“Zany, Dangerous, and Damaging”

Democrats Look To Georgia • Stacey Abrams for Governor? • Obama’s Candid Revelations [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair]( “Zany, Dangerous, and Damaging” Good morning from the Hive newsroom! After bruising House and Senate losses, Democrats are reevaluating their playbook—“Our leaders are not thinking outside the box,” says one progressive strategist—while pinning their hopes on Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff winning Georgia runoffs, Abigail Tracy [reports](. Also in the Peach State, Stacey Abrams is said to be eyeing another run for governor in 2022, [writes]( Tarisai Ngangura. Meanwhile, news outlets are grappling with Donald Trump’s postelection disinformation crusade, [reports]( Joe Pompeo. One journalist urges against amplifying “zany, dangerous, and damaging” claims. Also Caleb Ecarma [digs into]( Trump’s broadsides against Fox News and his own possible post–White House media plans, as Eric Lutz [finds]( Barack Obama opening up about race in his forthcoming memoir. Thanks for reading! [“We’re Not Gonna Give Him an Unfiltered Platform”: After Biden’s Victory, Can the Media Tune Out Trump’s 2020 Delusions?]( By [Joe Pompeo]( [Refusing to concede, tweeting disinformation—Trump’s postelection tantrum is a minefield for newsrooms. Cover fact-based legal claims? Sure. But, says one journalist, “if they’re running around spouting zany, dangerous, and damaging thoughts because somebody stole Trump’s candy, too bad.”]( [Image]( [The Hive 1]( [“Let’s Start Listening to the Young People Telling Us to Energize”: After Senate Letdown, Democrats Look To Georgia as Their Last Hope]( By [Abigail Tracy]( [To flip the Senate, Democrats hoped for an Election Day blue wave—and got barely a ripple. Now, with all eyes on Georgia, the party is doing some serious soul-searching. “We don’t have any inspiring candidates,” says one strategist. “The fact that Susan Collins is going back to Washington, that is pretty ridiculous.”]( [Read More]( [The Hive 2]( [Stacey Abrams Is Reportedly Weighing Another Run for Georgia Governor]( By [Tarisai Ngangura]( [Abrams’s allies weren’t coy when asked whether she would make a second go against Brian Kemp: “That is a secret to no one.” But a spokesperson says she’s focused on Georgia’s runoff elections, which will determine control of the Senate.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 3]( [Trump Goes Nuclear Against Fox News for Not Pretending He Won]( By [Caleb Ecarma]( [The self-described “Golden Goose” is rage-tweeting at Fox News, promoting even more sycophantic outlets like Newsmax and OANN, and reportedly eyeing a post-White House digital-media empire of his own.]( [Read More]( [The Hive 4]( [Obama Opens Up About His Presidency, Race, and the “Deep-Seated Panic” that Led to Trump]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Reflecting on his eight years in office in a new memoir, Obama questions if he was “tempered in speaking the truth as I saw it, too cautious in either word or deed.”]( [Read More]( Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now]( [(image) Condé Nast Spotlight | The breaking news and top stories everyone is talking about. All in one place. The most popular stories from Vogue, GQ, The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Wired, Architectural Digest and more. STAY INFORMED]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2020 Condé Nast