Francesca Hong was supposed to win the Democratic Party nomination for governor of Wisconsin by 20 points – she lost by 0.4%. The Polymarket trading showed Hong’s likelihood of winning was at 92%. Meanwhile, Abdul El-Sayed was supposed to win the Michigan Democratic Party nomination for U.S. Senate by 15 points—and he won by 1%.

“You are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months… The eyes of the world are upon you… The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you…”  -General Dwight D. Eisenhower

Jeri Penrod and his family — his wife and their four children, Chloe, Andrew, Clara, and Ananias — faced financial ruin. But a few timely scholarships provided the family not only with a solid education but also with the financial stability they needed to persevere.

When thinking of President Donald Trump, a famous line from Coppola’s The Godfather may come to mind. At one point, Michael Corleone asks his father, as he’s being counseled: “Is it better to be loved, or feared?”