Long Story Short Electoral College Confirms Reality: Trump Is a Loser“We’ve won so many times at this point in so many different ways—we’re just excited to keep on winning,” Jen O’Malley Dillon, Biden’s campaign manager, told reporters on Sunday.Scott Bixby
Brunch Can WaitMAGA Holdouts Rage as Democrats Party Over Biden VictoryTrump supporters from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Lansing, Michigan, and Salem, Oregon, turned out to try and counter pro-Biden celebrations. Kelly Weill
DOING IT LIVEMAGA Mobs Descend on Vote-Counting Sites Deranged internet rumors seemed to feed IRL action as the Democratic nominee closed in on the key prize.Kelly Weill
Ready or NotPolls Close and Americans Brace for the WorstFrom fears of vigilantes to messy legal battles, anxiety was high—and the contest felt far from finished.Sam Brodey
PAST IS PROLOGUECOVID, Militias, and Guns: Early Voting Surges in Michigan“They’re not even getting out of their cars.” one Detroit resident said of a state facing its own special stew of election anxiety.Tom Perkins
‘They Were Mean’‘Wolverine Watchmen’ Accused in MI Plot Spooked NeighborsSocial posts and testimony from neighbors of the men who allegedly plotted against Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer point to a disturbing relationship with the far-right.Kelly Weill
Never Over‘I’ve Lost Four Babies’: $600M Can’t Fix Flint NightmareAn historic settlement announced Thursday came as both a welcome relief and a reminder that a water poisoning fiasco that hit communities of color will never really end.Tom Perkins
The Deepest End‘Salt Kills Things’: The Scene at Trump’s Ford Factory TourAfter a slew of controversies with Michigan politicians, the president’s aversion to face masks was front and center in Ypsilanti, where his fans had plenty of thoughts on science.Tom Perkins
