westernjournal--2020-11-06--Editorial: Here’s Why We Refuse To Call the Presidential Election Yet

As America reaches the end of the longest week of the longest year of my memory , it seems increasingly clear that most major news outlets will declare former Vice President Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election at some point today .
( In fact , some of them already have , and more may join them before this is published . )
The Western Journal won ’ t be joining them — at least , not yet .
There are numerous court challenges and potential recounts that must be resolved before any state can certify its @ @ @ @ @ @ @ news outlet can call several contested states for Biden or for President Donald Trump .
Most of those outlets , of course , have demonstrated a clear partisan preference for the Democrats .
Essentially all of them have demonstrated that ratings are a priority over truth .
Neither of those are the case for The Western Journal .
TRENDING : Morning Update : Two Key Battlegrounds Deadlocked , Trump Holds Sizable Lead in Another Don ’ t get me wrong — if we were forced to place a bet today on the winner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ d put our money on Joe Biden .
At the moment in time when I am writing this , he looks poised to win Pennsylvania , which is enough to put him over the 270 votes he needs to come out on top .
Biden also looks like he ’ ll take Nevada , Georgia and Arizona as well , by the time all the votes are counted .
Trump will likely win Alaska ’ s three electoral votes , but they won ’ t be enough to help him .
Trump also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ take North Carolina — a state The Western Journal called for him during live Election Night coverage on “ WJ Live ” despite the fact that no other major outlets did .
( We also called Florida for Trump much earlier than most other outlets . )
And we called the 2016 presidential race for Donald Trump hours before anyone else , even Fox News , had gotten over their shock at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ’ s loss to do so .
It ’ s precisely for those reasons — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ our most important core values — that we will not call the race for Trump before its time .
There are several things to remember here .
First , “ calling ” a race is no more than making a prediction .
There ’ s nothing official about The Associated Press , The New York Times ( which , I am loathe to admit , has actually done a very good job this year , aside from their reluctance to call North Carolina ) , CNN or anyone else “ calling the race.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ states say it ’ s over by certifying their results .
Period .
Second , there ’ s no rush here .
Members of the Electoral College do not vote until Dec. 14 , and Congress does not meet to count those votes until Jan. 6 .
We have over five weeks for recounts and court challenges to be conducted without causing even the slightest delay in the election process .
RELATED : GOP Candidate Declared Rightful Winner After Computer Glitch Wrongfully Said Dem Had Won Third , truth matters .
“ Calls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ state results do .
The Western Journal doesn ’ t withhold every “ call ” we make until the state results are certified ; in most years , there ’ s no need to , and even in 2020 , there ’ s no need to do so for most states .
We ’ re pretty sure what the truth will turn out to be .
But we ’ re not yet certain .
We will be certain when the states certify their results , and at that time we will know — @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of the 2020 election .
Fourth , this is not an attempt to “ de-legitimize ” the election results , although we fully expect that accusation from the Democrats and their allies in the establishment media .
This is , in fact , an attempt to remind voters of the constitutional election process — which is the only “ legitimate ” one in the first place .
Any attempt to portray legacy media “ calls ” as somehow more legitimate than state-certified results is , frankly , illegitimate on its face .
And @ @ @ @ @ @ @ throne .
We started our Election Night coverage with that statement , and we will end our election coverage with it .
It is the central truth from which everything else we do at The Western Journal originates ( or should , anyway — we make our share of mistakes just like any other organization ) .
Regardless of who the ultimate victor is in the 2020 presidential election or in any of the other races , “ called ” or still in dispute , The Western Journal will remain committed to bringing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ we can understand and communicate it , for as long as the grace of Christ permits .
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As America reaches the end of the longest week of the longest year of my memory, it seems increasingly clear that most major news outlets will declare former Vice President Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election at some point today. (In fact, some of them already have, and more may join them before this is published.)
The Western Journal won’t be joining them — at least, not yet.
There are numerous court challenges and potential recounts that must be resolved before any state can certify its results, and therefore before any responsible news outlet can call several contested states for Biden or for President Donald Trump.
Most of those outlets, of course, have demonstrated a clear partisan preference for the Democrats. Essentially all of them have demonstrated that ratings are a priority over truth.
Neither of those are the case for The Western Journal.
Don’t get me wrong — if we were forced to place a bet today on the winner of the presidential election, we’d put our money on Joe Biden. At the moment in time when I am writing this, he looks poised to win Pennsylvania, which is enough to put him over the 270 votes he needs to come out on top.
Biden also looks like he’ll take Nevada, Georgia and Arizona as well, by the time all the votes are counted. Trump will likely win Alaska’s three electoral votes, but they won’t be enough to help him.
Trump also looks like he’s going to take North Carolina — a state The Western Journal called for him during live Election Night coverage on “WJ Live” despite the fact that no other major outlets did. (We also called Florida for Trump much earlier than most other outlets.)
And we called the 2016 presidential race for Donald Trump hours before anyone else, even Fox News, had gotten over their shock at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s loss to do so.
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It’s precisely for those reasons — the fact that truth is one of our most important core values — that we will not call the race for Trump before its time.
There are several things to remember here.
First, “calling” a race is no more than making a prediction. There’s nothing official about The Associated Press, The New York Times (which, I am loathe to admit, has actually done a very good job this year, aside from their reluctance to call North Carolina), CNN or anyone else “calling the race.”
The race is over when the states say it’s over by certifying their results. Period.
Second, there’s no rush here. Members of the Electoral College do not vote until Dec. 14, and Congress does not meet to count those votes until Jan. 6. We have over five weeks for recounts and court challenges to be conducted without causing even the slightest delay in the election process.
Third, truth matters. “Calls” do not effect the election; state results do. The Western Journal doesn’t withhold every “call” we make until the state results are certified; in most years, there’s no need to, and even in 2020, there’s no need to do so for most states.
We’re pretty sure what the truth will turn out to be. But we’re not yet certain. We will be certain when the states certify their results, and at that time we will know — and will report — on the winner of the 2020 election.
Fourth, this is not an attempt to “de-legitimize” the election results, although we fully expect that accusation from the Democrats and their allies in the establishment media. This is, in fact, an attempt to remind voters of the constitutional election process — which is the only “legitimate” one in the first place.
Any attempt to portray legacy media “calls” as somehow more legitimate than state-certified results is, frankly, illegitimate on its face.
And fifth, Jesus is still on His throne.
We started our Election Night coverage with that statement, and we will end our election coverage with it. It is the central truth from which everything else we do at The Western Journal originates (or should, anyway — we make our share of mistakes just like any other organization).
Regardless of who the ultimate victor is in the 2020 presidential election or in any of the other races, “called” or still in dispute, The Western Journal will remain committed to bringing its readers that truth, as best we can understand and communicate it, for as long as the grace of Christ permits.
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westernjournal--2020-11-06--Dems Overseeing Tight PA Race Are Openly Anti-Trump: Using ‘President’ Before Trump ‘Demeans the Off

Dems Overseeing Tight PA Race Are Openly Anti-Trump: Using ‘President’ Before Trump ‘Demeans the Office of the Presidency’

“ If all the votes are added up in PA , Trump is going to lose .
That ’ s why he ’ s working overtime to subtract as many votes as possible from this process.
” It ’ ll surprise nobody who ’ s soaked in the knee-high venom of social media that this was someone ’ s tweet regarding the vote-counting process in Pennsylvania .
The state , which President Donald Trump needs to win in order to remain in the White House for four more years , has also been ground zero for ballot-related strangeness and unaccountable @ @ @ @ @ @ @ zero for Democrats accusing Republicans of baseless conspiracy theorizing .
One complication to that tweet arises when you realize it came from the attorney general of Pennsylvania , Josh Shapiro , who will litigate any lawsuits that might arise from vote-counting in a state that might decide the election .
Another complication is that Shapiro tweeted this before a single vote was counted .
TRENDING : Morning Update : Two Key Battlegrounds Deadlocked , Trump Holds Sizable Lead in Another Shapiro tweeted this on Saturday , the day Trump held a series of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ called it “ the state that will save the American dream.
” What got amplified in the Philadelphia Inquirer article that Shapiro linked , however , was Trump ’ s statements regarding the politicization of how votes are counted .
“ He again encouraged his supporters to go to Philadelphia and scrutinize polling places there .
Only official campaign poll watchers certified by the city can do that , ” the Inquirer reported .
“ He complained that the U.S. Supreme Court hasn ’ t overturned a state Supreme Court ruling extending the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remains pending before the high court , and Democrats fear it may toss out ballots that arrive after Election Day with no recourse for voters .
He suggested that Gov .
Tom Wolf , a Democrat , would tamper with mail ballots .
County elections officials process ballots , not the Wolf administration.
” Josh Shapiro apparently thought this was the time to buttress faith in the process by tweeting before the count began , that Trump would lose .
He also decided it was the moment to emphasize that he just keeps @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he didn ’ t want to look objective enough .
But , he ’ s not the state-level official who oversees those county elections employees that process the ballots .
That ’ s Kathy Boockvar , Pennsylvania ’ s Secretary of State .
On Thursday , Boockvar “ spoke passionately , ” according to CNN , about making sure that “ every voter , every candidate and every party has access to a fair , free , safe and secure election.
” Boockvar ’ s passion , however , seemed designed to counteract @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of state : RELATED : GOP Candidate Declared Rightful Winner After Computer Glitch Wrongfully Said Dem Had Won “ These were four years ago and at the time I was not in the administration , ” Boockvar said during the Thursday night press conference .
“ I was not in any public service .
I was a private citizen .
It was a personal Twitter account.
” “ And when I became secretary of state , I took an oath to defend and protect the constitution of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ politics have no place in the Pennsylvania Department of State or any county election office , ” she continued .
Boockvar ’ s LinkedIn page , however , evinces someone with a long career in both the law and state politics even before she was appointed acting secretary of state in 2019 .
Yes , she ’ s obviously a Democrat and no one is asking her to abdicate her sense of humor or her feelings on the president , especially when she was once a House candidate .
However , she was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the “ Senior Advisor to the Governor on Election Modernization.
” These are more serious roles in which it helps to be nonpartisan — and in which it helps not to have said “ [ u ] sing the title ‘ President ’ before the word ‘ Trump ’ really demeans the office of the presidency.
” Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell had this take on it : Meanwhile , Shapiro ’ s Twitter has a litany of clips of him appearing on the news talking about the integrity of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , along with some bromides about how we should be calm and just accept things in Pennsylvania are going to happen how they happen : Except Shapiro said , four days before the election , that “ [ i ] f all the votes are added up in PA , Trump is going to lose.
” At least with Boockvar , you can say she made the remarks before she became secretary of state .
In Shapiro ’ s case , he made them just before the most contested election in all of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be the linchpin of the electoral vote in a contested race .
He made them as the man who ’ ll defend Pennsylvania in court against any challenges made by either campaign , depending on who wins or loses .
Stay calm .
Take a deep breath .
These are the adults in the room , and they ’ ll make sure every legal vote is counted fairly .
Trust them .
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“If all the votes are added up in PA, Trump is going to lose. That’s why he’s working overtime to subtract as many votes as possible from this process.”
It’ll surprise nobody who’s soaked in the knee-high venom of social media that this was someone’s tweet regarding the vote-counting process in Pennsylvania. The state, which President Donald Trump needs to win in order to remain in the White House for four more years, has also been ground zero for ballot-related strangeness and unaccountable delays. It’s also ground zero for Democrats accusing Republicans of baseless conspiracy theorizing.
One complication to that tweet arises when you realize it came from the attorney general of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, who will litigate any lawsuits that might arise from vote-counting in a state that might decide the election. Another complication is that Shapiro tweeted this before a single vote was counted.
If all the votes are added up in PA, Trump is going to lose. That’s why he’s working overtime to subtract as many votes as possible from this process. For the record, he’s 0-6 against us in court. We’ve protected voting rights. Now, ignore the noise—vote!https://t.co/mN8t6TDud7 — Josh Shapiro (@JoshShapiroPA) October 31, 2020
Shapiro tweeted this on Saturday, the day Trump held a series of rallies across the state in which he called it “the state that will save the American dream.” What got amplified in the Philadelphia Inquirer article that Shapiro linked, however, was Trump’s statements regarding the politicization of how votes are counted.
“He again encouraged his supporters to go to Philadelphia and scrutinize polling places there. Only official campaign poll watchers certified by the city can do that,” the Inquirer reported.
“He complained that the U.S. Supreme Court hasn’t overturned a state Supreme Court ruling extending the deadline for mail ballots. The case remains pending before the high court, and Democrats fear it may toss out ballots that arrive after Election Day with no recourse for voters. He suggested that Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, would tamper with mail ballots. County elections officials process ballots, not the Wolf administration.”
Josh Shapiro apparently thought this was the time to buttress faith in the process by tweeting before the count began, that Trump would lose. He also decided it was the moment to emphasize that he just keeps on winning against Trump because apparently, he didn’t want to look objective enough.
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But, he’s not the state-level official who oversees those county elections employees that process the ballots. That’s Kathy Boockvar, Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State.
On Thursday, Boockvar “spoke passionately,” according to CNN, about making sure that “every voter, every candidate and every party has access to a fair, free, safe and secure election.”
Boockvar’s passion, however, seemed designed to counteract something she tweeted before she became secretary of state:
Using the title ‘President’ before the word ‘Trump’ really demeans the office of the presidency… — Kathy Boockvar (@KathyBoockvar) March 7, 2017
“These were four years ago and at the time I was not in the administration,” Boockvar said during the Thursday night press conference.
“I was not in any public service. I was a private citizen. It was a personal Twitter account.”
“And when I became secretary of state, I took an oath to defend and protect the constitution of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Constitution of the United States and partisan politics have no place in the Pennsylvania Department of State or any county election office,” she continued.
Boockvar’s LinkedIn page, however, evinces someone with a long career in both the law and state politics even before she was appointed acting secretary of state in 2019. Yes, she’s obviously a Democrat and no one is asking her to abdicate her sense of humor or her feelings on the president, especially when she was once a House candidate. However, she was also the auditor general of Pennsylvania and the “Senior Advisor to the Governor on Election Modernization.”
These are more serious roles in which it helps to be nonpartisan — and in which it helps not to have said “[u]sing the title ‘President’ before the word ‘Trump’ really demeans the office of the presidency.”
Former acting Director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell had this take on it:
Pennsylvania’s Secretary of State will do anything to defeat Trump. Anything. Think about having this woman in charge of vote counting…. https://t.co/rjkR7zOAnr — Richard Grenell (@RichardGrenell) November 5, 2020
Meanwhile, Shapiro’s Twitter has a litany of clips of him appearing on the news talking about the integrity of the process and how every vote matters, along with some bromides about how we should be calm and just accept things in Pennsylvania are going to happen how they happen:
How’s everybody doing this morning? Stay calm. Take a deep breath. Your Twitter and Facebook feeds don’t actually know what’s going to happen. Give the public servants in your community time to accurately count the votes. — Josh Shapiro (@JoshShapiroPA) November 4, 2020
Every vote matters. Let them count. pic.twitter.com/YF8dNibrAb — Josh Shapiro (@JoshShapiroPA) November 4, 2020
Pennsylvania attorney general says voters can be confident in the counting process, but urges patience https://t.co/V1Pf4gJV24 — State of the Union (@CNNSotu) November 4, 2020
Except Shapiro said, four days before the election, that “[i]f all the votes are added up in PA, Trump is going to lose.” At least with Boockvar, you can say she made the remarks before she became secretary of state. In Shapiro’s case, he made them just before the most contested election in all of our lifetimes in a state everyone agreed would be the linchpin of the electoral vote in a contested race. He made them as the man who’ll defend Pennsylvania in court against any challenges made by either campaign, depending on who wins or loses.
Stay calm. Take a deep breath. These are the adults in the room, and they’ll make sure every legal vote is counted fairly. Trust them.
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westernjournal--2020-11-06--Biden Campaign Official Releases Statement About ‘Escorting Trespassers Out of the White House’

Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden ’ s campaign added to the tension amid the still-contested presidential election by threatening to physically remove President Donald Trump from the White House .
Biden spokesman Andrew Bates suggested the president could be removed from office by force .
“ As we said on July 19th , the American people will decide this election , ” Bates said Friday , according to Fox News .
He added , “ And the United States government is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House.
” The Trump campaign has not yet responded to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
TRENDING : Morning Update : Two Key Battlegrounds Deadlocked , Trump Holds Sizable Lead in Another Citing voting irregularities in key states , the president said Thursday that the race is far from over .
Trump promised litigation to sort out the contested election .
The president also attacked the integrity of millions of unsolicited mail-in ballots sent out this year .
He had cautioned about their potential to compromise the election ’ s integrity for months .
Trump ’ s campaign has made a point to call for all legally cast @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the establishment media have turned their noses at the suggestion that some ballots , particularly those sent by mail , might have been compromised .
The fight seems to be just beginning , and tensions were rising before the Biden campaign put out the statement likening the president to a White House trespasser .
Votes were still being counted Friday in key battleground states , where ballots keep turning up days after the election .
The Trump campaign has also demanded a recount in Wisconsin , and Georgia appears to be headed for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had led in both Georgia and Pennsylvania from Tuesday until Friday , when Biden took slim leads in both states .
Votes also were still being tabulated Friday in North Carolina , Nevada and Arizona .
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Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden’s campaign added to the tension amid the still-contested presidential election by threatening to physically remove President Donald Trump from the White House.
Biden spokesman Andrew Bates suggested the president could be removed from office by force.
“As we said on July 19th, the American people will decide this election,” Bates said Friday, according to Fox News.
He added, “And the United States government is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House.”
The Trump campaign has not yet responded to the aggressive rhetoric from the Biden camp.
Citing voting irregularities in key states, the president said Thursday that the race is far from over.
Trump promised litigation to sort out the contested election.
TRUMP: “We think there’s going to be a lot of litigation because we have so much evidence, so much proof and it’s going to end up perhaps at the highest court in the land.” pic.twitter.com/Djk2ps0V4D — Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) November 6, 2020
The president also attacked the integrity of millions of unsolicited mail-in ballots sent out this year. He had cautioned about their potential to compromise the election’s integrity for months.
Trump’s campaign has made a point to call for all legally cast ballots to be counted.
Democrats and the establishment media have turned their noses at the suggestion that some ballots, particularly those sent by mail, might have been compromised.
The fight seems to be just beginning, and tensions were rising before the Biden campaign put out the statement likening the president to a White House trespasser.
Votes were still being counted Friday in key battleground states, where ballots keep turning up days after the election.
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The Trump campaign has also demanded a recount in Wisconsin, and Georgia appears to be headed for a recount as well.
The president had led in both Georgia and Pennsylvania from Tuesday until Friday, when Biden took slim leads in both states.
Votes also were still being tabulated Friday in North Carolina, Nevada and Arizona.
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westernjournal--2020-11-06--Actor Geoffrey Palmer Dead at Age 93

Actor Geoffrey Palmer Dead at Age 93

Actor Geoffrey Palmer , known for roles in a variety of television shows and movies , passed away at his home in England on Thursday at the age of 93 .
Born in London on June 4 , 1927 , Palmer didn ’ t start out an actor .
As a young man , he worked as an accountant , and it was his girlfriend who convinced him to step into the work of drama , according to his IMDb bio .
His first home was the stage , and he worked for some time as Croydon Grand Theatre ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place on television in 1955 ’ s “ St .
Ives.
” Palmer became a British staple known for his appearance in “ Butterflies , ” “ As Time Goes By , ” “ Doctor Who ” and “ The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin.
” His last big movie involvement was in 2014 ’ s “ Paddington , ” though he was also working on “ An Unquiet Life ” before his death .
TRENDING : Morning Update : Two Key Battlegrounds Deadlocked , Trump Holds Sizable Lead in Another The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dame Judi Dench , and they worked together on “ As Time Goes By , ” “ Tomorrow Never Dies , ” “ Mrs Brown ” and “ The Madness of King George.
” “ She would say that she doesn ’ t enjoy being a national treasure , which would be an absolute bloody lie !
” Palmer once said of Dench , according to IMDb .
“ She loves it !
” Dench was notorious for poking fun at Palmer , still taking jabs at him even when presenting him with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ award in 2018 .
“ I wish wish wish that this was the awards for ‘ most promising newcomer ’ or maybe even ‘ the naughtiest man I ever had the pleasure to work with ’ , but it ’ s not , ” she said , according to Yahoo Celebrity UK .
“ It ’ s the Oldie awards.
” “ I ’ m going to quote Bernard Shaw as he said about Ellen Terry ‘ she never seemed old to me.
’ Well , nor you to me.
” Since his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ production companies have shared their sentiments , remembering Palmer as a great actor with a great sense of humor .
“ RIP Geoffrey Palmer , ” author Gyles Brandreth tweeted , “ such a wonderful actor , such a lovely guy .
Brilliant at his craft and just the best company : wickedly funny.
” “ He did everything he did so well .
Thanks for all the happy memories Geoffrey : we ’ ll cherish them as time goes by.
” “ Very sad to hear that Geoffrey Palmer has left us @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ I was very excited to meet him once and then had the honour to act with him in the film Lost Christmas.
” “ His work will stay with us and through that he can live on forever .
Good work Sir .
Rest in peace.
” Palmer is survived by his wife Sally Green , his daughter Harriet and son Charles .
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Actor Geoffrey Palmer, known for roles in a variety of television shows and movies, passed away at his home in England on Thursday at the age of 93.
Born in London on June 4, 1927, Palmer didn’t start out an actor. As a young man, he worked as an accountant, and it was his girlfriend who convinced him to step into the work of drama, according to his IMDb bio.
His first home was the stage, and he worked for some time as Croydon Grand Theatre’s assistant stage manager before finding a place on television in 1955’s “St. Ives.”
Palmer became a British staple known for his appearance in “Butterflies,” “As Time Goes By,” “Doctor Who” and “The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin.”
His last big movie involvement was in 2014’s “Paddington,” though he was also working on “An Unquiet Life” before his death.
The well-known actor had a renowned friendship with Dame Judi Dench, and they worked together on “As Time Goes By,” “Tomorrow Never Dies,” “Mrs Brown” and “The Madness of King George.”
Actor Geoffrey Palmer, who starred in British sitcoms Butterflies and As Time Goes By in TV career spanning seven decades, has died https://t.co/FaMzpTzBWB — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) November 6, 2020
“She would say that she doesn’t enjoy being a national treasure, which would be an absolute bloody lie!” Palmer once said of Dench, according to IMDb. “She loves it!”
Dench was notorious for poking fun at Palmer, still taking jabs at him even when presenting him with the “Oldie of the Year” award in 2018.
“I wish wish wish that this was the awards for ‘most promising newcomer’ or maybe even ‘the naughtiest man I ever had the pleasure to work with’, but it’s not,” she said, according to Yahoo Celebrity UK. “It’s the Oldie awards.”
“I’m going to quote Bernard Shaw as he said about Ellen Terry ‘she never seemed old to me.’ Well, nor you to me.”
Since his passing, many actors, writers and production companies have shared their sentiments, remembering Palmer as a great actor with a great sense of humor.
RIP Geoffrey Palmer – such a wonderful actor, such a lovely guy. Brilliant at his craft & just the best company: wickedly funny … he did everything he did so well. Thanks for all the happy memories Geoffrey: we’ll cherish them as time goes by. pic.twitter.com/8nmvTVgphw — Gyles Brandreth (@GylesB1) November 6, 2020
“RIP Geoffrey Palmer,” author Gyles Brandreth tweeted, “such a wonderful actor, such a lovely guy. Brilliant at his craft and just the best company: wickedly funny.”
“He did everything he did so well. Thanks for all the happy memories Geoffrey: we’ll cherish them as time goes by.”
Very sad to hear that Geoffrey Palmer has left us. I was very excited to meet him once and then had the honour to act with him in the film Lost Christmas. His work will stay with us and through that he can live on forever. Good work Sir. Rest in peace https://t.co/lBgKN5rttr — Eddie Izzard (@eddieizzard) November 6, 2020
“Very sad to hear that Geoffrey Palmer has left us,” comedian Eddie Izzard wrote. “I was very excited to meet him once and then had the honour to act with him in the film Lost Christmas.”
“His work will stay with us and through that he can live on forever. Good work Sir. Rest in peace.”
Palmer is survived by his wife Sally Green, his daughter Harriet and son Charles.
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westernjournal--2020-11-06--Secretary of State Predicts ‘There Will Be a Recount’ in Crucial State

The state of Georgia is headed for a recount after Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden took a slim lead there Friday morning .
President Donald Trump had been leading since Tuesday evening , but three days later the president lost the lead in the crucial state , which is still finding votes .
CBS News reported Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said at a news briefing that a margin of half a point triggers an automatic recount .
“ There will be a recount , ” he predicted .
At noon local time Friday , Biden was leading Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
TRENDING : Morning Update : Two Key Battlegrounds Deadlocked , Trump Holds Sizable Lead in Another Raffensperger also vowed that the process during such a recount would embrace transparency .
“ This process is and will remain open and transparent to monitors , ” he said .
“ Interest in our election obviously goes far beyond Georgia ’ s borders , ” the secretary said .
“ The final tally in Georgia at this point has huge implications for the entire country.
” “ We will get it right , ” Raffensperger @ @ @ @ @ @ @ long the expected recount could take .
Georgia has not voted for a Democrat for president since 1992 .
CBS News reported Friday morning that 4,169 ballots ballots were outstanding in Georgia , but Raffensberger estimated the number at double that .
RELATED : Senate Control Hangs in the Balance as Key Races Head to Runoffs He also confirmed that thousands of military and overseas absentee ballots had yet to be returned as of Thursday .
Raffensperger said on Twitter there were potentially almost 9,000 overseas or military ballots still outstanding .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Georgia , as of 8:15 a.m. today there are approximately 8,197 ballots still outstanding , ” he wrote Friday morning .
Added the secretary of state , “ Approx .
8,900 requested military/overseas ballots have not been returned , but can be today if postmarked by Election Day.
” Raffensperger also broke down which counties he expected outstanding ballots to come from .
Most of the outstanding ballots were in traditionally Republican Gwinnett County .
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The state of Georgia is headed for a recount after Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden took a slim lead there Friday morning.
President Donald Trump had been leading since Tuesday evening, but three days later the president lost the lead in the crucial state, which is still finding votes.
CBS News reported Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said at a news briefing that a margin of half a point triggers an automatic recount.
“There will be a recount,” he predicted.
At noon local time Friday, Biden was leading Trump by 0.03 percent — 49.40 to 49.37.
Raffensperger also vowed that the process during such a recount would embrace transparency.
“This process is and will remain open and transparent to monitors,” he said.
“Interest in our election obviously goes far beyond Georgia’s borders,” the secretary said. “The final tally in Georgia at this point has huge implications for the entire country.”
“We will get it right,” Raffensperger added.
“With a margin that small, there will be a recount,” Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says, as race between Biden and Trump is down to thousands of votes “The final tally in Georgia at this point has huge implications for the entire country” https://t.co/fxHKy8hSEp pic.twitter.com/um03Yn3unW — CBS News (@CBSNews) November 6, 2020
It is not clear how long the expected recount could take.
Georgia has not voted for a Democrat for president since 1992.
CBS News reported Friday morning that 4,169 ballots ballots were outstanding in Georgia, but Raffensberger estimated the number at double that.
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He also confirmed that thousands of military and overseas absentee ballots had yet to be returned as of Thursday.
Raffensperger said on Twitter there were potentially almost 9,000 overseas or military ballots still outstanding.
“With counting continuing in numerous counties throughout Georgia, as of 8:15 a.m. today there are approximately 8,197 ballots still outstanding,” he wrote Friday morning.
Added the secretary of state, “Approx. 8,900 requested military/overseas ballots have not been returned, but can be today if postmarked by Election Day.”
With counting continuing in numerous counties throughout Georgia, as of 8:15 a.m. today there are approximately 8,197 ballots still outstanding. Approx. 8,900 requested military/overseas ballots have not been returned, but can be today if postmarked by Election Day. — GA Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (@GaSecofState) November 6, 2020
Raffensperger also broke down which counties he expected outstanding ballots to come from.
Here is the breakdown by county: Cobb: 700
Floyd County: 444
Gwinnett County: 4,800
Laurens County: 1,797
Taylor County: 456 — GA Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (@GaSecofState) November 6, 2020
Most of the outstanding ballots were in traditionally Republican Gwinnett County.
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westernjournal--2020-11-06--Pennsylvania Lawsuit Claims Thousands of Dead People Remain on Voter Rolls

A legal group filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania alleging that the state has tens of thousands of dead people on its voter rolls and that there is evidence of voting activity among the deceased .
The Public Interest Legal Foundation , which is not associated with President Donald Trump ’ s campaign , filed the lawsuit on Thursday arguing that Pennsylvania has failed to maintain voter registration records in violation of federal and state law .
PILF alleged that in an October analysis it found at least 21,000 apparently deceased citizens on the state ’ s voter rolls .
“ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deceased registrants are not receiving ballots , ” J. Christian Adams , PILF president and general counsel , said in a news release .
“ This case isn ’ t complicated .
For nearly a year , we ’ ve been offering specific data on deceased registrants to Pennsylvania officials for proper handling ahead of what was expected to be a tight outcome on Election Day.
” TRENDING : Morning Update : Two Key Battlegrounds Deadlocked , Trump Holds Sizable Lead in Another “ When you push mail voting , your voter list @ @ @ @ @ @ @ back to haunt in the form of unnecessary recipients and nagging questions about unreturned or outstanding ballots , ” he continued .
The lawsuit alleged that over 200 of the deceased individuals voted in 2016 and 2018 , after federally listed dates of death .
The office of Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar declined to comment on the active litigation .
Pennsylvania law requires ballots issued by deceased individuals to be rejected , but says if a ballot from a deceased individual is counted , it can not invalidate any election .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ statement on Thursday denying allegations that deceased individuals had voted in Michigan .
Clerical errors made it appear that dead people voted , according to the statement .
“ Ballots of voters who have died are rejected in Michigan , even if the voter cast an absentee ballot and then died before Election Day , ” the Department of State said in the statement .
“ On rare occasions , a ballot received for a living voter may be recorded in a way that makes it appear as if the voter is dead.
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ has filed lawsuits related to vote tallies in multiple states , and Trump himself has made claims of widespread fraud .
As of Friday afternoon , former Vice President Joe Biden leads Trump by 9,746 votes in Pennsylvania , according to The New York Times .
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A legal group filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania alleging that the state has tens of thousands of dead people on its voter rolls and that there is evidence of voting activity among the deceased.
The Public Interest Legal Foundation, which is not associated with President Donald Trump’s campaign, filed the lawsuit on Thursday arguing that Pennsylvania has failed to maintain voter registration records in violation of federal and state law.
PILF alleged that in an October analysis it found at least 21,000 apparently deceased citizens on the state’s voter rolls.
“This case is about ensuring that those deceased registrants are not receiving ballots,” J. Christian Adams, PILF president and general counsel, said in a news release.
“This case isn’t complicated. For nearly a year, we’ve been offering specific data on deceased registrants to Pennsylvania officials for proper handling ahead of what was expected to be a tight outcome on Election Day.”
“When you push mail voting, your voter list maintenance mistakes made years ago will come back to haunt in the form of unnecessary recipients and nagging questions about unreturned or outstanding ballots,” he continued.
The lawsuit alleged that over 200 of the deceased individuals voted in 2016 and 2018, after federally listed dates of death.
The office of Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar declined to comment on the active litigation.
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Pennsylvania law requires ballots issued by deceased individuals to be rejected, but says if a ballot from a deceased individual is counted, it cannot invalidate any election.
The Michigan Department of State issued a statement on Thursday denying allegations that deceased individuals had voted in Michigan. Clerical errors made it appear that dead people voted, according to the statement.
Fact check: Ballots of deceased voters are not counted. Get the facts at https://t.co/eEWWZqcFTe on other misinformation that is being spread about the 2020 general election. pic.twitter.com/wPihe08Wge — Michigan Department of State (@MichSoS) November 5, 2020
“Ballots of voters who have died are rejected in Michigan, even if the voter cast an absentee ballot and then died before Election Day,” the Department of State said in the statement.
“On rare occasions, a ballot received for a living voter may be recorded in a way that makes it appear as if the voter is dead.”
Meanwhile, Trump’s campaign has filed lawsuits related to vote tallies in multiple states, and Trump himself has made claims of widespread fraud.
As of Friday afternoon, former Vice President Joe Biden leads Trump by 9,746 votes in Pennsylvania, according to The New York Times.
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westernjournal--2020-11-06--American Man Brought to Justice After Aiding Islamic Terrorist Group for Over 5 Years

An Oregon man who distributed a publication on how to kill and injure people using a knife was indicted on charges of conspiracy to support the Islamic State , The Associated Press reported .
Hawazen Sameer Mothafar , 31 , was charged in federal court with conspiring to provide and providing material support to ISIS from Portland , Oregon , according to U.S. Attorney Billy Williams and FBI official Renn Cannon , the AP reported .
Mothafar was released on the condition that he limits travel and use of electronic devices .
“ The threat of ISIS-inspired terrorism remains very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an army of online supporters who produce propaganda that aims to incite ‘ lone actor ’ operators in the U.S. and around the world , ” Cannon said .
TRENDING : Morning Update : Two Key Battlegrounds Deadlocked , Trump Holds Sizable Lead in Another Mothafar was indicted by a federal grand jury on allegations of conspiring with ISIS from February 2015 until his arrest on Thursday , the AP reported .
He reportedly helped members make social media and email accounts and created and edited articles for the terrorist organization .
Mothafar @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to pilot a drone on behalf of convicted Islamic extremist Saleck Ould Cheikh Mohamedou in December 2019 .
Mohamedou was convicted of attempted assassination against former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania .
Mothafar is also accused of providing assistance to a pro-ISIS internet-based publication Al Dura ’ a al Sunni , also known as the Sunni Shield , the AP reported .
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An Oregon man who distributed a publication on how to kill and injure people using a knife was indicted on charges of conspiracy to support the Islamic State, The Associated Press reported.
Hawazen Sameer Mothafar, 31, was charged in federal court with conspiring to provide and providing material support to ISIS from Portland, Oregon, according to U.S. Attorney Billy Williams and FBI official Renn Cannon, the AP reported.
Mothafar was released on the condition that he limits travel and use of electronic devices.
“The threat of ISIS-inspired terrorism remains very real thanks, in part, to an army of online supporters who produce propaganda that aims to incite ‘lone actor’ operators in the U.S. and around the world,” Cannon said.
Portland-area man charged with providing material support to ISIS for allegedly producing & distributing virtual recruitment & training information. More: https://t.co/GGIoTcLV0q pic.twitter.com/qFTKgDCMkZ — FBI Portland (@FBIPortland) November 6, 2020
Mothafar was indicted by a federal grand jury on allegations of conspiring with ISIS from February 2015 until his arrest on Thursday, the AP reported.
He reportedly helped members make social media and email accounts and created and edited articles for the terrorist organization.
Mothafar also tried to gain information on how to pilot a drone on behalf of convicted Islamic extremist Saleck Ould Cheikh Mohamedou in December 2019.
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Mohamedou was convicted of attempted assassination against former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz of Mauritania.
Mothafar is also accused of providing assistance to a pro-ISIS internet-based publication Al Dura’a al Sunni, also known as the Sunni Shield, the AP reported.
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westernjournal--2020-11-06--‘Today’ Show Mainstay Al Roker Announces ‘Aggressive’ Cancer Diagnosis

Al Roker , with NBC since 1978 and a staple on “ Today ” since 1996 , just announced that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer .
The “ Today ” show weather anchor was given the news on Sept. 29 after bloodwork showed elevated prostate-specific antigen , or PSA .
An MRI and biopsy later , his condition was confirmed .
The 66-year-old recalled those chilling moments when he stepped into his doctor ’ s office and was met with a sobering opening line .
“ When he started , he closed his door and said , ‘ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face to face , ' ” Al recalled on Friday ’ s installment of the “ Today ” show .
“ And I was like , ‘ Uh-oh .
Well , that doesn ’ t sound good . '
” TRENDING : Morning Update : Two Key Battlegrounds Deadlocked , Trump Holds Sizable Lead in Another “ You hear the word ‘ cancer ’ and your mind goes , it ’ s the next level , you know ?
” He said he hadn ’ t asked his wife to go with him @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he quickly regretted .
“ I feel badly , because I didn ’ t tell Deborah to come with me , ” he explained .
“ In hindsight , boy I wish I ’ d told her to come.
” “ She was upset .
And once she got past that , the reporter in her kind of took over .
And then she was at everything ever since !
” Roker is optimistic that with his upcoming surgery to remove the prostate , he ’ s got a chance at returning to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a good news-bad news kind of thing , ” he said .
“ Good news is we caught it early .
Not great news is that it ’ s a little aggressive , so I ’ m going to be taking some time off to take care of this.
” “ We ’ ll just wait and see , and hopefully in about two weeks , I ’ ll be back [ on ‘ Today ’ ] .
” “ I don ’ t want people thinking , ‘ Oh , poor Al @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ m going to be OK. ” He ’ s using the opportunity to urge men , and especially African-American men , to get regular check-ups so this form of cancer ( which affects a higher number of African-American men ) can be caught early on .
RELATED : Pentatonix Has Released the First Single from Their New Christmas Album , And It 's Exactly What the World Needs Right Now “ The problem for African-American men is that any number of reasons from genetics to access to health care , and so @ @ @ @ @ @ @ let people know they got to get checked , ” Roker said .
“ Another important message to know is that there are no symptoms with early prostate cancer , ” said Dr. Carol Brown , a Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center surgeon .
“ So screening saves lives , and African-American men need to get screened and should get screened usually starting at age 40.
” “ This one was kind of just a weird feeling that nobody can outwardly see anything different about me , ” Roker confirmed .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ nothing outwardly different .
But I knew there was something intrinsically , inherently , internally different.
” After the episode aired , Roker posted on social media to thank his fans for their outpouring of support .
“ I want to thank everyone sending all the good thoughts , wishes and prayers our way , ” he posted to Facebook on Friday .
“ Looking forward to seeing you all in a couple of weeks.
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Al Roker, with NBC since 1978 and a staple on “Today” since 1996, just announced that he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer.
The “Today” show weather anchor was given the news on Sept. 29 after bloodwork showed elevated prostate-specific antigen, or PSA. An MRI and biopsy later, his condition was confirmed.
The 66-year-old recalled those chilling moments when he stepped into his doctor’s office and was met with a sobering opening line.
“When he started, he closed his door and said, ‘I always like to have these discussions face to face,'” Al recalled on Friday’s installment of the “Today” show. “And I was like, ‘Uh-oh. Well, that doesn’t sound good.'”
“You hear the word ‘cancer’ and your mind goes, it’s the next level, you know?”
He said he hadn’t asked his wife to go with him to the appointment, a fact that he quickly regretted.
“I feel badly, because I didn’t tell Deborah to come with me,” he explained. “In hindsight, boy I wish I’d told her to come.”
“She was upset. And once she got past that, the reporter in her kind of took over. And then she was at everything ever since!”
Roker is optimistic that with his upcoming surgery to remove the prostate, he’s got a chance at returning to normal quickly.
“It’s a good news-bad news kind of thing,” he said. “Good news is we caught it early. Not great news is that it’s a little aggressive, so I’m going to be taking some time off to take care of this.”
“We’ll just wait and see, and hopefully in about two weeks, I’ll be back [on ‘Today’].”
“I don’t want people thinking, ‘Oh, poor Al,’ you know, because I’m going to be OK.”
He’s using the opportunity to urge men, and especially African-American men, to get regular check-ups so this form of cancer (which affects a higher number of African-American men) can be caught early on.
“The problem for African-American men is that any number of reasons from genetics to access to health care, and so we want to make it available and let people know they got to get checked,” Roker said.
“Another important message to know is that there are no symptoms with early prostate cancer,” said Dr. Carol Brown, a Memorial Sloane Kettering Cancer Center surgeon. “So screening saves lives, and African-American men need to get screened and should get screened usually starting at age 40.”
“This one was kind of just a weird feeling that nobody can outwardly see anything different about me,” Roker confirmed.
“I looked in the mirror, there was nothing outwardly different. But I knew there was something intrinsically, inherently, internally different.”
After the episode aired, Roker posted on social media to thank his fans for their outpouring of support.
“I want to thank everyone sending all the good thoughts, wishes and prayers our way,” he posted to Facebook on Friday. “Looking forward to seeing you all in a couple of weeks.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-06--Senate Control Hangs in the Balance as Key Races Head to Runoffs

A duo of runoff elections to be held in Georgia in two months will likely determine whether Republicans maintain majority control of the Senate or cede power to Democrats , who already control the House of Representatives .
Sens .
David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler , Republican incumbents , will face off against Democratic challengers in runoffs scheduled for Jan. 5 , 2021 .
None of the candidates reached the 50 percent threshold required under Georgia law to avoid a runoff .
Republicans will likely have to win at least one of those races to maintain majority control of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ both runoffs if either Sen. Thom Tillis or Sen. Dan Sullivan loses in North Carolina and Alaska , respectively .
TRENDING : Morning Update : Two Key Battlegrounds Deadlocked , Trump Holds Sizable Lead in Another Sullivan is leading by 30 points in his race with 50 percent of the Alaska vote counted .
The race in North Carolina has not yet been called , but Tillis leads challenger Cal Cunningham by nearly 100,000 votes with more than 90 percent of precincts tallied .
Perdue leads his challenger , Jon Ossoff , by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent — with only 4,200 votes left to be counted as of Friday morning .
Loeffler was the top Republican in a field of 20 candidates .
She will face off against Raphael Warnock , an Atlanta pastor , in her runoff .
Warnock received 32.9 percent of the vote versus Loeffler ’ s 26 percent .
Rep. Doug Collins , a Republican , came in third with 20 percent .
Seventeen other candidates — a mix of Democrats , Republicans , Libertarians and independents — divvied up the rest of the vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ higher percentage of the overall vote share , 49.6 to 48.2 percent .
While the Perdue-Ossoff race has not been called , the National Republican Senatorial Committee signaled that the group expects the contest to go to a runoff .
“ David Perdue won this race in regular time and will do the same in overtime .
Georgians have rejected Jon Ossoff ’ s liberal , socialist agenda not once , not twice , but three times , ” NRSC executive director Kevin McLaughlin said in a statement .
Should Republicans lose both @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Joe Biden wins the presidency , Democrats will have de facto control of the Senate , with Kamala Harris serving as a tie-breaking vote in the event of any 50-50 split in the upper chamber .
Republicans have ended up in a better position than most political observers expected heading into the election on Tuesday .
Most polls had Maine Sen. Susan Collins losing to Democrat Sara Gideon , but the incumbent ended up winning by nearly 10 points .
Democrats also had high hopes that they could oust Republican Sens .
Lindsey @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in Montana , or John Cornyn in Texas .
All three coasted to victory .
Republicans , who currently have 53 Senate seats , will lose at least one from their majority .
Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner and Arizona Sen. Martha McSally lost to their Democratic challengers .
Republicans picked up one seat in Alabama , where former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville defeated Democratic incumbent Doug Jones .
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A duo of runoff elections to be held in Georgia in two months will likely determine whether Republicans maintain majority control of the Senate or cede power to Democrats, who already control the House of Representatives.
Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, Republican incumbents, will face off against Democratic challengers in runoffs scheduled for Jan. 5, 2021.
None of the candidates reached the 50 percent threshold required under Georgia law to avoid a runoff.
Republicans will likely have to win at least one of those races to maintain majority control of the Senate.
Republicans would have to carry both runoffs if either Sen. Thom Tillis or Sen. Dan Sullivan loses in North Carolina and Alaska, respectively.
Sullivan is leading by 30 points in his race with 50 percent of the Alaska vote counted.
The race in North Carolina has not yet been called, but Tillis leads challenger Cal Cunningham by nearly 100,000 votes with more than 90 percent of precincts tallied.
Perdue leads his challenger, Jon Ossoff, by two percentage points — 49.8 to 47.8 percent — with only 4,200 votes left to be counted as of Friday morning.
Loeffler was the top Republican in a field of 20 candidates. She will face off against Raphael Warnock, an Atlanta pastor, in her runoff.
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Warnock received 32.9 percent of the vote versus Loeffler’s 26 percent. Rep. Doug Collins, a Republican, came in third with 20 percent.
Seventeen other candidates — a mix of Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians and independents — divvied up the rest of the vote share.
Republican candidates received a slightly higher percentage of the overall vote share, 49.6 to 48.2 percent.
While the Perdue-Ossoff race has not been called, the National Republican Senatorial Committee signaled that the group expects the contest to go to a runoff.
“David Perdue won this race in regular time and will do the same in overtime. Georgians have rejected Jon Ossoff’s liberal, socialist agenda not once, not twice, but three times,” NRSC executive director Kevin McLaughlin said in a statement.
Should Republicans lose both runoff elections in Georgia, and if Joe Biden wins the presidency, Democrats will have de facto control of the Senate, with Kamala Harris serving as a tie-breaking vote in the event of any 50-50 split in the upper chamber.
Republicans have ended up in a better position than most political observers expected heading into the election on Tuesday.
Most polls had Maine Sen. Susan Collins losing to Democrat Sara Gideon, but the incumbent ended up winning by nearly 10 points.
Democrats also had high hopes that they could oust Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, Steve Daines in Montana, or John Cornyn in Texas.
All three coasted to victory.
Republicans, who currently have 53 Senate seats, will lose at least one from their majority.
Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner and Arizona Sen. Martha McSally lost to their Democratic challengers.
Republicans picked up one seat in Alabama, where former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville defeated Democratic incumbent Doug Jones.
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westernjournal--2020-11-06--Trump Campaign Fires Back After Outlet Calls the Election for Biden: ‘False Projection’

President Donald Trump ’ s re-election campaign released a statement that the election wasn ’ t over after Fox News and The Associated Press called Arizona for Joe Biden , and Decision Desk HQ announced Biden as the 46th president .
“ This election is not over .
The false projection of Joe Biden as the winner is based on results in four states that are far from final , ” Matt Morgan , Trump ’ s 2020 campaign general counsel , said in a statement .
“ Georgia is headed for a recount , where we are confident we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ where President Trump will ultimately prevail.
” Morgan added that there were “ irregularities ” in Pennsylvania because the campaign ’ s volunteer legal observers were prevented from accessing vote-counting locations .
“ We prevailed in court on our challenge , but were deprived of valuable time and denied the transparency we are entitled to under state law , ” he wrote .
TRENDING : Morning Update : Two Key Battlegrounds Deadlocked , Trump Holds Sizable Lead in Another Morgan said that “ thousands of individuals ” in Nevada “ improperly cast mail @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is on course to win Arizona outright , despite the irresponsible and erroneous ‘ calling ’ of the state for Biden by Fox News and the Associated Press , ” he wrote .
“ Biden is relying on these states for his phony claim on the White House , but once the election is final , President Trump will be re-elected.
” Decision Desk HQ on Friday called Pennsylvania for Biden and tweeted that the former vice president “ has been elected the 46th President of the United States of America.
” Trump @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in several states about the integrity of the voting process .
In Pennsylvania , the campaign filed a lawsuit alleging that observers were not allowed to “ meaningfully ” watch the vote count , ABC News reported .
The campaign ’ s request to observe poll workers as they process the remaining mail-in ballots was granted on Thursday .
Another lawsuit in Pennsylvania was filed alleging that Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar illegally extended a deadline for mail-in voters to supply missing ID requirements .
The Trump campaign filed a lawsuit in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ compile , store and account for ” all ballots received after the state ’ s deadline of 7 p.m. on Election Day .
That lawsuit was dismissed Thursday morning .
A Michigan judge also denied the Trump campaign ’ s plea to stop counting votes until campaign observers were allowed to watch the ballots being opened and counted .
The Trump campaign announced it planned to file a lawsuit in Nevada alleging mail-in ballot voter fraud , but it had not been filed as of Friday morning .
There has been no evidence @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but Trump maintains that he will prevail and be re-elected .
“ If you count the legal votes , I easily win .
If you count the illegal votes , they can try to steal the election from us , ” he told reporters Thursday evening , according to The Hill .
“ If you count the votes that came in late , we ’ re looking at them very strongly.
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President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign released a statement that the election wasn’t over after Fox News and The Associated Press called Arizona for Joe Biden, and Decision Desk HQ announced Biden as the 46th president.
“This election is not over. The false projection of Joe Biden as the winner is based on results in four states that are far from final,” Matt Morgan, Trump’s 2020 campaign general counsel, said in a statement.
“Georgia is headed for a recount, where we are confident we will find ballots improperly harvested, and where President Trump will ultimately prevail.”
Morgan added that there were “irregularities” in Pennsylvania because the campaign’s volunteer legal observers were prevented from accessing vote-counting locations.
“We prevailed in court on our challenge, but were deprived of valuable time and denied the transparency we are entitled to under state law,” he wrote.
Morgan said that “thousands of individuals” in Nevada “improperly cast mail ballots.”
“Finally, the President is on course to win Arizona outright, despite the irresponsible and erroneous ‘calling’ of the state for Biden by Fox News and the Associated Press,” he wrote.
“Biden is relying on these states for his phony claim on the White House, but once the election is final, President Trump will be re-elected.”
The Trump campaign this morning: pic.twitter.com/mLrdGLu3GT — Elizabeth Landers (@ElizLanders) November 6, 2020
Decision Desk HQ on Friday called Pennsylvania for Biden and tweeted that the former vice president “has been elected the 46th President of the United States of America.”
Decision Desk HQ projects that @JoeBiden has won Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral college votes for a total of 273. Joe Biden has been elected the 46th President of the United States of America. Race called at 11-06 08:50 AM EST All Results: https://t.co/BgcQsEyt3j — Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) November 6, 2020
Trump’s campaign has mounted legal challenges in several states about the integrity of the voting process.
In Pennsylvania, the campaign filed a lawsuit alleging that observers were not allowed to “meaningfully” watch the vote count, ABC News reported.
The campaign’s request to observe poll workers as they process the remaining mail-in ballots was granted on Thursday.
Another lawsuit in Pennsylvania was filed alleging that Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar illegally extended a deadline for mail-in voters to supply missing ID requirements.
The Trump campaign filed a lawsuit in Georgia to order Chatham County to “compile, store and account for” all ballots received after the state’s deadline of 7 p.m. on Election Day. That lawsuit was dismissed Thursday morning.
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A Michigan judge also denied the Trump campaign’s plea to stop counting votes until campaign observers were allowed to watch the ballots being opened and counted.
The Trump campaign announced it planned to file a lawsuit in Nevada alleging mail-in ballot voter fraud, but it had not been filed as of Friday morning.
There has been no evidence of voter fraud at this time, but Trump maintains that he will prevail and be re-elected.
“If you count the legal votes, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us,” he told reporters Thursday evening, according to The Hill.
“If you count the votes that came in late, we’re looking at them very strongly.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-06--GOP Makes Criminal Referral After Allegedly Uncovering Thousands of Instances of Voter Fraud in Unde

GOP Makes Criminal Referral After Allegedly Uncovering Thousands of Instances of Voter Fraud in Undecided State

Nevada Republicans say they have discovered more than 3,000 instances of voter fraud in the state and are demanding an investigation from the Department of Justice .
The state ’ s Republican Party on Thursday announced that its legal team had asked Attorney General William Barr to investigate what a letter to Barr called “ criminal voter fraud ” in the state .
“ Our lawyers just sent a criminal referral to AG Barr regarding at least 3,062 instances of voter fraud , ” the Nevada GOP said on Twitter .
“ We expect that number to grow substantially .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ appear to have violated the law by casting ballots after they moved from NV.
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“ Of course , voter fraud is a serious federal felony , one that cuts to the heart of representative democracy ” said the letter , which was shared on Twitter by Tim @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s campaign .
“ We understand that these are serious allegations and we do not make them lightly.
” In a separate letter to a lawyer representing Clark County , which includes Las Vegas , the Republican Party said it expects the list of those who voted after leaving the state to reach about 6,000 names .
Nevada Republicans further noted that they had identified instances of people under age 18 casting mail-ion ballots .
Gov .
Steve Sisolak , a Democrat , pushed back against the allegations and said he @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abilities of Nevada ’ s local election officials and Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske to accurately count every eligible vote cast in the Silver State , ” according to Fox News .
“ Our election administration officials are required to keep counting under state law and that is exactly what they ’ ll do until every vote is counted .
Despite national pressure , our election officials and public servants continue to prioritize accuracy and fairness in this process .
That should make all Nevadans proud , ” Sisolak said .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ workers , trust this process and respect the results when they are certified as final , ” he said .
Separately , Nevada ’ s Republican congressional candidates filed a lawsuit against the state , saying its vote-counting system was flawed , according to the Washington Examiner .
“ Irregularities have plagued the election in Clark County , including lax procedures for authenticating mail ballots and over 3,000 instances of ineligible individuals casting ballots .
Ballots have even been cast on behalf of deceased voters .
Moreover , the public has often been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ballots , resulting in much of their work being done in the shadows without public accountability , ” the lawsuit said .
Republicans sought “ an Injunction directing Defendants and their officers , agents , employees , attorneys , and any other person acting under their direction or control to cease the use of the Agilis system to count ballots in Clark County ” as well as “ injunctive relief directing Defendants and their officers , agents , employees and any other person acting under their direction or control to allow meaningful access @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a news conference Thursday night , Trump said his administration was working to “ protect the integrity of our very important 2020 election , ” according to a White House media pool report .
“ If you count the legal votes , I easily win .
If you count the illegal votes , they can try to steal the election from us , ” the president said .
He said the spectacle of the ongoing , challenged vote count proved his point about mail-in voting .
“ I ’ ve been talking about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ” Trump said .
“ It ’ s really destroyed our system .
It ’ s a corrupt system .
And it makes people corrupt even if they aren ’ t by nature , but they become corrupt ; it ’ s too easy .
They want to find out how many votes they need , and then they seem to be able to find them .
They wait and wait , and then they find them .
“ I ’ ve said very strongly that mail-in ballots are going to end up @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a disaster .
Small , very easy-to-handle elections were disastrous .
This is a large-scale version , and it ’ s getting worse and worse every day .
“ We ’ re hearing stories that are horror stories — absolute horror stories .
And we can ’ t let that happen to the United States of America.
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Nevada Republicans say they have discovered more than 3,000 instances of voter fraud in the state and are demanding an investigation from the Department of Justice.
The state’s Republican Party on Thursday announced that its legal team had asked Attorney General William Barr to investigate what a letter to Barr called “criminal voter fraud” in the state.
“Our lawyers just sent a criminal referral to AG Barr regarding at least 3,062 instances of voter fraud,” the Nevada GOP said on Twitter. “We expect that number to grow substantially. Thousands of individuals have been identified who appear to have violated the law by casting ballots after they moved from NV.”
Our lawyers just sent a criminal referral to AG Barr regarding at least 3,062 instances of voter fraud. We expect that number to grow substantially. Thousands of individuals have been identified who appear to have violated the law by casting ballots after they moved from NV. — Nevada GOP (@NVGOP) November 6, 2020
Nevada law limits the people who can vote after leaving the state to students as well as service members or their families, according to The Washington Post.
“Of course, voter fraud is a serious federal felony, one that cuts to the heart of representative democracy” said the letter, which was shared on Twitter by Tim Murtaugh, communications director for President Donald Trump’s campaign. “We understand that these are serious allegations and we do not make them lightly.”
Letter to U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr regarding fraudulent voting by non-residents of Nevada. pic.twitter.com/BfKGSvRuDp — Tim Murtaugh (@TimMurtaugh) November 6, 2020
In a separate letter to a lawyer representing Clark County, which includes Las Vegas, the Republican Party said it expects the list of those who voted after leaving the state to reach about 6,000 names.
Nevada Republicans further noted that they had identified instances of people under age 18 casting mail-in ballots.
NV ballots for kids?
4 MAIL votes cast in Washoe Co by people UNDER-18! 1 Dem & 3 NP Father of a 17 yo who registered & received ballot thankfully contacted county re: his ineligibility… The Radical Left dreams to lower voting age but… they can’t legally vote! pic.twitter.com/PAuUyzgj5D — Nevada GOP (@NVGOP) November 6, 2020
Gov. Steve Sisolak, a Democrat, pushed back against the allegations and said he had “the utmost confidence in the abilities of Nevada’s local election officials and Secretary of State Barbara Cegavske to accurately count every eligible vote cast in the Silver State,” according to Fox News.
“Our election administration officials are required to keep counting under state law and that is exactly what they’ll do until every vote is counted. Despite national pressure, our election officials and public servants continue to prioritize accuracy and fairness in this process. That should make all Nevadans proud,” Sisolak said.
“I ask all Nevadans to support our election workers, trust this process and respect the results when they are certified as final,” he said.
Separately, Nevada’s Republican congressional candidates filed a lawsuit against the state, saying its vote-counting system was flawed, according to the Washington Examiner.
“Irregularities have plagued the election in Clark County, including lax procedures for authenticating mail ballots and over 3,000 instances of ineligible individuals casting ballots. Ballots have even been cast on behalf of deceased voters. Moreover, the public has often been prohibited from observing the processing of mail ballots, resulting in much of their work being done in the shadows without public accountability,” the lawsuit said.
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Republicans sought “an Injunction directing Defendants and their officers, agents, employees, attorneys, and any other person acting under their direction or control to cease the use of the Agilis system to count ballots in Clark County” as well as “injunctive relief directing Defendants and their officers, agents, employees and any other person acting under their direction or control to allow meaningful access to the ballot counting process.”
In a news conference Thursday night, Trump said his administration was working to “protect the integrity of our very important 2020 election,” according to a White House media pool report.
“If you count the legal votes, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us,” the president said.
He said the spectacle of the ongoing, challenged vote count proved his point about mail-in voting.
“I’ve been talking about mail-in voting for a long time,” Trump said. “It’s really destroyed our system. It’s a corrupt system. And it makes people corrupt even if they aren’t by nature, but they become corrupt; it’s too easy. They want to find out how many votes they need, and then they seem to be able to find them. They wait and wait, and then they find them.
“I’ve said very strongly that mail-in ballots are going to end up being a disaster. Small elections were a disaster. Small, very easy-to-handle elections were disastrous. This is a large-scale version, and it’s getting worse and worse every day.
“We’re hearing stories that are horror stories — absolute horror stories. And we can’t let that happen to the United States of America.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-06--Latest Vote Totals Show New Leader in Two Crucial States

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden took the lead in Georgia and Pennsylvania early Friday morning , overtaking President Donald Trump in the two battleground states .
Biden currently leads Trump in Georgia by less than 1 percent of the votes , The New York Times reported .
As of Friday morning , Biden has received 2,449,590 votes in the Peach State while Trump has received 2,448,492 votes .
The lead initially came from Clayton County in the Atlanta suburbs , according to The Hill .
Biden has received 52.3 percent of absentee votes and Trump has received 46.7 percent .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Battlegrounds Deadlocked , Trump Holds Sizable Lead in Another Democrats have not carried a presidential election in the state since 1992 .
Biden also overtook Trump in Pennsylvania by 1 percent of the votes , The New York Times reported .
As of Friday morning , Biden has received 3,297,614 votes in the Keystone State while Trump has received 3,290,788 votes .
Many of these votes came from mail-in ballots that are still being counted .
Biden has received 79.6 percent of absentee votes .
If Biden wins Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House .
Votes are still being tallied and no networks have called the race in either state as of the publication of this article .
Biden also retains a lead in the states of Nevada and Arizona .
If he were to win Georgia , Pennsylvania , Nevada and Arizona , he would end with 306 electoral votes .
Trump blamed Democrats , local officials , pollsters and the media for shrinking his lead in the past few days , The Hill reported .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ , I easily win .
If you count the illegal votes , they can try to steal the election from us , ” he told reporters Thursday evening .
“ If you count the votes that came in late , we ’ re looking at them very strongly.
” There has been no evidence of voter fraud at this time but the Trump campaign is pursuing multiple lawsuits in battleground states , according to ABC News .
Republicans have condemned Trump ’ s statements and have asked the president to “ stop spreading @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vote counted , yes every legal vote , of course , ” Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois tweeted .
“ But , if you have legit concerns about fraud , present evidence and take it to court .
Stop spreading debunked misinformation … this is getting insane.
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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden took the lead in Georgia and Pennsylvania early Friday morning, overtaking President Donald Trump in the two battleground states.
Biden currently leads Trump in Georgia by less than 1 percent of the votes, The New York Times reported.
As of Friday morning, Biden has received 2,449,590 votes in the Peach State while Trump has received 2,448,492 votes.
The lead initially came from Clayton County in the Atlanta suburbs, according to The Hill.
Biden has received 52.3 percent of absentee votes and Trump has received 46.7 percent.
Democrats have not carried a presidential election in the state since 1992.
Biden also overtook Trump in Pennsylvania by 1 percent of the votes, The New York Times reported.
As of Friday morning, Biden has received 3,297,614 votes in the Keystone State while Trump has received 3,290,788 votes.
Many of these votes came from mail-in ballots that are still being counted. Biden has received 79.6 percent of absentee votes.
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If Biden wins Pennsylvania and its 20 electoral votes, he will have more than the 270 electoral votes needed to win the White House.
Votes are still being tallied and no networks have called the race in either state as of the publication of this article.
Biden also retains a lead in the states of Nevada and Arizona.
If he were to win Georgia, Pennsylvania, Nevada and Arizona, he would end with 306 electoral votes.
Trump blamed Democrats, local officials, pollsters and the media for shrinking his lead in the past few days, The Hill reported.
“If you count the legal votes, I easily win. If you count the illegal votes, they can try to steal the election from us,” he told reporters Thursday evening.
“If you count the votes that came in late, we’re looking at them very strongly.”
There has been no evidence of voter fraud at this time but the Trump campaign is pursuing multiple lawsuits in battleground states, according to ABC News.
Republicans have condemned Trump’s statements and have asked the president to “stop spreading debunked misinformation.”
“We want every vote counted, yes every legal vote, of course,” Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois tweeted.
“But, if you have legit concerns about fraud, present evidence and take it to court. Stop spreading debunked misinformation … this is getting insane.”
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