We thoughtDonald Trumpwas an idiot.

We thought his campaign made no sense.

It turns out they were smarter than us … and were just sitting here with the dunce cap on.

Van Jones

CNN host Van JonesPATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images

Therapy, he responded, before later emphasizing, We got whooped.

In between the tears, we gotta let ourselves laugh!

We woke up in a body bag because while we were knocking on doors.

Chris Wallace

They were making these phones into 24-hour-a-day political weapons for themselves.

We got beat because the conservatives and Republicans built a different media system.

It had to do with online, had to do with podcasts, with streaming platforms.

And they were spending their money there.