SO BEFORE THE ELECTION THE PRESS WAS ALL “IF TRUMP LOSES, WILL HIS SUPPORTERS ACCEPT IT LIKE GOOD AMERICANS, OR REACT LIKE VIOLENT REDNECKS?” And now that he’s won: Tens of Thousands Protest Trump Election Victory, 124 Arrested.

Will anyone blame Hillary for her campaign’s fear-mongering rhetoric that incited this reaction? And is Jan Schakowsky’s (D-IL) husband Robert Creamer involved in promoting violence post-election the way he was when he was working for Hillary’s campaign?

Flashback: Dem Operative Who Oversaw Trump Rally Agitators Visited White House 342 Times. I mean, maybe this stuff is all spontaneous, but once you’re caught stirring up violence against your opponents, it’s hard to escape suspicion when it happens again.

ROGER SIMON ON HATE IN THE TIME OF TANTRUMS:

Read the whole thing.

Related: “GrubHub co-founder warns Trump-supporting employees after election: ‘If you do not agree with this statement then please reply to this email with your resignation because you have no place here.'”

DAVID BERNSTEIN: When you live in an ideological police state, it’s not irrational to fear a change in power, so maybe college students aren’t exactly irrational to fear a Trump presidency, based on their experience.

UPDATE: From the comments: “Most of the freakouts have the same source: Progressives afraid that Trump will do to them what they wanted Hillary to do to conservatives.”

WELL, YES: “This is a complete repudiation of President Obama, the man who pushed Hillary and deemed Trump a clown.” Amazing to see it in the New York Times, though.

Plus: “The Clintons remind me of the Universal horror movies where you thought the monster was dead and then the monster would show up in a bad sequel. I’m glad now that they’re finally gone.”  Nope .... Chelsea will show up in theNEXT itteration

DOCTOR, IS IT NORMAL TO KEEP GRINNING LIKE THIS? Newsweek recalls 125,000 copies of its souvenir Madam President issue.

SHOCKER:

This is why the president should always be a white, male Republican.

Hey, we may even see displays of independence from the civil service again.

Was going to mention this morning that I've been AMAZED that almost NO ONE has mentioned the trope that "we have to get the big money out of politics."  Y'see, Clinton OUTSPENT Trump over two to one! Trump paid about $5 per vote.  She paid over $10.  And remember that EEEEEvil Citizen's United case?  Were it NOT for that decision Michael Moore would have been prevented from screening his anti-Trump movie.  Didja hear about all of that?  Crickets.

Until today.  BRADLEY SMITH: Trump’s campaign kills the ‘money buys elections’ cliche. Of course he's from tOSU, so there's that. 

Consider that Hillary Clinton’s campaign outspent Trump by more than two-to-one. Pro-Clinton ads outnumbered pro-Trump ads by three-to-one. Independent groups (the “super PACs”) supporting Clinton outspent independent groups supporting Trump by three-to-one. The average contribution to Trump was smaller than the average contribution to Clinton. And on and on it goes.

We’re told by campaign finance “reformers” that we must restrict spending in politics so that “people” can have their voices heard. But voters in 2016 ultimately chose the candidate without even a “real” super PAC to speak of.

And I think that goes a long way toward explaining why so many “political professionals” hated him.

SOME PRETTY GOOD ADVICE FOR UPSET DEMOCRATS FROM CRACKED:

Related: Trump won because college-educated Americans are out of touch: Higher education is isolated, insular and liberal. Average voters aren’t.

SCOTT ADAMS: The Cognitive Dissonance Cluster Bomb.

OCEANIA HAS ALWAYS BEEN AT WAR WITH EASTASIA: Watch Donald Trump Force Liberals To Contradict Themselves On Everything.

To be fair, leftists have never had a problem cutting their consciences to fit this year’s fashions.

NEWS YOU CAN USE: Here’s how the impending ObamaCare disaster affects you.

STEALTH RATIONING: These Patients Are Covered by Obamacare But Can’t Afford Treatment.

TRAIN WRECK UPDATE: Anthem Threat Highlights Obamacare’s Big Test.

Politically Incorrect and Cultral appropriation, but accurate:  IRISH DEMOCRACY: Obamacare Is Being Repealed by Consumers, Providers and Insurers.

I’M SO OLD, I CAN REMEMBER WHEN OBAMACARE WAS GOING TO FIX ALL THIS: Mom Who Gave Birth in Car Must Pay $7K Delivery Room Fee.

CNN: OBAMACARE STINKS FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS, YOU KNOW.

I’m old enough to remember back in 2009, when, acting as cheerleaders for the president’s policies, CNN was singing a much happier tune about Obamacare. Literally.

in the mean time here's some other numbers stuff.

ok .... a little election day stuff, because THIS is IMHO important:

RAMESH PONNURU: Dear America, This Is Important — Trump Did Not Win Because of Racism.

The exit polls are remarkable. Would you believe that Mitt Romney won a greater percentage of the white vote than Donald Trump? Mitt took 59 percent while Trump won 58 percent. Would you believe that Trump improved the GOP’s position with black and Hispanic voters? Obama won 93 percent of the black vote. Hillary won 88 percent. Obama won 71 percent of the Latino vote. Hillary won 65 percent.

Critically, millions of minority voters apparently stayed home. Trump’s total vote is likely to land somewhere between John McCain’s and Romney’s (and well short of George W. Bush’s 2004 total), while the Democrats have lost almost 10 million voters since 2008. And all this happened even as Democrats doubled-down on their own identity politics. Black Lives Matter went from a fringe movement to the Democratic mainstream in the blink of an eye. Radical sexual politics were mainstreamed even faster. White voters responded mainly by voting in the same or lesser numbers as the last three presidential elections. That’s not a “whitelash,” it’s consistency.

Related: Given Hillary’s collapse in lower-income support, maybe America’s poor citizens want better policies more than they want gay wedding cakes.

some link-a-licious history stuff

HISTORY: The Redacted Testimony That Fully Explains Why General MacArthur Was Fired: Far beyond being insubordinate, the military leader seemed to not grasp the consequences of his desired strategy.

LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE: Despite dour campaigns, American life is getting better.

BUT OF COURSE: UNESCO determines that Jews have no connection to the Temple Mount.

David Harsanyi’s reaction might be the best and most succinct.

the UN is a nest of totalitarians, barbarians and anti-semitic scum https://t.co/kL34q3RPCe

EDUCATION APOCALYPSE: 32 Percent of Millennials Who Believe George W. Bush Killed More People Than Stalin.

This onesurprised me given their history on freedom of speech:  CANADA: British Columbia’s Highest Court Unanimously Approves Canada’s First Christian Law School, Says Religious Freedom To Ban Student Sex Outside Of Heterosexual Marriage Trumps LGBTQ Rights.

WELL, TO BE FAIR, PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED OBAMA, OR WHO SUPPORT CLINTON, DON’T HAVE A LOT OF STANDING TO EXPRESS CONCERN ABOUT “THE RULE OF LAW.” “So isn’t everything said here just constitutionally protected speech. How could constitutionally protected speech endanger the rule of law? It is a real puzzle.”

I said this a week ago:  : Things that will be cool again on campus — federalism, free speech, and separation of powers.

YEP: “Democrats have been arguing for years that President Obama should have the power to get a lot done on his own, without going through Congress: executive orders, going to war, etc. If President Trump exercises similarly broad powers, remember: Trump didn’t build that!”

WHY ARE DEMOCRAT-RUN CITIES SUCH CESSPITS OF POLITICAL HATRED AND VIOLENCE? Boston graffiti urges violence on Trump backers.  Projection much?

SHOCKER: ‘Not my president!’ Vandals set fires, smash windows, shut down streets in California after Trump win.

I’M SO OLD I CAN REMEMBER WHEN “TAKE BACK OUR COUNTRY” WAS A RACIST PHRASE: Anti-Trump Protesters March In Downtown Boston. “Chants of ‘My Body My Choice,’ ‘Black Lives Matter’ and ‘Love Trumps Hate’ reverberated around the park. Protesters, many of who said they feel unsafe now, argued they want to take back the country.”

UPDATE: Twitter Erupts With Calls For Donald Trump To Be Assassinated.

Plus: Rioting Snowflakes: Hillary Fanatics Burn Flag, Threaten To Kill “Not My President” Trump.

and the Republic endures.

CHANGE: Suddenly, the place where I live isn’t called the “Blue Wall” or the “Fire Wall” anymore. It’s: “Rust Belt.”

Plus: “When we ceased to operate to generate power for the Democratic Party, it was back to the old insult.” Yeah, that’s how it works, pretty much.

Sabo Strikes Again: L.A. street artist ‘moving sale’ posters for anti-Trump celebrities.

Related: Canadians stunned, realizing they are now stuck with Lena Dunham.

FLASHBACK: 6 Bills The GOP Congress Should Pass.

SOMEBODY’S READ HER ALINSKY: ‘Not Cool’ — Kellyanne Conway Demands Obama, Hillary Denounce Anti-Trump Protests [VIDEO].

Rule 4: “Make the enemy live up to its own book of rule