The media fails to take Trump at his word. Again.
margaretsullivan.substack.com/p/the-media-fails-to-take-trump-atThree theories about why journalists don't sound the alarm loud and clear about his authoritarian plans
Is This a Coup? Introducing The Counter - Insight
zeynep.substack.com/p/is-this-a-coup-introducing-the-counterWe didn’t lose these state races because of gerrymandering, or lack of money, or any kind of Republican tampering with the electoral process. Our failure was political, and all the more inexcusable because it took place in a year when the opposing party had failed at governing so badly that it had racked up a body count. And still we couldn’t make the case.
Trump’s Data Team Saw a Different America—and They Were Right - Bloomberg
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-10/trump-s-data-team-saw-a-different-america-and-they-were-rightThe president-elect’s analysts picked up disturbances others weren’t seeing—the beginning of the storm that would deliver Trump to the White House.