- Marc McDonald at BeggarsCanBeChoosers.com congratulates the winner of the election, Hillary Clinton, who was chosen by the American people with a margin of over 400,000 votes. Marc sees the overturning of the popular vote by the Electoral College as more evidence that system ought to be abolished.
- At MadMikesAmerica Neil Bamforth describes himself as an Englishman who wants to know why some liberals can’t accept democracy. It is possible that, by “democracy,” Mr. Bamforth means something other than an election the winner of which is the candidate for whom more people voted.
- nojo at Stinque has a cogent argument against state-by-state electoral votes.
- Libertarian Michael A. LaFerrara at Principled Perspectives agrees that the Electoral College is an anti-democratic institution, but argues that it is less a bug than a feature.
- Jack Jodell at The Saturday Afternoon Post simply believes the American voter has made a fatal mistake.
- Capt. Fogg at Human Voices regards those who voted third party or didn’t vote at all with some degree of disdain.
- Vixen Strangely, writing as returns were just coming in, thinks about hard won changes and ascribes the vote for Trump to the fear and resistance change always provokes.
- Green Eagle reviews the collapse of the optimistic side of the Victorian age with World War I, and looks to the election of Donald Trump for analogous lessons about dealing with conservatives.
- My friend, conservative T. Paine at Saving Common Sense, did not vote for either candidate. He searches for some empathy with the fears of leftists. He finds it in a melancholy sort of schadenfreude, reviewing the damage he believes to have been done by two elections of Barack Obama.
- Dave Dubya has a few predictions about the next administration.
- Jonathan Bernstein, writing for BloombergView, explains the most important decision Donald Trump will make as he assumes office.
- Yellow Dog at Blue in the Bluegrass considers those who must now fear their government and suggests that the task of reconciliation rests with the new President.
- (O)CT(O)PUS at The Swash Zone considers what options are available to a citizen in opposition.
- Batocchio at Vagabond Scholar, finds examples to follow in those who have experienced tragedy and injustice. Batocchio seldom writes these days, instead reviewing bits of internet wisdom. Perhaps this horrible election will bring about a return.
- The Big Empty suggest an ethical basis for a level of respect for the new President and his Congress.
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