Hawaii Tribune-Herald

After the election, we need empathy

Nov. 11, 2020

When enough votes were counted to call the presidential race for Joe Biden, one truth remained self-evident: our country is completely divided. But as a lifelong Democrat, I see reasons to be optimistic.

Philly put Biden over the top, but Trump did better in the city than four years ago

Nov. 10, 2020

In a divided country, half of America this weekend fell hard for Philadelphia.

Biden-Harris victory a sigh of relief of historic proportion. Now the hard work begins

Nov. 10, 2020 • Updated 4:58 p.m.

Joe Biden has been elected the 46th president of the United States, and much of the nation, and the world, is breathing a sigh of relief.

After Biden win, McConnell says Trump OK to fight election

Nov. 10, 2020

WASHINGTON — Despite President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday that President Donald Trump is “100% within his rights” to question election results, as GOP lawmakers fall in line behind the White House.

Referendum on Trump shatters turnout records

Nov. 10, 2020

With votes still being counted, turnout in the 2020 presidential election has hit a 50-year high, exceeding the record set by the 2008 presidential election of Barack Obama — an extraordinary engagement in what amounted to a referendum on President Donald Trump’s leadership.

Blame Pennsylvania Republicans for delayed results in Keystone State

Nov. 09, 2020

We’ve been hearing for months that whoever wins Pennsylvania would win the White House.

Cartoon for November 9

Nov. 09, 2020

The world as seen by cartoonist Steve Breen, The San Diego Union-Tribune.

What’s next? Saturday’s election verdict isn’t last step

Nov. 08, 2020

WASHINGTON — Saturday’s election verdict isn’t the last step in selecting an American president.

Cartoon for November 8

Nov. 08, 2020

The Big Island as seen by Hawaii Tribune-Herald cartoonist Gary Hoff.

Don’t let Trump spoil remarkable election

Nov. 08, 2020

Americans can celebrate a strong turnout and lack of major disruption in Tuesday’s vote.

Trump faces tough road in getting Supreme Court to intervene

Nov. 08, 2020

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has repeatedly said there’s one place he wants to determine the outcome of the presidential election: the U.S. Supreme Court. But he might have a difficult time ever getting there.

Big Island voters not as quick to embrace Trump

Nov. 08, 2020

While all islands in Hawaii became a slightly lighter shade of blue this presidential election, the Big Island had the smallest increase in Trump voters in the state, according to a West Hawaii Today comparison of votes between 2016 and 2020.

Biden defeats Trump for White House, says ‘time to heal’

Nov. 08, 2020

WASHINGTON — Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States on Saturday and offered himself to the nation as a leader who “seeks not to divide, but to unify” a country gripped by a historic pandemic and a confluence of economic and social turmoil.

Why America should do away with the Electoral College

Nov. 07, 2020

President Donald Trump had it right in 2012 when he said that the Electoral College was “a disaster for democracy.”

So, what happened with the polling?

Nov. 07, 2020

While the next president of the United States remained unknown as of Thursday evening, there is clearly one big loser: the pollsters, most of whom were touting the high likelihood of a Joe Biden blowout. So how did they get it so wrong?

Cartoon for November 7

Nov. 07, 2020

The world as seen by cartoonist Ken Catalino, Creators.com.

AP VoteCast: Hawaii voters sour on state of nation

Nov. 06, 2020 • Updated 1:37 p.m.

Voters in Hawaii made their pick for president while having negative views about the country’s direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate.

Cartoon for November 6

Nov. 06, 2020

The world as seen by cartoonist Ken Catalino, Creators.com.

Presidential election exposes America’s ‘perilous’ divides

Nov. 06, 2020

NEW YORK — Presidential elections can be revealing moments that convey the wishes of the American people to the next wave of elected officials. So far, the big reveal in the contest between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden is the extent of the cavernous divide between Republican and Democratic America, one that defines the nation.

The election that made things worse

Nov. 06, 2020

As I write this, I don’t know who won the 2020 race for president. But I do know that Tuesday’s election will not solve all the nation’s troubles, no matter the ultimate outcome.

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