🧵 Saga file #157
Trump's party faces questions after midterm losses
Nov 4, 8 AM ET to Nov 8, 10 AM ET · 🔴 on the front pages now
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Nov 5 Nov 6 Nov 7 Nov 8 4 9 Midterm results mark decline of Trump and Maga Trump's party faces questions After midterm losses
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Nov 5 Nov 6 Nov 7 Nov 8 1. Midterm results mark decline of T…Midterm results mark decline of Trump and Maga Midterm results mark decline of Trump and Maga: Nov 4, 8 AM to Nov 7, 10 AM ET, 15 outlets 2. Trump's party faces questions Aft…Trump's party faces questions After midterm losses Trump's party faces questions After midterm losses: Nov 8, 8 AM to Nov 8, 10 AM ET, 6 outlets 📺 TV Fox News, Nov 4, 10:05 AM ET: DEsANTIS: CLOSE TO EXTINCTION LEVEL EVENT FOR GOP Fox News, Nov 5, 8:02 PM ET: AMERICA'S MIDTERM HANGOVER Fox News, Nov 5, 8:09 PM ET: GOP NEEDED BETTER CANDIDATES Fox News, Nov 5, 8:15 PM ET: GOP NEARLY LOSES WHITE VOTERS Fox News, Nov 5, 8:17 PM ET: GOP LOST YOUNG, WHITE MEN BBC News, Nov 6, 12:06 AM ET: Republicans respond to midterm losses BBC News, Nov 6, 12:07 AM ET: Republicans respond to midterm losses BBC News, Nov 6, 12:09 AM ET: Republicans respond to midterm losses Fox News, Nov 6, 1:02 AM ET: AMERICA'S MIDTERM HANGOVER MSNOW, Nov 6, 4:14 AM ET: VOTERS DELIVER A SWEEPING REBUKE OF TRUMP AND GOP MSNOW, Nov 6, 4:14 AM ET: VOTERS DELIVER A SWEEPING REBUKE OF TRUMP AND GOP MSNOW, Nov 6, 4:15 AM ET: VOTERS DELIVER A SWEEPING REBUKE OF TRUMP AND GOP MSNOW, Nov 6, 4:15 AM ET: VOTERS DELIVER A SWEEPING REBUKE OF TRUMP AND GOP BBC News, Nov 6, 6:10 AM ET: Republicans respond to midterm losses BBC News, Nov 6, 6:11 AM ET: Republicans respond to midterm losses BBC News, Nov 6, 6:12 AM ET: Republicans respond to midterm losses BBC News, Nov 6, 6:13 AM ET: Republicans respond to midterm losses BBC News, Nov 6, 6:14 AM ET: Republicans respond to midterm losses CNN, Nov 7, 7:04 AM ET: SOURCES: TRUMP ANGER GROWS OVER HISTORIC REPUBLICAN MIDTERM LOSSES MSNOW, Nov 7, 8:02 AM ET: REPUBLICANS FACE ENORMOUS LOSSES AS VOTERS REJECT TRUMP Fox News, Nov 7, 8:05 AM ET: AMERICA'S FUTURE AT A CROSSROADS AFTER MIDTERMS MSNOW, Nov 7, 8:09 AM ET: VOTERS REJECT TRUMP'S GOP AS DEMOCRATS RACK UP WINS MSNOW, Nov 7, 8:10 AM ET: VOTERS REJECT TRUMP'S GOP AS DEMOCRATS RACK UP WINS MSNOW, Nov 7, 8:11 AM ET: VOTERS REJECT TRUMP'S GOP AS DEMOCRATS RACK UP WINS MSNOW, Nov 7, 8:12 AM ET: VOTERS REJECT TRUMP'S GOP AS DEMOCRATS RACK UP WINS MSNOW, Nov 7, 8:13 AM ET: REPUBLICANS FACE ENORMOUS LOSSES AS VOTERS REBUKE TRUMP Fox News, Nov 7, 8:14 AM ET: AMERICA'S FUTURE AT A CROSSROADS AFTER MIDTERMS MSNOW, Nov 7, 8:14 AM ET: REPUBLICANS FACE ENORMOUS LOSSES AS VOTERS REJECT TRUMP MSNOW, Nov 7, 8:15 AM ET: REPUBLICANS FACE ENORMOUS LOSSES AS VOTERS REBUKE TRUMP Fox News, Nov 7, 8:16 AM ET: AMERICA'S FUTURE AT A CROSSROADS AFTER MIDTERMS Fox News, Nov 7, 8:17 AM ET: AMERICA'S FUTURE AT A CROSSROADS AFTER MIDTERMS Fox News, Nov 7, 8:17 AM ET: AMERICA'S FUTURE AT A CROSSROADS AFTER MIDTERMS MSNOW, Nov 7, 8:42 AM ET: MIDTERMS BRING THE SOUTH BACK IN PLAY FOR DEMOCRATS CNN, Nov 7, 10:02 AM ET: GOP CONTEMPLATES END OF MAGA AFTER HISTORIC LOSSES CNN, Nov 7, 10:03 AM ET: GOP CONTEMPLATES END OF MAGA AFTER HISTORIC LOSSES CNN, Nov 7, 10:03 AM ET: GOP CONTEMPLATES END OF MAGA AFTER HISTORIC LOSSES CNN, Nov 7, 10:03 AM ET: GOP CONTEMPLATES END OF MAGA AFTER HISTORIC LOSSES. Sarah Matthews | Fmr. WH Deputy Press Secretary, Trump First Admin CNN, Nov 7, 10:04 AM ET: GOP CONTEMPLATES END OF MAGA AFTER HISTORIC LOSSES CNN, Nov 7, 10:04 AM ET: GOP CONTEMPLATES END OF MAGA AFTER HISTORIC LOSSES CNN, Nov 7, 10:04 AM ET: GOP CONTEMPLATES END OF MAGA AFTER HISTORIC LOSSES CNN, Nov 7, 10:05 AM ET: GOP CONTEMPLATES END OF MAGA AFTER HISTORIC LOSSES CNN, Nov 7, 10:06 AM ET: GOP CONTEMPLATES END OF MAGA AFTER HISTORIC LOSSES CNN, Nov 7, 10:07 AM ET: GOP CONTEMPLATES END OF MAGA AFTER HISTORIC LOSSES CNN, Nov 7, 10:07 AM ET: GOP CONTEMPLATES END OF MAGA AFTER HISTORIC LOSSES CNN, Nov 7, 10:08 AM ET: GOP CONTEMPLATES END OF MAGA AFTER HISTORIC LOSSES 🧶 online 🧶retold online (the day's report) 🧶retold online (the day's report)
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Sat Nov 7
✨ The grift 1 Lame duck 1
Fri Nov 6
Political realignment 1 ✨ Dead weight president 1 ✨ Referendum on the president 1 Lame duck 1 ✨ Top of the ticket 1
Wed Nov 4
Lame duck 2 ✨ Political realignment 1
Fri Oct 9
✨ Lame duck 1
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Posters ask why a lame-duck Trump needs a political operation and call his continued fundraising a grift. told by 49 people, on “Midterm results mark decline of Trump and Maga”
Donald Trump told voters to vote as if he were on the ballot, and they did, resulting in Republican losses. told by 12 people, on “Midterm results mark decline of Trump and Maga”