Short Take Politics

Heather Cox Richardson sums it up

“On Tuesday, Americans rejected the Trump administration. It turns out most people hated the idea of a strongman who ignored the Constitution, undermined democracy, and tried to rewrite America’s history in order to impose a white, Christian nationalist regime that enriched him and his cronies at the expense of everyone else.”

https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/november-6-2026

It was more than repudiation

That level of buttkicking hadn’t happened since Watergate. The people have seen through the scam. He is a liar and a conman who preys on the weak and the poor.

https://andrewsullivan.substack.com/p/resign-mr-president?utm_source=substack&utm_campaign=post_embed&utm_medium=web&embedding_publication_id=20533

Trump’s answer: Promote the fascist

Is there a more deplorable human who could serve as chief of staff than Stephen Miller? The MAGA response to Tuesday is asskicking. https://www.npr.org/2026/11/06/nx-s1-6032795/stephen-miller-replace-sus…