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You've heard the news.
Here's what to make of it.
I'm Lydia Polgreen, a columnist for the New York Times.
And I am Tressie McMillan column, also a columnist here at the New York Times.
And on Tuesday, we found out that the nation really, really wanted a Not only did Donald Trump take the presidency, but Republicans took the Senate and made gains in blue states like my home state of New York and big gains in New York City, too.
So before we dive into a big ideas and what this means in future facing discussion, let's just check in.
How are you feeling today, Tressy?
Yeah, I am feeling exhausted, as I suspect many of us are this morning.
I wish I could say I was feeling surprised, Lydia.
I'm not so surprised.
I take no pleasure in having thought going into the election that this was Trump's election to lose, but I really, really want it to be wrong and I really want it to be surprised.
And so part of the sort of despondency for me this morning is that things are exactly as I thought they are.
You talk about the electorate wanting a change, and in some ways, what I think they wanted was a return.
I don't live in New York full time.