How to rig a US Presidential election
Pro tip: You can't. But good luck. Also, go straight to jail.
The Electoral College actually votes in December
Should the President represent the people? Or should the President represent the States? CGP Grey makes a very convincing argument for abolishing the electoral college because it doesn't protect or necessarily represent the people of the United States.
Conan reminds us all that America will triumph in the end
First, an appearance by the really tall dachshund, because, why not?
Second, Conan reminds us that humor plays an important role in coping with sadness. And since Conan knows a lot of his viewer demographic is probably still reeling from yesterday's election results, he reminds them of the bigger picture -- that this isn't the end of America. In fact, America has gone through similar trials and devastating political upsets before and have come out of it and he believes this will be no different. His words here have made me feel a bit better.
Photos from the Wednesday night Trump protest in Manhattan
Photos by Herman Yung
I participated in and photographed the Trump protest tonight in Manhattan. It was unavoidable and I felt the need to document the reactions of the New York populace the same way I did when Obama won the Presidency back in 2008.
As you can imagine, many New Yorkers (but not all!) were upset that the rest of the country decided to vote in this racist bigot into the highest office in the country. I am one of those people. I had to see where this was going tonight and of course, my walk with this crowd ended at the foot of Trump tower just South of Central Park. The crowd was rowdy and very big -- one of the biggest I've ever seen gathered in NYC. It easily shut down all of Midtown for a few hours (and as of this post it is still going on).
I don't really have any more words for how I'm feeling so I'm just going to let these photos do the talking for me. Look at that crowd. We may not be able to change the results, but it's at least somewhat comforting to know that we're worked up about the outcome and want to change it.
