We just have one last thing to say to Trump… pic.twitter.com/3UJgeGlwwP
— teri in new york (@terinewyork) November 6, 2020
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We just have one last thing to say to Trump… pic.twitter.com/3UJgeGlwwP
— teri in new york (@terinewyork) November 6, 2020
All that's missing from the scenes of crowds spontaneously gathering in large cities like NY/DC/Philadelphia is a sailor kissing a nurse.
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) November 7, 2020
Democracy porn you can watch in front of your kids. pic.twitter.com/RLiP2P17LC
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) November 7, 2020
Anybody who's like "we'll that was a pretty good showing for Trump!" should consider how Hillary Clinton was treated as the World's Biggest Loser after an election with the same Electoral College margin as this one*.
* But where she won the popular vote instead of losing it by 5
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 7, 2020
Looks bigger than Trump’s inauguration.
— Terrance Pinkston (@Terranceus) November 7, 2020
For the ages pic.twitter.com/Kkx6BFP3nw
— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) November 7, 2020
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She posted this after the election was called:
This election is about so much more than @JoeBiden or me. It’s about the soul of America and our willingness to fight for it. We have a lot of work ahead of us. Let’s get started.pic.twitter.com/Bb9JZpggLN
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 7, 2020
And I was doing okay until this one:
So proud of you. ❤️❤️???? pic.twitter.com/Orb1ISe0dU
— Doug Emhoff (@DouglasEmhoff) November 7, 2020
and I really, really want to see Joe do a victory lap in his green Corvette:
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"I know watching these vote tallies on TV moves very slow… as slow as it goes, it can be numbing"
Joe Biden urges patience, but says "while we're waiting for the final results, we're not waiting to get the work done"#Election2020 https://t.co/tgXbQ3PQeD pic.twitter.com/zRD1Qw4Wir
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 7, 2020
So much tension as we wait to see which candidate will win the presidency – the one ahead in the popular vote or the one ahead in the electoral college – who are both the same man.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) November 7, 2020
Breathe………… pic.twitter.com/s6l2KQOTY9
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) November 6, 2020
The placeholder is live.
Many pages are ready to launch, as soon as @JoeBiden is declared the next President of the United States of America.Stay tuned here for transition team lists and plans: https://t.co/cYgeXj0kS6
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) November 6, 2020
Biden spox responding to news that Trump claims he won’t concede if he loses:
"The United States government is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House" https://t.co/wW89REWjoy
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) November 6, 2020
considering how many of them he got infected with COVID and how he treats them, I'm guessing they won't really have a problem with this. https://t.co/dkJdGJ5SfH
— soonergrunt ???? (@soonergrunt) November 6, 2020
‘Biden has a strong mandate to lead,’ Pelosi said as Democrat Joe Biden expanded his narrow lead in the decisive state of Pennsylvania https://t.co/QRKHMmU1CV pic.twitter.com/ji7qQAXBo8
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 7, 2020
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Joe Biden took a narrow lead over Donald Trump in the battleground state of Georgia for the first time early on Friday, putting the White House within his reach as it and other undecided states continue to count ballots https://t.co/Ga1B3HWJwx
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 6, 2020
NEW: The Secret Service is sending reinforcements to Wilmington, Del., starting Friday to help protect Joe Biden as his campaign prepares for the possibility he may soon claim victory in his bid for the White House. Scoop from @CarolLeonnig: https://t.co/GgjEkGVclk
— Matt Viser (@mviser) November 6, 2020
.@chrislhayes – USSS has given Biden a full counter assault team and a full HAMMER (hazmat, medical countermeasure) team, and there’s a national defense zone over his house with fighters on alert. There’s also now regular counter sniper and counter surveillance teams assigned.
— Marc Ambinder (@marcambinder) November 6, 2020
?????? pic.twitter.com/k6VMEYJaTw
— Earthling (@ziyatong) November 4, 2020
if you’re checking back in and wondering whether there’s any truth to Trump’s allegations that Biden is leading because of election fraud, the answer is no
there’s no truth to it
Trump is lying because he’s losing
his allies are lying to advance their post-Trump GOP careers
— John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) November 6, 2020
.@nancycordes: "Georgia has a very conservative secretary of state. And so if you're seeing the same thing happen in Georgia that you're seeing in Democratic-controlled states like Pennsylvania, it's hard to argue that somehow there's something sinister going on here." pic.twitter.com/xawNbOUudL
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 6, 2020
Nevada’s Clark County registrar Joe Gloria says at news conference just now they won’t complete ballot count until November 12 and that only instance of voter fraud was a Trump supporter who tried to vote twice.
— Hugo Lowell (@hugolowell) November 5, 2020
Nevada journalist Jon Ralston: "I see no path left for Trump here" https://t.co/KjmuaNDuzp pic.twitter.com/YXjb45FIKa
— The Hill (@thehill) November 6, 2020
if you think the vote counts are taking too long I need you to remember how shitty you felt two nights ago at this time, multiply it by about ten trillion, and remember every minute this goes on that’s how donald trump feels
— kilgore trout, tucker carlson’s mailman (@KT_So_It_Goes) November 6, 2020
We certainly are, sweetie…
I get that the media elites hate the president but realize that over 68 million Americans voted for him, in what has to be one of the closest contest in modern presidential history. While you gleefully celebrate his demise you are also insulting those who supported him.
— Craig Robinson (@IowaGOPer) November 6, 2020
Friday Morning Open Thread: Allllmoooost There…Post + Comments (166)
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Thank you, commentor Winston, for the link:
Live look at the White House bunker where Trump is trying to stop the counting of ballots.
The internet remains undefeated… pic.twitter.com/nd79MMYSuS
— Rex Chapman?? (@RexChapman) November 4, 2020
Guardian front page, Thursday 2 November 2020: Biden: no one will take away our democracy pic.twitter.com/a4FckNraxU
— The Guardian (@guardian) November 4, 2020
Let's all step back from our post-mortems for a moment and consider that Trump will no longer be president in 77 days.
— Tentin Quarantino (@agraybee) November 4, 2020
Trump says stop counting where I’m winning but keep counting where I’m losing. Biden says count all the votes regardless. One position is consistent with the principles of democracy. The other is not at all. It’s that basic.
— Brett McGurk (@brett_mcgurk) November 4, 2020
Stacy Abrams continues to show her worth:
Local election officials are working to ensure every eligible vote is counted. It is critical we stay patient — we knew this would occur & we are prepared. Listen to actor Courtney B. Vance explain what to expect and what we can do next ???? #CivicsForTheCulture @FairFightAction pic.twitter.com/lGKfUmLwHV
— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) November 4, 2020
Also, I know we were a sprinkle of drops in a rainstorm, but I’m feeling good about those Four Directions donations!
Given that we're still waiting for the last quarter of the vote from heavily pro-Biden Apache County—which runs through Navajo and Apache country—we will probably be reminded of this fact sooner rather than later. https://t.co/n5p3Hng7GG
— Peter Wolf (@peterawolf) November 5, 2020
Thursday Morning Open Thread: Bunker DownPost + Comments (275)
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Keep in mind, neither of these tweeters are Democratic professionals:
This feels strange after a long night but is absolutely right. https://t.co/QnKjfOF2Rs
— stuart stevens (@stuartpstevens) November 4, 2020
Off to bed for me, if not to sleep…
Additionally, Senate is still very much in play. If Biden wins GA, why wouldn't one of those two seats eventually flip to Dems? That plus Collins under 50 & losing w/ranked choice & Peters pulling ahead means a 50-50 Senate with Kamala back in the chamber to be the deciding vote
— Adam Blickstein (@AdamBlickstein) November 4, 2020
Couple bright spots for me:
https://t.co/MQozQfVyUN pic.twitter.com/6NKOQpqX9w
— Matt (@MattM0720) November 4, 2020
BREAKING: Democratic Rep. Sharice Davids of Kansas has won a second term. The Ho-Chunk woman made history in 2018 as one of the first two Native women elected to Congress. #NativeVote20 #Election2020 https://t.co/nrANK4xTLV pic.twitter.com/KAp1MgN2NO
— Indian Country Today (@IndianCountry) November 4, 2020
BREAKING: Democratic Rep. Deb Haaland of New Mexico wins a second term. Haaland, Laguna and Jemez Pueblo, was one of the first two Native women elected to Congress in 2018. #NativeVote20 #Election2020 https://t.co/nrANK4xTLV pic.twitter.com/VIjK7gWmix
— Indian Country Today (@IndianCountry) November 4, 2020
Native organizers from AZ Tribes have been working toward this since 2016. They increased mail-in ballots by 200%. It’s been predicted that Natives would help swing AZ, even though there’s been a massive effort to suppress their votes, all while they were being ravaged by Covid. https://t.co/tMQ6whDEqF
— Ruth Hopkins ?????? (@Ruth_HHopkins) November 4, 2020
Words of wisdom:
One thing I’d say to folks tempted to offload some of their angst by sniping at others who had far rosier predictions about results:
Don’t. Expecting better of Americans isn’t a crime. Believing in a great outcome isn’t a sin.
And they’re suffering just like you.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) November 4, 2020
Endless 20202 Election Open Thread: Still Counting!Post + Comments (282)
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Biden addresses supporters in Delaware.
"We feel good about where we are. We really do. I’m here to tell you tonight, we believe we’re on track to win this election." pic.twitter.com/BbYb3GJmy8
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 4, 2020
We knew it was liable to be a drawn-out process, but we hoped it would be a tv-show-style quickie…
Funny thing is, you can spend weeks saying “we won’t know the results Tuesday night” and it still sucks when you realize you won’t know the results Tuesday night
— Miriam Elder (@MiriamElder) November 4, 2020
It helps that this time, the mainstream media is on the side of truth and justice, not of ‘the narrative’:
The Associated Press is not calling the presidential race yet because neither candidate has secured the 270 electoral college votes needed to claim victory. #Election2020 https://t.co/kz4UFkqaS6
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 4, 2020
President Trump falsely claims victory, even as votes in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Georgia are still being counted https://t.co/MIVzhgaZBC #Election2020 pic.twitter.com/zHzJ4hPH1w
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 4, 2020
It sucks! But as my Irish granny used to say, in a proverb from the days when the livestock would start failing due to short rations and overcrowding at the end of a long winter, Live, horse, and you’ll get fresh grass…
Elections officials in key battleground states Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan issue statements alerting voters that final election results will not be ready until several days after Election Day, according to @MSNBC
— The Beat with Ari Melber on MSNBC ?? (@TheBeatWithAri) November 4, 2020
Couple of side notes… Silver lining: This leaves Doug Jones free, under a Biden adminstration, to use his hard-won skills bringing suits against domestic terrorists and racist GOP murderers…
Jones was elected in a 2017 special election and was considered the most endangered Democrat in the Senate.
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 4, 2020
… And maybe Puerto Rico is actually interested, now, in becoming our 51st state:
this is interesting that in the past, puerto rico has been kind of ambivalent about statehood. seems like that may have changed https://t.co/SLuZb6GI6u
— Gerry Doyle (@mgerrydoyle) November 4, 2020
Wednesday Morning Open Thread: Settle Down & Support the Ongoing CountPost + Comments (357)