As I see it (Charles has a different idea), the biggest takeaway from this week’s election isn’t the overwhelming success of Democrats up and down the ballot.

It’s President Trump’s response.

All along, I expected anger and denial from Trump if Democrats won.

I thought he’d declare the election rigged, as he did in 2020.

I imagined he’d send troops to confiscate voting machines. File court challenges. Declare a national emergency.

Given the administration’s track record, I expected the worst. I thought Trump and his cronies would pull out all the stops to try to overturn results in US House and Senate races.

For the past year, they’ve certainly been doing everything possible to skew the election in favor of Republicans. Why stop just because the election is over?

So I was genuinely shocked when Trump conceded, saying that Democrats “did a good job,” adding that he will “look forward to working with them.” Continue Reading →