Kamala Harris certifies her own resounding loss to Donald Trump in front of cheering Congress

Here’s what you could have won, Kamala …Vice President Kamala Harris certified her emphatic loss to President-elect Donald Trump on Monday, formally ending a whirlwind election cycle that saw Harris succeed President Biden mid-race, raise a whopping $1 billion in fewer than twelve weeks — yet ultimately flop in all seven vital swing states.In a moment of cruel irony, Harris was addressed as “Madam President” during Monday’s joint session of Congress — as a nod to her status as president of the Senate, rather than any electoral success.The vice president failed to carry Democrats over the finish line in 2024, with her party losing the Senate in addition to the White House and failing to retake the House from Republicans — even as her campaign and associated PAC spending neared an all-time record.Harris, 60, won one fewer electoral vote than former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did in her own ill-fated attempt to win the White House eight years ago — as Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin all broke the GOP’s way to give Trump, 78, a 312-226 Electoral College victory.The veep’s electoral vote total was the smallest attained by any Democrat since Michael Dukakis, who could only get 111 votes in his 1988 defeat by George W.Bush.

The drama-free joint session lasted fewer than 30 minutes, with 434 House members and all 100 senators in attendance.Even Rep.

Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), still recovering from a broken hip, was present as her successor as House Speaker, Mike Johnson (R-La.), presided over the chamber alongside Harris.Four tellers — Sens.Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) as well as Reps.

Bryan Steil (R-Wis.) and Joe Morelle (D-NY) — read the electoral results from each state into the congressional record while confirming they were “regular in form and authentic.”Harris kept a poker face throughout — never diverting from her official script and pausing only at the conclu...