ·

5h ago

Temp Loses. Bernie Sanders wins. Finally….

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Robert commented 5 hours ago

Robert

Seattle ·

5h ago

The 7 Democratic Socialists in the House will be part of the 230+ Democratic House majority.

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Sam commented 5 hours ago

Sam

California ·

5h ago

What will the spineless tech oligarchs such as Mr. Zuckerberg do now?

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Independent commented 5 hours ago

Independent

Voter ·

5h ago

The repudiation isn't enough to win back our country when you have people just as crooked as he is winning state offices.

Alabama comes to mind.

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Green Gal commented 5 hours ago

Green Gal

Northwestern Oregon ·

5h ago

Thanks for finally uniting us, Trump.

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WL commented 5 hours ago

NC ·

5h ago

We will see if the Republicans actually learn some lessons from this massive loss, or if they continue down the road of stupidity that they have been down ever since Trump started running for president. On the flip side, we'll see if the Democrats can actually govern and try to solve some of the problems facing our country. If not the republicans will be back in power in two years.

Hakeem Jeffries gave a great speech earlier this evening. Now let's see him put it into action come January.

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A Farmer In commented 5 hours ago

A Farmer In

Pennsylvania ·

5h ago

America leans Blue! I believe it’s American Flag Blue, but we can check the reflecting pool to verify. Our nation once again showed we are a nation of decency, and laws. Let us all hope that the rule of law is maintained over these last 2 months of the lame duck Congress. Praise the Lord…..God is Good!

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That's What She Said commented 5 hours ago

That's What She Said

The West ·

5h ago

Bernie Sanders wins. Finally

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Richard Zerner commented 5 hours ago

Richard Zerner

Toledo, Ohio ·

5h ago

Very simply, yay for America.

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Cal Page commented 5 hours ago

Cal Page

Vermont ·

5h ago

Trump, can we talk? The electorate have repudiated you and your ilk. You can save the daily humiliation you will surely face if you stay in as a lame duck. And you will also face impeachment and conviction.

And we, the country, are now laughing at you.

Your best move is to resign gracefully.

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#1 Occupation commented 5 hours ago

#1 Occupation

NJ ·

5h ago

Has Todd Blanche resigned yet?

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Stephanie T. commented 5 hours ago

Stephanie T.

Denver ·

5h ago

Thank you, America! Thank you!

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Ed Quinby commented 5 hours ago

Ed Quinby

San Diego ·

5h ago

Time for a purple government. Red and blue are toxic.

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Rosalie commented 5 hours ago

Rosalie

Canada ·

5h ago

America won. Trumpism lost.

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Eddy commented 5 hours ago

Eddy

Venice ·

5h ago

I think we all hoped this day would come, and not a minute too soon. The most consequential election of our lifetime, and we the people made it happen. Congratulations, and thank you to my fellow Americans. You saved our democracy from extinction.

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K commented 5 hours ago

USA ·

5h ago

Thank god. Truly. Tears of relief and gratitude. I was ready to give up on us.

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Michael Schmitt commented 5 hours ago

Michael Schmitt

Europe ·

5h ago

What an extraordinary delight to open today’s newspapers both NYT and domestic online news houses reading about this overwhelming success of the Democratic Party. Congratulations to all who made this possible. I sincerely hope the Democratic politicians will use their newly won political strength to make policies for the ordinary people rather than courting the Zillionaires.

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Mat commented 5 hours ago

Mat

Rotterdam, the Netherlands ·

5h ago

As a Dutchman I worked and lived in the U.S. for four years, consider the U.S. to be my second home country and I used to be proud to say so. Since returning to the Netherlands in 2018 that pride diminished to the point of keeping quiet about my years there, cause there wasn’t a whole lot to be proud about anymore. Yesterday Americans showed me and the world that America still is a country that has government of the people, by the people and for the people. Again I feel pride. Congratulations America!

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Ex Banker commented 5 hours ago

Ex Banker

San Francisco ·

5h ago

Now the hard work of doing the hard work of fixing the excesses of the last 2 years. Centrists on both sides of the aisle need to go back to legislating, compromising, and doing the right thing.

Yes that includes investigations with hearings and asking hard questions. It does NOT include impeachment of Trump, but his toadies are all fair game. We can save Trump trials for after he leaves office. Unless he preemptively pardons tge worst offenders, in which case he has to go.

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Honkeur commented 5 hours ago

Honkeur

NYC ·

5h ago

Democrats now face a difficult challange -- given all the problems facing the nation, how much energy should be focused on accountability for Trump' corruption?

The answer can't be zero. The integrity of the nation depends on it. But it can't be the primary focus: there are too many other serious problems, and it would let Trump keep control of the narrative.

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leave_it_to_me commented 5 hours ago

leave_it_to_me

United Sewer of Autocracy ·

5h ago

This is the best 250th birthday gift! Thank you American voters. judges, non-mainstream media democracy defenders, and the smart/brave young candidates that took a chance on democracy. Now the hard work begins of fixing the royal mess but we can breath again. Again, we can have hope.

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Peace commented 5 hours ago

Peace

East Coast ·

5h ago

Thank you Bernie for leading the charge!

Today we celebrate.

And then we must act to reverse the growing threat of oligarchy and overturn Citizen’s United.

We must continue to take back the power of the people and stop allowing corporate politicians from both parties to run our country.

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Paul commented 5 hours ago

Paul

Trantor ·

5h ago

“President Trump has spent the past two years trying to subvert American democracy. On Tuesday, voters stood up to him.”

1). He has subverted democracy.

2). Congress should have stood up to him.

Now listen to the voters and do the right thing; work on affordability and accountability.

The voters have spoken.

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Maximo commented 5 hours ago

Maximo

Maine ·

5h ago

Thank you, fellow voters, for participating in democracy!! And thanks to election workers, legal advocates and judges for enabling a fair, smooth, & secure process.

Most of us have far more in common than not. Including wanting the best for our kids & our planet, a shared sense of decency, and a desire for elected officials to work hard for all of us, not just themselves, their party, & the 1%.

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GP commented 5 hours ago

Melbourne, Australia ·

5h ago

Us in the rest of the world are watching and heartened a bit at the difficult to misinterpret results, however it will be a very long and difficult road for the USA to regain the standing and trust with the rest of the word that this short period of 2 years has seen it tossed into a bin and set on fire.

However the fact that this was necessary to stop Trump in his SECOND term in power and the fact that he still has the power to pardon others and possibly himself, doesn't leave a lot of confidence that things can be repaired so easily.

I wish you well, America.

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Ed commented 5 hours ago

Washington DC ·

5h ago

Democratic- led House and Senate: Act. Now.

Medicare needs to be bolstered, Obamacare restored, assistance for getting and holding medical insurance, restore environmental, health and safety, and protection of natural resources regulations, and other vital services need to be restored. Become friends again with our allies should be a priority. Hold hearings on corruption and unconstitutional acts in the executive branch. And impeach major Trump appointees as well as Trump for the myriad of things they’ve done against the constitution should be a priority, albeit a sidebar priority that proceeds along on a separate track as Congress focuses on getting life back to a semblance of normality before Trump arrived.

House and Senate: it’s full court press time. Leave no stone unturned.

Get this done.

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Anne commented 5 hours ago

Anne

Cincinnati ·

5h ago

I'm so proud and relieved this evening. Voter turnout was astounding--on Sunday, an estimated average of 800 people an hour. The momentum is obvious. Now let's get to work. And let's hope for a semblance of unity.

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Pierre commented 5 hours ago

Pierre

Florence, Italy ·

5h ago

The only thing most Americans who voted for the Democrats stood up against is gas prices. Full stop. Nothng to boast about, really.

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Lou commented 5 hours ago

Lou

Anytown, USA ·

5h ago

It was a lot more than that kinda like what is going on in Italy.

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ron g. commented 5 hours ago

ron g.

salinas, CA ·

5h ago

It was not just the price of gas. It was the cruelty and capricious application of law from Ice. It was the blatant self-serving corruption. It was the non-stop lying, and broken promises.

It was the misguided, self=destructive, incompetently prosecuted war with Iran. It was the preoccupation with gaudy, ostentatious monuments. It was the choice of incompetent people in positions of authority whose chief quality was blind obeisance to the man who selected them. And on and on...

It was not just the price of das.

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bill commented 5 hours ago

bill

seattle ·

5h ago

An apt time perhaps to recall Abraham Lincoln's words that Trump probably does not know are engraved in the memorial he was facing while posturing in front of his failed reflecting pool renovation:

"With malice toward none, with charity for all, ... let us strive ... to bind up the nation’s wounds..."

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Ex Banker commented 5 hours ago

Ex Banker

San Francisco ·

5h ago

Thank god the SCOTUS is insulated from Trump Court nominees for the remainder of his term. It is perhaps the most important result of this election.

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Stephen commented 5 hours ago

Stephen

Brooklyn ·

5h ago

Although I am very happy with the election results, I don’t think they happened because most Americans rediscovered good values. The swing toward the Democrats by those relatively few swing voters was caused mainly by one thing: higher prices- on gas, food, etc. The loss of democratic institutions, the support for Putin and the abandonment of Ukraine, the constant pathological lying by Trump, didn’t bother these voters. It was only because of higher price prices. Disappointing.

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Frea commented 5 hours ago

Frea

Melbourne ·

5h ago

but the judges are enabling him by slow-walking the judicial process and making unclear judgements that leave him room to precisely play against the rule of law. they keep making timid rulings and dancing around the issues and kicking the buckets down the road without dealing with them. and the supreme court especially keeps clearly enabling him, including using the hidden decisions they don't sign and ruling for clearly wrong actions such as the racial profiling going on with immgration enforcement. democrats need to target the supreme court. it should be reformed and or packed.

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Proud Lefty commented 5 hours ago

Proud Lefty

San Diego ·

5h ago

It seems like all you have to do is get trump and his cronies to take you to court. Then the truth comes out and, not surprisingly, you win.

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Joe commented 5 hours ago

Joe

Chicago ·

5h ago

So I couldn’t be happier. But what Trump gave us was a gift, an enemy. This is what we fight against: corruption, incompetence, weaponization of the government against its citizens, dishonesty, hatred and coarseness. But now we have to fight for something: rational immigration, inflation driven by an out of control stock market, cleaner energy. I think we can agree boys don’t need to be on girls’ sports teams and we will never agree about abortion.

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Barbara commented 5 hours ago

Barbara

Brooklyn ·

5h ago

I woke up after Election Day in 2024 feeling like someone had died. Trump's re-election was so confounding and depressing, this time telling me something about my fellow Americans that was hard to digest. I'm up late now taking in these wins and these numbers as a reminder that some of them — most of them, rebuke this abomination of a party and a president. May this resounding defeat mean the collapse of this kind of politics. Get money OUT of politics. Get rid of Citizens United. It brought us here. Now we have a fighting chance to dig ourselves out.

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Puny Earthling commented 5 hours ago

Puny Earthling

Iowa ·

5h ago

Musk’s $480 million goes up in a puff of blue smoke. How awesome is that?

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Wide Awake commented 5 hours ago

Wide Awake

Clinton, NY ·

5h ago

The moral arc of the universe is long, but it bends towards justice.

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RGP commented 5 hours ago

RGP

KCMO ·

5h ago

Best thing about taking the Senate is that if Alito or Thomas retires in the next two years Democrats can cite the McConnell Rule of 2016 and refuse to vote on a replacement.

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Paddy commented 5 hours ago

Paddy

Tasmania ·

5h ago

Thank you America! You finally saw the light, but lots of work to do now. Go for it! Love from the rest of the world!

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Al commented 5 hours ago

Holcomb ·

5h ago

The lesson is simple: When you stand up to Trump, you win. It's been proven again and again and again.

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Ex Banker commented 5 hours ago

Ex Banker

San Francisco ·

5h ago

Thank you to the MAGA voters who did the right thing. Better late than never.

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Htb commented 5 hours ago

Htb

Los angeles ·

5h ago

Within one week, Alito will announce his retirement.

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Corky3 commented 5 hours ago

Corky3

Sudbury MA ·

5h ago

Hope not.

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Kate Amerson commented 5 hours ago

Kate Amerson

Austin, TX ·

5h ago

I am SO grateful to my fellow Texans who believed in unity. We can clean up this mess, together.

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Psychobear commented 5 hours ago

Psychobear

Fremont, CA. ·

5h ago

Yes, this feels very good! We must celebrate and, after so many years of incompetence and incivility, it is good to take a moment to celebrate.

But Trump and his minions have dug a deep hole. So much damage and devastation. As momentous as this election has been, so much work remains. This massive blue wave is, indeed, a repudiation of Trump but it is only a first step. The Democrats must be successful and productive, otherwise, the pendulum could well swing back in 28.

I worry that voters are so easily influenced. I worry about the lack of critical thinking and understanding of the role and responsibilities of citizenship in a democracy. There are challenging times ahead but at least we have made a beginning! So, yes—tonight I am proud to be an American!

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Columban commented 5 hours ago

Columban

London ·

5h ago

Finally! US, you have put yourselves and the rest of the world through the wringer. Now you have spoken and hopefully it isn't too late to restore your country's institutions and reputation. But protecting democracy isn't about going back to immediately before Trump, it requires going back further. Ossoff and others are already talking about what needs to be done, first and foremost take the money out of politics. It's not just a message for the US, it's a global message.

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Carlito Brigante commented 5 hours ago

Carlito Brigante

Cleveland, Ohio ·

5h ago

Most everyone is missing the biggest issue of this election. The biggest issue is not a rebuke of Trump. The biggest issue is Trump's total, complete, full destruction of the Republican Party and the Republican Brand. The only possible option now for Republicans to stand a chance in 2028 to win the Presidency and regain some lost seats is a verbal and legislative Ides Of March - Julius Ceaser erasure of Trump. The Republicans cannot allow this Trump Madness to continue unchecked. Hegseth, Kennedy, Bessent and especially Trump himself have to be dealt with verbally and legislatively just like the Roman Senate did with Julius Ceaser. The American people will not accept anything less before they reconsider the Republicans. Right now the Republicans by unquestioned support of Trump are just as guilty as Trump for mismanaging the Country and making the USA a Pariah on the World Stage.

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The Mid West Front commented 5 hours ago

The Mid West Front

Chicago, IL ·

5h ago

Thank you, America! For finally hitting the brakes. We’ve got work to do but celebrate this win. I feel like I can breathe again. I feel hopeful we can right the ship. Trump was on fox tonight talking about Greenland. Can you imagine being so delusional that your instinct is to talk about another country the night your party had been shown the door? Hilarious!

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Kip Leitner commented 5 hours ago

Kip Leitner

Philadelphia ·

5h ago

It's time to go after the authoritarians in the Republican party who created this national disaster through their exclusive love for power and money over every other criteria. While the country is slipping into economic hardship and international warfare -- initiated by Trump -- Trump was exclusively concerned with building monuments to himself and inflicting violence on his many enemies -- because he can.

And Remember, all those Republican Senators who, because of their fear of Trump, approved all these incompetent people to the government who created national bedlam. And for what ? So they could get a cheaper tax rate.

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Shura commented 5 hours ago

Shura

Seattle, WA ·

5h ago

Go away Trump. Let this long national nightmare be over. Just go away. Once and for all.

Now we rebuild. Something better.

I think this is called hope.

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C commented 5 hours ago

San Francisco, CA ·

5h ago

Those big fancy law firms who collapsed the second democracy got hard are looking worse by the second.

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anatlanta commented 5 hours ago

anatlanta

Atlanta ·

5h ago

Wonderful outcome!

But Trump still has presidential immunity, the veto, the Senate filibuster and the pardon power. And a supine Supreme Court which will continue to use the shadow docket to do his bidding. He will continue to use his tariff wars and military and DOJ. And his unilateral executive orders.

He will give up only if enough GOP folks in the House and the Senate are willing to stand up to him and work with the majority to get back to the business of governing. Like when GOP senators visited the White House in 1974 and told Nixon that “time’s up”

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PoppyHill commented 5 hours ago

PoppyHill

CA ·

5h ago

The efforts of democracy advocate groups, most notably Indivisible, also deserve a huge thank you for their myriad ground up organizational efforts. They set national dates for marches and protests, along with other local events such as the one to reach out to people in red state areas with personal postcards. Their daily grunt work produced tens, hundreds, thousands and even hundreds of thousands standing together with signs shouting NO KINGS! WE THE PEOPLE have spoken!!

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David A. Lee commented 5 hours ago

David A. Lee

Ottawa KS 66067 ·

5h ago

This was, indeed, a massive repudiation of Mr. Trump, and it will certainly give much pause to any of his subordinates who may be tempted to use their power in any office, including military office, to play any more tricks on the American people. If I were a Naval officer who participated in Mr. Trump's decisions to murder the citizens of other nations on the high seas, as they have done, I wouldn't feel easier tonight. I would be much more reluctant to follow any future such orders.

The Times has hit the nail in this editorial statement, but it hasn't taken account of the significant fact that the scale of the Democratic victory tonight will not make the party more eager to impeach him and rid the country of his shadow and influence.

Instead, they will have no desire to give J. D. Vance the presidency where he can forestall any of their own aspirants for the Oval Office. And, instead, they will have a reason to try to keep him around as a convenient whipping boy.

Not that he won't richly deserve that and worse, perhaps in some slammer, but this is the enormous dilemma facing the Democrats and the predicament they will face in trying to carry out the enormous passion of the American people to be rid of the Trump era, now and forever.

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Martin commented 5 hours ago

Martin

Lincolnshire UK ·

5h ago

Well done USA! Democracy prevails.

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Stephen H commented 5 hours ago

Stephen H

Brooklyn ·

5h ago

While I relish the idea of mass impeachments of all the president’s men, I hope the Democrats will prioritize constructive legislation instead.

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Mark commented 5 hours ago

Mark

Montreal ·

5h ago

Following what appears to be an absolute trouncing, a decisive and outright repudiation of Trump and Republican authoritarianism and their abject failures to deal with problems facing the country, not to mention the stunning levels of corruption, this editorial is about as tepid as it gets.

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Jason commented 5 hours ago

Jason

Midwest ·

5h ago

The next election will still be significantly affected by the economy. Grocery and gas prices matter when the middle class is dramatically shrinking and the lower class is fighting hard, paddling like crazy, to avoid complete poverty and homelessness.

At lest this will slow down Trump’s assault on the democratic system. And that’s huge.

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Illlhaveamanhattan commented 5 hours ago

Illlhaveamanhattan

New York ·

5h ago

As a lifelong Democrat all I can say is please govern as a centrist party who realizes your support has more to do with who you aren’t rather than who you are. Battle to end the war, battle to keep ACA, and battle to return reproductive rights to women. Oh and also let’s expand the Supreme Court to 12.

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JackC5 commented 5 hours ago

JackC5

Los Angeles Co., CA ·

5h ago

For sane conservatives and moderates, tonight was a most welcome event. It's like undergoing surgery to remove diseased tissue; not pleasant in the short term, but is necessary for long term health.

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Jail Him Now commented 5 hours ago

Jail Him Now

NYC ·

5h ago

“…many independents and even Republicans consider Mr. Trump’s second term to be a failure.” His first term was a failure too… one million dead from Covid, and insurrection, etc.

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Aleutian Low commented 5 hours ago

Aleutian Low

Somewhere in the middle ·

5h ago

The democrats need to be humble in the coming days and be crystal clear that a great deal of their votes came from people voting against MAGA NOT for Democrats.

First order of business should be electing new party leadership including someone presidential for speaker.

Schumer and Jeffrey’s MUST go!!

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Jennifer commented 5 hours ago

Jennifer

California ·

5h ago

Schumer is saintly compared to any of the Republicans that are currently in office. He's not perfect, but he's no where near as bad as others.

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radpro commented 5 hours ago

radpro

San Diego California ·

5h ago

My faith in the American people is restored. Thank God.

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Bud Ryan commented 5 hours ago

Bud Ryan

Cerrillos, New Mexico ·

5h ago

You could see this coming from a mile away because after losing the presidency after his first term you just gotta wonder How America Got Fooled for a second time. Of course that loss can be left at Biden's door because had he declared he would only serve for 1 term & maybe if the Dems had gone through a full slate of Primaries maybe the Democratic Nominee would have won? But when you look at donald trump's (I no longer capitalize his name because of the Despicable Ways he treats Women, Minorities and Immigrants) history with his 6 Bankruptcies he is really Not a good businessman just as he wasn't a good president in his first term.

I think it was a relatively easy guess that his 2nd Term wouldn't go much better then his first, when in fact it went much worse. To my mind trump is a train wreck that the media cannot turn away from & hence he gets more coverage than anyone else which I guess is good on the campaign trail but Not when it comes to Actual Governing.

Our Long National Nightmare will now become a Lame Duck & let us Hope he is Done Trying to Destroy OUR Democratic Norms! Let us also Hope that the Democrats don't invest in an Impeachment attempt because unless Republicans in the Senate were to suddenly Grow a Spine & Conscience trump will Never Get Convicted in the Senate, so let the Democrats do All They Can to making life Easier & More Affordable for All Americans which would give them a leg up in the next election which as we all know will be a Presidential one!

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Lecteur commented 5 hours ago

Lecteur

France ·

5h ago

Congratulations to the US from Europe. I hope now you can make America great again.

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Kate commented 5 hours ago

Kate

NC ·

5h ago

My faith in the American voter has been somewhat restored tonight. I need to review the data, to see if it was the Republicans who stayed home vs independents who shifted blue that created the blue wave.

But it still seems the American voter will only vote with their wallet and are too easily conned.

Let’s hope the Democrats don’t waste this opportunity to make systemic changes in governance and campaign reform.

Our system of governance is broken. We may have a democracy where voting is still largely a protected right.

If only those we elect would get to work and get the job done! Now that would be something.

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RobertG commented 5 hours ago

RobertG

virginia ·

5h ago

GOP voters who may have stayed home did so probably because of shame or high gas prices.

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Pablo commented 5 hours ago

Pablo

Texas ·

5h ago

The spell has been broken. MAGA is over. Yes we have two more years before we can rid ourselves of the greatest stain on American democracy since the Civil War, but the reign of this cruel, incompetent grifter and television reality star is over with. Let him spend the last two years following the PGA and announcing UFC events while we recover from this Kafkaesque nightmare and start to rebuild a country that works together and with allies for the greater good.

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Tobias W. commented 5 hours ago

Tobias W.

Seattle ·

5h ago

"President Trump has spent the past two years trying to subvert American democracy. On Tuesday, voters stood up to him."

We still need the new Congress to stand up to him - hold him accountable. Impeach him. Investigate him and his corrupt family and crooks in on the blatant self-enrichment and corruption. The last time Democrats held Congress after gaining control over it they did almost nothing in that direction. Garland was incompetent. We ended up with nobody being held accountable for January 6th. A former office holder could walk out of the White House with boxes of top secret material stored in a bathroom in a hotel and not face any consequences.

I do not have high hopes for Democrats having learnt a lesson. They will fall back into their usual pattern of business as usual. Prove me wrong.

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TJ Fractured commented 5 hours ago

TJ Fractured

Des Moines ·

5h ago

1500 traitors were convicted on charges up to and including seditious activity. Members of trump’s inner circle and GOP activists around the country pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to overthrow the 2020 election. Garland should’ve had trump arrested on January 22, 2021 but all that other stuff takes time to process. DOJ was maxed out.

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Tgee commented 5 hours ago

Tgee

Seattle ·

5h ago

egad, you’re kinda living in the past dude; overly litigious distractions and whining about revisiting ridiculous past mistakes is a sure recipe for failure and “business as usual” behavior that was decisively removed from this election. you’ve already proved yourself wrong.

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Citizen commented 5 hours ago

Citizen

Kleptocristan ·

5h ago

Thank you to the voters who overcame the true Trump Derangement Syndrome -that of the Republican Party. Now please hold corruption to account. No letting bygones be bygones -our nation has to be a nation of order and law.

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scratchbaker commented 5 hours ago

scratchbaker

OV AZ (unfortunately) ·

5h ago

Trump's actual legacy will be branded by the results of these midterm elections, not any ugly construction project he concocts which is reversible or can be razed by one means or another. The American people have spoken out against Trump/MAGA with clarity and forcefulness for all the world to witness. Our new lame duck "leader" is not all he was quacked up to be.

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J Johnson commented 5 hours ago

J Johnson

SE PA ·

5h ago

“Nonetheless, this is a day to feel pride.” — Relief is what I mainly feel now. I can finally say it is good to be an American again! Even though there is still going to be a hard struggle against Trump and his minions, the majority of American voters have made it unmistakably clear that his corrupt, cruel, and hateful regime is wrong for our nation. By defeating him and his evil ways, we will truly make America great again.

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Humberto commented 5 hours ago

Humberto

NYC ·

5h ago

It is a blue tsunami. This unfit and misguided President is now, fortunately, weak.

We have Iran to thank in no small part for this result. She kept the Strait of Hormuz closed, increasing prices.

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Dave commented 5 hours ago

Dave

Birmingham, UK ·

5h ago

"The system held"

Indeed. You've had litte to be proud of recently, America, but this.... well done.

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Opinion | The American People Have Repudiated Trump - The New York Times