1 00:00:01,120 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: Morning Run with Amy and TJ and iHeartRadio podcast. 2 00:00:06,680 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 2: At two twenty five am Eastern Time, Lee Greenwood's God 3 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:15,960 Speaker 2: Bless the USA started to flare as Donald Trump stepped 4 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:19,480 Speaker 2: onto stage in Florida to a rowdy crowd of supporters 5 00:00:19,520 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 2: and declared victory and the twenty twenty four presidential election. 6 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 2: Welcome everybody to this special post election morning run. I'm TJ. 7 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 1: Holk and I'm Amy Roboch and we want to get 8 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: right into our run and tell you where things stand 9 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:38,160 Speaker 1: as America wakes up to the news of another Trump presidency. 10 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 1: Fox News was the only network to call the race 11 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:43,720 Speaker 1: for Donald Trump for most of the evening and into 12 00:00:43,720 --> 00:00:46,640 Speaker 1: the early morning hours before ABC News called it for 13 00:00:46,680 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: Trump at five thirty a m. 14 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:53,120 Speaker 2: Eastern Time, and then other networks and agencies then started 15 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 2: to follow suit. However, overnight, no concession speech was made 16 00:00:58,200 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 2: and no congratulatory phone was made that we know of. Yes, 17 00:01:01,800 --> 00:01:05,759 Speaker 2: Vice President Harris opted not to address her supporters last 18 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:10,040 Speaker 2: night who had collected at Howard to see her. We 19 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 2: do expect to hear from her today at some point. 20 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:14,399 Speaker 2: And for those of you who weren't glued to the 21 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 2: election coverage last night, on television. Well we got to 22 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:21,680 Speaker 2: cover because we were glued to coverage literally all night. 23 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:23,880 Speaker 1: Well, some of us more than others. I did manage 24 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 1: to get three hours of sleep. You haven't slept at all, TJ. 25 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,039 Speaker 1: But yes, I woke up to the Lee Greenwood song 26 00:01:29,080 --> 00:01:33,199 Speaker 1: and said, Okay, well it happens. Yes, all night, TJ 27 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: got no sleep. So we are a little slap happy. 28 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:38,320 Speaker 1: So forgive us as we try to go about explaining 29 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 1: what all happened and what is happening today. We had 30 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: several screens on. We were watching all the networks as 31 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: much as we possibly could last night, and we started 32 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: fairly early on. It was a very clear theme. Almost 33 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: from the beginning. It started to emerge Harris was underperforming. 34 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:57,320 Speaker 1: That was clear compared to how Biden was doing at 35 00:01:57,320 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 1: the same time in twenty twenty. And each network had 36 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: its guy on the Magic Wall that was my favorite name, 37 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:04,760 Speaker 1: the big board. There were all sorts of names or 38 00:02:04,760 --> 00:02:07,440 Speaker 1: whatever the touchscreen was where they were taking you through 39 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:11,720 Speaker 1: all kinds of numbers, all different types of paths to victory. 40 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 2: And that was an important one. I'm glad all of 41 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:16,519 Speaker 2: them pretty much used the same technique where they could 42 00:02:16,600 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 2: show what the vote was in a particular county between 43 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:22,520 Speaker 2: Harris and Trump, and then just hit a button and 44 00:02:22,560 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 2: you could compare that number to how Trump and Biden 45 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,840 Speaker 2: did in that same spot four years ago. And so 46 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:31,880 Speaker 2: that's the theme we kept seeing, and they were kept 47 00:02:31,919 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 2: reporting the numbers from various counties and several swing states 48 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 2: that showed that Harris was not getting as high a 49 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 2: percentage of the vote as Biden got in twenty twenty. 50 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,279 Speaker 2: And in a lot of these counties she was underperforming, 51 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 2: underperforming like one percentage point, two, three percentage points. But 52 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:51,840 Speaker 2: that makes a big difference, and it makes the difference 53 00:02:51,840 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 2: of thousands of votes in an election this close. Obviously, 54 00:02:55,080 --> 00:02:56,400 Speaker 2: that is going to matter, That's right. 55 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 1: And as the results kept coming in throughout the night 56 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:02,640 Speaker 1: into the early morning, there were other signs that things 57 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: might be going Trump's way, including a tighter than expected 58 00:03:06,760 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: race in Virginia that wasn't even considered a swing state 59 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: or up for grabs. Harris ultimately did win the state 60 00:03:13,320 --> 00:03:16,960 Speaker 1: by five percentage points, but it's worth noting that Biden 61 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 1: won it in twenty twenty by ten points. And those 62 00:03:20,880 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: types of drops kept showing up all over the mass. 63 00:03:24,160 --> 00:03:26,799 Speaker 2: It really was we saw It happened early, and that 64 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 2: was the theme, and it continued and it happened all 65 00:03:30,400 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 2: over the country. But we did focus, of course on 66 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 2: seven states that were talked about, the seven battleground states 67 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:37,760 Speaker 2: that were going to make all the difference. Now Trump 68 00:03:37,800 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 2: picked up two of those relatively early in the evening, 69 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 2: North Carolina and Georgia. When he won those two states, 70 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:48,040 Speaker 2: it put Kamala Harris in the position that she had 71 00:03:48,520 --> 00:03:52,760 Speaker 2: to win Pennsylvania or else there was no other path 72 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:54,240 Speaker 2: the victory. She had to win it. 73 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: And as you probably know, she set up shop in Pennsylvania. 74 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:00,120 Speaker 1: We reported on it during her campaign. She made so 75 00:04:00,160 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 1: many stops we lost count in that stage. She even 76 00:04:02,720 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: spent her entire final day of the campaign in that state, 77 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,600 Speaker 1: in the state in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which ended 78 00:04:09,600 --> 00:04:13,000 Speaker 1: with a star studded night rally in Philadelphia. You remember 79 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: all the stars there, including even Oprah Winfrey. Ultimately, none 80 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:20,160 Speaker 1: of that worked for Kamala Harris. In county after county, 81 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,440 Speaker 1: she did not do as well as Biden did four 82 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: years ago. 83 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:28,200 Speaker 2: So then move us forward to one forty seven am 84 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:32,440 Speaker 2: Eastern time. Fox News made their official projection declaring Donald 85 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 2: Trump the president elect. However, they were the only ones 86 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:39,799 Speaker 2: to do so and were alone in making a projection until, 87 00:04:39,839 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 2: like we said, about five thirty am Eastern Time, when 88 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:46,360 Speaker 2: ABC then declared and a couple of others followed. Yeah. 89 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:49,760 Speaker 1: Trump came out on stage at two twenty five am 90 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: with what appeared to be about forty members of his 91 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: family and friends. I don't think I've ever seen that 92 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: many folks on stage standing next to a president electorally 93 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:03,560 Speaker 1: someone who declared himself president elect. He did have some 94 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:06,520 Speaker 1: pep in his step. He was energetic. He called it 95 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: a movement, and this isn't a surprise. He likes his 96 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:13,599 Speaker 1: superlatives like no one has seen before, the greatest political 97 00:05:13,640 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: movement of all times. So we know at least he 98 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: was on brand this morning as he was accepting at 99 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:22,040 Speaker 1: least the nomination he declared to have won. 100 00:05:22,240 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 2: You know, but he's not alone, because how many times 101 00:05:24,960 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 2: do we hear overnight somebody say this is the greatest 102 00:05:28,640 --> 00:05:30,320 Speaker 2: comeback in political history. 103 00:05:30,360 --> 00:05:32,240 Speaker 1: Oh, it's being written now. I mean, if you look 104 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:35,839 Speaker 1: at the headlines, what he said is actually what journalists 105 00:05:35,880 --> 00:05:36,560 Speaker 1: are reporting. 106 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,600 Speaker 2: It is true. It is incredible, and his remarks though 107 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 2: this evening he avoided a lot of the divisive language 108 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:46,000 Speaker 2: some have gotten used to sometimes out there on his rallies, 109 00:05:46,200 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 2: but he spoke just of his commitment to make life 110 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:51,839 Speaker 2: better for Americans. It was a kind of a loose 111 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 2: scene up on stage, kind of impromptu. It didn't seem planned. 112 00:05:56,839 --> 00:05:59,280 Speaker 2: Asked JD Vance to come up and make some remarks 113 00:05:59,320 --> 00:06:01,159 Speaker 2: and Jad he got up and did his thing for 114 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:02,880 Speaker 2: a few JD. I don't know why I just called 115 00:06:02,920 --> 00:06:03,599 Speaker 2: him JD. Yeah. 116 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,799 Speaker 1: Now, y'all are just on those kind of terms, JTJ 117 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:06,240 Speaker 1: and JD. 118 00:06:06,440 --> 00:06:10,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's my guy. He's not my guy. Okay, everybody, please, 119 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 2: we say we're a little little little lack every day. Okay, 120 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:17,440 Speaker 2: give us a break. But he also called up Dana White. 121 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:20,440 Speaker 2: If some of you might know the name. If you don't, 122 00:06:20,480 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 2: you might know the face if you saw him. But 123 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 2: he is the head of the UFC, and he came 124 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:26,800 Speaker 2: up in may remarks and ropes. He sounded like he 125 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 2: was introducing fighters for a fight. He was very energetic, 126 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:32,720 Speaker 2: very rowdy, but people in the room seemed to enjoy it. 127 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,479 Speaker 1: I did not know his name or his face, but 128 00:06:35,560 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: I remember when he came up, you said, what is happening? 129 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:42,160 Speaker 1: It was something and this is very trump asque like 130 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:44,920 Speaker 1: we'd never seen before in terms of a victory speech, 131 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: just to see the people he was calling up, and 132 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,080 Speaker 1: it was it was quite as spectul and I'm glad 133 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:51,479 Speaker 1: I woke back up for it. Certainly, all of this 134 00:06:51,640 --> 00:06:54,600 Speaker 1: was going on, and as Trump was making these victory remarks, 135 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 1: most news agencies, as we said, were not projecting him 136 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 1: as the winner. It was only Fox News. So while 137 00:07:01,480 --> 00:07:05,440 Speaker 1: Trump was on stage speaking accepting the nomination, thanking the voters, 138 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: news agencies were putting out some of these headlines. I 139 00:07:08,240 --> 00:07:10,280 Speaker 1: wrote them down and actually some of them are still 140 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:14,800 Speaker 1: up as we're recording this right now. So again Fox 141 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:19,360 Speaker 1: News is saying congratulations President Trump. The other outlets were 142 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:23,160 Speaker 1: putting out headlines like this, Trump on cusp of victory, 143 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:27,520 Speaker 1: Trump poised to win, Trump closes in on White House. 144 00:07:27,720 --> 00:07:29,640 Speaker 1: This is one of my favorites, and it's still up 145 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: right now. With Harris's path to victory narrowing, Trump declares victory, 146 00:07:34,560 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: and then this was another one. Trump claims powerful mandate 147 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: after Fox News projects he has won US presidency, And to. 148 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 2: Be clear, he declared victory and only Fox News had 149 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:50,160 Speaker 2: declared him the victor. 150 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: That's right on brand again for everybody consistent if nothing else. 151 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 2: All right. Meanwhile, all this is happening, but over at 152 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:02,280 Speaker 2: the Harris party. This was over Howard University. This was 153 00:08:02,320 --> 00:08:07,080 Speaker 2: a very energetic crowd. They gradually lost steam as the 154 00:08:07,120 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 2: reality of the night started to come into view, but 155 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:13,520 Speaker 2: they were holding out hope throughout the night. Then at 156 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 2: twelve forty four am, instead of seeing Kamala Harris come 157 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 2: out onto the stage, her campaign chair, Cedric Richmond, came 158 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:25,120 Speaker 2: out to address her supporters who had been hoping to 159 00:08:25,200 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 2: celebrate a historic victory overnight. 160 00:08:27,800 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: That's right, he told the crowd, and I'm going to 161 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:32,320 Speaker 1: quote him here. We still have votes to count. We 162 00:08:32,360 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: will continue overnight to fight to make sure every vote 163 00:08:35,480 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: is counted. You won't hear from the Vice president tonight, 164 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:41,840 Speaker 1: but you will hear from her tomorrow. And to many observers, 165 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 1: that sent a very clear signal about what the Harris 166 00:08:44,559 --> 00:08:47,680 Speaker 1: campaign thought about their chances at that point. This is 167 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: all very reminiscent. I have to say of twenty sixteen. 168 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 1: I actually happened to be at Trump headquarters and it 169 00:08:55,559 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 1: in the beginning, if you remember, those exit polls showed 170 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: something quite different. But It felt like a dirge, like 171 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 1: a funeral scene. And then all of a sudden, when 172 00:09:02,360 --> 00:09:04,840 Speaker 1: the returns came in, you saw the energy, the excitement, 173 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:07,200 Speaker 1: and then what was happening over in the Clinton campaign 174 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,520 Speaker 1: at the Javit Center switched. It was almost like a 175 00:09:09,559 --> 00:09:14,120 Speaker 1: repeat of that overnight and you could just feel. In fact, 176 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: I believe it was NBC who reported one of their 177 00:09:16,360 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 1: m beds who was in the Harris campaign rally or 178 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 1: at the campaign headquarters saying that it absolutely felt as 179 00:09:24,320 --> 00:09:26,040 Speaker 1: if they were at a funeral. 180 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:30,200 Speaker 2: Can you imagine this was her alma mater. These are 181 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 2: folks who were ready to celebrate history and so much 182 00:09:32,480 --> 00:09:35,480 Speaker 2: talk about enthusiasm in her campaign in these final days, 183 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,960 Speaker 2: and to just have it was a moment. They didn't 184 00:09:38,960 --> 00:09:41,520 Speaker 2: even get to see her for the evening. We'll get 185 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 2: into that here in a second. But all that's going on, 186 00:09:44,240 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 2: But here we are this morning, the day after Donald 187 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 2: Trump will be the forty seventh president of the United States. 188 00:09:50,280 --> 00:09:53,600 Speaker 2: He will be only the second president to serve non 189 00:09:53,760 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 2: consecutive terms, the first being Grover Cleveland back in eighteen 190 00:09:57,360 --> 00:10:02,160 Speaker 2: ninety two. Trump an impeached president, a twice impeached president, 191 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 2: and a convicted. Felon appears now poised to win the 192 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:10,120 Speaker 2: popular vote in this election as well. 193 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:12,280 Speaker 1: And that's a big change from his win in twenty 194 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:14,719 Speaker 1: sixteen when Hillary Clinton won the popular vote. So he 195 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:16,800 Speaker 1: will certainly be taking advantage of that. I'm sure we'll 196 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:19,560 Speaker 1: hear more about that in the hours to come. At 197 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:23,360 Speaker 1: one point last night, electoral college was trending on social 198 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:27,040 Speaker 1: media because folks were complaining about this antiquated system. Some 199 00:10:27,080 --> 00:10:28,959 Speaker 1: people say, we have that should be done away with 200 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:32,600 Speaker 1: for the sake of elections being decided by the popular vote. 201 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: We have certainly seen in recent history here in the 202 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 1: United States where the electoral college has not matched the 203 00:10:39,559 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: popular vote. But Trump is likely, yes, going to win 204 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:45,920 Speaker 1: the popular vote as well. So electoral college or not, 205 00:10:46,640 --> 00:10:48,320 Speaker 1: Trump still wins. 206 00:10:48,559 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 2: So let the discussions begin, and they certainly did start 207 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 2: already overnight about what went right here for Trump, but 208 00:10:57,120 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 2: also mainly what went wrong for Kamala Harris. It is 209 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 2: remarkable to think robes what has happened over the past 210 00:11:04,440 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 2: just a few months, but we were in the middle 211 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:11,040 Speaker 2: of a campaign. Well when was that debate between the 212 00:11:11,120 --> 00:11:13,079 Speaker 2: end of June June twenty seventh, Yeah, I was that 213 00:11:13,120 --> 00:11:18,959 Speaker 2: in my head. But she became the candidate after that breakdown, 214 00:11:19,240 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 2: and here we are. So much has happened in the 215 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:23,959 Speaker 2: past one hundred days. 216 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: And she You know, people have pointed out analysts, people 217 00:11:26,559 --> 00:11:29,120 Speaker 1: who study this type of thing and how candidates rise 218 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:32,240 Speaker 1: to be able to win, you need the time, and 219 00:11:32,280 --> 00:11:34,720 Speaker 1: some have suggested that people didn't get the time. I know, 220 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:37,720 Speaker 1: she's been vice president for the past nearly four years, 221 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:40,480 Speaker 1: but she had been largely in the background, so people 222 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 1: a lot of people didn't know her, and she was 223 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 1: rushed to try and get her message and her story 224 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 1: out to the voters, and a lot of people just 225 00:11:49,920 --> 00:11:52,440 Speaker 1: didn't feel swayed by what they saw and heard. But 226 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:55,080 Speaker 1: there wasn't a lot of time for her to do so. 227 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 2: And she ran away or shied away from, I should say, 228 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 2: being a history maker, the fact that she could be 229 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:03,080 Speaker 2: the first woman president, or the fact that she could 230 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:06,679 Speaker 2: be a woman of color as president. She didn't do 231 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 2: that through her campaign, even though she was asked about 232 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 2: it several times. It's not something she necessarily embraced. And 233 00:12:11,960 --> 00:12:14,400 Speaker 2: now so much talk we heard overnight of the analysts 234 00:12:14,480 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 2: on television several times, even some heated discussions over how 235 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 2: that possibly contributed to the loss, that some people weren't 236 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 2: comfortable voting for a woman, and some people weren't comfortable 237 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:30,880 Speaker 2: voting for a woman of color in particular, as if 238 00:12:30,920 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 2: that was in their minds and hurt her. And not 239 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:38,599 Speaker 2: just people white people not willing to do that, but 240 00:12:38,679 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 2: the argument that some men, in particular black men were 241 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:46,679 Speaker 2: voting for Trump in some higher numbers because for some 242 00:12:46,720 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 2: reason they also were not comfortable with Kabala Harris. 243 00:12:49,600 --> 00:12:53,480 Speaker 1: There will be a lot of Wednesday morning quarterbacking. 244 00:12:53,200 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 2: I believe maybe is the way to put it. 245 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:58,199 Speaker 1: For this election, and trying to figure out what went wrong, 246 00:12:58,280 --> 00:13:02,000 Speaker 1: what went right, and Democrats certainly will be regrouping for sure. 247 00:13:02,160 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 2: What's your take on whether or not she should have 248 00:13:03,800 --> 00:13:06,440 Speaker 2: conceded tonight? There was a lot of talk about she 249 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:09,400 Speaker 2: should have at least come out even if she didn't concede. 250 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 2: She should have let her supporters in the nation see her. 251 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:15,080 Speaker 2: She should have delivered remarks about, hey, we're keeping an 252 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:16,800 Speaker 2: eye on it, we'll see you in the morning, instead 253 00:13:16,840 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 2: of sending out her campaign chair. I believe she should have. 254 00:13:20,080 --> 00:13:21,760 Speaker 1: Yes, I think it would have been you know, I 255 00:13:21,760 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 1: think it's important to be able to stand up and 256 00:13:27,240 --> 00:13:30,320 Speaker 1: at least speak to the people who did support you, 257 00:13:30,360 --> 00:13:32,320 Speaker 1: speak to the people who did vote for you, and 258 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:34,680 Speaker 1: let them know where you are, where your head is. 259 00:13:34,760 --> 00:13:37,120 Speaker 1: And even if you say, hey, maybe she wasn't ready 260 00:13:37,120 --> 00:13:40,719 Speaker 1: to concede. Obviously we saw many of the networks and 261 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: news organizations not willing to do the same as well. 262 00:13:43,520 --> 00:13:45,079 Speaker 1: But at least to get up and speak and thank 263 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:46,760 Speaker 1: the people who came out there who were waiting to 264 00:13:46,800 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 1: see her, and certainly to thank them for their support. 265 00:13:49,040 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: I think that would have been the better call. But 266 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:53,120 Speaker 1: she has her own reasons, and we don't know what 267 00:13:53,160 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: was going on with her and her family, and certainly 268 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:58,120 Speaker 1: this had to be an incredibly difficult night for her. 269 00:13:58,280 --> 00:14:00,240 Speaker 2: And to your point, it just would have been nice, 270 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 2: I think. But who are we to say what's going through? 271 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:05,760 Speaker 2: And I said it to you earlier, I cannot imagine 272 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 2: what is how this feels tonight for her, her family, 273 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:14,120 Speaker 2: not the supporters, but just on a personal level, what 274 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,640 Speaker 2: she went through and what goes into a campaign like this. 275 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 2: That's tough. That's a tough night. 276 00:14:20,240 --> 00:14:21,920 Speaker 1: It is tough. But we will be hearing from her 277 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 1: today and I'm sure we will all be glued to 278 00:14:24,600 --> 00:14:28,440 Speaker 1: the television sets to hear how she does frame this 279 00:14:28,640 --> 00:14:31,800 Speaker 1: and what her concession speech ultimately will be. 280 00:14:32,040 --> 00:14:34,400 Speaker 2: All right, folks will stay with us. We will continue 281 00:14:34,520 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 2: this post election morning run. In just a moment, and 282 00:14:38,720 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 2: one polster didn't just get it wrong, got it crazy wrong. 283 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 2: All right, let's continue our post election day morning run 284 00:14:56,320 --> 00:15:01,920 Speaker 2: in Iowa now where this quote is making headlines. I'll 285 00:15:01,960 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 2: be reviewing data. 286 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:05,600 Speaker 1: Yes, I mean I did have to chuckle at this 287 00:15:05,640 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: moment when I saw that splash across my computer screen. 288 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: This is from renowned and I'm quoting that because that's 289 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:15,400 Speaker 1: how she's been described. Renowned polster jay Ann Seltzer said 290 00:15:15,440 --> 00:15:19,080 Speaker 1: she would be yes reviewing her data to understand how 291 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:23,720 Speaker 1: the Des Moines Register Media com Iowa poll showed VP 292 00:15:23,840 --> 00:15:27,200 Speaker 1: Harris up by three points over Trump. This happened just 293 00:15:27,320 --> 00:15:30,560 Speaker 1: days before the election. People were scratching their heads over it. 294 00:15:31,000 --> 00:15:35,320 Speaker 1: But Trump, as we now know, overwhelmingly won Iowa latest 295 00:15:35,360 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: count by fourteen points. And yes, that's a seventeen point 296 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 1: misfire by that Iowa poll. 297 00:15:44,000 --> 00:15:46,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, you can't miss that much. I mean, margin of 298 00:15:46,880 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 2: error supposed to be work three to four points something 299 00:15:49,000 --> 00:15:51,880 Speaker 2: like that. Well, she had this to say, about the disconnecting. 300 00:15:52,080 --> 00:15:54,560 Speaker 2: You said, the poll findings we produced for the Des 301 00:15:54,560 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 2: Moines Register and Mediacom did not match what the Iowa 302 00:15:58,440 --> 00:16:01,680 Speaker 2: electorate ultimately in the voting booth today. 303 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:04,880 Speaker 1: She said, I'll be reviewing data from multiple sources with 304 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:08,440 Speaker 1: hopes of learning why that happened, and I welcome what 305 00:16:08,520 --> 00:16:12,680 Speaker 1: the process might teach me. I'm sure she is, yes, 306 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 1: learning a little bit more about humility after that glaring 307 00:16:16,040 --> 00:16:19,160 Speaker 1: mistake in those numbers. But people were questioning it when 308 00:16:19,160 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: it came out. 309 00:16:21,520 --> 00:16:23,200 Speaker 2: No one really believed it. 310 00:16:23,240 --> 00:16:25,760 Speaker 1: But I think perhaps some Democrats were hoping that maybe 311 00:16:26,040 --> 00:16:29,000 Speaker 1: somehow they figured something out that no one else did. 312 00:16:29,520 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 1: But listen to this, because this is pretty interesting. Seltzer 313 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:35,840 Speaker 1: has been considered the gold standard polster of Iowa. Gold 314 00:16:35,840 --> 00:16:37,680 Speaker 1: stand again, I'm quoting this. 315 00:16:37,640 --> 00:16:39,640 Speaker 2: All to see the silver and bronze. 316 00:16:39,400 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: Well here's why. From two thousand and eight up until 317 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:46,840 Speaker 1: twenty twenty. So that's a pretty nice spread. The poll 318 00:16:46,880 --> 00:16:53,520 Speaker 1: has accurately predicted the presidential winner in Iowa this time around. Yeah, 319 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:54,600 Speaker 1: not so much. 320 00:16:54,960 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 2: That is. Look, we talked about everybody new and again 321 00:16:58,360 --> 00:17:02,840 Speaker 2: Trump everybody remember really poo pooed this pole. He was 322 00:17:02,920 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 2: up by ten percentage points in a poll that came 323 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:06,520 Speaker 2: out a day or two ahead of this one. It 324 00:17:06,640 --> 00:17:09,600 Speaker 2: made no sense. So but a seventeen point misfire. I 325 00:17:09,640 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 2: like how you wrote that. 326 00:17:11,240 --> 00:17:13,199 Speaker 1: It just seemed like it was an obvious one, all right. 327 00:17:13,680 --> 00:17:17,840 Speaker 1: One other election note on our run. The stock market 328 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:20,760 Speaker 1: wow seemed to like what it saw last night. The 329 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:23,840 Speaker 1: US and European stock futures and the US dollar all 330 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:27,600 Speaker 1: surging early this morning as Trump claimed victory. The dollars 331 00:17:27,640 --> 00:17:31,040 Speaker 1: specifically rose against the Japanese yen, the Mexican peso, and 332 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: the Chinese Is it you want right? All right? I 333 00:17:34,280 --> 00:17:36,360 Speaker 1: want to make sure I said that right. The currency 334 00:17:36,480 --> 00:17:39,760 Speaker 1: is expected to all be heavily impacted by Trump's proposal 335 00:17:39,840 --> 00:17:42,760 Speaker 1: to raise tariffs. So we're seeing some major movements in 336 00:17:43,240 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 1: the economy. 337 00:17:44,359 --> 00:17:46,159 Speaker 2: And the dollar on his way to its best one 338 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:48,720 Speaker 2: day gain in more than two years. Bitcoin jumped to 339 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:51,840 Speaker 2: a record a highest, surgeon to about seventy five thousand. 340 00:17:51,880 --> 00:17:54,080 Speaker 2: It was up eight percent. Trump has been promoting himself 341 00:17:54,119 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 2: as a cryptocurrency supporter on the campaign trail, which may 342 00:17:58,840 --> 00:18:02,320 Speaker 2: have propelled the crypto market. US treasury yields jumped to 343 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:05,119 Speaker 2: four month highs. You has futures up one and a 344 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 2: half percent. All this means that there was something people 345 00:18:09,280 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 2: with money liked about what they saw in this presidential election. 346 00:18:13,440 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 1: That's right, and yes we're talking about the presidential election. 347 00:18:16,080 --> 00:18:18,199 Speaker 1: But of course there were a lot more seats on 348 00:18:18,240 --> 00:18:22,520 Speaker 1: the line in Congress, so Republicans big win there as well. 349 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 1: They now officially take control of the Senate for the 350 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:28,119 Speaker 1: first time in four years. They were able to flip 351 00:18:28,119 --> 00:18:31,399 Speaker 1: seats in both West Virginia and in Ohio, and those 352 00:18:31,440 --> 00:18:34,919 Speaker 1: two victories alone ensured that Republicans will hold at least 353 00:18:34,960 --> 00:18:37,280 Speaker 1: a fifty one to forty nine majority in the Senate. 354 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:40,200 Speaker 1: But Republicans, as of this recording also stand a chance 355 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 1: to even widen that majority even further. 356 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:47,680 Speaker 2: And as we wrap now this Wednesday morning, post election day, 357 00:18:48,119 --> 00:18:52,280 Speaker 2: run Robes has pulled out a very nice quote for 358 00:18:52,320 --> 00:18:54,639 Speaker 2: you for your quote of the day. So we'd like 359 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,360 Speaker 2: for you to consider this as you go about your Wednesday. 360 00:18:57,480 --> 00:18:59,480 Speaker 1: Yes, a lot of people having a lot of different 361 00:18:59,480 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: emotion on this day as they're waking up. Maybe they're happy, 362 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:05,960 Speaker 1: maybe they're devastated. It can go both ways. But this 363 00:19:06,000 --> 00:19:09,000 Speaker 1: is some great words of wisdom. These are some great 364 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:13,360 Speaker 1: words of wisdom from fd R. He says, let us 365 00:19:13,480 --> 00:19:17,480 Speaker 1: never forget that government is ourselves and not an alien 366 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:20,920 Speaker 1: power over us. The ultimate rulers of our democracy are 367 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 1: not a president and senators and congressmen and government officials, 368 00:19:25,520 --> 00:19:27,920 Speaker 1: but the voters of this country. 369 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:32,439 Speaker 2: It ain't that beautiful where you Whether you love it 370 00:19:32,600 --> 00:19:36,879 Speaker 2: or you hate it, the outcome Democracy is supposed to 371 00:19:36,880 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 2: be at work. You don't always get your a way, 372 00:19:39,520 --> 00:19:43,679 Speaker 2: but if our system continues to produce these results, we 373 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:47,560 Speaker 2: can do it orderly. You know what, the country spoke 374 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:52,080 Speaker 2: last night electoral college and in the overall vote, and 375 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:55,200 Speaker 2: there's a lot to talk about afterwards, but at this point, 376 00:19:56,000 --> 00:19:57,800 Speaker 2: I really hope we can turn a page. 377 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:01,480 Speaker 1: And you know what, it's interesting, you know, regardless of 378 00:20:01,480 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: where you stand politically, there is something that feels better 379 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:08,880 Speaker 1: about the fact that this time around, the electoral college 380 00:20:09,440 --> 00:20:13,520 Speaker 1: and the popular vote matched. When they don't match, it 381 00:20:13,600 --> 00:20:18,879 Speaker 1: feels there's a tension that's created that feels troubling on 382 00:20:18,960 --> 00:20:23,280 Speaker 1: a systemic level. And I don't know, And there'll be 383 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:25,600 Speaker 1: more talk about whether or not we should do away 384 00:20:25,600 --> 00:20:28,800 Speaker 1: with electoral college. There is after every presidential election. And 385 00:20:28,880 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 1: yet when you do have both of those measures agreeing 386 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: it does at least force all of us to say, hey, 387 00:20:39,840 --> 00:20:42,159 Speaker 1: this is what the people shows. 388 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:47,480 Speaker 2: That's a very very good point. So, folks, we always 389 00:20:47,480 --> 00:20:50,720 Speaker 2: appreciate you going out for a run with us. We're 390 00:20:50,760 --> 00:20:53,080 Speaker 2: going to try to get a nap in now, but 391 00:20:53,760 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 2: appreciate it. I'm Djilans and. 392 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:58,280 Speaker 1: I'm Amy Robock. Thank y'all for running with us on 393 00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:03,960 Speaker 1: this Wednesday.