higher and higher. and then last night, we turned down. that's what you're feeling. that's what the decline of a civilization feels like. the question tonight is how long will we decline? when will the ferris wheel go back up? will senator elizabeth warren crush president donald trump in his reelection campaign four years from now? will california's new senator kamala harris do that? how long is this ride? four years? eight years? millions of people, men, women, and children who are feeling this decline of the civilization have been crying over these last 24 hours. that's how the big watch party at wellesley college ended last night, in tears. wellesley is the women's college that hillary clinton graduated from in 1969. students and alumni from around the world gathered at wellesley last night to watch a distinguished wellesley graduate give her first speech as