Greetings! It’s not just the right peddling conspiracy theories. According to The New Republic, a wave of doubt about the election results is appearing in some corners of the left.  “Much of the objection appears to have to do with what Harris supporters perceived as less voter turnout…The next four years may go by very slowly if Harris supporters spend it contesting election results like many right-wingers did after Trump’s loss in 2020.” The UK-based The Telegraph posted an article in a similar vein observing that “left-wing conspiracy theorists claim Elon Musk used satellites to ‘steal’ the U.S. election”…Vile right wing statement  of the week (and it’s only Tuesday) via  RedState: “All it took was the election of Donald Trump for women to stop one of the most coveted and upheld activities of the feminist left...being a slut.” Here’s the article…In the aftermath of Trump’s victory, dozens of TheRighting’s readers dropped their free subscriptions.  I call them news deserters and not in a pejorative way. Many said they were tuning out all news media.  Turns out, MSNBC is also experiencing a news deserters plague. Mediaite notes the liberal news network’s ratings “cratered” late last week.…Not everybody is tuning out.  One reader of TheRighting says he’s staying with me on the frontlines. Steve Stroh wrote last week expressing joy because reading TheRighting’s “well-researched, well-edited, human-curated info in TEXT feels like a superpower these days.” PS: If anyone else wants a letter published please write to me at Howard@therighting.com.  I will consider all submissions….Meanwhile, if you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting. Howard

Greetings! Based on what we know about their combustible personalities, how long before the Donald Trump and Elon Musk bromance blows apart? Here’s how I see it in just four words: Two bears, one cave…Foxnews.com names five Democrats who are candidates to lead the wounded party out of the post-election wilderness.  Notably there are no women who made the list that includes Pete Buttigieg, Josh Shapiro and Hakeem Jeffries…Vance 2028?  According to the Wall Street Journal editorial board, Trump nixed roles for Mike Pompeo and Nikki Haley in his new administration because Don Jr. didn’t want competition for JD Vance’s expected White House run for years from now…The Washington Free Beacon has a provocative article touting winners and losers from last week’s election.  One selection, in particular,  stands out to me: Dean Phillips, the only Dem with the cojones to primary Biden a year ago…Two must-reads from legacy media that help explain the presidential results: Maureen Dowd penned  her best New York Times column in months with this humdinger: Democrats and the Case of Mistaken Identity Politics.  The lede says it all: “Some Democrats are finally waking up and realizing that woke is broke.” Meanwhile, The New Republic blames right wing media for powering Trump’s massive victory last week. TNR’s  editor Michael Tomasky explains why in an article that reads like an ad for TheRighting…Last week’s most prescient right wing article: The Federalist’s The Best Thing for America Would Be a Donald Trump Blowout. If Harris had to lose, I would agree with The Federalist’s headline.  The country would be in a much more agitated state if Harris eked out a popular vote win…If you keep reading, I’ll keep Righting.  Howard