I don't watch much American news - basically just 48-hours straight every four years. But CNN have played a blinder here.
Very little faff, or tedious talking heads delivering spin. Just data. An extremely aggressive and remorseless form of data.
But most importantly, they did a democratic service - always making it clear, every moment, that the electoral system was sound, Trump's attempt to overturn the election was illegitimate, and how the arrangements worked.
They did a delicate, detailed and incredibly important job in an understated way. Hugely impressive.
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Next few hours there'll be lots of sage old commentators on here telling you not to get too excited, lots of trouble ahead, problems Trump fed off won't go away, Democrats don't control Senate. And it's all true. But you know what? We all deserve to sit & be happy for a bit.
Fuck all the caveats and future problems. Savour this feeling. People constantly on the backfoot against pernicious political forces deserve to celebrate them being defeated.
There'll be time later for thoughts about how to proceed, and especially what liberals can do in office to prevent nationalism rising up again. But for now, just enjoy the victory. Have a drink for fuck sake.
It's perfectly possible that, when the dust has settled, you could build a credible case that a hard-left candidate would have done better than Biden. But you've fuck all basis to make that case right now.
Sure mate, whatever you say. I bet having a self-declared socialist would have gone down really well with Cubans in Florida. Sorted that problem right out.
Anyone making that argument at the moment cares more about their little internecine leftie battle than they do getting rid of Trump.