How America voted


A supporter crying as Harris concedes the 2024 US presidential election to Trump, who has made surprising gains among women, minorities, and youth. — Reuters

I PREDICTED, in writing, that Kamala Harris would win. I was dead wrong. Egg on face, no doubt.

At time of writing, there’s probably still too much to process, both emotionally and analytically. It will take some time to unpack everything well.

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