"I lack the words to describe #Kristallnacht," says German Chancellor Merkel on the 80th anniversary of the Nazi pogrom.
The state must "resolutely and consistently" fight against anti-Semitism, racism and exclusion, she added. pic.twitter.com/aL36vJFrSP
— DW Politics (@dw_politics) November 9, 2018
Oh, and the President spent most of the day on Air Force 1 live tweeting Fox News conspiracy mongering about the ongoing counting of ballots in Florida and Arizona! Though the President, like Fox News employees and others can’t seem to get their heads around that they’re still counting ballots cast, not conducting recounts yet.
Left, Fox, 10:11 am
Henry: Let's talk about one of those D.C. lawyers, Mark Elias, the big democratic attorney who is helping the incumbent senator Bill Nelson down in Florida. Mark Elias was the gentleman… who paid Fusion GPS to get that dirty dossier.
Right, Trump, 11:52 am pic.twitter.com/2CoYO5Q8cN
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) November 9, 2018
Left, Fox, 12:03 pm
Keating: Scott’s “lead from Thursday night had shrunk to 15,000 votes.”
Scott (clip): “They found 78,000 votes since Election Day two days ago in Broward County.”
Right, Trump, 12:36 pm pic.twitter.com/sNWnYswwJ9
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) November 9, 2018
Left, Fox, 1:11 pm
“Faulkner: “I want to ask you about Brenda Snipes, if I can. Senator Marco Rubio has been tweeting about her quite heavily.”Right, Trump, 1:39 pm pic.twitter.com/XGQRViENBl
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) November 9, 2018
The brain-meld between the president and the conspiracy-minded Fox sycophants who advise him is not good for the health of the republic. pic.twitter.com/2XLcdnx5zI
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) November 9, 2018
Semi Break
A number of folks are expressing concern that a second Brooks Brothers Riot could take place again in south Florida. Aside from the fact that Matt Schlapp now has to shop at the Big & Tall store, which takes Brooks Brothers out of play, I don’t expect a bunch of MAGA hatted nuts having much impact this time around. The Democrats learned the lessons of 2000 well. Marc Elias, who is the top elections lawyer in the country, is working for Senator Nelson, as well as Congresswoman Sinema in Arizona, to ensure that every ballot is counted and that any recount necessary is completed properly. Barry Richards, who was the Bush/Cheney 2000 campaign’s election attorney in and from Florida during the 2000 recounts and is the in the state of Florida equivalent to Marc Elias, is working for Mayor Gillum’s campaign. This is the A-Team of election attorneys.
Additionally, this isn’t 2000. Almost everyone has a smart phone. We have social media (for good and ill). People that try to shut down the actual counting of ballots, let alone recounts, by force will have their faces broadcast to the world. They’ll be identified. They’ll face actual consequences because unlike in 2000, these folks don’t work for members of Congress, the Republican National Committee, and/or the Bush-Cheney 2000 campaign.
— IAmComplicit (@AgeDemands) November 9, 2018
(Matt Schlapp is at #6 in the green shirt)
The local supervisors of election aren’t having any of the President’s or anyone else’s crap either:
Palm Beach County Elections Supervisor Susan Bucher says the nation's highest elected officials are trying to disrupt democracy.
— Frances Robles (@FrancesRobles) November 9, 2018
And the Florida Department of Law Enforcement isn’t having any of Governor Scott’s conspiracy mongering either:
Last night, Scott called for the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate “rampant fraud” in his U.S. Senate race. But the FDLE says there are no voter fraud allegations to look into and that Scott made no formal request for an investigation. https://t.co/ZVDhPNgC7Z pic.twitter.com/dlxxFBDar0
— Allegra Kirkland (@allegrakirkland) November 9, 2018
It’s going to be a wild few days. But I wouldn’t bet against either Marc Elias or Barry Richards. They will ensure that every vote that is eligible to be counted is counted and that the recounts are done correctly.
Open thread.
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