CNN’s Jake Tapper was stunned after a preliminary analysis showed Kamala Harris failed to convincingly edge Joe Biden in any state.
Not only did the vice president lose to Donald Trump, but he appears to have underperformed across the board compared to Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
Analysis by CNN around 2 a.m. ET on Wednesday revealed that Harris failed to outperform her boss by three percent in any state.
The stark statistics raised eyebrows for Tapper after he was presented with a map illustrating the dismal performance.
“Holy cow,” Tapper exclaimed. ‘Literally nothing?’
The analyst went on to explain that Harris was leading Biden in just 58 counties.
By comparison, Trump was ahead of Biden’s 2020 performance in more than 1,000 of the 4,600 municipalities and counties across the United States.
Harris, 60, formally lost to Trump, 78, in the early hours of Wednesday after the Republican candidate managed to sweep the key states of North Carolina, Georgia and Pennsylvania.
The Associated Press called Wisconsin at 5:34 a.m. ET Wednesday and the race just three minutes later.
Harris never conceded the race. Instead, former Rep. Cedric Richmond, his campaign co-chairman, said after midnight Wednesday that the vice president would not address supporters until “tomorrow.”
His despondent supporters lost hope and walked out of party events as it became increasingly clear that former President Trump was headed toward victory.
Scenes of tearful liberals were replicated across the country at watch parties across the United States, where their supporters were shown looking increasingly forlorn, and even at “Democrats Abroad” meetings in countries such as the United Kingdom and Kenya. .
Trump achieved a notable victory similar to his successful campaign for the White House in 2016.
Analysis by CNN around 2 a.m. ET on Wednesday revealed that Harris failed to outperform her boss by three percent or more in a single county.
CNN’s Jake Tapper couldn’t hide his anger and frustration when the results came in.
He will become the first president in more than 130 years – and only the second in history – to win a second non-consecutive term.
The initial reaction to Harris’ loss has placed part of the blame on her inability to convince the United States that it represented a break with the Biden administration.
Harris became the Democratic nominee in August after Biden, 81, resigned amid intense scrutiny over whether he had the mental capacity to run for a second term.
Harris’ nomination was made official after a five-day round of online voting by delegates to the Democratic National Convention, and the party said she had 99 percent support.
He experienced an initial surge of support, but it was not sustained enough to achieve a victory.
Trump’s victory has sparked an anguished reaction from left-liberal media and Harris supporters.
MSNBC commentator Joy Reid went on a live tirade as Florida swung overwhelmingly in Trump’s favor, criticizing voters and describing the state as under the power of an “extremist, right-wing, fascist-type government.”
Harris, 60, lost to Trump, 78, in the early hours of Wednesday after the Republican candidate managed to sweep the key states of North Carolina, Georgia and Pennsylvania.
MSNBC commentator Joy Reid went on a live tirade when Florida came out overwhelmingly in favor of Trump.
“Think about the last two weeks and the things that Donald Trump has said on television that people could hear him say and do,” she said, growing angrier.
“Vulgarity in front of families with small children and threats of mass deportation and a violent start to his dictatorship from day one, whatever.”
The performance on MSNBC’s ‘Election Night’ panel was followed by former White House Communications Director Nicole Wallace insisting that Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris were still in a ‘tie,’ even when The Republican candidate advanced in the polls and won two swings. states of North Carolina and Georgia.
“It was always going to be a blue wall night,” he said, refusing to acknowledge that the key state of Pennsylvania, with 19 Electoral College votes, was leaning toward Trump with more than 90% of ballots reviewed, and ultimately awarded all of them. their votes to the Republican.
Meanwhile, CNN political analyst and former Obama staffer Van Jones appeared on the verge of tears as he gave a somber speech as the vote count piled up in Trump’s favor.
Hours before the race was formally called, unrest was growing on the network as results from several undecided states came in and the hosts began to admit defeat.
“This is a blowout for Democrats tonight,” said analyst John King. ‘The question is how bad. A beating for the vice president.
Tensions flared on CNN when panelists conducted a post-mortem of Harris’ performance even before the result was officially declared.
Shortly afterward, tensions flared between the panelists as they performed an autopsy on the loss, again before it was officially declared.
The reactions were gleefully shared on social media by cheerful Trump supporters, who point out that many of America’s mainstream media outlets lean left and claim they often misrepresent, misquote and unfairly attack the Republican candidate.
