Staff Reports
MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” panel experienced a collective case of shock therapy on Tuesday morning, following Donald Trump’s impressive electoral defeat of Vice President Kamala Harris. Joe Scarborough, the host with the hair that defies gravity, boldly proclaimed that the result was the largest “red wave” sighting since the days of yore when Reagan swept nearly every state in 1984. In typical leftist fashion, Scarborough leaned into his melodrama, claiming the nation woke up to find the Democratic Party “wiped out,” as if a broom had taken to their political ambitions and swept them into oblivion.
Co-host Jonathan Lemire, clearly struggling to reconcile reality with his leftist fantasies, expressed disbelief that a man—who had been impeached not once but twice, fumbled the pandemic response like a toddler with a cupcake, and somehow garnered four criminal charges—could still emerge victorious. Lemire’s quips about Trump being encouraged by foreign adversaries might give one the impression that elections are decided by an international convention of dictators. Maybe next time he should check the voting data instead of his Twitter feed.
Claire McCaskill is struggling this morning.
“Donald Trump knows our country better than we do.”pic.twitter.com/maT8HNqtZK
— The American Conservative (@amconmag) November 6, 2024
Former Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill joined the stunned commentary, recognizing that Trump understands the pulse of America far better than she or her colleagues do. She begrudgingly credited him with harnessing emotions like anger and fear to galvanize voters, suggesting that his appeals went straight to the heart of American concerns. Her revelation that “better angels” went on vacation—conveniently when Trump entered the political arena—feels like a creative attempt to excuse the left’s losses. Maybe those angels were booking a ticket to another country, away from the chaos.
McCaskill’s move to portray Trump as the victim in a landscape riddled with legal challenges was a twist her party may not have seen coming. She expressed that the public largely views Trump’s legal woes as unjust attacks rather than reflections of guilt. This could bring a whole new meaning to the term “lawfare,” as it appears many Americans are more inclined to sympathize with a beleaguered Trump than with his critics.
In the aftermath of Trump’s electoral resurgence, the Democratic Party might want to invest in a map and figure out where their “better angels” checked out. Scarborough’s analysis that the outcome signifies an obliteration of the Democratic Party’s influence is humorous to any observer without a lib-tinged pair of glasses. For now, it seems that the GOP is enjoying a national victory lap, cheering in the streets while the Democrats are still caught up in shock—like kids who missed the ice cream truck.
