As the smoke clears following President Donald Trump’s reelection, revealing the shattered ruins of the Democrats’ hopes and dreams of implementing their own Lil’ Venezuela in the Land of the Free, all the smart blue check Twitter people will be rubbing their heads — sissy drinks make for the worst hangovers — and explaining, “Well, of course Biden lost. Duh. It was so obvious he would lose. Pass the Advil.”

So, why not do the post-mortem before the mortem, you know, a pre-mortem of why the creepy old weirdo who lives in a basement lost? 

1. Joe Biden Is Joe Biden

Joe Biden lost because he is a creepy old weirdo who lives in a basement. But there are so many more facets to his diamond of failure. Look at his performance during the primary. He won because he was the last loser standing… Read Full Story  

• The Hill: Trump Uses Convention to Target Key States
• Washington Examiner: Lee Zeldin: Trump Came Through for New York at Height of Pandemic
• PJ Media: Trump Approval Soars to 52 Percent, Up With Blacks, Democrats
• The Daily Caller: Mike Pence Touts Trump’s Victories Against Biden Agenda of ‘Government Control’
• The Washington Free Beacon: California Faces Legal Battle Over Coronavirus Restrictions

Barack Obama and his wife Michelle became fabulously wealthy after leaving the White House in 2017. For whatever reason, they haven’t given a single dollar of their massive fortune to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign.

President Obama has hosted virtual fundraisers for his former running mate and urged Democrats to give “any amount you can” to Biden’s campaign. Michelle addressed the virtual Democratic convention on Monday, but didn’t even show her arms. Barack gave the primetime address on Wednesday night. But neither have personally contributed a dime to Biden’s campaign, according to federal election records. Read Full Story

• The Hill: Trump Knocks McCain, ‘Deadheads’ Who ‘Sabotaged His Campaign From the Inside’ 
• Washington Examiner: Donald Trump Jr. Accuses CBS of ‘Dishonest Hit Piece’ on Desert Tech Rifles
• The Daily Caller: Trump Campaign Sues New Jersey Over Mail-In Ballots
• American Thinker: Obama’s DNC Speech Was Vicious, Dishonest, and Mostly About Obama
• The Federalist: Joe Biden’s Flip-Flops Prove He’s Not Running His Own Campaign

New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Democrat, on Thursday announced a lawsuit that aims to dissolve the National Rifle Association (NRA), alleging that the powerful pro-gun interest group violated state law governing nonprofit organizations, contributing to a loss of more $64 million over three years.

The civil suit alleges that the NRA and four of its top officials diverted millions of dollars away from its charitable mission and instituted “a culture of self-dealing, mismanagement and negligent oversight.” Read Full Story

• Washington Examiner: Senate Abandons Recess Plans After Coronavirus Talks Stall
• The Daily Caller: Gov. Andrew Cuomo Begs Rich New Yorkers to Return Amid Budget Shortfall
• American Thinker: Most of Europe Bans Mail-In Ballots Over High Risk of Fraud: Study
• Townhall: Barack Obama and His Race Card
• National Review: Tom Cotton Introduces Campus Free-Speech Bill