Prospect

How did this happen? And what’s next?

A look at the biggest stock gainers since Trump’s election shows that paying tribute to the next president will have its benefits.

Evergreen State voters decide that the billions in revenues generated by the Climate Commitment Act are worth preserving.

Down-ballot candidates did well, and if they can get the state back on the path to a broader and more prosperous labor movement, the returns would be even greater.

Today on TAP: Shifting voting patterns suggest it’s possible, but only if they persist through subsequent elections.

Trump won the election in part because of a backlash against consumer price inflation on Biden’s watch. Several Trump policies will make inflation much worse.

The ‘liberal media’ was in the tank for Trump. Democrats should take their subscription dollars elsewhere.

On being defeated

The usual ‘blue shift’ means up to five seats are still in play, which is the margin of victory needed for Democrats.

How could this have happened? What now?

Inflation is bad.

And how the nation arrived at this perilous and tragic place

And how the nation arrived at this perilous and tragic place

Today on TAP: The inherently unappreciated core of Bidenomics

The Painters Union has driven a bus through swing states trying to turn out union members for Kamala Harris. It hasn’t been the smoothest ride.

The media’s penchant to balance the two parties and control the narrative didn’t quite work when it came to a Trump insult comic’s comments about Puerto Rico.

They will surely try. Whether they succeed will depend on the vigilance of the Justice Department and other law enforcement agencies.

Tom Tomorrow brings you This Modern World

The election has turned on other factors, but the climate justice organization sought to connect the lived experience of a changing environment with political outcomes.

Today on TAP: If you are planning to be at a watch party, expect to stay until at least Friday.