There are so many takes on the 2024 election and so little time.

Over at Fox News I listed my top 10.

Right now, I’ll just note one: Our national security.

Americans know our national security is endangered by China-Russia-Iran-North Korea’s axis of dictators and we don’t like the prospect of being #2 or even tied for #1. “Peace through strength” is the best option for the President-elect to follow—and to do so with a sweeping set of goals.

The rapid expansion of our fleet, especially under the seas, should be a priority along with the on-going development of asymmetrical weapons and systems.

The selection of Florida Congressman—and Green Beret—Mike Waltz as National Security Advisor and Pete Hegseth as Secretary of Defense indicate that the Team Trump is serious.

These are good men—and they are serious men. I hope all his senior appointees at DOD commit for the entire four years.

The nation needs them.

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For the first time in four decades, Republicans are basking in the embrace of pop culture. Boxers and football players are doing the “Trump dance.” Leaning right is the new counterculture.

It’s fun for conservatives to swim in the mainstream—especially after having been marginalized by the left for so long. But Republicans will make a great mistake if they draw the wrong lessons from the 2024 elections.

Republicans didn’t win because a majority of voters signed onto their agenda. They won because the Biden/Harris administration was an utter, arrogant failure; and because Donald Trump is a unique and engaging pop culture figure who was able to capture key constituencies of working class and minority voters.

Republicans haven’t yet cemented this new coalition. They can—but they’ll need to enact policies that make these new voters’ lives noticeably better.

Let’s get to work!

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Democrats spent the last four years shrieking about the necessity of obeying the law and accepting election results to “save democracy.” And now—in Pennsylvania, Democrats had been openly flouting the law to include illegal ballots—and defeated Senate incumbent Bob Casey was supporting it.

Several counties in Pennsylvania controlled by Democrats were including misdated or undated ballots to attempt to rescue Casey’s seat. The state supreme court ruled that these ballots violate the law, which didn’t stop Democrat commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia. “People violate laws any time they want,” she declared while continuing to count the illegal ballots in Bucks County.

So: The state Supreme Court had to weigh in again, commanding them to stop.

What has ‘democracy defender’ Bob Casey said about this? Nothing.

The shenanigans need to stop. Until they do, Casey and Democrat attorney Marc Elias will keep trying to corrupt the process in a vain attempt to cling to public office. Isn’t that what Democrats spent the last four years claiming Republicans would do?

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