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TGIF: Our Campaign Was Perfect
Donald Trump reacts onstage with former first lady Melania Trump and son Barron Trump during an election night event at the Palm Beach Convention Center on November 6, 2024. (Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images)
A night to remember, a campaign to memory-hole, and a rightward shuffle that would make the Electric Slide blush. Plus: a media in mourning, CA’s comeback, and much more.
By Nellie Bowles
11.08.24 — TGIF
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It’s been hard to find time to do this column: That’s how distraught I’ve been. I’ve been doing somber TikTok dances. I crossed the border just for old times’ sake. I robbed a Walgreens, which in my culture (San Francisco) is how we honor American history and our freedom. At least in Biden’s America. Now, it’s a new day (night), and I’ve brought you her…

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Nellie Bowles
Nellie Bowles is a co-founder for The Free Press and its head of strategy. She was previously a reporter at The New York Times, where she won the Gerald Loeb Award for investigative journalism and the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award. She started her career at her hometown paper, the San Francisco Chronicle.
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