1. ‘Absolutely’
Hillary Clinton’s devastating loss to Donald Trump left distraught Dems wondering what might have been. Asked on CNN if Bernie Sanders would’ve been likelier to beat Trump, his wife Jane Sanders said: “Absolutely. But it doesn’t matter now.”
2. Who will lead the party?
Democratic confusion – how do they win back disaffected white voters? Do they have to? – reigned as three or four names were floated to be the next national party chair.
Dunham: we’ve all been radicalized
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4. Sanders in 2020?
One idea in the air: run Sanders next time. “Four years is a long time from now,” the 75-year-old senator said Friday. “We’ll take one thing at a time, but I’m not ruling out anything.”
‘Deal with the real issues’
Our job is to deal with the real issues – to deal with our rigged political and economic system – not take our anger out on our neighbors.
— Bernie Sanders (@SenSanders) November 11, 2016
5. Pence takes over for Christie
The Trump team announced that vice-president-elect Mike Pence had taken over from New Jersey governor Chris Christie as leader of the transition team. Some saw the demotion as revenge from Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner, whose father Christie had prosecuted.
6. Trump wants to keep some Obamacare
Trump told the Wall Street Journal he wanted to preserve important pieces of the president’s healthcare law – the ban on coverage denial for pre-existing conditions and the ability for kids up to 26 to stay on parents’ plans. “I like those very much,” he said.
Love one another
I want a country that loves each other. I want to stress that.
– Donald Trump, to the Wall Street Journal
7. Reid to Trump: love this
The election of Donald Trump has emboldened the forces of hate and bigotry in America … If this is going to be a time of healing, we must first put the responsibility for healing where it belongs: at the feet of Donald Trump, a sexual predator who lost the popular vote and fueled his campaign with bigotry and hate
– Retiring minority leader Harry Reid
... And another thing
8 years -- and 2 New Yorker covers. How optimistic I felt illustrating the first, how frightened when I created the second. pic.twitter.com/uJ8fkJxiWT
— bobstaake (@bobstaake) November 11, 2016
... And another thing
.@FLOTUS did the #MannequinChallenge with the Cavs— pic.twitter.com/rfZ254EwsT
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) November 11, 2016
