An election of epic proportions deserves a Top Links of even more epic proportions. Enjoy.
- “Welcome To Liberal America” (Buzzfeed)
- Pres. Obama: “Whether you voted for the first time, or waited in line for a very long time—by the way, we have to fix that.” (Election Law Blog)
- Mitt Romney made history last night … by having the second-worst home-state loss in history. Congratulations, sir. (Smart Politics)
- Nate Silver, your honor has been restored, sir. (Businessweek)
- “7. The Bush problem lingers” (Politico)
- The new GOP anthem? “Ah, freak out / Le freak, c’est chic / Freak out.” (Politico)
- A few conservatives get what’s going on. (Matt Lewis) and (Brad Dayspring)
- Hell, Mike Huckabee gets it. (Huffington Post)
- Charles Krauthammer? Not so much. (The Daily Caller)
- And then there’s Karl Rove. (Salon)
- Other conservatives put last night in French existential terms. (Greg Mankiw)
- How monumental was last night’s election? We’ll let Buzzfeed’s Andrew Kaczynski drop some history on you. (Andrew Kaczynski)
- How bad was last night for Republicans? Sheldon Adelson’s millions couldn’t even buy a House seat. (Dave Weigel)
- Gay people! (The Atlantic Wire)
- Weed! (NBC News)
- New Hampshire women! (Associated Press)
- Our vote for best headline: “The GOP’s Rape Apologist Caucus Did Not Fare Well Tonight” (The Atlantic Wire)
- Good news for comedians and snarky tweeters: We have at least two more years of Michele Bachmann. (Minnesota Public Radio)
- Obama won without controversy—despite Florida’s best efforts (The Palm Beach Post)
- Seriously, Florida, get it together. We beg you. (Miami Herald)
- The most under-the-radar, radically important story of this election? Californians passed Props 30 and 39 to raise taxes on individuals and businesses to help blot out the red ink. Remember: As goes California, so goes the nation. (Mercury News)
- And lest we forget: Allen West, blowhard extraordinaire, appears to have lost last night. (NBC News)
John Flowers