bipartisanreport--2020-11-09--Pfizer Embarrasses Trump Over Vaccine Roll-Out Lies

On Monday , Pfizer revealed that a COVID-19 vaccine that the company had been working on alongside a German firm known as BioNTech had an over 90 percent effectiveness rate , which places the vaccine “ on par with highly effective childhood vaccines for diseases such as measles , ” The New York Times explains .
Officials from the Trump administration , including Vice President Mike Pence and the president ’ s daughter/ adviser Ivanka Trump , have taken partial credit for the news , crediting the Trump administration ’ s vaccine development program — called Operation Warp Speed — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ these pronouncements is that Pfizer was never a part of Operation Warp Speed , and , unlike other vaccine developers , the company received no federal financial support for COVID-19 vaccine work .
Do top officials in the Trump administration even solidly know what ’ s going on with their own programs ?
How could they get public pronouncements about a COVID-19 vaccine so wrong after months of the pandemic ?
How incompetent or just politically craven really are they ?
The deceptive crediting of the Trump administration with the vaccine success could @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all , increasing Trump World ’ s stature .
Vice President Pence said that the Pfizer/ BioNTech vaccine news was “ thanks to the public-private partnership forged ” by the president — but again , Pfizer has never been a part of that partnership .
Ivanka had some more details — she praised “ the tireless work of Operation Warp Speed and the partnership it struck with Pfizer , HHS & the Military in July to support distribution [ and ] logistics ” — although Pfizer ’ s head of vaccine development , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the company was “ never part of the Warp Speed ” program .
Although it ’ s true that the federal government has pledged to pay almost $ 2 billion to Pfizer for huge amounts of the vaccine , once it ’ s available — the “ tireless work of Operation Warp Speed ” doesn ’ t appear to have anything to do with the new announcement of the Pfizer vaccine ’ s apparent effectiveness .
As the Times notes , Dr. Jansen “ sought to distance the company from Operation Warp @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the company was “ never part of the Warp Speed ” and has “ never taken any money from the U.S. government , or from anyone.
” In other words — claims of some kind of Trump administration-led breakthrough appear to be false .
They didn ’ t have anything to do with the Pfizer/ BioNTech vaccine operation .
At this point , Pfizer “ plans to ask the Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization of the two-dose vaccine later this month , after it has collected the recommended two months @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Times .

On Monday, Pfizer revealed that a COVID-19 vaccine that the company had been working on alongside a German firm known as BioNTech had an over 90 percent effectiveness rate, which places the vaccine “on par with highly effective childhood vaccines for diseases such as measles,” The New York Times explains. Officials from the Trump administration, including Vice President Mike Pence and the president’s daughter/ adviser Ivanka Trump, have taken partial credit for the news, crediting the Trump administration’s vaccine development program — called Operation Warp Speed — with the breakthrough. The problem with these pronouncements is that Pfizer was never a part of Operation Warp Speed, and, unlike other vaccine developers, the company received no federal financial support for COVID-19 vaccine work.
Do top officials in the Trump administration even solidly know what’s going on with their own programs? How could they get public pronouncements about a COVID-19 vaccine so wrong after months of the pandemic? How incompetent or just politically craven really are they? The deceptive crediting of the Trump administration with the vaccine success could have a perceived political benefit, after all, increasing Trump World’s stature.
As Pence claims credit, Pfizer says it did NOT join in the administration's partnership. Pfizer head of vaccine development Dr. Kathrin Jansen told the NY Times: “We were never part of the Warp Speed … We have never taken any money from the U.S. government, or from anyone.” https://t.co/GScL3vodx9 — Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) November 9, 2020
Vice President Pence said that the Pfizer/ BioNTech vaccine news was “thanks to the public-private partnership forged” by the president — but again, Pfizer has never been a part of that partnership. Ivanka had some more details — she praised “the tireless work of Operation Warp Speed and the partnership it struck with Pfizer, HHS & the Military in July to support distribution [and] logistics” — although Pfizer’s head of vaccine development, Dr. Kathrin Jansen, has unequivocally stated that the company was “never part of the Warp Speed” program. Although it’s true that the federal government has pledged to pay almost $2 billion to Pfizer for huge amounts of the vaccine, once it’s available — the “tireless work of Operation Warp Speed” doesn’t appear to have anything to do with the new announcement of the Pfizer vaccine’s apparent effectiveness.
Dr Kathrin Jansen, Pfizer’s head of vaccine development:
“We were never part of the Warp Speed … We have never taken any money from the U.S. government, or from anyone.” pic.twitter.com/aOIDBHPd7o — Decoherence (@DecoherenceWave) November 9, 2020
As the Times notes, Dr. Jansen “sought to distance the company from Operation Warp Speed and presidential politics.” She said that the company was “never part of the Warp Speed” and has “never taken any money from the U.S. government, or from anyone.” In other words — claims of some kind of Trump administration-led breakthrough appear to be false. They didn’t have anything to do with the Pfizer/ BioNTech vaccine operation. At this point, Pfizer “plans to ask the Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization of the two-dose vaccine later this month, after it has collected the recommended two months of safety data,” according to the Times.
UPDATE: Pfizer has issued the following statement:
‘Pfizer is one of various vaccine manufacturers participating in Operation Warp Speed as a supplier of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. While Pfizer did reach an advanced purchase agreement with the U.S. government, the company did not accept [Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority] funding for the research and development process. All the investment for R&D was made by Pfizer at risk. Dr. Jansen was emphasizing that last point.’


bipartisanreport--2020-11-10--PA Whistleblower Devastates Trump & Retracts Vote Fraud Allegations

Donald Trump ’ s claims of voter fraud have been plentiful and without substance , and he continues to invent new reasons that the election was stolen from him and given to his opponent , Joe Biden .
One of his most explosive claims toward proof fell apart on Tuesday , as conspiracy theories backed by Project Veritas always do .
The claim began when an affidavit signed by a USPS employee named Richard Hopkins became public thanks to Project Veritas , a group led by James O ’ Keefe who have been found to doctor videos to create headlines @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to try to fool mainstream news organizations , and to commit crimes in order to get their fake “ news ” stories .
‘ Project Veritas on Wednesday released a video from an Erie postal worker — whose face was digitally altered and voice was distorted — who alleged without proof that postal workers in Erie , including Postmaster Robert Weisenbach , discussed and might have OK ’ d giving an earlier postmark to mail-in ballots and forwarding them to election officials .
The worker claimed those ballots had arrived after Tuesday ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ now confirms that , while being questioned by investigators , Hopkins recanted his entire story and refused to say why he signed a false affidavit .
Whether or not he will face any legal consequences is not yet known .
Twitter had a big response to the story , convinced that Project Veritas likely paid Hopkins for the false story and agreeing that the USPS employee should face consequences for his actions .
Read some of their comments below :

Donald Trump’s claims of voter fraud have been plentiful and without substance, and he continues to invent new reasons that the election was stolen from him and given to his opponent, Joe Biden. One of his most explosive claims toward proof fell apart on Tuesday, as conspiracy theories backed by Project Veritas always do.
The claim began when an affidavit signed by a USPS employee named Richard Hopkins became public thanks to Project Veritas, a group led by James O’Keefe who have been found to doctor videos to create headlines, make up claims of sexual assault to try to fool mainstream news organizations, and to commit crimes in order to get their fake “news” stories.
The Erie-Times News reported that:
‘Project Veritas on Wednesday released a video from an Erie postal worker — whose face was digitally altered and voice was distorted — who alleged without proof that postal workers in Erie, including Postmaster Robert Weisenbach, discussed and might have OK’d giving an earlier postmark to mail-in ballots and forwarding them to election officials. The worker claimed those ballots had arrived after Tuesday’s deadline.’
The House Oversight Committee now confirms that, while being questioned by investigators, Hopkins recanted his entire story and refused to say why he signed a false affidavit. Whether or not he will face any legal consequences is not yet known.
Twitter had a big response to the story, convinced that Project Veritas likely paid Hopkins for the false story and agreeing that the USPS employee should face consequences for his actions. Read some of their comments below:


bipartisanreport--2020-11-10--Updated 2020 Vote Totals Show Biden Surge & Big Trump Flop

The 2020 presidential election was not overly close .
With over 151 million votes from across the nation tallied as of Tuesday afternoon , Joe Biden led in the national popular vote by almost 5 million votes , with just about 76.6 million total votes compared to the then about 71.8 million for Trump .
The difference between Biden and Trump gave Biden a percentage point lead of a little over 3 percent , as of Tuesday afternoon , with 50.7 percent of the national popular vote compared to Trump ’ s 47.5 percent .
Biden ’ s leads in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday afternoon , no matter the Trump team ’ s claims otherwise , and the Associated Press had called 290 electoral votes for him , with more ( from Georgia ) seemingly on the way .
With significant numbers of votes left to be counted in some heavily Democratic areas as of Tuesday afternoon , Biden ’ s lead seemed likely to grow .
Interestingly , as of Tuesday , the 2020 presidential election results seemed like they ’ d end up with a split in the electoral college that exactly mirrors the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump got 306 electoral votes , and his then-challenger Hillary Clinton got 232 electoral votes .
Trump frequently praised his electoral college victory — although the number of electoral votes that he got was lower than Barack Obama ’ s total in both 2008 and 2012 .
Bill Clinton — another Democrat — also earned a higher electoral college vote total than Trump both times that he won the presidency .
Now , the electoral college vote total that Trump got in 2020 and that he seemed so enthused about is going to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Biden seems set to get the 306 , with Trump getting the 232 .
Both Trump and Biden have gotten more votes overall in 2020 than either of their parties got in the race for the presidency in 2016 .
In 2016 , Trump got almost 63 million votes , and Hillary got almost 65.9 million votes .
Voter turnout surged across the country amidst 2020 ’ s heated race .
The states that Biden successfully flipped away from Trump include ( according to initial results ) : Arizona , Wisconsin , Michigan @ @ @ @ @ @ @ latter of which was the closest , as of Tuesday afternoon .
Biden led in Georgia by a little over 12,600 votes as of Tuesday afternoon , after having initially taken the lead in the state as mail-in votes were counted .
Biden ’ s leads were significantly larger in other swing states that he nabbed — in Michigan , for instance , Biden ’ s Tuesday afternoon lead was at over 148,000 votes .
In 2016 , Trump won the state by a mere 10,704 votes , meaning that Biden significantly improved @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

The 2020 presidential election was not overly close. With over 151 million votes from across the nation tallied as of Tuesday afternoon, Joe Biden led in the national popular vote by almost 5 million votes, with just about 76.6 million total votes compared to the then about 71.8 million for Trump. The difference between Biden and Trump gave Biden a percentage point lead of a little over 3 percent, as of Tuesday afternoon, with 50.7 percent of the national popular vote compared to Trump’s 47.5 percent. Biden’s leads in some critical states were insurmountable as of Tuesday afternoon, no matter the Trump team’s claims otherwise, and the Associated Press had called 290 electoral votes for him, with more (from Georgia) seemingly on the way.
With significant numbers of votes left to be counted in some heavily Democratic areas as of Tuesday afternoon, Biden’s lead seemed likely to grow.
Interestingly, as of Tuesday, the 2020 presidential election results seemed like they’d end up with a split in the electoral college that exactly mirrors the 2016 results. In 2016, Donald Trump got 306 electoral votes, and his then-challenger Hillary Clinton got 232 electoral votes. Trump frequently praised his electoral college victory — although the number of electoral votes that he got was lower than Barack Obama’s total in both 2008 and 2012. Bill Clinton — another Democrat — also earned a higher electoral college vote total than Trump both times that he won the presidency. Now, the electoral college vote total that Trump got in 2020 and that he seemed so enthused about is going to Biden, based on initial results. Biden seems set to get the 306, with Trump getting the 232.
Both Trump and Biden have gotten more votes overall in 2020 than either of their parties got in the race for the presidency in 2016. In 2016, Trump got almost 63 million votes, and Hillary got almost 65.9 million votes. Voter turnout surged across the country amidst 2020’s heated race.
The states that Biden successfully flipped away from Trump include (according to initial results): Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Georgia — the latter of which was the closest, as of Tuesday afternoon. Biden led in Georgia by a little over 12,600 votes as of Tuesday afternoon, after having initially taken the lead in the state as mail-in votes were counted. Biden’s leads were significantly larger in other swing states that he nabbed — in Michigan, for instance, Biden’s Tuesday afternoon lead was at over 148,000 votes. In 2016, Trump won the state by a mere 10,704 votes, meaning that Biden significantly improved upon Trump’s earlier winning margin. (UPDATE: Among other changes, Biden’s lead in Georgia grew as Tuesday went on, ending up at more than 14,100 votes.)
Swing state margins update:
GA: Biden by 12,655
AZ: Biden by 14,733
NC: Trump by 74,870
NV: Biden by 36,274
WI: Biden by 20,539
PA: Biden by 49,598
AK: Trump by 54,598
MI: Biden by 148,165
(Compiled 4:15 p.m. – 4:22 p.m. EST 11/10) — Brendan Keefe (@BrendanKeefe) November 10, 2020


bipartisanreport--2020-11-10--President Biden Upstages Trump During Tuesday Message To America

The two new leaders of these United States walked to the microphone today and projected a calm , confident air quelling an uneasy nation that has been living in four years of uncertainty and , yes , tragedy .
Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris introduced President-elect Joe Biden Tuesday for a brief speech followed by some questions .
The first thing Biden talked about was health care , reminding Americans that he understands deeply and personally about what illness does to a family .
He lost his eldest son , Beau Biden , to cancer in 2015 .
He explained that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can do to help people access Obamacare ( ACA/The Affordable Care Act ) .
He said that there is nothing Americans can ’ t do if they work together , according to The New York Times : Even as the Republicans have refused to congratulate the man who will become president on January 20 , he anticipates they will come around .
He said he was everyone ’ s president , even those who did not vote for him , that he will treat them all like family .
Biden said that Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ own loss simply does not matter .
He and Harris have already begun the transition .
When reporters asked him about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying that this is a reelection , Biden laughed .
That spoke volumes .
Americans can take a great deal of comfort from his place in their lives .
He talked about “ kitchen table matters ” that people care about , that we need to get people some money during this time of job loss and health care for the coronavirus as a right , not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be president projected the air of authority of a president , which is so refreshing to people after four years of trying to keep pace with a Mad Hatter .
Even as the president-elect spoke , the Supreme Court upheld most of the Affordable Care act .
The entire nation is rapidly shifting with change toward optimism and opportunity .
Biden has taken calls from a number of foreign leaders and more to call back .
Asked what he said to them , the president-elect responded : According to The Washington Post , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Boris Johnson , German Chancellor Angela Merkel , French President Emmanuel Macron and Ireland ’ s Taoiseach Micheál Martin , who each called to congratulate him on his victory , according to the president-elect ’ s transition team : ” Biden ’ s speech can be read here in its entirety by following this New York Times link or watch it below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
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The two new leaders of these United States walked to the microphone today and projected a calm, confident air quelling an uneasy nation that has been living in four years of uncertainty and, yes, tragedy. Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris introduced President-elect Joe Biden Tuesday for a brief speech followed by some questions.
The first thing Biden talked about was health care, reminding Americans that he understands deeply and personally about what illness does to a family. He lost his eldest son, Beau Biden, to cancer in 2015. He explained that as president there are many things he can do to help people access Obamacare (ACA/The Affordable Care Act).
He said that there is nothing Americans can’t do if they work together, according to The New York Times:
‘Let us be the nation that we know we can be. A nation united, a nation strengthened, a nation healed.’
Even as the Republicans have refused to congratulate the man who will become president on January 20, he anticipates they will come around. He said he was everyone’s president, even those who did not vote for him, that he will treat them all like family. Biden said that Donald Trump’s refusal to accept his own loss simply does not matter. He and Harris have already begun the transition.
When reporters asked him about Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saying that this is a reelection, Biden laughed. That spoke volumes. Americans can take a great deal of comfort from his place in their lives. He talked about “kitchen table matters” that people care about, that we need to get people some money during this time of job loss and health care for the coronavirus as a right, not a privilege.
The man who will be president projected the air of authority of a president, which is so refreshing to people after four years of trying to keep pace with a Mad Hatter.
Even as the president-elect spoke, the Supreme Court upheld most of the Affordable Care act. The entire nation is rapidly shifting with change toward optimism and opportunity.
Biden has taken calls from a number of foreign leaders and more to call back. Asked what he said to them, the president-elect responded:
‘America’s back.’
According to The Washington Post, he spoke with “British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron and Ireland’s Taoiseach Micheál Martin, who each called to congratulate him on his victory, according to the president-elect’s transition team:”
‘First of all, I’m letting them know that America is back. We’re going to be back in the game. It’s not America alone. I feel confident that we’re going to be able to put America back in a place of respect that it had before.’
Great Britain’s Prime Minister Johnson tweeted earlier:
‘I just spoke to @JoeBiden to congratulate him on his election. I look forward to strengthening the partnership between our countries and to working with him on our shared priorities — from tackling climate change, to promoting democracy and building back better from the pandemic.’
Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau posted this message:
‘We’ve worked with each other before, and we’re ready to pick up on that work and tackle the challenges and opportunities facing our two countries — including climate change and COVID-19…President-elect @JoeBiden and I agreed to keep in touch and work closely together.’
Biden’s speech can be read here in its entirety by following this New York Times link or watch it below:
Welcome home, Mr. President-Elect Biden.
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bipartisanreport--2020-11-10--French President Macron Recognizes The Election Of Joe Biden

No matter the Trump team ’ s adamant refusals to accept the results of the recent presidential election , the world is moving right on without Donald .
Now , French President Emmanuel Macron has personally spoken with President-elect Joe Biden to congratulate him for his win .
Biden has also personally spoken with world leaders including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson , and many other leaders have offered public congratulations to Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris , indicating just how alone that the Republicans really are in their refusal to accept the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on Twitter including an image of himself seemingly on the phone with Biden .
The French President named “ climate , global health , international security – and effective multilateral action ” as among the priorities for the France-United States partnership with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in charge .
Macron said as follows : Donald Trump has stood in direct opposition to Macron .
For example , Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Accord , which most of the world signed on to , committing to certain benchmarks for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another occasion , Trump wound himself up into a rage on Twitter over Macron , mocking France for their suffering during World Wars I and II , which is just stunningly petty .
Trump ’ s volley of incendiary behavior turned the presidency into a global laughingstock throughout his tenure .
Now , Trump is refusing to accept the results of the election , which he ludicrously claims that he won .
He has lauded an array of legal challenges against the election results that his team members have launched , and he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result in the election getting handed to him , but the evidence for his claims just isn ’ t there and never has been .
There was no widespread fraud .
There was no conspiracy to fabricate Biden votes in order to keep Trump down .
Trump lost — plain and simple .
Biden addressed Trump ’ s refusal to concede the election during a press conference on Tuesday , and he said that world leaders with whom he had spoken had expressed confidence in the ability of the U.S. system of governance @ @ @ @ @ @ @ on the election .
‘ How can I say this tactfully ?
It will not help the president ’ s legacy .
I think that … from my discussions with foreign leaders so far , they are hopeful that US democratic institutions are strong and have endured and at the end of the day it ’ s all going to come to fruition on January 20 .
’

No matter the Trump team’s adamant refusals to accept the results of the recent presidential election, the world is moving right on without Donald. Now, French President Emmanuel Macron has personally spoken with President-elect Joe Biden to congratulate him for his win. Biden has also personally spoken with world leaders including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and many other leaders have offered public congratulations to Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, indicating just how alone that the Republicans really are in their refusal to accept the election results.
Macron shared a message on Twitter including an image of himself seemingly on the phone with Biden. The French President named “climate, global health, international security – and effective multilateral action” as among the priorities for the France-United States partnership with Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in charge. Macron said as follows:
‘I spoke to [Joe Biden] to congratulate him on his election. We’ll have a lot to do together to promote shared priorities – climate, global health, international security – and effective multilateral action.’
I spoke to @JoeBiden to congratulate him on his election. We’ll have a lot to do together to promote shared priorities – climate, global health, international security – and effective multilateral action. pic.twitter.com/h1zStqEf2J — Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) November 10, 2020
Donald Trump has stood in direct opposition to Macron. For example, Trump withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Accord, which most of the world signed on to, committing to certain benchmarks for the fight against climate change. On another occasion, Trump wound himself up into a rage on Twitter over Macron, mocking France for their suffering during World Wars I and II, which is just stunningly petty. Trump’s volley of incendiary behavior turned the presidency into a global laughingstock throughout his tenure.
Emmanuel Macron suggests building its own army to protect Europe against the U.S., China and Russia. But it was Germany in World Wars One & Two – How did that work out for France? They were starting to learn German in Paris before the U.S. came along. Pay for NATO or not! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 13, 2018
Now, Trump is refusing to accept the results of the election, which he ludicrously claims that he won. He has lauded an array of legal challenges against the election results that his team members have launched, and he has expressed confidence that these challenges will result in the election getting handed to him, but the evidence for his claims just isn’t there and never has been. There was no widespread fraud. There was no conspiracy to fabricate Biden votes in order to keep Trump down. Trump lost — plain and simple.
Biden addressed Trump’s refusal to concede the election during a press conference on Tuesday, and he said that world leaders with whom he had spoken had expressed confidence in the ability of the U.S. system of governance to fend off Trump’s attacks on the election.
As Biden put it:
‘How can I say this tactfully? It will not help the president’s legacy. I think that … from my discussions with foreign leaders so far, they are hopeful that US democratic institutions are strong and have endured and at the end of the day it’s all going to come to fruition on January 20.’
Watch Biden speak below:


bipartisanreport--2020-11-10--GOP Reveals Latest Lawsuit In Arizona & It’s Just Sad

The Republican legislators are being dragged around behind “ a foul-tempered monarch , ” a “ blind fury ” reminiscent of Lewis Carroll ’ s Queen of Hearts in his book Alice in Wonderland .
Someone who will shout at the slightest offense “ Off with his head !
” See Gutenberg.org .
Donald Trump turns this way and that as the long line of Republicans swing around behind him much like in the childhood game of Crack the Whip .
Woe to the person at the end .
The Republicans treat Trump ever so gently , walking around on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
They have been staying silent as he refuses to accept his loss , especially when a “ girl ” is beating him , too .
So , the GOP makes excuses for him , calling him “ difficult.
” They give him a few days to come around , then a week .
They say once the frivolous lawsuits are thrown out , then they can move onward .
Senator Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) has taken on the guise of his boss , becoming a mini-dictator , a rabid weasel .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ better , but he apparently enjoys this role , too .
Most of t the Republicans just remain deathly silent .
In truth , they are just cowards , and the power behind their jobs is more important to them than the safety and security of the American people .
They should all lose their jobs with the possible except of the four senators who did congratulate President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris : Senators Mitt Romney ( R-UT ) , Lisa Murkowski ( R-AK ) Bill Sasse ( R-NB ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Trump ’ s latest lawsuit in Arizona is over a maximum of 180 votes , and that is no typo .
The sitting president refuses to let his GAO certify Biden-Harris .
That way he keeps the Dems out of the crooked depths of his government agencies .
It gives him the false hope that he will stall long enough for the vote to go to the House .
A vote there would move Trump into a second term .
Unfortunately for him , that does not fit in this case .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ has authorized the Department of Justice ( DOJ ) to investigate any “ substantial allegations ” of voter fraud during the election .
The Republican National Committee , the Trump campaign , and the Arizona Republican Party went to court Monday .
Their lawsuit contends Maricopa County poll workers “ consistently , regularly and systematically ” took action that deprived Trump of “ potentially thousands ” of votes .
Make that 180 votes , and that assumes that all of them would go to Trump .
Any ballot that overvoted in person or @ @ @ @ @ @ @ votes .
Then , the individual could fill out a new one or resubmit it .
Trump ’ s people claimed lots of poll workers were telling people to resubmit them or doing it for them instead of setting those ballots into a group for additional review .
The administration ’ s lawsuit claimed it was “ systemic poll worker error , ” according to The Arizona Central : The Deputy Maricopa County Attorney Tom Liddy explained to the judge on Monday that only 180 of the 165,860 ballots entered in person on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ presidential race : And for these , the angry Trump crowd railed against the conspiracy to “ steal our vote ” outside of where the counting took place ?
The judge actually set a hearing date for Thursday morning to hear evidence .
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The Republican legislators are being dragged around behind “a foul-tempered monarch,” a “blind fury” reminiscent of Lewis Carroll’s Queen of Hearts in his book Alice in Wonderland. Someone who will shout at the slightest offense “Off with his head!” See Gutenberg.org. Donald Trump turns this way and that as the long line of Republicans swing around behind him much like in the childhood game of Crack the Whip. Woe to the person at the end.
The Republicans treat Trump ever so gently, walking around on eggshells like someone in an abusive relationship. They have been staying silent as he refuses to accept his loss, especially when a “girl” is beating him, too. So, the GOP makes excuses for him, calling him “difficult.” They give him a few days to come around, then a week. They say once the frivolous lawsuits are thrown out, then they can move onward.
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has taken on the guise of his boss, becoming a mini-dictator, a rabid weasel. Senator Ted Cruse (R-TX) knows better, but he apparently enjoys this role, too. Most of t the Republicans just remain deathly silent.
In truth, they are just cowards, and the power behind their jobs is more important to them than the safety and security of the American people. They should all lose their jobs with the possible except of the four senators who did congratulate President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris: Senators Mitt Romney (R-UT), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Bill Sasse (R-NB), and Susan Collins (R-MN).
Trump’s latest lawsuit in Arizona is over a maximum of 180 votes, and that is no typo. The sitting president refuses to let his GAO certify Biden-Harris. That way he keeps the Dems out of the crooked depths of his government agencies. It gives him the false hope that he will stall long enough for the vote to go to the House. A vote there would move Trump into a second term. Unfortunately for him, that does not fit in this case.
Attorney General (AG) William Barr has authorized the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate any “substantial allegations” of voter fraud during the election.
The Republican National Committee, the Trump campaign, and the Arizona Republican Party went to court Monday. Their lawsuit contends Maricopa County poll workers “consistently, regularly and systematically” took action that deprived Trump of “potentially thousands” of votes.
Make that 180 votes, and that assumes that all of them would go to Trump. Any ballot that overvoted in person or any other irregularity would be among those votes. Then, the individual could fill out a new one or resubmit it.
Trump’s people claimed lots of poll workers were telling people to resubmit them or doing it for them instead of setting those ballots into a group for additional review. The administration’s lawsuit claimed it was “systemic poll worker error,” according to The Arizona Central:
‘If these ballots are reviewed and adjudicated by the Ballot Duplication Board, they will yield up to thousands of additional votes for President Trump and for other Republican candidates.’
The Deputy Maricopa County Attorney Tom Liddy explained to the judge on Monday that only 180 of the 165,860 ballots entered in person on Election Day had potential overvotes in the presidential race:
‘One-hundred and eighty. That’s it.’
And for these, the angry Trump crowd railed against the conspiracy to “steal our vote” outside of where the counting took place? The judge actually set a hearing date for Thursday morning to hear evidence.
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bipartisanreport--2020-11-10--Trump’s Secretary Of State Announces Transition To Illegal 2nd Term

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has endorsed a challenge to the legitimacy of the results of the recent presidential election , and he has simultaneously expressed unfounded apparent confidence that these challenges will result in the election getting handed to Trump .
There is no evidentiary basis for the Trump team ’ s challenges to the election results , making Pompeo ’ s confident endorsement of a challenge to these results little more than political theater .
The problem is that democracy itself hangs in the balance — in any other country , plenty of observers likely wouldn ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as authoritarian if it outright rejected election results on the basis of evidence-less fraud allegations .
Pompeo quipped about an imminent “ smooth transition to a second Trump administration , ” but this comment seems to have been meant as a so-called joke .
In reality , threatening the foundation of the American democratic process on the basis of craven political maneuvering is not trivial .
Pompeo said as follows : ‘ There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration .
We ’ re ready .
The world is watching @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re going to count all the votes .
When the process is complete , the electors will be selected .
There ’ s a process — the Constitution lays it out pretty clearly .
The world should have every confidence that the transition necessary to make sure the State Department is functional today , successful today , and successful with the president ’ s who ’ s in office on January 20th , a minute after noon will also be successful.
’ Pompeo subsequently claimed that global observers “ understand that this takes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the need to make sure that only legal votes are factored into results — but this need has been met .
There is no present danger of illegal votes getting systematically included in U.S. election results .
Pompeo is misrepresenting basic reality when he treats this issue as an open question .
Also — actually , the world is moving right on without Trump !
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson , both of whom are top U.S. allies , have already personally spoken with President-elect Biden , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ congratulations for the Democratic ticket .
Pompeo ’ s attempt to muster some kind of global backing for his challenge to the election results is largely baseless .
The Trump team and their Republican enablers are alone in their deluded attempt to tear apart the election results .
Few , if any of the Trump team ’ s bombastic claims about supposed election fraud have any real support .
Trump , for instance , has claimed that “ BAD THINGS ” have happened while Republican observers have been systematically excluded from watching the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Republican observers have not been systematically shut out .
During a recent appearance on Fox , top Trump ally Rudy Giuliani seemed to reveal how far that Trump ’ s allies really are willing to go — he suggested that there could have been an “ order ” from the top for local Democratic officials to fabricate Biden votes and suppress Trump voters .
There is absolutely zero evidence for this claim .

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has endorsed a challenge to the legitimacy of the results of the recent presidential election, and he has simultaneously expressed unfounded apparent confidence that these challenges will result in the election getting handed to Trump. There is no evidentiary basis for the Trump team’s challenges to the election results, making Pompeo’s confident endorsement of a challenge to these results little more than political theater. The problem is that democracy itself hangs in the balance — in any other country, plenty of observers likely wouldn’t find any problem with characterizing a regime as authoritarian if it outright rejected election results on the basis of evidence-less fraud allegations.
Pompeo quipped about an imminent “smooth transition to a second Trump administration,” but this comment seems to have been meant as a so-called joke. In reality, threatening the foundation of the American democratic process on the basis of craven political maneuvering is not trivial. Pompeo said as follows:
‘There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration. We’re ready. The world is watching what is taking place. We’re going to count all the votes. When the process is complete, the electors will be selected. There’s a process — the Constitution lays it out pretty clearly. The world should have every confidence that the transition necessary to make sure the State Department is functional today, successful today, and successful with the president’s who’s in office on January 20th, a minute after noon will also be successful.’
Watch Pompeo’s anti-democratic comments below:
“There will be a smooth transition to a second Trump administration.” — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, one week after Trump lost the election to President-Elect Joe Biden pic.twitter.com/G8JwYWZN1I — Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 10, 2020
Pompeo subsequently claimed that global observers “understand that this takes time,” and he spoke of the need to make sure that only legal votes are factored into results — but this need has been met. There is no present danger of illegal votes getting systematically included in U.S. election results. Pompeo is misrepresenting basic reality when he treats this issue as an open question.
Also — actually, the world is moving right on without Trump! Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, both of whom are top U.S. allies, have already personally spoken with President-elect Biden, and many leaders have shared their public congratulations for the Democratic ticket. Pompeo’s attempt to muster some kind of global backing for his challenge to the election results is largely baseless. The Trump team and their Republican enablers are alone in their deluded attempt to tear apart the election results.
Per Biden transition pool report: "President-elect Joe Biden had a call with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson." A Downing Street spokesperson said: “In a call this afternoon the Prime Minister warmly congratulated Joe Biden on his election as President of the United States. — Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) November 10, 2020
Few, if any of the Trump team’s bombastic claims about supposed election fraud have any real support. Trump, for instance, has claimed that “BAD THINGS” have happened while Republican observers have been systematically excluded from watching the ballot tabulation process. In reality, Republican observers have not been systematically shut out.
During a recent appearance on Fox, top Trump ally Rudy Giuliani seemed to reveal how far that Trump’s allies really are willing to go — he suggested that there could have been an “order” from the top for local Democratic officials to fabricate Biden votes and suppress Trump voters. There is absolutely zero evidence for this claim.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-10--Eric & Don Jr. Suffer Humiliating Tuesday Emotional Meltdowns

President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris have assumed the mantel of the top US elected officials-in-waiting .
They have started implementing their preliminary work in preparation for January 21 , 2021 .
Unfortunately , Donald Trump is having a mega-tantrum and is crying out the election fraud .
On the Biden-Harris side of the ring , there are some real heavyweights : two international election watchdog groups , the world leaders , the media , and more .
Uh , oh , look out .
Here comes trouble .
On Trump ’ s side of the ring , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Oh , wait , hold that .
Move Christie over to the other side .
Then there are… ( pause ) …well , Eric and Don Jr. Clearly , they are welter-weights .
After learning from a master , the boys began beating down the internet under the weight of all their tweets .
Take a look at how they defended their father below .
See if they can convince us that their father won .
Don Jr. will go first , then Eric : ‘ America needs to use the nonsense that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to fully examined and fix a broken and corrupted system .
If there ’ s nothing wrong they won ’ t find anything , though they seem to be finding a lot .
Why would any American object to that ?
’ Now , it is Eric Trump ’ s attempt to convince us that his father is the winner : So when Donald Trump said this 10 days ago it was an impossible lie , but now it ’ s totally legit ?
!
?
The only thing more disgraceful than our @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both were always weaponized against @ realDonaldTrump and the Americans who support him .
https : //t.co/rXfSnj13AY ‘ “ Nothing this grotesque can go on forever .
The only solution is honesty .
Let ’ s repeal our National dishonesty mandate and tell the truth about everything .
Enforced lying is making everyone paranoid and crazy .
The truth can ’ t be any worse.
” ’ ‘ Wait .
Seriously ?
Isn ’ t this the guy who was involved with the IRS and Lois Lerner in targeting conservatives and the Tea @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he hasn ’ t done shit at DOJ .
# deepstate Head of DOJ election crimes unit RESIGNS in protest at Bill Barr ’ ‘ Guess who was in charge of voter fraud investigations at DOJ ?
Richard Pilger .
Same hack who colluded with Lois Lerner under Obama to target conservatives and tea party through the IRS !
When asked to look into fraud now , he resigned !
I ’ m so shocked.
’ ‘ I wonder why that is ?
It ’ s almost as if they ’ re trying @ @ @ @ @ @ @ available.
’ Twitter world went crazy when they saw the brothers Tump ’ s tweets .
Take a look at some of our favorites below : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris have assumed the mantel of the top US elected officials-in-waiting. They have started implementing their preliminary work in preparation for January 21, 2021. Unfortunately, Donald Trump is having a mega-tantrum and is crying out the election fraud. On the Biden-Harris side of the ring, there are some real heavyweights: two international election watchdog groups, the world leaders, the media, and more. Uh, oh, look out. Here comes trouble.
On Trump’s side of the ring, there comes former Governor Chris Christie. Oh, wait, hold that. Move Christie over to the other side. Then there are…(pause)…well, Eric and Don Jr. Clearly, they are welter-weights.
After learning from a master, the boys began beating down the internet under the weight of all their tweets. Take a look at how they defended their father below. See if they can convince us that their father won. Don Jr. will go first, then Eric:
‘Amazing how this is coming out now. It’s almost as if it was always exaggerated on purpose!’
‘The timing of this is pretty amazing. Nothing nefarious about the timing of this at all right?’
‘America needs to use the nonsense that has going on during this election cycle to fully examined and fix a broken and corrupted system. If there’s nothing wrong they won’t find anything, though they seem to be finding a lot. Why would any American object to that?’
Three red hats:
‘I do I do. Turns out it’s only deranged sociopaths on the left that burn down cities when they don’t get their way.’
‘Ever notice the “glitches” only go one way?’
‘And they all knew it but kept it from the public on purpose. ‘
‘Imagine how many more there are that will stay silent because they like what the outcome so far! A 2nd U.S. Postal Service Worker in PA Comes Forward to Accuse Supervisors of Backdating Late Ballots to Nov.3 – American Greatness’
‘Is anyone shocked to hear this? This is a disgrace!!! We need to fully investigate this so that Americans can once again have faith in the democratic process.’
‘Current Vote Margins – Biden Pennsylvania: 𝟰𝟱,𝟮𝟮𝟮 Wisconsin: 𝟮𝟬,𝟱𝟰𝟬 Georgia: 𝟭𝟬,𝟲𝟮𝟬 2016 Trump Michigan +11k Wisconsin +23k Pennsylvania +44k *Remember when the “legitimacy” of the 2016 election was discussed because of a tight MI, WI, PA? Because I do!’
‘Congrats @titoortiz well done my friend UFC champ Tito Ortiz wins seat on Huntington Beach City Council’
Ex-Michigan Deputy Attorney General Alleges Detroit Counters Assigned Fraudulent Ballots to Non-Voters https://breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/09/ex-michigan-deputy-attorney-general-alleges-detroit-counters-assigned-fraudulent-ballots-to-non-voters/…
Now, it is Eric Trump’s attempt to convince us that his father is the winner:
‘Software from hell!’ ‘Ever notice the “glitches” only go one way?’ ‘They’re flagging a whistleblower? The same people that would do anything for whistleblowers who would come against conservatives regardless of credibility??? WTF.? You would think these woke people would want to protect all the whistleblowers but I guess it only goes one way.’ ‘Interesting, a sworn affidavit, isn’t this a form of evidence to the fraud everyone claims doesn’t exist?’
‘So when Donald Trump said this 10 days ago it was an impossible lie, but now it’s totally legit?!? The only thing more disgraceful than our media is our government bureaucracies… and how both were always weaponized against @realDonaldTrump and the Americans who support him.’
So when Donald Trump said this 10 days ago it was an impossible lie, but now it’s totally legit?!? The only thing more disgraceful than our media is our government bureaucracies… and how both were always weaponized against @realDonaldTrump and the Americans who support him. https://t.co/rXfSnj13AY — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) November 10, 2020 ‘“Nothing this grotesque can go on forever. The only solution is honesty. Let’s repeal our National dishonesty mandate and tell the truth about everything. Enforced lying is making everyone paranoid and crazy. The truth can’t be any worse.”’
Three clowns. ‘Wait. Seriously? Isn’t this the guy who was involved with the IRS and Lois Lerner in targeting conservatives and the Tea Party? Maybe that’s why he hasn’t done shit at DOJ. #deepstate Head of DOJ election crimes unit RESIGNS in protest at Bill Barr’ ‘Guess who was in charge of voter fraud investigations at DOJ? Richard Pilger. Same hack who colluded with Lois Lerner under Obama to target conservatives and tea party through the IRS! When asked to look into fraud now, he resigned! I’m so shocked.’ ‘I wonder why that is? It’s almost as if they’re trying to keep a buffer state or two available.’ ‘WTF?’
‘If anyone believes that i want to sit in an office in DC and make fundraising calls for 18 hours a day they clearly have never met me.’ ‘LOL #fakenews as usual… Zero interest in a role at the RNC, I’ll leave that to @GOPChairwoman.’ ‘Strange, I remember hearing all about laws that prevent retaliation towards Whistle-blowers! He Should Sue the USPS immediately.’ ‘Just the beginning. What we are funding is truly shocking. Much more to come:’
‘This software has lost all credibility. We need a full manual recount.’
‘It’s all starting to crumble! “A 2nd U.S. Postal Service Worker in PA Comes Forward to Accuse Supervisors of Backdating Late Ballots to Nov.3”’
‘Three American Flags’
‘This is crazy!’
‘BREAKING EXCLUSIVE: System ‘Glitch’ Also Uncovered In Wisconsin – Reversal of Swapped Votes Removes Lead from Joe Biden’
‘It’s all starting to crumble… ‘
It’s all starting to crumble… https://t.co/fHOxpXEqWb — Eric Trump (@EricTrump) November 10, 2020
‘Exactly’
Twitter world went crazy when they saw the brothers Tump’s tweets. Take a look at some of our favorites below:
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-10--GOP Horrified As SCOTUS Leans To Snub Trump & Save Obamacare

On Tuesday , the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments in the case California v. Texas , in which a coalition of Republicans is challenging the legality of the Affordable Care Act , otherwise known as Obamacare .
Early parts of this oral argument session suggested that at least two of the court ’ s conservative justices sounded unconvinced of the supposed need to throw out the entirety of the landmark health care law — and adding two conservative justices in favor of preserving the law to the court ’ s three liberal justices would give the law the majority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The two conservative justices who expressed skepticism about the Republican case against the entirety of Obamacare included Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh , the latter of whom is a Trump appointee .
Republicans have been arguing that the 2017 elimination of the law ’ s tax penalty for not having health coverage means that the legal foundation for the whole law has been eliminated .
The Supreme Court itself previously concluded that Obamacare ’ s original financial penalty for not having health care was legal because of the federal government @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tax .
In this case , the penalty was a tax for not having health coverage .
The Obamacare case has come before the court shortly after the rushed Senate confirmation of Trump ’ s third pick for the bench , Amy Coney Barrett , who has previously expressed opposition to the monumental health care law .
During oral arguments , Kavanaugh said that he would say that the challenge to Obamacare is “ a very straightforward case under our precedents , meaning that we would excise the mandate and leave the rest @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for not having health care was eliminated , but the “ mandate ” to get health coverage itself was not .
Without the pretense of the tax , the government may not have the legal standing to mandate health coverage for all citizens , some have said , and Republicans extend this argument against the law ’ s whole foundation . )
Roberts noted that “ Congress left the law intact when it lowered the penalties to zero , ” and he said that Congressional preservation of the law “ seems to be @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , POLITICO noted that many “ legal observers believed this case , California v. Texas , to be the weakest of the Supreme Court challenges to Obamacare so far.
” It ’ s the third major challenge to Obamacare that the Supreme Court has heard .
Donald Trump has ranted and raved against the law , but he has yet to come up with any meaningfully comprehensive replacement — no matter the fact that his own administration is supporting the challenges to the law at the Supreme Court .
Republicans have been attempting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since it was enacted , and they ’ ve failed over and over .
President-elect Joe Biden has discussed a plan to build on Obamacare with the implementation of a “ public option ” for Americans seeking health coverage .
This public option would provide many Americans with the opportunity to get government-backed health coverage , but the plan would not mandate the imposition of such government-backed coverage , and it would largely leave private insurance plans intact .
Trump ’ s claims that Biden aims to do away with private health coverage @ @ @

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court began hearing arguments in the case California v. Texas, in which a coalition of Republicans is challenging the legality of the Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. Early parts of this oral argument session suggested that at least two of the court’s conservative justices sounded unconvinced of the supposed need to throw out the entirety of the landmark health care law — and adding two conservative justices in favor of preserving the law to the court’s three liberal justices would give the law the majority support that it needs to survive.
The two conservative justices who expressed skepticism about the Republican case against the entirety of Obamacare included Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the latter of whom is a Trump appointee. Republicans have been arguing that the 2017 elimination of the law’s tax penalty for not having health coverage means that the legal foundation for the whole law has been eliminated. The Supreme Court itself previously concluded that Obamacare’s original financial penalty for not having health care was legal because of the federal government’s legal ability to impose a tax. In this case, the penalty was a tax for not having health coverage.
The Obamacare case has come before the court shortly after the rushed Senate confirmation of Trump’s third pick for the bench, Amy Coney Barrett, who has previously expressed opposition to the monumental health care law.
During oral arguments, Kavanaugh said that he would say that the challenge to Obamacare is “a very straightforward case under our precedents, meaning that we would excise the mandate and leave the rest in place.” (The tax penalty for not having health care was eliminated, but the “mandate” to get health coverage itself was not. Without the pretense of the tax, the government may not have the legal standing to mandate health coverage for all citizens, some have said, and Republicans extend this argument against the law’s whole foundation.) Roberts noted that “Congress left the law intact when it lowered the penalties to zero,” and he said that Congressional preservation of the law “seems to be compelling evidence on the question.”
Broadly, POLITICO noted that many “legal observers believed this case, California v. Texas, to be the weakest of the Supreme Court challenges to Obamacare so far.” It’s the third major challenge to Obamacare that the Supreme Court has heard. Donald Trump has ranted and raved against the law, but he has yet to come up with any meaningfully comprehensive replacement — no matter the fact that his own administration is supporting the challenges to the law at the Supreme Court. Republicans have been attempting to get rid of Obamacare essentially ever since it was enacted, and they’ve failed over and over.
President-elect Joe Biden has discussed a plan to build on Obamacare with the implementation of a “public option” for Americans seeking health coverage. This public option would provide many Americans with the opportunity to get government-backed health coverage, but the plan would not mandate the imposition of such government-backed coverage, and it would largely leave private insurance plans intact. Trump’s claims that Biden aims to do away with private health coverage are false.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-10--Trump Rages Over ‘BALLOT ABUSE’ During Mid-Morning Public Meltdown

President Donald Trump is still freaking out .
He adamantly refuses to accept the results of the recent presidential election , which he lost by a significant margin to Democratic candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris , who are now the President-elect and Vice President-elect .
On Twitter this Tuesday , Trump bellowed at the metaphorical top of his lungs about the fraud that he claims has been perpetrated against him .
He ranted , occasionally in all caps , about “ MASSIVE BALLOT COUNTING ABUSE ” — but there is , quite simply , no evidence for Trump ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ be claiming that Martians who are made of cheese have invaded the White House .
In one of his tweets , Trump claimed that he ’ d been right about the “ EARLY VACCINE , ” referencing the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 vaccine developers purposefully waited until after Election Day to announce positive news from their trials .
( Pfizer has announced that a vaccine they ’ re working on with BioNTech has an apparent success rate of over 90 percent . )
There is no evidence of some kind of healthcare industry @ @ @ @ @ @ @ point , is there any sector of society that Trump thinks isn ’ t conspiring against him ?
Trump said , in part , as follows : ‘ WATCH FOR MASSIVE BALLOT COUNTING ABUSE AND , JUST LIKE THE EARLY VACCINE , REMEMBER I TOLD YOU SO !
..
BALLOT COUNTING ABUSE !
.. Republicans , don ’ t let Andrew McCabe continue to get away with totally criminal activity .
What he did should never be allowed to happen to our Country again .
FIGHT FOR JUSTICE !
’ Trump seems to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McCabe because he was scheduled to testify to the ( Republican-led ) Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday .
Trump and his allies have consistently alleged that the Russia investigation , which McCabe helped deal with , was some kind of covert anti-Trump operation , which is false .
How many times can Trump and his allies deny basic , duly documented reality ?
Are they going for the world record in rhetorical leaps ?

President Donald Trump is still freaking out. He adamantly refuses to accept the results of the recent presidential election, which he lost by a significant margin to Democratic candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, who are now the President-elect and Vice President-elect. On Twitter this Tuesday, Trump bellowed at the metaphorical top of his lungs about the fraud that he claims has been perpetrated against him. He ranted, occasionally in all caps, about “MASSIVE BALLOT COUNTING ABUSE” — but there is, quite simply, no evidence for Trump’s claims. He might as well be claiming that Martians who are made of cheese have invaded the White House.
In one of his tweets, Trump claimed that he’d been right about the “EARLY VACCINE,” referencing the conspiracy theory that COVID-19 vaccine developers purposefully waited until after Election Day to announce positive news from their trials. (Pfizer has announced that a vaccine they’re working on with BioNTech has an apparent success rate of over 90 percent.) There is no evidence of some kind of healthcare industry conspiracy against Donald Trump. At this point, is there any sector of society that Trump thinks isn’t conspiring against him?
Trump said, in part, as follows:
‘WATCH FOR MASSIVE BALLOT COUNTING ABUSE AND, JUST LIKE THE EARLY VACCINE, REMEMBER I TOLD YOU SO!.. BALLOT COUNTING ABUSE!.. Republicans, don’t let Andrew McCabe continue to get away with totally criminal activity. What he did should never be allowed to happen to our Country again. FIGHT FOR JUSTICE!’
WATCH FOR MASSIVE BALLOT COUNTING ABUSE AND, JUST LIKE THE EARLY VACCINE, REMEMBER I TOLD YOU SO! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 10, 2020
BALLOT COUNTING ABUSE! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 10, 2020
Highly Respected Ken Starr: “Pennsylvania’s three-day extension of the mail-in ballot deadline is a Constitutional Travesty.” Legal scholars agree! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 10, 2020
Republicans, don’t let Andrew McCabe continue to get away with totally criminal activity. What he did should never be allowed to happen to our Country again. FIGHT FOR JUSTICE! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 10, 2020
Trump seems to be yelling about former FBI official Andrew McCabe because he was scheduled to testify to the (Republican-led) Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Trump and his allies have consistently alleged that the Russia investigation, which McCabe helped deal with, was some kind of covert anti-Trump operation, which is false. How many times can Trump and his allies deny basic, duly documented reality? Are they going for the world record in rhetorical leaps?
Check out Twitter’s Trump response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-11-10--International Election Observers Debunk Trump’s Vote Fraud Lies

We all know that Donald Trump has issues with strong women .
There are two indelible photos of women standing over him , one Germany ’ s Chancellor Angela Merkel and the other House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ) .
Trump can not stand the idea that he lost his election , especially to a woman — Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris and President-Elect Joe Biden .
So , the president has been flopping around like a fish on a muddy bank trying to cheat his way to a win .
Just Monday , the Department of Justice ( DOJ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ over Trump and Attorney General William Barr ’ s alleged voting irregularities , according to NBC News .
There was no voter fraud .
The White House invited a team of international observers to come to observe our election .
Much to the president ’ s chagrin , the team ’ s preliminary report gave “ high marks ” to the elections and criticized him for “ baseless allegations that the outcome resulted from systematic fraud , ” according to The Wall Street Journal .
The 28 international observers from the Organization of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ several locations including the battleground states Georgia and Michigan .
They went to the polling stations , counting centers , and observed remotely .
‘ While the OAS Mission has not directly observed any serious irregularities that call into question the results so far , it supports the right of all contesting parties in an election , to seek redress before the competent legal ‘ authorities when they believe they have been wronged .
It is critical however , that candidates act responsibly by presenting and arguing legitimate claims before the courts , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ public media.
’ An election observation team from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe ( OSCE ) found like results .
Leader of the short-term OSCE observer task force Michael Georg Link said the allegations were “ baseless : ” In fact , the OAS report actually praised both state and local officials for their attempts to facilitate voting during the pandemic that has so damaged the US .
It did have a number of suggestions to improve the US election system in its 20-page report but found no fraud .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ cast further aspersions on the US electoral process , stating that “ This is a case where they ’ re trying to steal an election .
They ’ re trying to rig an election and we can ’ t let that happen.
” The OAS observers deployed in the battleground states of Michigan and Georgia did not witness any of the aforementioned irregularities.
’ OAS Secretary-General Luis Almagro headed the 28-member team which included specialists and observers from 13 countries .
The State Department invited the OAS to come from October 23 through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the members of the Mission were present at polling places in Georgia , Iowa , Maryland , Michigan and the District of Columbia , and observed the process from the opening of the polling centers through to the close of polls and the deposit of voting materials with the appropriate local authorities .
Members of the Mission also visited tabulations centers to observe the tallying of result .
In the jurisdictions that it observed , the Mission found that the day progressed in a peaceful manner.
’ A more detailed final report @ @ @ @ @ @ @ full preliminary report can be reached via this link .
The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

We all know that Donald Trump has issues with strong women. There are two indelible photos of women standing over him, one Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel and the other House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Trump cannot stand the idea that he lost his election, especially to a woman — Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris and President-Elect Joe Biden. So, the president has been flopping around like a fish on a muddy bank trying to cheat his way to a win.
Just Monday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) Election Crimes Chief Richard Pilger resigned over Trump and Attorney General William Barr’s alleged voting irregularities, according to NBC News. There was no voter fraud.
The White House invited a team of international observers to come to observe our election. Much to the president’s chagrin, the team’s preliminary report gave “high marks” to the elections and criticized him for “baseless allegations that the outcome resulted from systematic fraud,” according to The Wall Street Journal.
It reported that individuals’
‘[Attempts to] “stop the count” in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Arizona, “were clear examples of intimidation of electoral officials.”’
The 28 international observers from the Organization of American States (OAS) went to several locations including the battleground states Georgia and Michigan. They went to the polling stations, counting centers, and observed remotely.
The report indicated:
‘While the OAS Mission has not directly observed any serious irregularities that call into question the results so far, it supports the right of all contesting parties in an election, to seek redress before the competent legal ‘authorities when they believe they have been wronged. It is critical however, that candidates act responsibly by presenting and arguing legitimate claims before the courts, not unsubstantiated or harmful speculation in the public media.’
An election observation team from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) found like results.
Leader of the short-term OSCE observer task force Michael Georg Link said the allegations were “baseless:”
‘Baseless allegations of systematic deficiencies, notably by the incumbent president, including on election night, harm public trust in democratic institutions.’
In fact, the OAS report actually praised both state and local officials for their attempts to facilitate voting during the pandemic that has so damaged the US. It did have a number of suggestions to improve the US election system in its 20-page report but found no fraud.
The report noted:
‘In his statement the Republican candidate cast further aspersions on the US electoral process, stating that “This is a case where they’re trying to steal an election. They’re trying to rig an election and we can’t let that happen.” The OAS observers deployed in the battleground states of Michigan and Georgia did not witness any of the aforementioned irregularities.’
OAS Secretary-General Luis Almagro headed the 28-member team which included specialists and observers from 13 countries. The State Department invited the OAS to come from October 23 through November 7:
‘On Election Day, the members of the Mission were present at polling places in Georgia, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan and the District of Columbia, and observed the process from the opening of the polling centers through to the close of polls and the deposit of voting materials with the appropriate local authorities. Members of the Mission also visited tabulations centers to observe the tallying of result. In the jurisdictions that it observed, the Mission found that the day progressed in a peaceful manner.’
A more detailed final report by the OAS will follow. The full preliminary report can be reached via this link.
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-11--Alleged USPS Whistleblower On Mail-In Ballot Tampering Caves

It did not take long for a Pennsylvania United States Postal Service ( USPS ) whistleblower to break after making false allegations about mail-in ballot tampering .
Oversight Committee investigators spoke to him twice bookending the weekend before he withdrew those allegations , according to the inspector general .
The Senate Oversight Committee released this tweet updating the situation : GOP donors set up a GoFundMe campaign and contributed $ 136,000 to him .
One woman who donated $ 50 said , according to The Washington Post : A far-right-wing propaganda generator specializing in conspiracy theories for Republicans to use @ @ @ @ @ @ @ American hero.
” James O ’ Keefe ’ s Project Veritas made Hopkins an instant star .
Richard Hopkins had signed a sworn affidavit claiming postal supervisors had come up with a scheme to backdate ballots that were mailed after the election , which would have made a ballot invalid under normal circumstances .
It read : ‘ I made the difficult decision to risk everything in my life to come forward with this information of extreme wrongdoing by the Post Office .
I am uncertain of what the future holds for me @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right to know what is really going on .
Your donations are going to help me in the case I am wrongfully terminated from my job or I am forced into resigning due to ostrizization ( sic ) by my coworkers .
It will help me get a new start in a place I feel safe and help me with child support until I am able to get settled and get a job .
The Post Office has already been threatening my employment .
I am scared for myself , my family , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you James O ’ Keefe and Project Veritas for letting me tell my story when others wouldn ’ t .
Please support me as I go forward with this battle.
’ Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Senator Lindsey Graham ( R-SC ) called for an investigation into the situation after he obtained a copy of the affidavit from the Trump campaign , according to WBTW : ‘ I will be calling on the Department of Justice to investigate these claims .
I ’ ll also be in contact with the Postmaster General , requesting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ones that may follow , and help secure the testimony of Mr. Hopkins .
Mr. Hopkins is entitled to all whistleblower protections , and I will ensure they extend to other postal workers who may come forward with claims of irregulates , misconduct , fraud , etc.
’ Neither the committee nor the man explained why he had signed the false affidavit .
At this time , there is no word on whether Hopkins will face perjury charges .
Twitter world came down hard on this situation .
Take a look at what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : The Mueller Report Adventures : In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page .
These quick , two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people .
Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery .
Interestingly enough , Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order .

It did not take long for a Pennsylvania United States Postal Service (USPS) whistleblower to break after making false allegations about mail-in ballot tampering. Oversight Committee investigators spoke to him twice bookending the weekend before he withdrew those allegations, according to the inspector general.
The Senate Oversight Committee released this tweet updating the situation:
‘BREAKING NEWS: Erie, Pa. #USPS whistleblower completely RECANTED his allegations of a supervisor tampering with mail-in ballots after being questioned by investigators, according to IG.’
GOP donors set up a GoFundMe campaign and contributed $136,000 to him. One woman who donated $50 said, according to The Washington Post:
‘I Donated Because I Know How Evil the Left Is.’
A far-right-wing propaganda generator specializing in conspiracy theories for Republicans to use against the Democrats called him “an American hero.” James O’Keefe’s Project Veritas made Hopkins an instant star.
Richard Hopkins had signed a sworn affidavit claiming postal supervisors had come up with a scheme to backdate ballots that were mailed after the election, which would have made a ballot invalid under normal circumstances. It read:
‘My name is Richard Hopkins and I currently work for the United States Postal Service in Erie, Pennsylvania and I am willing to testify under oath that 2020 Presidential Election ballots are being backdated to November 3rd by my supervisors.’
‘I made the difficult decision to risk everything in my life to come forward with this information of extreme wrongdoing by the Post Office. I am uncertain of what the future holds for me but I felt the public had a right to know what is really going on. Your donations are going to help me in the case I am wrongfully terminated from my job or I am forced into resigning due to ostrizization (sic) by my coworkers. It will help me get a new start in a place I feel safe and help me with child support until I am able to get settled and get a job. The Post Office has already been threatening my employment. I am scared for myself, my family, and those closest to me. Thank you James O’Keefe and Project Veritas for letting me tell my story when others wouldn’t. Please support me as I go forward with this battle.’
Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) called for an investigation into the situation after he obtained a copy of the affidavit from the Trump campaign, according to WBTW:
‘I will be calling on the Department of Justice to investigate these claims. I’ll also be in contact with the Postmaster General, requesting he to look into these allegations, ones that may follow, and help secure the testimony of Mr. Hopkins. Mr. Hopkins is entitled to all whistleblower protections, and I will ensure they extend to other postal workers who may come forward with claims of irregulates, misconduct, fraud, etc.’
Neither the committee nor the man explained why he had signed the false affidavit. At this time, there is no word on whether Hopkins will face perjury charges.
Twitter world came down hard on this situation. Take a look at what Americans had to say about it below:
Couldn’t take the heat. I hope he identifies who put him up to it. pic.twitter.com/Qz0dekXRNI — ABF (@celllawmom) November 10, 2020
The Mueller Report Adventures: In Bite-Sizes on this Facebook page. These quick, two-minute reads interpret the report in normal English for busy people. Mueller Bite-Sizes uncovers what is essentially a compelling spy mystery. Interestingly enough, Mueller Bite-Sizes can be read in any order.


bipartisanreport--2020-11-12--Trump Erupts Into Delusional Wednesday Night Freak-Out

Donald Trump is unlikely to ever admit that he lost the 2020 presidential election , although it doesn ’ t matter , essentially , whether he does or not .
Joe Biden will be sworn in on January 21 , 2021 at noon and Trump will cease to be the nightmare this country is desperate to wake up from .
But in the meantime , he ’ s determined to cast as much doubt as possible , to undermine American confidence in its democratic processes , no matter how much it hurts the country to do so .
The polls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in some states ; for instance , Joe Biden was projected to win in Wisconsin by double digits in one poll ( and far less in others , a rare few had Trump actually winning ) but only won by 0.7 percent of the vote .
National polling , however , had Joe Biden well ahead of Trump , and nationally Biden has won nearly five million more votes than the president .
Those polls weren ’ t wrong ; they were accurate .
Trump has questioned even the legality of pollsters getting @ @ @ @ @ @ @ legal sanctions against pollsters whose numbers don ’ t pan out , so his obsession with the polls is rather bizarre and has nothing to do with the outcome of the actual election .
His arguments about Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and election watchers has already been played out in court and was determined to be baseless .
Only Trump ’ s most die-hard supporters are buying this lie , but he ’ ll continue to tell it as long as he ’ s given a platform .
Twitter had a strong reaction to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of their comments below :

Donald Trump is unlikely to ever admit that he lost the 2020 presidential election, although it doesn’t matter, essentially, whether he does or not. Joe Biden will be sworn in on January 21, 2021 at noon and Trump will cease to be the nightmare this country is desperate to wake up from. But in the meantime, he’s determined to cast as much doubt as possible, to undermine American confidence in its democratic processes, no matter how much it hurts the country to do so.
The polls were off in terms of total numbers in some states; for instance, Joe Biden was projected to win in Wisconsin by double digits in one poll (and far less in others, a rare few had Trump actually winning) but only won by 0.7 percent of the vote. National polling, however, had Joe Biden well ahead of Trump, and nationally Biden has won nearly five million more votes than the president. Those polls weren’t wrong; they were accurate. Trump has questioned even the legality of pollsters getting numbers wrong, proposing that there be legal sanctions against pollsters whose numbers don’t pan out, so his obsession with the polls is rather bizarre and has nothing to do with the outcome of the actual election.
His arguments about Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and election watchers has already been played out in court and was determined to be baseless. Only Trump’s most die-hard supporters are buying this lie, but he’ll continue to tell it as long as he’s given a platform.
Twitter had a strong reaction to Trump’s nonsense. Read some of their comments below:


bipartisanreport--2020-11-11--Trump Tweets Afternoon Propaganda But Fact-Check Sets Him Straight

President Donald Trump is fostering a cultish movement of profound willful ignorance across the United States .
He has pushed completely unfounded claims of systematically devastating election fraud that just have no meaningful basis in fact whatsoever .
On Wednesday , Trump posted a video clip of workers collecting ballots from an L.A.-area drop box , insinuating that the footage showed some kind of corruption .
It did not .
Local officials have confirmed to Reuters that the clip showed workers collecting ballots on November 4 that had been deposited by the end of Election Day on the day prior @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been locked .
Alongside the video clip , the soon-to-be former president menacingly posed the rhetorical question : “ Is this what our country has come to ?
” Again — the footage shows legal ballots being legally collected in broad daylight .
How would Trump suggest that the ballots be removed from the perfectly legal drop boxes , if not by workers carefully placing them into satchels ?
Would he suggest magic ?
Voodoo ?
A teleportation device ?
How on earth does he expect most people to take him seriously when @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workers moving clearly identified and legal ballots from one container to another and insinuates that something corrupt is taking place ?
Amazingly , the footage that Trump posted had already been circulating for days prior to his tweet — he ’ s a bit late to the party when it comes to this particular right-wing conspiracy .
Mike Sanchez , a spokesman for the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk , told Reuters late last week that the ballots in the footage “ are valid ballots and will be processed and counted in our Official @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote by mail ballot drop boxes were closed and locked at 8 PM on Election Day , ” explaining that ballots “ from all boxes throughout the County were picked up the following day.
” During a recent appearance on Fox , top Trump ally Rudy Giuliani cut to the core of the president ’ s team ’ s allegations when he suggested that an “ order ” could have come from the top for local Democratic officials to fabricate votes for Biden .
This claim is totally cuckoo .
It has about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ claim that the moon isn ’ t actually real .

President Donald Trump is fostering a cultish movement of profound willful ignorance across the United States. He has pushed completely unfounded claims of systematically devastating election fraud that just have no meaningful basis in fact whatsoever. On Wednesday, Trump posted a video clip of workers collecting ballots from an L.A.-area drop box, insinuating that the footage showed some kind of corruption. It did not. Local officials have confirmed to Reuters that the clip showed workers collecting ballots on November 4 that had been deposited by the end of Election Day on the day prior, at which point the boxes had been locked.
Alongside the video clip, the soon-to-be former president menacingly posed the rhetorical question: “Is this what our country has come to?” Again — the footage shows legal ballots being legally collected in broad daylight. How would Trump suggest that the ballots be removed from the perfectly legal drop boxes, if not by workers carefully placing them into satchels? Would he suggest magic? Voodoo? A teleportation device? How on earth does he expect most people to take him seriously when he posts a video of clearly identified workers moving clearly identified and legal ballots from one container to another and insinuates that something corrupt is taking place?
Check out Trump’s post below:
You are looking at BALLOTS! Is this what our Country has come to? pic.twitter.com/cI2ZTItqUi — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 11, 2020
Amazingly, the footage that Trump posted had already been circulating for days prior to his tweet — he’s a bit late to the party when it comes to this particular right-wing conspiracy. Mike Sanchez, a spokesman for the L.A. County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, told Reuters late last week that the ballots in the footage “are valid ballots and will be processed and counted in our Official Election Canvass.” He added that “vote by mail ballot drop boxes were closed and locked at 8 PM on Election Day,” explaining that ballots “from all boxes throughout the County were picked up the following day.”
During a recent appearance on Fox, top Trump ally Rudy Giuliani cut to the core of the president’s team’s allegations when he suggested that an “order” could have come from the top for local Democratic officials to fabricate votes for Biden. This claim is totally cuckoo. It has about as much connection to reality as a claim that the moon isn’t actually real.
Check out Twitter’s response below:


bipartisanreport--2020-11-11--Hand Count Vote Audit Reveals 0 Additional Trump Votes In Maricopa County

This week , authorities in Maricopa County , Arizona , completed a hand count audit of the county ’ s tabulations from the recently concluded presidential election — and not a single issue was uncovered .
During a hand count audit , batches of ballots are re-counted in order to search for any discrepancies , and — no matter the recent flimsy claims from Republicans of widespread fraud in the recent election — this process is routine following elections in Maricopa County .
This year ’ s audit was completed with a 100 percent match rate , according to local @ @ @ @ @ @ @ participated in the process — which yet again undercuts the lies from Trump that Republican observers have been systematically excluded from post-Election Day ballot tabulation processes .
The 100 percent match rate in Maricopa County ’ s hand count audit means that no changes will be made to local results because of the process .
In 2016 , Trump won Maricopa County by about 44,000 votes .
In this year ’ s presidential race , Joe Biden led in the county as of Wednesday afternoon , after the vast majority of votes in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Wednesday , Biden ’ s lead in Maricopa County sat at almost 46,000 votes , and he led in the state of Arizona as a whole by about 12,800 votes as of that same point — although in 2016 , Trump won the state by about 91,000 votes .
The Associated Press has already called Arizona for Biden in the current race — it ’ s the first time that a Democratic presidential candidate has ( apparently ) won Arizona since Bill Clinton was on the ballot in 1996 .
Republicans have brought @ @ @ @ @ @ @ County , claiming that some local poll workers didn ’ t properly provide voters with the chance to fix issues with their ballots on Election Day .
Maricopa County tabulation machines alert voters when perceiving an “ overvote ” on their ballots , meaning an appearance of more than one selection for the same race .
Voters are supposed to have the opportunity to fill out a new ballot if the tabulation machine determines an “ overvote ” is present , but the Republicans claim that some poll workers pressured voters to move @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , if any conclusive evidence that there is for this allegation ; over and over again , the GOP has failed to prove their fraud allegations .
Maricopa County attorney Thomas Liddy said that on Election Day , tabulators only detected 180 potential “ overvotes ” in the presidential race .
It ’ s “ absurd ” to assume that all 180 of those detected overvotes had been recorded improperly , Liddy added .
In other words , there ’ s no systemic problem , and 180 votes would not change the outcome @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .

This week, authorities in Maricopa County, Arizona, completed a hand count audit of the county’s tabulations from the recently concluded presidential election — and not a single issue was uncovered. During a hand count audit, batches of ballots are re-counted in order to search for any discrepancies, and — no matter the recent flimsy claims from Republicans of widespread fraud in the recent election — this process is routine following elections in Maricopa County. This year’s audit was completed with a 100 percent match rate, according to local authorities, and three local political parties participated in the process — which yet again undercuts the lies from Trump that Republican observers have been systematically excluded from post-Election Day ballot tabulation processes.
It's official. We completed our hand count audit and had a 100% match! Thank you to all 3 Maricopa County political parties, who appointed members to participate! pic.twitter.com/JhBcPYWhY3 — Maricopa County Elections Department (@MaricopaVote) November 9, 2020
The 100 percent match rate in Maricopa County’s hand count audit means that no changes will be made to local results because of the process. In 2016, Trump won Maricopa County by about 44,000 votes. In this year’s presidential race, Joe Biden led in the county as of Wednesday afternoon, after the vast majority of votes in the state had been counted. On Wednesday, Biden’s lead in Maricopa County sat at almost 46,000 votes, and he led in the state of Arizona as a whole by about 12,800 votes as of that same point — although in 2016, Trump won the state by about 91,000 votes. The Associated Press has already called Arizona for Biden in the current race — it’s the first time that a Democratic presidential candidate has (apparently) won Arizona since Bill Clinton was on the ballot in 1996.
Republicans have brought a lawsuit over the results in Maricopa County, claiming that some local poll workers didn’t properly provide voters with the chance to fix issues with their ballots on Election Day.
Maricopa County tabulation machines alert voters when perceiving an “overvote” on their ballots, meaning an appearance of more than one selection for the same race. Voters are supposed to have the opportunity to fill out a new ballot if the tabulation machine determines an “overvote” is present, but the Republicans claim that some poll workers pressured voters to move along. It’s unclear what, if any conclusive evidence that there is for this allegation; over and over again, the GOP has failed to prove their fraud allegations. Maricopa County attorney Thomas Liddy said that on Election Day, tabulators only detected 180 potential “overvotes” in the presidential race. It’s “absurd” to assume that all 180 of those detected overvotes had been recorded improperly, Liddy added. In other words, there’s no systemic problem, and 180 votes would not change the outcome of the presidential race in the state.