westernjournal--2020-11-04--Crucial Undecided State Stuns by Declaring No New Election Results Until Thursday

Election officials in Nevada have controversially announced they will not report any additional election results Wednesday , despite the closeness of the race .
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden currently leads President Donald Trump in the state by a margin of fewer than 8,000 votes with 86 percent of the vote reported , according to The New York Times .
Six electoral votes hang in the balance in a hotly contested presidential race .
Despite the tight race and the broader picture , the Nevada Secretary of States ’ Elections Division announced on Twitter early Wednesday morning it would not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ TRENDING : Discovery of Arizona Data Error Suddenly Throws Early Calls for Biden Into Question “ That ’ s it for election results updates until 9:00 am on Nov. 5 .
Here ’ s what has been counted so far : All in person early votes … All in person Election Day votes … All mail ballots through Nov. 2 ” The Elections Division , also noted mail-in ballots that were received on Election Day had not been counted , nor had provisional ballots or mail-in ballots expected to be received “ over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is difficult to estimate in Nevada because every voter was sent a mail ballot .
Obviously , not all will vote , ” the Twitter page noted .
The Twitter announcement stirred both curiosity and anger : RELATED : Trump Campaign Makes Major Move in Pennsylvania as Count Drags On The Nevada race is among other close races that have not yet been called .
GOP officials are confident Trump can take the neighboring state of Arizona , despite the fact that Fox News called the race on Tuesday evening .
Races in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carolina and Pennsylvania have also not yet been called .
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Election officials in Nevada have controversially announced they will not report any additional election results Wednesday, despite the closeness of the race.
Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden currently leads President Donald Trump in the state by a margin of fewer than 8,000 votes with 86 percent of the vote reported, according to The New York Times.
Six electoral votes hang in the balance in a hotly contested presidential race.
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Despite the tight race and the broader picture, the Nevada Secretary of States’ Elections Division announced on Twitter early Wednesday morning it would not release any more information until Thursday.
“That’s it for election results updates until 9:00 am on Nov. 5. Here’s what has been counted so far: All in person early votes … All in person Election Day votes … All mail ballots through Nov. 2”
That’s it for election results updates until 9:00 am on Nov. 5. Here’s what has been counted so far: All in person early votes
All in person Election Day votes
All mail ballots through Nov. 2 1/2 — Nevada Elections (@NVElect) November 4, 2020
The Elections Division, also noted mail-in ballots that were received on Election Day had not been counted, nor had provisional ballots or mail-in ballots expected to be received “over the next week.”
“Ballots outstanding is difficult to estimate in Nevada because every voter was sent a mail ballot. Obviously, not all will vote,” the Twitter page noted.
Here’s what is left to count: -Mail ballots received on Election Day
-Mail ballots that will be received over the next week
-Provisional ballots Ballots outstanding is difficult to estimate in Nevada because every voter was sent a mail ballot. Obviously, not all will vote. — Nevada Elections (@NVElect) November 4, 2020
The Twitter announcement stirred both curiosity and anger:
Cheating is occurring! — Dus10 Cary (@dustincary) November 4, 2020
Harvesters gonna harvest. — Linda Morgan (@molebird1) November 4, 2020
FRAUD! — Geno Scarvelli (@GenoScarvelli) November 4, 2020
The Nevada race is among other close races that have not yet been called.
GOP officials are confident Trump can take the neighboring state of Arizona, despite the fact that Fox News called the race on Tuesday evening.
On a conference call earlier this morning, Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien said when all the votes are counted in Arizona, Trump will win by 25,000-30,000 votes. Since Fox News inexplicably called the state for Biden last night, Trump has cut Biden’s margin in half. — Sean Davis (@seanmdav) November 4, 2020
Races in Alaska, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania have also not yet been called.
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westernjournal--2020-11-04--Trump Campaign Requests Recount in Major Battleground State

The Trump campaign says it ’ s officially requesting a vote recount in the state of Wisconsin .
For much of Tuesday night , the results appeared to show Trump leading in states such as Wisconsin and Michigan .
However , as votes continued to come in overnight , those leads shrank dramatically .
Eventually , Biden took a narrow lead in Wisconsin and Michigan .
In a statement Wednesday , the Trump campaign cited “ reports of irregularities in several Wisconsin counties.
” TRENDING : Discovery of Arizona Data Error Suddenly Throws Early Calls for Biden Into Question “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ voter suppression tactic , Wisconsin has been a razor thin race as we always knew that it would be , ” the statement from campaign manager Bill Stepien said .
“ There have been reports of irregularities in several Wisconsin counties which raise serious doubts about the validity of the results .
“ The President is well within the threshold to request a recount and we will immediately do so.
” As of Wednesday morning , with more than 98 percent of results reporting , Biden was leading Trump by about 20,000 votes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ York Times .
Trump won the state by a similarly slim margin in 2016 , besting Hillary Clinton by fewer than 23,000 votes .
The president posted several tweets Wednesday morning questioning the election results that continue to pour in from states such as Michigan and Wisconsin .
Some of those tweets have been censored by Twitter for supposedly being “ misleading about an election or other civic process.
” “ Last night I was leading , often solidly , in many key States , in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted .
VERY STRANGE , and the ‘ pollsters ’ got it completely & historically wrong !
” Trump wrote in one tweet .
RELATED : Trump Campaign Makes Major Move in Pennsylvania as Count Drags On “ How come every time they count Mail-In ballot dumps they are so devastating in their percentage and power of destruction ?
” he also tweeted .
They are finding Biden votes all over the place — in Pennsylvania , Wisconsin , and Michigan .
So @ @ @ @ @ @ @ president later wrote .
The Western Journal has been unable to confirm any of the reports of the “ irregularities ” referred to in the Trump campaign ’ s statement .
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The Trump campaign says it’s officially requesting a vote recount in the state of Wisconsin.
For much of Tuesday night, the results appeared to show Trump leading in states such as Wisconsin and Michigan.
However, as votes continued to come in overnight, those leads shrank dramatically. Eventually, Biden took a narrow lead in Wisconsin and Michigan.
In a statement Wednesday, the Trump campaign cited “reports of irregularities in several Wisconsin counties.”
?TRUMP campaign statement on WISCONSIN: “The President is well within the threshold to request a recount and we will immediately do so.” pic.twitter.com/F03HwEGHP8 — Andrew Clark ? (@AndrewHClark) November 4, 2020
“Despite ridiculous public polling used as a voter suppression tactic, Wisconsin has been a razor thin race as we always knew that it would be,” the statement from campaign manager Bill Stepien said.
“There have been reports of irregularities in several Wisconsin counties which raise serious doubts about the validity of the results.
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“The President is well within the threshold to request a recount and we will immediately do so.”
As of Wednesday morning, with more than 98 percent of results reporting, Biden was leading Trump by about 20,000 votes in Wisconsin, according to The New York Times.
Trump won the state by a similarly slim margin in 2016, besting Hillary Clinton by fewer than 23,000 votes.
The president posted several tweets Wednesday morning questioning the election results that continue to pour in from states such as Michigan and Wisconsin.
Some of those tweets have been censored by Twitter for supposedly being “misleading about an election or other civic process.”
“Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted. VERY STRANGE, and the ‘pollsters’ got it completely & historically wrong!” Trump wrote in one tweet.
How come every time they count Mail-In ballot dumps they are so devastating in their percentage and power of destruction? — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020
“How come every time they count Mail-In ballot dumps they are so devastating in their percentage and power of destruction?” he also tweeted.
They are finding Biden votes all over the place — in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. So bad for our Country!” the president later wrote.
The Western Journal has been unable to confirm any of the reports of the “irregularities” referred to in the Trump campaign’s statement.
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westernjournal--2020-11-04--Discovery of Arizona Data Error Suddenly Throws Early Calls for Biden Into Question

A discrepancy discovered in polling data reported Wednesday morning may have just invalidated early attempts to call the state of Arizona for 2020 presidential nominee Joe Biden .
According to New York Times breaking news editor Patrick LaForge , the exit polling firm Edison Media Research Inc. mistakenly overestimated the number of precincts reporting from the state Wednesday , leading numerous prominent establishment media outlets to publish election maps with exaggerated confidence in the Biden lead .
“ An error was found in the data feed from Edison Research ( used by @ nytimes and other news organizations ) for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been counted , not 98 percent , ” LaForge announced on Twitter .
“ NYT has not called the state for Biden , though he still leads.
” TRENDING : Discovery of Arizona Data Error Suddenly Throws Early Calls for Biden Into Question Real-time maps and data reports currently made available by outlets which , like The Times , rely heavily on Edison Research , have since been edited to reflect the less complete vote count , though it did take time for the error to be rectified .
The announcement , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , has led some commentators to suggest the state might still be in play for incumbent Republican President Donald Trump , whose road to re-election grew narrow this morning with the coveted Rust Belt states of Wisconsin and Michigan trending for Biden when counting resumed .
“ This gives some credence to the Trump camp ’ s argument in a call with reporters that it expects to pull ahead in Arizona , ” National Journal editor-in-chief Jeff Dufour wrote in a Twitter post .
“ Most of the outstanding vote is in Trump-friendly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outlets have refrained from calling Arizona either way , leaving the possibility of a Trump victory up for debate .
Fox News , however , was not so hesitant , calling the race for Biden early in the night Tuesday .
The Associated Press followed suit in the wee hours Wednesday morning .
RELATED : Trump Campaign Makes Major Move in Pennsylvania as Count Drags On The move resulted in no shortage of controversy , prompting backlash from conservative commentators and right-leaning moderates on social media .
A number of political actors were @ @ @ @ @ @ @ states like Virginia and Arizona for Biden was proof of media bias , with calls for Trump in Florida , Texas and Ohio lagging behind despite clear results favoring the president .
Even Fox News ’ most popular commentator , Tucker Carlson , questioned the network political director Chris Stirewalt ‘ s call in Arizona , casting doubt on the decision during live coverage Tuesday night .
“ I ’ m not privy to the math .
I ’ m not certain how , even after the explanation from Chris Stirewalt , how @ @ @ @ @ @ @ said .
“ I think our viewers trust us , but people are concerned.
” As of Wednesday afternoon , 86 percent of precincts had been reported their polling results in Arizona .
Biden led the race by a nearly 3 percentage-point margin , up almost 100,000 votes on the president .
An early morning report from The Arizona Republic also revealed as many as 400,000 ballots were likely still outstanding .
Many of those votes were cast in more Democratic metropolitan areas like Maricopa County .
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A discrepancy discovered in polling data reported Wednesday morning may have just invalidated early attempts to call the state of Arizona for 2020 presidential nominee Joe Biden.
According to New York Times breaking news editor Patrick LaForge, the exit polling firm Edison Media Research Inc. mistakenly overestimated the number of precincts reporting from the state Wednesday, leading numerous prominent establishment media outlets to publish election maps with exaggerated confidence in the Biden lead.
“An error was found in the data feed from Edison Research (used by @nytimes and other news organizations) for Arizona results — 86 percent of ballots have been counted, not 98 percent,” LaForge announced on Twitter.
“NYT has not called the state for Biden, though he still leads.”
An error was found in the data feed from Edison Research (used by @nytimes and other news organizations) for Arizona results — 86 percent of ballots have been counted, not 98 percent. NYT has not called the state for Biden, though he still leads. https://t.co/mPDkiKsExQ — Patrick LaForge (@palafo) November 4, 2020
Real-time maps and data reports currently made available by outlets which, like The Times, rely heavily on Edison Research, have since been edited to reflect the less complete vote count, though it did take time for the error to be rectified.
The announcement, among others regarding potential irregularities in Arizona, has led some commentators to suggest the state might still be in play for incumbent Republican President Donald Trump, whose road to re-election grew narrow this morning with the coveted Rust Belt states of Wisconsin and Michigan trending for Biden when counting resumed.
“This gives some credence to the Trump camp’s argument in a call with reporters that it expects to pull ahead in Arizona,” National Journal editor-in-chief Jeff Dufour wrote in a Twitter post.
“Most of the outstanding vote is in Trump-friendly territory.”
This gives some credence to the Trump camp’s argument in a call with reporters that it expects to pull ahead in Arizona, because most of the outstanding vote is in Trump-friendly territory. — Jeff Dufour (@dcdufour) November 4, 2020
A majority of establishment media outlets have refrained from calling Arizona either way, leaving the possibility of a Trump victory up for debate.
Fox News, however, was not so hesitant, calling the race for Biden early in the night Tuesday. The Associated Press followed suit in the wee hours Wednesday morning.
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The move resulted in no shortage of controversy, prompting backlash from conservative commentators and right-leaning moderates on social media. A number of political actors were quick to suggest the early calling of states like Virginia and Arizona for Biden was proof of media bias, with calls for Trump in Florida, Texas and Ohio lagging behind despite clear results favoring the president.
Even Fox News’ most popular commentator, Tucker Carlson, questioned the network political director Chris Stirewalt‘s call in Arizona, casting doubt on the decision during live coverage Tuesday night.
“I’m not privy to the math. I’m not certain how, even after the explanation from Chris Stirewalt, how that decision was made,” Carlson said.
“I think our viewers trust us, but people are concerned.”
And now you have Tucker Carlson openly pushing back on Fox News calling Arizona for Biden. “I’m not privy to the math, I’m not certain how, even after the explanation from Chris Stirewalt, how that decision was made… I think our viewers trust us, but people are concerned.” pic.twitter.com/7oizkc0ZFV — Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) November 4, 2020
As of Wednesday afternoon, 86 percent of precincts had been reported their polling results in Arizona.
Biden led the race by a nearly 3 percentage-point margin, up almost 100,000 votes on the president.
An early morning report from The Arizona Republic also revealed as many as 400,000 ballots were likely still outstanding.
Many of those votes were cast in more Democratic metropolitan areas like Maricopa County.
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westernjournal--2020-11-04--Party That Stands Against ‘Big Money’ Spent $250 Million on 3 Races and Lost Each One

Megan McCardle , currently of The Washington Post and previously of The Atlantic and Reason , might have had the best summation of what the Democrats ’ issues were in the immediate aftermath of the 2020 election .
“ With Amy McGrath , progressive professionals continue their venerable tradition of piling their money into a big pile and ceremonially lighting it on fire in the hopes that the Gods of Hopeless Causes will reward them by unseating entrenched incumbents in deep-red areas , ” she tweeted after the Democratic Senate candidate lost in the deep-red state of Kentucky .
McGrath @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to dethrone Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell , an obsession that ’ s always seemed quixotic and curious since I first studied it six years ago .
TRENDING : Discovery of Arizona Data Error Suddenly Throws Early Calls for Biden Into Question This time , the sacrificial lamb was a Naval Academy graduate and Marine Corps vet who also became the first woman to fly a combat mission in the F/A-18 Hornet .
McGrath was also supposed to be riding some sort of blue wave that would remake the South and put fresh @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , essentially upending the map for years to come and forcing the Republican Party to adopt a more moderate stance .
It was all supposed to work out so well .
Never mind that McGrath had tried the same thing with a House seat just two years prior and , while she ’ d managed to gain national attention , didn ’ t actually manage to get the seat .
After spending a whole lot of money in the Bluegrass State , alas , she was no closer to dethroning McConnell , losing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ reporting .
This was actually a much wider margin than polls had predicted ; of the handful tracked by RealClearPolitics , the biggest lead that McConnell ever had was 12 points .
Ah , but what a lovely fire that cash made !
If were just Amy McGrath , we could let it slide .
In 2014 , polling convinced Democrats that Alison Lundergan Grimes had a chance against McConnell .
If by “ a chance , ” you mean that she did better than McGrath , then yes — she did .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ The difference was that Grimes wasn ’ t shoveling bricks of $ 100s into the air intake of an F/A-18 Hornet .
McGrath wasn ’ t alone this election cycle , either .
She was one of three Democratic candidates for the upper house who sucked up attention and resources from candidates who could have won and needed it , according to The Washington Free Beacon ’ s Collin Anderson .
RELATED : NYT Columnist Lays Out Terrifying Election Scenario That Would End with AOC in the Senate “ The campaigns of Kentucky @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s Jaime Harrison , and Texas ’ s M.J. Hegar burned through nearly $ 200 million , and outside groups backing them spent an additional $ 60 million boosting the three candidates , ” he wrote .
“ The figure dwarfs the total amount spent in the 1996 presidential race — Bill Clinton , Bob Dole , and Ross Perot combined to spend less than $ 240 million .
The influx of cash , however , failed to woo voters , as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R. , Ky. ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ S.C. ) , and Sen. John Cornyn ( R. , Texas ) each won their races by double digits .
“ The money could have been put to use in North Carolina .
Democratic Senate nominee Cal Cunningham — who spent less than $ 47 million on his race as of October 14 — trailed Sen. Thom Tillis ( R. ) by less than 100,000 votes late Tuesday evening.
” It wasn ’ t just Cal Cunningham , either , but we ’ ll get to that in a second .
All three @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Democrats .
In two of them , it had to do with getting people out of the Senate — McConnell in one situation and Graham in the other , both of them terminally unpopular among Democrats .
In terms of Hegar , there ’ s always this grand scheme in which the journey of a thousand miles in terms of turning Texas blue begins with dethroning a popular Lone Star GOP functionary .
In the race against McConnell , as previously noted , things didn ’ t work out .
The same @ @ @ @ @ @ @ close-ish in the polls with Harrison before he pulled away to victory in the general election .
Only a few polls were indexed by RealClearPolitics and they rated the race a toss-up .
Of six polls indexed since the end of July , three were ties and none showed Graham with a lead larger than 6 points .
So about that : Graham ended up winning by an impressive 11 points on Tuesday .
And then there was Cornyn .
Remember , former Texas Rep. Beto O ’ Rourke was the original poster @ @ @ @ @ @ @ race two years ago when the cash donated to his run against Sen. Ted Cruz didn ’ t make him victorious .
Cornyn never had as much of a target on his back as Cruz did , and Mary Jennings Hegar — a former Air Force pilot of her own — didn ’ t have star power that O ’ Rourke had .
That didn ’ t stop Democrats from lighting another pile of cash ablaze .
The RealClearPolitics polls were never particularly close , but they didn ’ t show Cornyn with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he ended up getting .
If these were the seats needed to flip the Senate , that would be fine .
That isn ’ t the case as of Tuesday morning .
Cornyn , McConnell and Graham were three of the most difficult incumbents to take down .
Maine GOP Sen. Susan Collins , meanwhile , was seen as an easy pickoff .
As of Wednesday morning , she maintained a significant lead over Sarah Gideon by 9 points .
GOP challenger John James continued to hold a narrow lead over incumbent Democrat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Carolina ’ s Cunningham could have used that money .
So , too , could have Georgia ’ s Jon Ossoff .
For yet another year , this is money thrown down the drain on a pipe dream of expanding the map .
Instead , as of Wednesday afternoon , the chances of flipping the Senate are almost nil for the Democrats .
The Democrats were supposed to stand against big money , last I checked .
Maybe that ’ s just because they can ’ t make it work for them .
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Megan McCardle, currently of The Washington Post and previously of The Atlantic and Reason, might have had the best summation of what the Democrats’ issues were in the immediate aftermath of the 2020 election.
“With Amy McGrath, progressive professionals continue their venerable tradition of piling their money into a big pile and ceremonially lighting it on fire in the hopes that the Gods of Hopeless Causes will reward them by unseating entrenched incumbents in deep-red areas,” she tweeted after the Democratic Senate candidate lost in the deep-red state of Kentucky.
With Amy McGrath, progressive professionals continue their venerable tradition of piling their money into a big pile and ceremonially lighting it on fire in the hopes that the Gods of Hopeless Causes will reward them by unseating entrenched incumbents in deep-red areas. — Megan McArdle (@asymmetricinfo) November 4, 2020
McGrath was seen as yet again a way to dethrone Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, an obsession that’s always seemed quixotic and curious since I first studied it six years ago.
This time, the sacrificial lamb was a Naval Academy graduate and Marine Corps vet who also became the first woman to fly a combat mission in the F/A-18 Hornet.
McGrath was also supposed to be riding some sort of blue wave that would remake the South and put fresh faces like her in traditionally red states, essentially upending the map for years to come and forcing the Republican Party to adopt a more moderate stance.
It was all supposed to work out so well. Never mind that McGrath had tried the same thing with a House seat just two years prior and, while she’d managed to gain national attention, didn’t actually manage to get the seat.
After spending a whole lot of money in the Bluegrass State, alas, she was no closer to dethroning McConnell, losing 58 to 38 percent with 93.75 percent reporting.
Do the Democrats still have an opportunity to take the Senate? Yes No
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This was actually a much wider margin than polls had predicted; of the handful tracked by RealClearPolitics, the biggest lead that McConnell ever had was 12 points.
Ah, but what a lovely fire that cash made!
If were just Amy McGrath, we could let it slide. In 2014, polling convinced Democrats that Alison Lundergan Grimes had a chance against McConnell. If by “a chance,” you mean that she did better than McGrath, then yes — she did. McConnell won by a 56-40 margin.
The difference was that Grimes wasn’t shoveling bricks of $100s into the air intake of an F/A-18 Hornet.
McGrath wasn’t alone this election cycle, either. She was one of three Democratic candidates for the upper house who sucked up attention and resources from candidates who could have won and needed it, according to The Washington Free Beacon’s Collin Anderson.
“The campaigns of Kentucky’s Amy McGrath, South Carolina’s Jaime Harrison, and Texas’s M.J. Hegar burned through nearly $200 million, and outside groups backing them spent an additional $60 million boosting the three candidates,” he wrote.
“The figure dwarfs the total amount spent in the 1996 presidential race — Bill Clinton, Bob Dole, and Ross Perot combined to spend less than $240 million. The influx of cash, however, failed to woo voters, as Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.), Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.), and Sen. John Cornyn (R., Texas) each won their races by double digits.
“The money could have been put to use in North Carolina. Democratic Senate nominee Cal Cunningham — who spent less than $47 million on his race as of October 14 — trailed Sen. Thom Tillis (R.) by less than 100,000 votes late Tuesday evening.”
It wasn’t just Cal Cunningham, either, but we’ll get to that in a second.
All three of the candidates represented quixotic causes of the Democrats. In two of them, it had to do with getting people out of the Senate — McConnell in one situation and Graham in the other, both of them terminally unpopular among Democrats. In terms of Hegar, there’s always this grand scheme in which the journey of a thousand miles in terms of turning Texas blue begins with dethroning a popular Lone Star GOP functionary.
In the race against McConnell, as previously noted, things didn’t work out. The same thing happened with Graham, who was close-ish in the polls with Harrison before he pulled away to victory in the general election. Only a few polls were indexed by RealClearPolitics and they rated the race a toss-up. Of six polls indexed since the end of July, three were ties and none showed Graham with a lead larger than 6 points.
So about that: Graham ended up winning by an impressive 11 points on Tuesday.
And then there was Cornyn. Remember, former Texas Rep. Beto O’Rourke was the original poster child for wasting money on a Senate race two years ago when the cash donated to his run against Sen. Ted Cruz didn’t make him victorious. Cornyn never had as much of a target on his back as Cruz did, and Mary Jennings Hegar — a former Air Force pilot of her own — didn’t have star power that O’Rourke had.
That didn’t stop Democrats from lighting another pile of cash ablaze. The RealClearPolitics polls were never particularly close, but they didn’t show Cornyn with a 1o-point win, which is what he ended up getting.
If these were the seats needed to flip the Senate, that would be fine. That isn’t the case as of Tuesday morning.
Cornyn, McConnell and Graham were three of the most difficult incumbents to take down. Maine GOP Sen. Susan Collins, meanwhile, was seen as an easy pickoff. As of Wednesday morning, she maintained a significant lead over Sarah Gideon by 9 points.
GOP challenger John James continued to hold a narrow lead over incumbent Democrat Sen. Gary Peters in Michigan. North Carolina’s Cunningham could have used that money. So, too, could have Georgia’s Jon Ossoff.
For yet another year, this is money thrown down the drain on a pipe dream of expanding the map.
Instead, as of Wednesday afternoon, the chances of flipping the Senate are almost nil for the Democrats.
The Democrats were supposed to stand against big money, last I checked. Maybe that’s just because they can’t make it work for them.
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westernjournal--2020-11-04--Report: Biden Planning To Assert Control of Nation if Media Makes This Call

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will assert control over the nation and begin forming a new administration if his mainstream media allies give him a virtual green light , a report suggests .
But with many states still tallying election results , this would certainly be a premature and provocative move .
The plan was originally reported Tuesday morning by Axios , who cited several Biden advisers familiar with the plan .
Biden will “ begin forming his government and looking presidential ” if the news media declares him the mathematical winner , the outlet reported .
Considering that a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already declared the former vice president the victor , it ’ s unclear if the Democratic candidate is already working on his new government .
TRENDING : Discovery of Arizona Data Error Suddenly Throws Early Calls for Biden Into Question If so , the premature formation would come as results from several key states across the nation continue to pour in .
As of early Wednesday afternoon , Arizona , Nevada , Wisconsin , Michigan , Pennsylvania , North Carolina , and Georgia remained uncalled for either candidate , according to The New @ @ @ @ @ @ @ congressional district in Maine , the total amount of unallocated electoral votes sits at 98 .
Barring any court cases dragging the election out , Biden maintains several big avenues to the White House .
So far , neither candidate has won the 270 electoral votes needed to secure the presidency .
With incumbent President Donald Trump holding a sizable lead in the crucial state of Pennsylvania and remaining a tough competitor in others , it ’ s clear that this election is not over yet .
Regardless , it seems that Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administration pending a call from the establishment media .
With his potential newfound power , advisers told Axios that Biden could begin by picking his senior staff .
The former vice president would then continue to reshape the government and remove traces of Trump .
RELATED : Mindless Leftists Protest in Areas Biden Won by Over 70 % Biden ’ s presidency would see every agency filled with staff and appointments of his own choosing , solidifying his control over the bureaucracy .
Executive orders would also be issued , including many to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ already vowed to push Biden to pack the Supreme Court , it ’ s likely a battle over the judicial branch could soon ensue after his potential inauguration .
While the state of the election is uncertain , what ’ s abundantly clear is that a Biden presidency would bring sweeping changes to America .
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Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden will assert control over the nation and begin forming a new administration if his mainstream media allies give him a virtual green light, a report suggests.
But with many states still tallying election results, this would certainly be a premature and provocative move.
The plan was originally reported Tuesday morning by Axios, who cited several Biden advisers familiar with the plan.
Biden will “begin forming his government and looking presidential” if the news media declares him the mathematical winner, the outlet reported.
Considering that a top attorney for the Biden campaign has already declared the former vice president the victor, it’s unclear if the Democratic candidate is already working on his new government.
If so, the premature formation would come as results from several key states across the nation continue to pour in.
As of early Wednesday afternoon, Arizona, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Georgia remained uncalled for either candidate, according to The New York Times.
Including Alaska and one congressional district in Maine, the total amount of unallocated electoral votes sits at 98.
Barring any court cases dragging the election out, Biden maintains several big avenues to the White House.
Will Biden win the presidency? Yes No
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So far, neither candidate has won the 270 electoral votes needed to secure the presidency.
With incumbent President Donald Trump holding a sizable lead in the crucial state of Pennsylvania and remaining a tough competitor in others, it’s clear that this election is not over yet.
Regardless, it seems that Biden is still planning to form his new administration pending a call from the establishment media.
With his potential newfound power, advisers told Axios that Biden could begin by picking his senior staff.
The former vice president would then continue to reshape the government and remove traces of Trump.
Biden’s presidency would see every agency filled with staff and appointments of his own choosing, solidifying his control over the bureaucracy. Executive orders would also be issued, including many to undo Trump decisions.
Since leftists have already vowed to push Biden to pack the Supreme Court, it’s likely a battle over the judicial branch could soon ensue after his potential inauguration.
While the state of the election is uncertain, what’s abundantly clear is that a Biden presidency would bring sweeping changes to America.
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westernjournal--2020-11-04--Republican Senator Wins Hard-Fought Race in Maine

Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine has won the hardest-fought race of her career , fending off a challenge @ @ @ @ @ surviving to serve a fifth term .
Collins , one of four candidates on the @ @ @ @ @ of first-place votes .
That meant no additional tabulation rounds were necessary under Maine ’ @ @ @ @ @ .
Gideon has conceded , telling supporters on Wednesday that she called Collins and congratulated @ @ @ @ @ Collins has long touted herself as a bipartisan centrist who ’ s willing to work @ @ @ @ @ things done .
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Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine has won the hardest-fought race of her career, fending off a challenge by Democrat Sara Gideon and surviving to serve a fifth term.
Collins, one of four candidates on the ballot, won a majority of first-place votes. That meant no additional tabulation rounds were necessary under Maine’s ranked choice voting system.
Gideon has conceded, telling supporters on Wednesday that she called Collins and congratulated her on the win.
Collins has long touted herself as a bipartisan centrist who’s willing to work with both parties to get things done.
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westernjournal--2020-11-04--Runner’s Kindness Caught on Video After He Stops To Pull Competitor from Ground To Help Him Finish

It ’ s easy to get tunnel vision during competition .
When you ’ re challenging yourself to do something difficult , pushing yourself to your limits while also pitting yourself against other competitors , friendliness can be the last thing on your mind .
But one young man from Penn High School in Indiana has demonstrated that his priorities are with his fellow man rather than beating the clock .
Ben Boardley , 18 , was competing at the IHSAA cross country state finals race on Halloween .
Toward the end of the race , he saw fellow runner @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the ground .
Forfeiting his position , Boardley darted to the side and hauled Khan up , a move that was caught on video and started getting passed around on Twitter .
“ I have no idea who these two high school runners were , but great sportsmanship by one of the boys to help a fellow competitor who was struggling to finish , ” WTHI-TV Sports Director Rick Semmler tweeted .
TRENDING : Discovery of Arizona Data Error Suddenly Throws Early Calls for Biden Into Question Boardley and Khan weren ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and finished 189th ( Boardley ) and 193rd ( Khan ) out of the 207 at the meet .
In most viewers ’ books , though , Boardley was a winner .
“ Hats off to our very own Penn Cross Country runner Ben Boardley showing what it means to be a true Kingsmen & Sportsman !
” the Penn High School Facebook page shared .
“ Now this is # PHMExcellence.
” “ Penn ’ s Ben Boardley may have finished 189th at State , but he finished # 1 in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Penn High School added .
Boardley didn ’ t realize he could have been disqualified for his friendly actions , but based on Rule 4-6-5 from the National Federation of State High School Associations , an Indiana High School Athletic Association official ruled that there should be no DQ .
“ A competitor who provides assistance to an injured or ill competitor should not be disqualified if neither the individual competitor providing the assistance nor his/her team gains an advantage as a result of providing the assistance , ” the rule reads .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ Customer 's Groceries : 'You Could Be in Their Shoes' Tom Miller , the team ’ s coach , called Boardley “ hard-working ” and “ well-mannered , ” according to the Indianapolis Star .
Boardley ’ s own words illustrate those qualities .
“ I just kind of saw it and did it , ” Boardley said to the Star .
“ I guess that ’ s how my parents raised me .
They taught me to treat others how I ’ d want to be treated , and to be helpful @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knew if that was me , I wanted to make sure I ’ d finish at state.
” Khan said his seasonal allergies were bothering him , and he had been having trouble breathing and pain in his thighs and back , which caused him to fall several times throughout the race .
Khan was given medical attention on-site and was finally able to stand again an hour after the race .
“ I told him , ‘ Go finish .
I can ’ t , ' ” Khan said .
“ At @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s when your true priorities show .
I know what Ben ’ s priorities are .
And what his true character is like.
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It’s easy to get tunnel vision during competition. When you’re challenging yourself to do something difficult, pushing yourself to your limits while also pitting yourself against other competitors, friendliness can be the last thing on your mind.
But one young man from Penn High School in Indiana has demonstrated that his priorities are with his fellow man rather than beating the clock.
Ben Boardley, 18, was competing at the IHSAA cross country state finals race on Halloween. Toward the end of the race, he saw fellow runner Faizan Khan from Brebeuf Jesuit fall to the ground.
Forfeiting his position, Boardley darted to the side and hauled Khan up, a move that was caught on video and started getting passed around on Twitter.
“I have no idea who these two high school runners were, but great sportsmanship by one of the boys to help a fellow competitor who was struggling to finish,” WTHI-TV Sports Director Rick Semmler tweeted.
I have no idea who these two high school runners were, but great sportsmanship by one of the boys to help a fellow competitor who was struggling to finish. pic.twitter.com/cx90k85fHc — Rick Semmler (@Rick_Sports10) October 31, 2020
Boardley and Khan weren’t in their respective teams’ top fives, and finished 189th (Boardley) and 193rd (Khan) out of the 207 at the meet. In most viewers’ books, though, Boardley was a winner.
“Hats off to our very own Penn Cross Country runner Ben Boardley showing what it means to be a true Kingsmen & Sportsman!” the Penn High School Facebook page shared. “Now this is #PHMExcellence.”
“Penn’s Ben Boardley may have finished 189th at State, but he finished #1 in our book,” The Pennant @ Penn High School added.
Boardley didn’t realize he could have been disqualified for his friendly actions, but based on Rule 4-6-5 from the National Federation of State High School Associations, an Indiana High School Athletic Association official ruled that there should be no DQ.
“A competitor who provides assistance to an injured or ill competitor should not be disqualified if neither the individual competitor providing the assistance nor his/her team gains an advantage as a result of providing the assistance,” the rule reads.
Tom Miller, the team’s coach, called Boardley “hard-working” and “well-mannered,” according to the Indianapolis Star. Boardley’s own words illustrate those qualities.
“I just kind of saw it and did it,” Boardley said to the Star. “I guess that’s how my parents raised me. They taught me to treat others how I’d want to be treated, and to be helpful when I can.”
“Because I knew if that was me, I wanted to make sure I’d finish at state.”
Khan said his seasonal allergies were bothering him, and he had been having trouble breathing and pain in his thighs and back, which caused him to fall several times throughout the race.
Khan was given medical attention on-site and was finally able to stand again an hour after the race.
“I told him, ‘Go finish. I can’t,'” Khan said. “At the end of the race, that’s when your true priorities show. I know what Ben’s priorities are. And what his true character is like.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-04--Surprise Twist Leaves Nancy Pelosi as Election Night’s Big Loser

No matter who wins in the drawn-out epilogue to Tuesday ’ s presidential election , one big loser is already clear : House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , along with her slavish mainstream media fanbase that confidently predicted Pelosi ’ s Democrats were going to grow their majority in the lower chamber .
Far from watching her party conference expand in the 2020 election , as results came in Tuesday and into Wednesday morning , it was clear Pelosi was lucky to keep her speakership at all .
TRENDING : Discovery of Arizona Data Error Suddenly Throws Early Calls for Biden @ @ @ @ @ @ @ control – BARELY .
This is a giant stumble for Speaker Pelosi & the DCCC , ” Jamie Dupree , Cox Media Group ’ s Capitol reporter , tweeted Wednesday morning .
The “ DCCC ” Dupree referred to is the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee , the organization charged with getting more leftists elected to the House .
Prior to Tuesday ’ s vote , DCCC Chairwoman Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois was exuberant in her expectations .
“ I ’ m confident in saying this : We ’ re going to hold @ @ @ @ @ @ @ re going to grow our majority , ” Bustos told The Washington Post last week in an article headlined “ Democrats target districts in Trump territory as party grows optimistic about expanding House majority.
” “ We ’ re well positioned to have a good night , ” Bustos said .
On Tuesday night , Pelosi herself fed the storyline .
“ Tonight , House Democrats are poised to further strengthen our majority — the biggest , most diverse , most dynamic , women-led House majority in history , ” she said , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ report that bore a headline reflecting the embarrassing reality : “ House Democrats appear poised to keep the House but fall drastically behind expectations.
” “ Drastically behind expectations ” is putting it mildly .
RELATED : Mindless Leftists Protest in Areas Biden Won by Over 70 % Radically , unaccountably , disastrously wrong , might describe it a little better .
“ Instead , several Democratic incumbents the party believed were secure found themselves suddenly out of a job , ” The Post reported .
“ And many GOP districts that Democratic @ @ @ @ @ @ @ solidly in Republican control.
” Politico ’ s Jack Sherman summed up the state of affairs in a Twitter thread that started with : “ TUESDAY WAS AN ABJECT DISASTER for Democrats in Washington .
To imagine the amount of soul searching and explaining the party will have to do after Tuesday is absolutely dizzying .
The infighting will be bloody — as it should be.
” One of those allegedly secure Democratic incumbents was Bustos herself , whose election was still undecided Wednesday morning , though Bustos was ahead by about 10,000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ according to Yahoo .
“ Speaker NANCY PELOSI and her leadership team will have a lot to think about — and explain — in the next few weeks , ” Sherman wrote .
“ Rs could have a net gain of 10 seats.
” Pelosi , regrettably , won her own re-election easily .
However , one thing Pelosi will have to explain is how her party failed to win a majority of state delegations in the House .
In the unlikely event of a tie in the Electoral College — one mathematical @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , which was called by Fox News for Biden on Tuesday , actually ending up in President Donald Trump ’ s column — the election could be decided in the House of Representatives .
( The Trump campaign has called for Fox News to recant its election night call because the state results aren ’ t official , according to the New York Post . )
In the House , Democrats hold a majority of members , but Republicans control a majority of state delegations .
In a presidential vote in the House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , so Republicans would presumably vote another four years for Trump .
That would make Pelosi an even bigger loser , of course — one of the biggest in American political history , given her venomous behavior toward the president since she became House speaker .
But it doesn ’ t have to go that far to make the point .
Americans who ’ ve watched a House Democratic majority on the warpath against a duly elected American president for the past two years — including an impeachment effort every sane American knew @ @ @ @ @ @ @ by pundits , pollsters and Speaker Pelosi herself to expand that majority on Tuesday .
In reality , an almost complete reversal occurred .
And for Pelosi and her Democrats , no matter how the presidential race comes out , they ’ re losers any way you cut it .
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No matter who wins in the drawn-out epilogue to Tuesday’s presidential election, one big loser is already clear:
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, along with her slavish mainstream media fanbase that confidently predicted Pelosi’s Democrats were going to grow their majority in the lower chamber.
Far from watching her party conference expand in the 2020 election, as results came in Tuesday and into Wednesday morning, it was clear Pelosi was lucky to keep her speakership at all.
HOUSE UPDATE 8 AM GOP is +4 (6 wins, 2 losses) 12 Democrats are currently trailing.
2 Republicans are currently trailing. Democrats favored to keep control – BARELY. This is a giant stumble for Speaker Pelosi & the DCCC. — Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) November 4, 2020
“Democrats favored to keep control – BARELY. This is a giant stumble for Speaker Pelosi & the DCCC,” Jamie Dupree, Cox Media Group’s Capitol reporter, tweeted Wednesday morning.
The “DCCC” Dupree referred to is the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the organization charged with getting more leftists elected to the House.
Prior to Tuesday’s vote, DCCC Chairwoman Rep. Cheri Bustos of Illinois was exuberant in her expectations.
“I’m confident in saying this: We’re going to hold on to the majority; we’re going to grow our majority,” Bustos told The Washington Post last week in an article headlined “Democrats target districts in Trump territory as party grows optimistic about expanding House majority.”
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“We’re well positioned to have a good night,” Bustos said.
On Tuesday night, Pelosi herself fed the storyline.
“Tonight, House Democrats are poised to further strengthen our majority — the biggest, most diverse, most dynamic, women-led House majority in history,” she said, according to The Post in a Wednesday report that bore a headline reflecting the embarrassing reality:
“House Democrats appear poised to keep the House but fall drastically behind expectations.”
“Drastically behind expectations” is putting it mildly.
Radically, unaccountably, disastrously wrong, might describe it a little better.
“Instead, several Democratic incumbents the party believed were secure found themselves suddenly out of a job,” The Post reported. “And many GOP districts that Democratic leaders had been eyeing for months landed solidly in Republican control.”
Politico’s Jack Sherman summed up the state of affairs in a Twitter thread that started with:
“TUESDAY WAS AN ABJECT DISASTER for Democrats in Washington. To imagine the amount of soul searching and explaining the party will have to do after Tuesday is absolutely dizzying. The infighting will be bloody — as it should be.”
One of those allegedly secure Democratic incumbents was Bustos herself, whose election was still undecided Wednesday morning, though Bustos was ahead by about 10,000 votes in the 17th Congressional District, according to Yahoo.
AND, TO ADD INSULT TO INJURY, the chair of the DCCC, Rep. CHERI BUSTOS, is struggling to hang on in her Illinois district. Speaker NANCY PELOSI and her leadership team will have a lot to think about — and explain — in the next few weeks. Rs could have a net gain of 10 seats — Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) November 4, 2020
“Speaker NANCY PELOSI and her leadership team will have a lot to think about — and explain — in the next few weeks,” Sherman wrote. “Rs could have a net gain of 10 seats.”
Pelosi, regrettably, won her own re-election easily. However, one thing Pelosi will have to explain is how her party failed to win a majority of state delegations in the House.
In the unlikely event of a tie in the Electoral College — one mathematical combination of electoral votes would have Arizona, which was called by Fox News for Biden on Tuesday, actually ending up in President Donald Trump’s column — the election could be decided in the House of Representatives. (The Trump campaign has called for Fox News to recant its election night call because the state results aren’t official, according to the New York Post.)
In the House, Democrats hold a majority of members, but Republicans control a majority of state delegations. In a presidential vote in the House, one ballot is cast per state, so Republicans would presumably vote another four years for Trump.
That would make Pelosi an even bigger loser, of course — one of the biggest in American political history, given her venomous behavior toward the president since she became House speaker.
But it doesn’t have to go that far to make the point.
Americans who’ve watched a House Democratic majority on the warpath against a duly elected American president for the past two years — including an impeachment effort every sane American knew was a sham — were actually expected by pundits, pollsters and Speaker Pelosi herself to expand that majority on Tuesday.
In reality, an almost complete reversal occurred. And for Pelosi and her Democrats, no matter how the presidential race comes out, they’re losers any way you cut it.
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westernjournal--2020-11-04--California Voters Kill Dem-Backed Measure Allowing Racial Discrimination

A measure reinstating preferential treatment based on race and gender in California failed at the polls .
Voters decided against repealing a 25-year-old ban on affirmative action in public hiring , contracting and college admissions .
With more than 11 million votes tallied Wednesday , Proposition 16 had only 44 percent approval , while the opposition had about 56 percent .
Opponents raised $ 1.6 million , fueled by smaller donations from a grassroots network that includes Chinese immigrants worried that public universities will bypass Asian-American applicants with higher scores and grades in favor of lower-scoring African-American and Latino students @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Error Suddenly Throws Early Calls for Biden Into Question They say racial discrimination should remain illegal .
Opponents celebrated their David versus Goliath victory as results rolled in .
The measure was passing in liberal San Francisco Bay Area counties and in Los Angeles County , but failing in other large Southern California counties .
Ward Connerly , the African-American businessman who led the 1996 campaign to end affirmative action and prohibit the state from discriminating against a person due to race or gender , said the campaign was “ heartened ” by @ @ @ @ @ @ @ saying we want to be treated as equals , ” Connerly , 81 , said .
Proponents did not respond to requests for comment , but they acknowledged before Election Day that the race would be tight .
They said they did not have enough time to campaign on what they say was a complicated issue .
Angel Chavez , 45 , a San Diego tattoo artist and supporter of President Donald Trump , said Tuesday he voted against the affirmative action measure .
“ I ’ m Mexican .
Yet , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he said .
“ If I don ’ t get a job , it ’ s because somebody was more qualified.
” RELATED : Trump Campaign Makes Major Move in Pennsylvania as Count Drags On In San Francisco , Harry Rochester , who voted for Joe Biden for president , said he was sad when voters banned affirmative action .
“ Being an African-American man in America , I don ’ t think I would have gotten as far as I have gotten today if it wasn ’ t for affirmative action , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ California voters banned affirmative action in 1996 through a ballot measure that was pushed by the Republican governor at the time , Pete Wilson .
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A measure reinstating preferential treatment based on race and gender in California failed at the polls.
Voters decided against repealing a 25-year-old ban on affirmative action in public hiring, contracting and college admissions.
With more than 11 million votes tallied Wednesday, Proposition 16 had only 44 percent approval, while the opposition had about 56 percent.
Supporters raised $31 million and include celebrities, tech companies and Democratic leaders.
Opponents raised $1.6 million, fueled by smaller donations from a grassroots network that includes Chinese immigrants worried that public universities will bypass Asian-American applicants with higher scores and grades in favor of lower-scoring African-American and Latino students.
They say racial discrimination should remain illegal.
Opponents celebrated their David versus Goliath victory as results rolled in.
The measure was passing in liberal San Francisco Bay Area counties and in Los Angeles County, but failing in other large Southern California counties.
Ward Connerly, the African-American businessman who led the 1996 campaign to end affirmative action and prohibit the state from discriminating against a person due to race or gender, said the campaign was “heartened” by the results.
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“The people are saying we want to be treated as equals,” Connerly, 81, said.
Proponents did not respond to requests for comment, but they acknowledged before Election Day that the race would be tight.
They said they did not have enough time to campaign on what they say was a complicated issue.
Angel Chavez, 45, a San Diego tattoo artist and supporter of President Donald Trump, said Tuesday he voted against the affirmative action measure.
“I’m Mexican. Yet, I’ve never felt racism,” he said. “If I don’t get a job, it’s because somebody was more qualified.”
In San Francisco, Harry Rochester, who voted for Joe Biden for president, said he was sad when voters banned affirmative action.
“Being an African-American man in America, I don’t think I would have gotten as far as I have gotten today if it wasn’t for affirmative action,” Rochester, 40, said.
California voters banned affirmative action in 1996 through a ballot measure that was pushed by the Republican governor at the time, Pete Wilson.
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westernjournal--2020-11-04--GOP Flips Another House Seat

GOP Flips Another House Seat

A Republican challenger has defeated the incumbent Democratic representative in Minnesota ’ s 7th Congressional District .
Republican Michelle Fischbach , a former Minnesota State Senate president and lieutenant governor who was endorsed by President Donald Trump , had garnered 53.4 percent of the vote compared to 39.9 percent for Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Rep. Collin Peterson , chairman of the House Agriculture Committee , as of Wednesday morning , according to The New York Times .
Fischbach ’ s talking points challenged Peterson ’ s nearly three decades in office , with the Republican “ saying there should not be lifetime @ @ @ @ @ @ @ face in Washington , ” according to the Minneapolis-based Star Tribune .
TRENDING : Discovery of Arizona Data Error Suddenly Throws Early Calls for Biden Into Question “ I am honored to have the outpouring of support from Minnesota families across # mn07 , ” Fischbach tweeted Wednesday .
“ I am grateful for the backing and am excited to hit the ground running in Washington to work on behalf of MN.
” Peterson also acknowledged voters ’ decision in a Facebook post , saying he understood their choice “ to move in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a strong and positive campaign , but with the President winning this district by 30 points again , and the millions in outside money that was spent to attack me , the partisan tilt of this district was just too much to overcome , ” he wrote .
Republican advertisements attempted to tie Peterson to Democrats like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and fellow Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar .
“ Peterson , a Blue Dog Democrat , pushed back on that narrative in his own ads , touting his vote against impeachment and his @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to the Star Tribune .
RELATED : Trump Campaign Makes Major Move in Pennsylvania as Count Drags On According to MinnPost , Fischbach was recruited by U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and GOP Rep. Tom Emmer , and backed by Minnesota State Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka and Minnesota House of Representatives Republican Leader Kurt Daudt .
Emmer offered his congratulations to Fischbach on Wednesday .
“ Couldn ’ t be more proud of my friend Michelle , ” he tweeted .
MinnPost reported Fischbach served in Minnesota ’ s state senate @ @ @ @ @ @ @ governor from 2018 to 2019 , and ran in 2018 as former Minnesota Republican Gov .
Tim Pawlenty ’ s running mate in his unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign .
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A Republican challenger has defeated the incumbent Democratic representative in Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District.
Republican Michelle Fischbach, a former Minnesota State Senate president and lieutenant governor who was endorsed by President Donald Trump, had garnered 53.4 percent of the vote compared to 39.9 percent for Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Rep. Collin Peterson, chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, as of Wednesday morning, according to The New York Times.
Michelle @FischbachMN7 is running for Congress in Minnesota. Michelle will protect the unborn, is Strong on Crime & Borders, Cutting Taxes, your #2A, Loves our Military, Vets, & will stand w/ our Great Farmers. Michelle has my Complete & Total Endorsement! https://t.co/qwz5F64dQn — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 2, 2020
Fischbach’s talking points challenged Peterson’s nearly three decades in office, with the Republican “saying there should not be lifetime politicians and the district needed a fresh face in Washington,” according to the Minneapolis-based Star Tribune.
“I am honored to have the outpouring of support from Minnesota families across #mn07,” Fischbach tweeted Wednesday.
I am honored to have the outpouring of support from Minnesota families across #mn07. I am grateful for the backing and am excited to hit the ground running in Washington to work on behalf of MN. pic.twitter.com/aYIQ1QaepB — Michelle Fischbach (@FischbachMN7) November 4, 2020
“I am grateful for the backing and am excited to hit the ground running in Washington to work on behalf of MN.”
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Peterson also acknowledged voters’ decision in a Facebook post, saying he understood their choice “to move in a different direction.”
“We ran a strong and positive campaign, but with the President winning this district by 30 points again, and the millions in outside money that was spent to attack me, the partisan tilt of this district was just too much to overcome,” he wrote.
Republican advertisements attempted to tie Peterson to Democrats like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and fellow Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar.
“Peterson, a Blue Dog Democrat, pushed back on that narrative in his own ads, touting his vote against impeachment and his support for law enforcement,” according to the Star Tribune.
According to MinnPost, Fischbach was recruited by U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and GOP Rep. Tom Emmer, and backed by Minnesota State Senate Majority Leader Paul Gazelka and Minnesota House of Representatives Republican Leader Kurt Daudt.
Emmer offered his congratulations to Fischbach on Wednesday.
Couldn’t be more proud of my friend Michelle @FischbachMN7. https://t.co/jBtN5TmtTi — Tom Emmer (@tomemmer) November 4, 2020
“Couldn’t be more proud of my friend Michelle,” he tweeted.
MinnPost reported Fischbach served in Minnesota’s state senate between 1996 and 2018, was lieutenant governor from 2018 to 2019, and ran in 2018 as former Minnesota Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty’s running mate in his unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign.
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westernjournal--2020-11-06--There’s Still the Possibility of a 269-269 Electoral College Tie – Here’s What Would Happen Next

It ’ s two days after the presidential election , and we still don ’ t have a winner .
To win , one of the candidates must receive 270 electoral votes .
With several states still counting ballots , however , it could still be a while before either President Donald Trump or former Vice President Joe Biden reaches that threshold .
In fact , it ’ s even possible that each candidate finishes the race with 269 electoral votes each – meaning neither finishes with enough to win the election outright .
Though unlikely , if there ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , the selections of our next president and vice president would be made by Congress .
So , how could a tie come about ?
TRENDING : Discovery of Arizona Data Error Suddenly Throws Early Calls for Biden Into Question Right now , according to The New York Times , Biden has 253 electoral votes while Trump is sitting at 214 .
The states still undecided are Pennsylvania with 20 electoral votes ; North Carolina with 15 ; Georgia with 16 ; Arizona with 11 ; Nevada with 6 ; and Alaska with @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Arizona for Biden , votes there are still being tallied , and there ’ s a real chance Arizona could still flip to Trump .
We could end up at 269-269 , then , if Trump ultimately wins Pennsylvania , North Carolina , Nevada , Arizona and Alaska , and Biden takes Georgia .
Again , this scenario is unlikely , but still mathematically possible .
Then the decision would head to Congress , where the House of Representatives would choose the president while the Senate would choose the vice president , according @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , each of the 100 U.S .
Senators would vote individually for a vice president .
Republicans currently hold 53 Senate seats ( and will likely keep control of the Senate ) , and Vice President Mike Pence would most likely be re-elected .
Unlike the Senate , however , members of the House of Representatives would not vote individually for president — rather , each state would vote as a unit , with each state getting one vote .
While the Democrats hold the majority of seats in the House , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ delegations .
Currently , 26 states ’ House delegations are majority Republican , 23 are majority Democratic , and one — Pennsylvania — is split .
RELATED : Watch : Rachel Maddow Gasps , Says 'Oh God ' When She Realizes Trump Is Gaining in Arizona Thus , if the House delegations vote along party lines , Trump stands to win an electoral tie , with 26 House delegations voting in his favor .
Of course , this isn ’ t guaranteed , as states may not vote along party lines .
According @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s one last complicated piece of the puzzle to settle an Electoral College tie .
“ To make matters more complex , the vote must be held by the next Congress , which won ’ t be sworn in until January .
That means that the ‘ balance of power ’ in each state ’ s delegation isn ’ t even fully clear yet , because not all House races have been decided , ” the Globe explains .
While a tie in the Electoral College is unlikely , and would be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ interesting to consider how things would play out if a tie were to occur .
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It’s two days after the presidential election, and we still don’t have a winner.
To win, one of the candidates must receive 270 electoral votes. With several states still counting ballots, however, it could still be a while before either President Donald Trump or former Vice President Joe Biden reaches that threshold.
In fact, it’s even possible that each candidate finishes the race with 269 electoral votes each – meaning neither finishes with enough to win the election outright.
Though unlikely, if there’s a tie in the Electoral College, the selections of our next president and vice president would be made by Congress.
So, how could a tie come about?
Right now, according to The New York Times, Biden has 253 electoral votes while Trump is sitting at 214.
The states still undecided are Pennsylvania with 20 electoral votes; North Carolina with 15; Georgia with 16; Arizona with 11; Nevada with 6; and Alaska with 3.
While most outlets have called Arizona for Biden, votes there are still being tallied, and there’s a real chance Arizona could still flip to Trump.
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We could end up at 269-269, then, if Trump ultimately wins Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Nevada, Arizona and Alaska, and Biden takes Georgia.
Again, this scenario is unlikely, but still mathematically possible.
Then the decision would head to Congress, where the House of Representatives would choose the president while the Senate would choose the vice president, according to USA Today.
In the Senate, each of the 100 U.S. Senators would vote individually for a vice president. Republicans currently hold 53 Senate seats (and will likely keep control of the Senate), and Vice President Mike Pence would most likely be re-elected.
Unlike the Senate, however, members of the House of Representatives would not vote individually for president — rather, each state would vote as a unit, with each state getting one vote.
While the Democrats hold the majority of seats in the House, they do not hold a majority of state delegations. Currently, 26 states’ House delegations are majority Republican, 23 are majority Democratic, and one — Pennsylvania — is split.
Thus, if the House delegations vote along party lines, Trump stands to win an electoral tie, with 26 House delegations voting in his favor.
Of course, this isn’t guaranteed, as states may not vote along party lines.
According to the Boston Globe, there’s one last complicated piece of the puzzle to settle an Electoral College tie.
“To make matters more complex, the vote must be held by the next Congress, which won’t be sworn in until January. That means that the ‘balance of power’ in each state’s delegation isn’t even fully clear yet, because not all House races have been decided,” the Globe explains.
While a tie in the Electoral College is unlikely, and would be a very unusual occurrence, it’s interesting to consider how things would play out if a tie were to occur.
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westernjournal--2020-11-06--Watch: Rachel Maddow Gasps, Says ‘Oh God’ When She Realizes Trump Is Gaining in Arizona

MSNBC host Rachel Maddow sounded both disheartened and alarmed to learn that President Donald Trump might yet pull out a win in Arizona .
Of course a victory in the Grand Canyon State would make it much easier for Trump to win re-election .
While Fox News and The Associated Press have called the Arizona race for Democrat Joe Biden , other major news outlets have not , knowing there are hundreds of thousands of votes yet to be counted .
There is good reason they are not , as MSNBC national political correspondent Steve Kornacki explained to Maddow on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ populous county , Maricopa , released about 75,000 of the approximately 400,000 votes that were still to come at that point .
Kornacki explained that Arizona had three of what he described as “ buckets ” to process for the election .
TRENDING : Discovery of Arizona Data Error Suddenly Throws Early Calls for Biden Into Question First came the early votes , in which Biden jumped to 10-point lead over Trump .
Then came the votes cast on Election Day , which Trump carried by 26 percentage points , Kornacki said .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of counting a third batch made up primarily of ballots dropped off at polling places on Election Day or early ballots that arrived in the days immediately before it .
Approximately 59 percent of these ballots were breaking for Trump , Kornacki said , to which Maddow gasped , “ Oh God .
That ’ s crazy.
” “ This pace of 59 percent for Trump , it might change as more ballots are added into here , ” Kornacki added , seeming to want to reassure Maddow .
“ So let ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ establishes up front the possibility here that this third bucket of votes is a Trump-favorable bucket of votes.
” CNN noted Wednesday that if the current trend continues , Trump would “ at least meet ” and perhaps beat Biden ’ s lead .
Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller told reporters on a Thursday morning call , “ Trump is on pace to win Arizona , ” Forbes reported .
As of early Thursday evening , Biden had a roughly 59,000 vote lead over the president , down from 92,817 on Wednesday before @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day .
The Associated Press reported that as of Thursday , Arizona had about 450,000 ballots yet to be counted .
The Maricopa County Elections Department tweeted Thursday morning it had approximately 275,000 ballots left to count .
The county planned to release its next batch at 7 p.m. Mountain Time .
It will be fun to see if the Trump trend continues .
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MSNBC host Rachel Maddow sounded both disheartened and alarmed to learn that President Donald Trump might yet pull out a win in Arizona.
Of course a victory in the Grand Canyon State would make it much easier for Trump to win re-election.
While Fox News and The Associated Press have called the Arizona race for Democrat Joe Biden, other major news outlets have not, knowing there are hundreds of thousands of votes yet to be counted.
There is good reason they are not, as MSNBC national political correspondent Steve Kornacki explained to Maddow on Wednesday night after Arizona’s most populous county, Maricopa, released about 75,000 of the approximately 400,000 votes that were still to come at that point.
Kornacki explained that Arizona had three of what he described as “buckets” to process for the election.
First came the early votes, in which Biden jumped to 10-point lead over Trump. Then came the votes cast on Election Day, which Trump carried by 26 percentage points, Kornacki said.
Now Maricopa County is in the midst of counting a third batch made up primarily of ballots dropped off at polling places on Election Day or early ballots that arrived in the days immediately before it.
Approximately 59 percent of these ballots were breaking for Trump, Kornacki said, to which Maddow gasped, “Oh God. That’s crazy.”
Rachel Maddow’s reaction to realizing President Trump is on track to win Arizona: “Oh God!” pic.twitter.com/60KZ2sT8ja — Trump War Room – Text TRUMP to 88022 (@TrumpWarRoom) November 5, 2020
“This pace of 59 percent for Trump, it might change as more ballots are added into here,” Kornacki added, seeming to want to reassure Maddow.
“So let’s see, but this at least establishes up front the possibility here that this third bucket of votes is a Trump-favorable bucket of votes.”
CNN noted Wednesday that if the current trend continues, Trump would “at least meet” and perhaps beat Biden’s lead.
Trump campaign adviser Jason Miller told reporters on a Thursday morning call, “Trump is on pace to win Arizona,” Forbes reported.
As of early Thursday evening, Biden had a roughly 59,000 vote lead over the president, down from 92,817 on Wednesday before Maricopa County added new totals later that day.
The Associated Press reported that as of Thursday, Arizona had about 450,000 ballots yet to be counted.
The Maricopa County Elections Department tweeted Thursday morning it had approximately 275,000 ballots left to count.
The county planned to release its next batch at 7 p.m. Mountain Time.
Good morning! As planned our team started at 7:30 a.m. to continue counting #GeneralElection ballots. You can watch our 24 hour livestream at https://t.co/q5XN3h8GYS. (Be sure to enable flash on your computer.) We will release today’s results at 7 p.m. at https://t.co/iARFPkoxOB. pic.twitter.com/tWZ4YjhSG7 — Maricopa County Elections Department (@MaricopaVote) November 5, 2020
It will be fun to see if the Trump trend continues.
As the old saying goes: “It ain’t over ’til it’s over.”
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westernjournal--2020-11-06--Federal Investigators Arrive in Michigan After Voter Fraud Allegation Video Goes Viral

As the chaos of the 2020 election drags well beyond Election Day itself , voter fraud is quickly becoming the biggest issue in the few remaining contested states .
Now , after a bombshell investigative video out of Michigan may have exposed alleged organized voter fraud , it appears the cavalry has finally arrived .
According to Michigan ’ s 9 & 10 News , federal investigators arrived in the state on Thursday .
Sent by the United States Postal Service to a Traverse City post office , the inspectors will be looking into alleged voter fraud exposed by a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shows Project Veritas ’ James O ’ Keefe talking with a USPS whistleblower in Michigan who claims to have witnessed organized voter fraud .
TRENDING : Discovery of Arizona Data Error Suddenly Throws Early Calls for Biden Into Question According to the whistleblower , a supervisor advised mail carriers to fraudulently backdate and postmark ballots to Nov. 3 to fool election officials into counting them .
Watch the insider explaining the alleged scheme to O ’ Keefe below .
The video soon went viral , and was spread across Twitter , Facebook , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Office of the Inspector General , who confirmed to Project Veritas that the allegation was being investigated .
According to 9 & 10 News , the state of Michigan required ballots to be received no later than 8 p.m. on Nov. 3 , and ballots received later , regardless of the postmark , will not be counted .
Even so , this investigation is good news for every American who wants free , open and fair elections .
RELATED : There 's Still the Possibility of a 269-269 Electoral College Tie - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ alleged scheme to fraudulently backdate ballots is only one of the issues to come out of the crucial Michigan election .
Earlier this week , it was discovered that an issue with election programs tallied only two votes for a Republican candidate , despite many more supporters in the area .
It ’ s thought that 33 other counties in the state could be affected by the same issue .
Regardless of what these federal investigators discover , it ’ s clear that Michigan ’ s elections were far from perfect .
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As the chaos of the 2020 election drags well beyond Election Day itself, voter fraud is quickly becoming the biggest issue in the few remaining contested states.
Now, after a bombshell investigative video out of Michigan may have exposed alleged organized voter fraud, it appears the cavalry has finally arrived.
According to Michigan’s 9&10 News, federal investigators arrived in the state on Thursday.
Sent by the United States Postal Service to a Traverse City post office, the inspectors will be looking into alleged voter fraud exposed by a Project Veritas video.
The bombshell video shows Project Veritas’ James O’Keefe talking with a USPS whistleblower in Michigan who claims to have witnessed organized voter fraud.
According to the whistleblower, a supervisor advised mail carriers to fraudulently backdate and postmark ballots to Nov. 3 to fool election officials into counting them.
Watch the insider explaining the alleged scheme to O’Keefe below.
What is happening in Michigan is beyond corrupt. A whistleblower within the @USPS says he was ORDERED by his supervisor to ILLEGALLY BACK-DATE newly found ballots to November 3rd, 2020. What is this if not blatant voter fraud?#MailFraud pic.twitter.com/n7AcNw7OJq — James O’Keefe (@JamesOKeefeIII) November 5, 2020
The video soon went viral, and was spread across Twitter, Facebook, and other sites.
Word soon reached the Office of the Inspector General, who confirmed to Project Veritas that the allegation was being investigated.
The Office of the Inspector General @USPS contacted us last night and said they have seen the bombshell whistleblower video and are looking into it. #MailFraud https://t.co/meNH2C1POO — Project Veritas (@Project_Veritas) November 5, 2020
According to 9&10 News, the state of Michigan required ballots to be received no later than 8 p.m. on Nov. 3, and ballots received later, regardless of the postmark, will not be counted.
Even so, this investigation is good news for every American who wants free, open and fair elections.
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The alleged scheme to fraudulently backdate ballots is only one of the issues to come out of the crucial Michigan election. Earlier this week, it was discovered that an issue with election programs tallied only two votes for a Republican candidate, despite many more supporters in the area.
It’s thought that 33 other counties in the state could be affected by the same issue.
Regardless of what these federal investigators discover, it’s clear that Michigan’s elections were far from perfect.
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westernjournal--2020-11-06--GOP Blasts Fox Over Early AZ Call, POTUS Adviser Makes Lawsuit Announcement

Senior Trump campaign staff joined with the GOP officials Thursday in Arizona , calling on establishment media outlets to retract early declarations that the state ’ s 11 electoral votes would go for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 election .
Controversy spun up around such calls as early as election night , when Fox News called the state ’ s race in favor of the former vice president at 11:20 p.m. with hundreds of thousands of ballots still outstanding in the swing state .
At a Thursday afternoon news conference in Phoenix , Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but refused to lose confidence in claims the state would go for incumbent President Donald Trump when the last legal vote was counted .
“ You know , it ’ s not about Fox .
It ’ s about counting our votes , ” Ward said .
“ And that ’ s exactly what we are doing.
” TRENDING : Discovery of Arizona Data Error Suddenly Throws Early Calls for Biden Into Question “ When the race was inappropriately called by the media , the fake news media , Trump was just @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hundreds of thousands of votes that were still out .
And even still today , there are hundreds of thousands of votes , and I can tell you that it is trending in the direction of President Donald J. Trump , ” Ward said .
“ We have the team on the ground .
We have the people , we have the momentum , we have the activist community that is not going to allow this race to be stolen from President Trump or from Republicans all the way down the ballot.
” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vigilant .
Stay alert , ” the chairwoman later added .
“ Do not let this election be stolen .
I won ’ t .
I know you won ’ t. ” Trump won the state of Arizona by a margin of roughly 90,000 votes during his first Oval Office bid in 2016 .
Once a Republican stronghold , it has become increasingly evident in recent years that the Grand Canyon State seems to be on the fast track to turning into a swing state , according to Politico .
Biden held an @ @ @ @ @ @ @ through Thursday evening — an early result that led Fox News and The Associated Press to call the race for Biden .
But efforts to call the race gave way to substantial controversy in conservative circles , as Edison Media Research Inc. data published by The New York Times revealed the president still had a path to victory , with less votes counted than was initially believed and the president slowly making up the difference .
RELATED : Thousands Attend AZ 'Let Us Worship ' Protest in Last Pre-Election Nationwide Stop Fox News @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first major figures to question the call , suggesting the available vote count did not add up to a certain victory for Biden .
“ I ’ m not privy to the math .
I ’ m not certain how , even after the explanation from [ Fox News politics editor ] Chris Stirewalt , how that decision was made , ” Carlson said .
“ I think our viewers trust us , but people are concerned.
” Carlson was later joined by more moderate voices as Nate Silver , the founder and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ outlets who have named Biden the victor in Arizona should have retracted those calls .
“ I don ’ t know , I guess I ’ d say that Biden will win Arizona if you forced me to pick , but I sure as heck don ’ t think the state should have been called by anyone , and I think the calls that were previously made should be retracted now , ” Silver said .
“ For the time being , if you made the mistake ( IMO ) of calling AZ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t want being part of what gets Biden over the top to 270 , ” Silver also tweeted .
Senior Trump campaign adviser and longtime political activist David Bossie spoke in no uncertain terms about the election night forecasts Thursday , telling The Western Journal that early calls for Biden in Arizona and Virginia were indicative of widespread anti-Trump bias — particularly given establishment media unwillingness to quickly call GOP-led states like Florida and Ohio for the president .
“ Did the mainstream media calling some of these states early have impact @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the country .
And I think the answer is very simple yes , ” Bossie said .
“ Look , this is this is not a mistake , folks .
They have been against this president .
They ’ ve been against your president from the very first minute four years ago.
” “ So we are tired of it .
We ’ re going to fight to the very end .
And that ’ s why Donald Trump ’ s going to get re-elected because every single one of you is here @ @ @ @ @ @ @ put down murmurs of Trump campaign lawsuits in the state , but did not rule out such action in the days to come .
“ All of the litigation strategies are currently being thought about and contemplated , ” the adviser said .
“ There ’ s been no decisions on anything as of yet .
… All options are on the table to protect every single legal vote that has been made in Arizona.
” As of Thursday evening , Biden led Arizona by a roughly 2 percentage point margin of about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ percent of the vote reported , according to The New York Times .
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Senior Trump campaign staff joined with the GOP officials Thursday in Arizona, calling on establishment media outlets to retract early declarations that the state’s 11 electoral votes would go for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 election.
Controversy spun up around such calls as early as election night, when Fox News called the state’s race in favor of the former vice president at 11:20 p.m. with hundreds of thousands of ballots still outstanding in the swing state.
At a Thursday afternoon news conference in Phoenix, Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward tore into the Fox News forecast, but refused to lose confidence in claims the state would go for incumbent President Donald Trump when the last legal vote was counted.
“You know, it’s not about Fox. It’s about counting our votes,” Ward said. “And that’s exactly what we are doing.”
.@kelliwardaz says “It’s not about Fox News,” but ensuring a proper count here in Maricopa County. pic.twitter.com/9cnEiqktlr — Andrew J. Sciascia (@AndrewJSciascia) November 5, 2020
“When the race was inappropriately called by the media, the fake news media, Trump was just behind by 200,000 votes. There were hundreds of thousands of votes that were still out. And even still today, there are hundreds of thousands of votes, and I can tell you that it is trending in the direction of President Donald J. Trump,” Ward said.
“We have the team on the ground. We have the people, we have the momentum, we have the activist community that is not going to allow this race to be stolen from President Trump or from Republicans all the way down the ballot.”
“We are winning this. Stay vigilant. Stay alert,” the chairwoman later added.
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“Do not let this election be stolen. I won’t. I know you won’t.”
Trump won the state of Arizona by a margin of roughly 90,000 votes during his first Oval Office bid in 2016.
Once a Republican stronghold, it has become increasingly evident in recent years that the Grand Canyon State seems to be on the fast track to turning into a swing state, according to Politico.
Biden held an early lead over Trump from election night through Thursday evening — an early result that led Fox News and The Associated Press to call the race for Biden.
But efforts to call the race gave way to substantial controversy in conservative circles, as Edison Media Research Inc. data published by The New York Times revealed the president still had a path to victory, with less votes counted than was initially believed and the president slowly making up the difference.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson was one of the first major figures to question the call, suggesting the available vote count did not add up to a certain victory for Biden.
“I’m not privy to the math. I’m not certain how, even after the explanation from [Fox News politics editor] Chris Stirewalt, how that decision was made,” Carlson said.
“I think our viewers trust us, but people are concerned.”
And now you have Tucker Carlson openly pushing back on Fox News calling Arizona for Biden. “I’m not privy to the math, I’m not certain how, even after the explanation from Chris Stirewalt, how that decision was made… I think our viewers trust us, but people are concerned.” pic.twitter.com/7oizkc0ZFV — Justin Baragona (@justinbaragona) November 4, 2020
Carlson was later joined by more moderate voices as Nate Silver, the founder and editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight, said Thursday that outlets who have named Biden the victor in Arizona should have retracted those calls.
“I don’t know, I guess I’d say that Biden will win Arizona if you forced me to pick, but I sure as heck don’t think the state should have been called by anyone, and I think the calls that were previously made should be retracted now,” Silver said.
“For the time being, if you made the mistake (IMO) of calling AZ in the first place, you don’t want being part of what gets Biden over the top to 270,” Silver also tweeted.
For the time being, if you made the mistake (IMO) of calling AZ in the first place, you don’t want being part of what gets Biden over the top to 270. So that leaves out calling based on NV. GA+NV is plausible but GA looks so close as to maybe be recount-bound. — Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 5, 2020
Senior Trump campaign adviser and longtime political activist David Bossie spoke in no uncertain terms about the election night forecasts Thursday, telling The Western Journal that early calls for Biden in Arizona and Virginia were indicative of widespread anti-Trump bias — particularly given establishment media unwillingness to quickly call GOP-led states like Florida and Ohio for the president.
“Did the mainstream media calling some of these states early have impact on what happened in the rest of the country. And I think the answer is very simple yes,” Bossie said. “Look, this is this is not a mistake, folks. They have been against this president. They’ve been against your president from the very first minute four years ago.”
“So we are tired of it. We’re going to fight to the very end. And that’s why Donald Trump’s going to get re-elected because every single one of you is here to fight for him.”
Bossie later put down murmurs of Trump campaign lawsuits in the state, but did not rule out such action in the days to come.
“All of the litigation strategies are currently being thought about and contemplated,” the adviser said. “There’s been no decisions on anything as of yet. … All options are on the table to protect every single legal vote that has been made in Arizona.”
Senior Trump campaign adviser @David_Bossie tells @WestJournalism the quickness with which establishment outlets called Arizona for @JoeBiden showcases substantial bias — particularly given unwillingness to call Florida, Ohio or Alaska for @realDonaldTrump. pic.twitter.com/k9INIMItVU — Andrew J. Sciascia (@AndrewJSciascia) November 5, 2020
As of Thursday evening, Biden led Arizona by a roughly 2 percentage point margin of about 65,000 votes, with an estimated 86 percent of the vote reported, according to The New York Times.
Professional analyses indicate a Trump comeback would be an uphill battle, but is not yet impossible.
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