politicalwire--2020-10-30--McConnell Won’t Take Up Relief Package In Lame Duck

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell ( R-KY ) says he expects Congress to move another coronavirus relief package “ right @ @ @ @ @ 2021 , breaking from Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ) , who told reporters Thursday @ @ @ @ @ deal in the lame-duck session , The Hill reports .
Said McConnell : “ We @ @ @ @ @ package , certainly more modest than the $ 3 trillion Nancy Pelosi package .
I @ @ @ @ @ something we ’ ll need to do right at the beginning of the year .
@

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) says he expects Congress to move another coronavirus relief package “right at the beginning” of 2021, breaking from Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), who told reporters Thursday she wants to get a deal in the lame-duck session, The Hill reports.
Said McConnell: “We probably need to do another package, certainly more modest than the $3 trillion Nancy Pelosi package. I think that’ll be something we’ll need to do right at the beginning of the year.”


politicalwire--2020-10-30--Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

Politico : “ Top surrogates for the Trump campaign have been told to keep their Novembers clear for potential campaign @ @ @ @ @ advisers said not to rule out the possibility…

“At least two brands have said they will suspend advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after their ads and those of other companies were run on an…


politicalwire--2020-10-30--Trump Campaign Looks for Targeted Turnout Boosts

“ When President Trump ’ s campaign advisers laid out his re-election strategy for reporters last December , they identified @ @ @ @ @ as particularly important targets , ” the Wall Street Journal reports .
“ One was @ @ @ @ @ who backed the president in 2016 but sat out the midterms two years later .
@ @ @ @ @ in many swing states are disproportionately white , working-class and viewed as open to Mr. @ @ @ @ @ “ As Election Day looms , voter registration and polling data suggest that Mr. Trump @ @ @ @ @ goals .
The question is whether Mr. Trump ’ s gains are big enough to @ @ @ @ @ whether he has paid too big a price for them .
Polling suggests that as @ @ @ @ @ into the electorate and energized his supporters from 2016 , Mr. Trump has pushed away @ @ @ @ @ identify as Republican or even approve of his job performance .
”

“When President Trump’s campaign advisers laid out his re-election strategy for reporters last December, they identified a couple types of voters as particularly important targets,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“One was ‘Trump disengagers’—voters who backed the president in 2016 but sat out the midterms two years later. Another was nonvoters, who in many swing states are disproportionately white, working-class and viewed as open to Mr. Trump’s message.”
“As Election Day looms, voter registration and polling data suggest that Mr. Trump has successfully executed on those goals. The question is whether Mr. Trump’s gains are big enough to carry those states once again—and whether he has paid too big a price for them. Polling suggests that as he has drawn new voters into the electorate and energized his supporters from 2016, Mr. Trump has pushed away others, including some who identify as Republican or even approve of his job performance.”


politicalwire--2020-10-30--Republicans Eye Three States for Post-Election Lawsuits

“ Republican Party officials say they ’ re already looking to Pennsylvania , Minnesota and Nevada as likely battlegrounds for @ @ @ @ @ are close , ” Axios reports .
“ As pre-election lawsuits draw to a close @ @ @ @ @ running behind Joe Biden in national and many battleground state polls , Republicans are turning @ @ @ @ @ Election Day and beyond , and potential recounts .
”

“Republican Party officials say they’re already looking to Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Nevada as likely battlegrounds for post-election lawsuits if the results are close,” Axios reports.
“As pre-election lawsuits draw to a close, and with President Trump running behind Joe Biden in national and many battleground state polls, Republicans are turning their attention to preparations for Election Day and beyond, and potential recounts.”


politicalwire--2020-10-30--Trump Mocks Laura Ingraham for Wearing Mask


politicalwire--2020-10-30--Postal Slowdowns Hit Key Swing States

Postal Slowdowns Hit Key Swing States

Washington Post : “ Over the past five days , the on-time rate for ballots in 17 postal districts representing @ @ @ @ @ electoral votes was 89.1 percent — 5.9 percentage points lower than the national average .
@ @ @ @ @ than 1 in 10 ballots are arriving outside the Postal Service ’ s one-to-three-day delivery @ @ @ @ @ “ Those delays loom large over the election : 28 states will not accept ballots @ @ @ @ @ , even if they are postmarked before .
”

Washington Post: “Over the past five days, the on-time rate for ballots in 17 postal districts representing 10 battleground states and 151 electoral votes was 89.1 percent — 5.9 percentage points lower than the national average. By that measure, more than 1 in 10 ballots are arriving outside the Postal Service’s one-to-three-day delivery window for first-class mail.”
“Those delays loom large over the election: 28 states will not accept ballots that arrive after Election Day, even if they are postmarked before.”


politicalwire--2020-10-30--What’s On the Ballot

What’s On the Ballot


politicalwire--2020-10-30--More Battleground State Polls

More Battleground State Polls


politicalwire--2020-10-30--Pandemic, Protests and Economy Are Top Issues

Wall Street Journal : “ Whether they made up their minds recently or saw their choices cemented by the events @ @ @ @ @ named the economy , racial justice , the coronavirus pandemic , trade and climate change @ @ @ @ @ most about .
”


politicalwire--2020-10-30--Campaigns Prep for Two Barely Tested Scenarios

Politico : “ First , there ’ s the chance that officials within a closely contested state might send two @ @ @ @ @ one giving Trump the win , the other giving Biden the win .
It ’ @ @ @ @ @ happened in Florida in 2000 , and one that would leave the country without an @ @ @ @ @ won the state… ” “ Second , there ’ s the chance that the House @ @ @ @ @ in if no candidate clears the 270 electoral-vote threshold .
”

Politico: “First, there’s the chance that officials within a closely contested state might send two different results to Congress, one giving Trump the win, the other giving Biden the win. It’s a scenario that almost happened in Florida in 2000, and one that would leave the country without an obvious path to determine who won the state…”
“Second, there’s the chance that the House of Representatives has to step in if no candidate clears the 270 electoral-vote threshold.”


politicalwire--2020-10-30--Kamala Harris Heads to Georgia Again

Kamala Harris Heads to Georgia Again


politicalwire--2020-10-30--New Battleground State Polls

New Battleground State Polls


politicalwire--2020-10-30--Trooper Dating Cuomo’s Daughter Gets Transferred


politicalwire--2020-10-30--The Most Popular Man Among Democrats

The Most Popular Man Among Democrats

Politico : “ The man who literally wrote the laws on presidential transitions is now running one — and it @ @ @ @ @ s most difficult handover of power since the Great Depression , with dueling health and @ @ @ @ @ an unpredictable incumbent who may throw wrenches into the process.
” “ Ted Kaufman , @ @ @ @ @ of staff in the Senate and head of his 2020 transition effort , likely has @ @ @ @ @ Biden administration than anyone other than the Democratic presidential nominee himself .
That makes him @ @ @ @ @ men in Washington now , as job seekers angle for potential posts and lobbyists try @ @ @ @ @ ”

Politico: “The man who literally wrote the laws on presidential transitions is now running one — and it could be the country’s most difficult handover of power since the Great Depression, with dueling health and economic crises as well as an unpredictable incumbent who may throw wrenches into the process.”
“Ted Kaufman, Biden’s longtime chief of staff in the Senate and head of his 2020 transition effort, likely has more control over a future Biden administration than anyone other than the Democratic presidential nominee himself. That makes him one of the most popular men in Washington now, as job seekers angle for potential posts and lobbyists try to divine his intentions.”


politicalwire--2020-10-31--Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

“ There will be no heating in the winter , no air conditioning in the summer , and no electricity.
@ @ @ @ @ at a Wisconsin rally , on what will happen if Joe Biden wins the election @

“There will be no heating in the winter, no air conditioning in the summer, and no electricity.”
— President Trump, at a Wisconsin rally, on what will happen if Joe Biden wins the election.


politicalwire--2020-10-31--Trump Celebrates Low Black Voter Turnout

President Trump celebrated reports that Joe Biden wasn ’ t driving up Black voter turnout , framing it in a @ @ @ @ @ like he was happy about the disenfranchisement .
Said Trump : “ The Black vote @ @ @ @ @ him .
They ’ re not showing up to vote and others aren ’ t @ @ @

President Trump celebrated reports that Joe Biden wasn’t driving up Black voter turnout, framing it in a way that made it seem like he was happy about the disenfranchisement.
Said Trump: “The Black vote is not turning out for him. They’re not showing up to vote and others aren’t either.”


politicalwire--2020-10-31--Belgium Locks Down to Keep Hospitals from Collapse

The prime minister of Belgium , which has one of the world ’ s highest Covid-19 infection rates , announced @ @ @ @ @ , calling it a “ last chance ” to keep the country ’ s health @ @ @ @ @ the New York Times reports .
The Guardian reports England will go into lockdown next @ @ @ @ @ month .

The prime minister of Belgium, which has one of the world’s highest Covid-19 infection rates, announced a national lockdown on Friday, calling it a “last chance” to keep the country’s health care system from collapse, the New York Times reports.
The Guardian reports England will go into lockdown next week for at least a month.


politicalwire--2020-10-31--Virus Out of Control In the Dakotas

Virus Out of Control In the Dakotas

“ The percentage of tests for Covid-19 coming back positive in South Dakota has soared to 46 % .
That @ @ @ @ @ times the World Health Organization ’ s recommended 5 % threshold for businesses to be @ @ @ @ @ Street Journal reports .
“ As Covid cases surge across the U.S. and in Europe @ @ @ @ @ Dakota hold a distinct position : Each has more new virus cases per capita than @ @ @ @ @ since the pandemic began .
South Dakota has the most and North Dakota the second-most.
@ @ @ @ @ .
Kristi Noem ( R ) in the Rapid City Journal : “ Those who @ @ @ @ @ wear a mask shouldn ’ t be shamed into wearing one .
”

“The percentage of tests for Covid-19 coming back positive in South Dakota has soared to 46%. That’s more than eight times the World Health Organization’s recommended 5% threshold for businesses to be open,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“As Covid cases surge across the U.S. and in Europe, South Dakota and North Dakota hold a distinct position: Each has more new virus cases per capita than any other states have seen since the pandemic began. South Dakota has the most and North Dakota the second-most.”
Wrote South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) in the Rapid City Journal: “Those who don’t want to wear a mask shouldn’t be shamed into wearing one.”


politicalwire--2020-10-31--Americans Surge to Polls

Americans Surge to Polls

“ An unnerved yet energized America is voting with an urgency never seen before in the approach to a presidential @ @ @ @ @ 85 million people have cast ballots despite an array of challenges : a pandemic , @ @ @ @ @ and court rulings that have tested faith in the country ’ s electoral system , @ @ @ @ @ reports .
“ The impact of this huge surge in turnout is one of the @ @ @ @ @ election , as strategists in both parties parse early returns for signs of any advantage @ @ @ @ @ on a strong early vote to help him flip states like Florida and Arizona that @ @ @ @ @ .
But Republicans are banking on their voters to turn out in bigger numbers on @ @ @ @ @ wins , as they did in key states in 2016 .
”

“An unnerved yet energized America is voting with an urgency never seen before in the approach to a presidential election, as a record 85 million people have cast ballots despite an array of challenges: a pandemic, postal delays, long lines and court rulings that have tested faith in the country’s electoral system,” the New York Times reports.
“The impact of this huge surge in turnout is one of the most unpredictable facets of the election, as strategists in both parties parse early returns for signs of any advantage. Joe Biden is counting on a strong early vote to help him flip states like Florida and Arizona that President Trump carried in 2016. But Republicans are banking on their voters to turn out in bigger numbers on Election Day and deliver battleground wins, as they did in key states in 2016.”


politicalwire--2020-10-31--From Challenging Rules to Challenging Ballots

Washington Post : “ For months , Republicans have pushed largely unsuccessfully to limit new avenues for voting in the @ @ @ @ @ But with next week ’ s election rapidly approaching , they have shifted their legal @ @ @ @ @ focus on tactics aimed at challenging ballots one by one , in some cases seeking @ @ @ @ @ during a swell of early voting .
”

Washington Post: “For months, Republicans have pushed largely unsuccessfully to limit new avenues for voting in the midst of the pandemic. But with next week’s election rapidly approaching, they have shifted their legal strategy in recent days to focus on tactics aimed at challenging ballots one by one, in some cases seeking to discard votes already cast during a swell of early voting.”


politicalwire--2020-10-31--Trump Rallies Likely Led to 700 Deaths

Trump Rallies Likely Led to 700 Deaths


politicalwire--2020-10-31--Too Many Lies to Track

Too Many Lies to Track


politicalwire--2020-10-31--The 2020s Could Be as Dangerous as the 1850s

Ron Brownstein writes that , even if Donald Trump is defeated , it “ still wouldn ’ t neutralize Republican @ @ @ @ @ erected a series of defenses that could allow them to impede their rivals—even if demographic @ @ @ @ @ more clearly stamp Democrats as the nation ’ s majority party in the years ahead @ @ @ @ @ the 2020s the most turbulent decade for America since the 1850s , when a very @ @ @ @ @ News says researchers claim that a single number they call the “ political stress indicator @ @ @ @ @ are at risk of erupting into violence .
It ’ s spiking in the US @ @ @ @ @ before the Civil War .

Ron Brownstein writes that, even if Donald Trump is defeated, it “still wouldn’t neutralize Republican power.”
“Republicans have erected a series of defenses that could allow them to impede their rivals—even if demographic and social change combine to more clearly stamp Democrats as the nation’s majority party in the years ahead. And that could make the 2020s the most turbulent decade for America since the 1850s, when a very similar dynamic unfolded.”
BuzzFeed News says researchers claim that a single number they call the “political stress indicator” can warn when societies are at risk of erupting into violence. It’s spiking in the US, just like it did before the Civil War.


politicalwire--2020-10-31--Judge Orders ‘Extraordinary Measures’ to Deliver Ballots


politicalwire--2020-10-31--Cornyn Didn’t ‘Graduate’ from Oxford as Claimed


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Fauci Offers Blunt Assessment of Trump

Fauci Offers Blunt Assessment of Trump

“ President Trump ’ s repeated assertions the United States is ’ rounding the turn ’ on the novel coronavirus @ @ @ @ @ ’ s top health experts , ” the Washington Post reports .
Said Dr. Anthony @ @ @ @ @ re in for a whole lot of hurt .
It ’ s not a good @ @ @ @ @ are aligned in the wrong place as you go into the fall and winter season @ @ @ @ @ home indoors .
You could not possibly be positioned more poorly.
” Fauci also noted @ @ @ @ @ taking it seriously from a public health perspective ” while Trump is “ looking at @ @ @ @ @ .
”

“President Trump’s repeated assertions the United States is ’rounding the turn’ on the novel coronavirus have increasingly alarmed the government’s top health experts,” the Washington Post reports.
Said Dr. Anthony Fauci: “We’re in for a whole lot of hurt. It’s not a good situation. All the stars are aligned in the wrong place as you go into the fall and winter season, with people congregating at home indoors. You could not possibly be positioned more poorly.”
Fauci also noted that Joe Biden “is taking it seriously from a public health perspective” while Trump is “looking at it from a different perspective.”


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Republicans Seek to Void 100K Votes In Texas

“ A federal judge in Texas scheduled an emergency hearing for Monday on whether Houston officials unlawfully allowed drive-through voting @ @ @ @ @ 100,000 votes in the Democratic-leaning area , ” Reuters reports .
“ In a brief @ @ @ @ @ Andrew Hanen in Houston on Friday agreed to hear arguments by a Republican state legislator @ @ @ @ @ cast at drive-through voting sites in the Houston area should be rejected .
”

“A federal judge in Texas scheduled an emergency hearing for Monday on whether Houston officials unlawfully allowed drive-through voting and should toss more than 100,000 votes in the Democratic-leaning area,” Reuters reports.
“In a brief order, U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen in Houston on Friday agreed to hear arguments by a Republican state legislator and others that votes already cast at drive-through voting sites in the Houston area should be rejected.”


politicalwire--2020-11-01--The Poll Would Have to Be Way Off for Trump to Win

Nate Silver : “ There just hasn ’ t been any real sign that the race is tightening .
If anything , Joe Biden ’ s margins are expanding slightly in the Upper Midwest .
And there isn ’ t any particular reason to expect the race to tighten when more than 90 million people have already voted and the most important news story — that the United States just set a record for the number of COVID-19 cases in a day — is a negative one for Trump.
” “ In fact , in many states , such as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ what are likely to be the final polls of the state from most of the major polling firms .
The one important exception is Pennsylvania , which some high-quality pollsters seem to have kept as the last state they ’ re planning to poll .
And those polls could matter quite a bit .
Pennsylvania is the most likely tipping-point state ( it delivers the 270th electoral vote around 37 percent of the time in our forecast ) , so any deviation from Biden ’ s current 5.1-point lead in the polls there @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a 6-point lead or falls to a 4-point lead — could make a fairly big difference in our forecast.
” “ But what we ’ ve seen so far in Pennsylvania doesn ’ t suggest much movement in the polls .
”

Nate Silver: “There just hasn’t been any real sign that the race is tightening. If anything, Joe Biden’s margins are expanding slightly in the Upper Midwest. And there isn’t any particular reason to expect the race to tighten when more than 90 million people have already voted and the most important news story — that the United States just set a record for the number of COVID-19 cases in a day — is a negative one for Trump.”
“In fact, in many states, such as North Carolina, we’ve gotten what are likely to be the final polls of the state from most of the major polling firms. The one important exception is Pennsylvania, which some high-quality pollsters seem to have kept as the last state they’re planning to poll. And those polls could matter quite a bit. Pennsylvania is the most likely tipping-point state (it delivers the 270th electoral vote around 37 percent of the time in our forecast), so any deviation from Biden’s current 5.1-point lead in the polls there — say, if Biden climbs to a 6-point lead or falls to a 4-point lead — could make a fairly big difference in our forecast.”
“But what we’ve seen so far in Pennsylvania doesn’t suggest much movement in the polls.”


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Democrats Grow More Anxious About Pennsylvania

“ Joe Biden on Saturday prepared to mount a last-minute , two-day blitz of Pennsylvania , amid concern among some @ @ @ @ @ late shift that would threaten his narrow advantage there and mirror President Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ Washington Post reports .
“ Most Democrats still believe Biden will capture Pennsylvania , and @ @ @ @ @ lead there , but their confidence has eroded in recent weeks with emerging signs of @ @ @ @ @ state , according to elected officials , strategists and party activists .
Both sides believe @ @ @ @ @ be crucial in determining who wins the White House .
”

“Joe Biden on Saturday prepared to mount a last-minute, two-day blitz of Pennsylvania, amid concern among some local Democrats about a potential late shift that would threaten his narrow advantage there and mirror President Trump’s 2016 comeback,” the Washington Post reports.
“Most Democrats still believe Biden will capture Pennsylvania, and he maintains a modest polling lead there, but their confidence has eroded in recent weeks with emerging signs of a tightening contest in the state, according to elected officials, strategists and party activists. Both sides believe the outcome in Pennsylvania will be crucial in determining who wins the White House.”


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Trump Uses Gimmick to Fuel Donations Into December

More than seven million mailed ballots had not been returned in the 13 most competitive states that require ballots to @ @ @ @ @ Day , the Wall Street Journal…

“At least two brands have said they will suspend advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after their ads and those of other companies were run on an…


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Lincoln Project Targets Three Deep Red States

Yahoo News : “ With just three days left until the election , President Trump ’ s enemies are seeing @ @ @ @ @ states .
The Lincoln Project , a conservative-led political action committee dedicated to eroding President @ @ @ @ @ Republicans , announced on Saturday that it is buying over $ 1 million of ads @ @ @ @ @ South Carolina in the final days of the presidential race .
”

Yahoo News: “With just three days left until the election, President Trump’s enemies are seeing new opportunities in staunchly red states. The Lincoln Project, a conservative-led political action committee dedicated to eroding President Trump’s support among Republicans, announced on Saturday that it is buying over $1 million of ads in Georgia, Montana and South Carolina in the final days of the presidential race.”


politicalwire--2020-10-31--More Battleground State Polls

More Battleground State Polls


politicalwire--2020-10-31--Bonus Quote of the Day

Bonus Quote of the Day


politicalwire--2020-10-31--Millions of Mail-In Ballots at Risk in Battleground States

More than seven million mailed ballots had not been returned in the 13 most competitive states that require ballots to @ @ @ @ @ Day , the Wall Street Journal reports .
That ’ s about 28 % of @ @ @ @ @ ballots that had been tallied in those states .
Many of the states , including @ @ @ @ @ and Florida , were narrowly won in the 2016 presidential election , in some cases @ @ @ @ @ votes , making the outstanding ballots potentially critical to figuring a winner this time around @

More than seven million mailed ballots had not been returned in the 13 most competitive states that require ballots to arrive on or before Election Day, the Wall Street Journal reports.
That’s about 28% of the more than 24 million ballots that had been tallied in those states.
Many of the states, including Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona and Florida, were narrowly won in the 2016 presidential election, in some cases by only a few thousand votes, making the outstanding ballots potentially critical to figuring a winner this time around.


politicalwire--2020-10-31--Cuomo Requires Testing for All Visitors to New York

Gov .
Andrew Cuomo ( D ) said he was replacing New York ’ s weekly quarantine list with testing @ @ @ @ @ requiring travelers to test negative for the novel coronavirus before and after arrival , WABC @ @ @ @ @ requirements , travelers to New York must test negative for COVID-19 within three days of @ @ @ @ @ self-quarantine for at least three days before getting tested again .
If they test negative @ @ @ @ @ they will no longer have to self-quarantine .

Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said he was replacing New York’s weekly quarantine list with testing rules for out-of-state visitors, requiring travelers to test negative for the novel coronavirus before and after arrival, WABC reports.
Under the new requirements, travelers to New York must test negative for COVID-19 within three days of arrival. They then must self-quarantine for at least three days before getting tested again. If they test negative on the fourth day, they will no longer have to self-quarantine.


politicalwire--2020-10-31--England Faces New Lockdown

England Faces New Lockdown

“ British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England after being warned that without @ @ @ @ @ outbreak will overwhelm hospitals in weeks , ” the AP reports .
Johnson said at @ @ @ @ @ “ no responsible prime minister ” could ignore the grim figures .
He added : @ @ @ @ @ we could see deaths in this country running at several thousand a day .
”

“British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England after being warned that without tough action a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals in weeks,” the AP reports.
Johnson said at a televised news conference that “no responsible prime minister” could ignore the grim figures.
He added: “Unless we act, we could see deaths in this country running at several thousand a day.”


politicalwire--2020-10-31--White House Sidestepped FDA to Distribute Drug

The White House directed the distribution of 23 million ineffective and potentially dangerous hydroxychloroquine tablets to coronavirus patients in hard-hit @ @ @ @ @ setting aside the mandatory safety controls put in place by the Food and Drug Administration @ @ @ @ @ .


politicalwire--2020-10-31--Florida State Attorney Wants Audit of Mail Ballots

“ Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernández Rundle wants every mail distribution center in the county to be searched for undelivered @ @ @ @ @ ballots to be brought immediately to the Miami-Dade Elections Department ahead of the Nov. 3 @ @ @ @ @ Herald reports .


politicalwire--2020-10-31--Trump Supporters Assault Biden Campaign Bus in Texas

Supporters of President Trump harassed a Joe Biden-Kamala Harris bus as it traveled through Central Texas , KXAN reports .
@ @ @ @ @ on social media show a long line of vehicles flying Trump flags trailing the Biden-Harris @ @ @ @ @ San Antonio to Austin on I-35 .
In some images , the bus appears to @ @ @ @ @ vehicles.
” “ As a result of the incident , campaign events in Austin and @ @ @ @ @

Supporters of President Trump harassed a Joe Biden-Kamala Harris bus as it traveled through Central Texas, KXAN reports.
“Videos and photos posted on social media show a long line of vehicles flying Trump flags trailing the Biden-Harris bus as it traveled from San Antonio to Austin on I-35. In some images, the bus appears to be boxed in by the vehicles.”
“As a result of the incident, campaign events in Austin and Pflugerville were canceled.”
Daily Beast: Trump supporters harass Biden bus.


politicalwire--2020-10-31--Lincoln Project Brings Floating Billboards to Mar-a-Lago

USA Today : “ Just in time for Election Day , President Trump ’ s last South Florida rally and @ @ @ @ @ cast her vote locally , the Times Square billboards showing Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner @ @ @ @ @ and suffering caused by the coronavirus pandemic will be floating near Mar-a-Lago this weekend.
” @ @ @ @ @ latest salvo fired by The Lincoln Project , an anti-Trump group of mostly Republicans , @ @ @ @ @ with ads targeting Trump and other Republican candidates .
”

USA Today: “Just in time for Election Day, President Trump’s last South Florida rally and expectations the first lady will cast her vote locally, the Times Square billboards showing Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner seemingly delighting in the death and suffering caused by the coronavirus pandemic will be floating near Mar-a-Lago this weekend.”
“The billboards are the latest salvo fired by The Lincoln Project, an anti-Trump group of mostly Republicans, that has inundated the Internet with ads targeting Trump and other Republican candidates.”


politicalwire--2020-10-31--Obama Rips Trump for Remarks on Doctors

Obama Rips Trump for Remarks on Doctors

Barack Obama laid into President Trump over his claim that doctors have tried to profit off of the coronavirus pandemic @ @ @ @ @ of COVID-19 cases , The Hill reports .
Said Obama : “ He does not @ @ @ @ @ would risk their lives to save others without making a buck .
”

Barack Obama laid into President Trump over his claim that doctors have tried to profit off of the coronavirus pandemic by intentionally inflating the number of COVID-19 cases, The Hill reports.
Said Obama: “He does not understand the notion that somebody would risk their lives to save others without making a buck.”


politicalwire--2020-10-31--Fox News Doesn’t Want Trump Calling In on Election Night

Fox News President Jay Wallace told the New York Times that cable channel would be reluctant to put President Trump @ @ @ @ @ in during the night .
Said Wallace : “ Honestly , we ’ d have @ @ @ @ @ on .
”

Fox News President Jay Wallace told the New York Times that cable channel would be reluctant to put President Trump to air if he phoned in during the night.
Said Wallace: “Honestly, we’d have to see what was going on.”


politicalwire--2020-10-31--New Battleground State Polls

New Battleground State Polls


politicalwire--2020-10-31--Campaigns Prepare for Court Battles

Campaigns Prepare for Court Battles

“ Democrats , Republicans and voting-rights groups are readying for postelection legal battles in Pennsylvania , Michigan and Wisconsin—closely contested @ @ @ @ @ of absentee ballots could result in litigation , ” the Wall Street Journal reports .
@ @ @ @ @ campaigns and the two major parties have poured legal resources into these three states , @ @ @ @ @ from Democrats in his 2016 victory , and where he is closely trailing Joe Biden @ @

“Democrats, Republicans and voting-rights groups are readying for postelection legal battles in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin—closely contested states where the late tallying of absentee ballots could result in litigation,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The Trump and Biden campaigns and the two major parties have poured legal resources into these three states, which President Trump crucially flipped from Democrats in his 2016 victory, and where he is closely trailing Joe Biden.”


politicalwire--2020-10-31--Rivals In Marriage Equality Case Unite Behind Biden

Jim Obergefell and Richard Hodges , who sat on opposite sides of history in the Supreme Court case that decided @ @ @ @ @ they ’ re united in support of Joe Biden .
“ One candidate is a @ @ @ @ @ and competent leader .
The other is not .
One respects the office of the @ @ @ @ @ for the people whom he serves .
The other does not .
”

Jim Obergefell and Richard Hodges, who sat on opposite sides of history in the Supreme Court case that decided marriage equality, write that they’re united in support of Joe Biden.
“One candidate is a rational, principled, empathetic and competent leader. The other is not. One respects the office of the presidency and has genuine concern for the people whom he serves. The other does not.”


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Trump Plots Second Term Cabinet Purge

Trump Plots Second Term Cabinet Purge

“ President Trump and his top aides are planning a huge overhaul of his Cabinet if he wins a second @ @ @ @ @ key health-related and intelligence jobs who Trump views as disloyal , slow-acting or naysayers , @ @ @ @ @ The shift would amount to a purge of any Cabinet member who has crossed the @ @ @ @ @ investigations he has demanded , or urged him to take a different , more strict @ @ @ @ @ .
”

“President Trump and his top aides are planning a huge overhaul of his Cabinet if he wins a second term, scuttling officials in key health-related and intelligence jobs who Trump views as disloyal, slow-acting or naysayers,” Politico reports.
“The shift would amount to a purge of any Cabinet member who has crossed the president, refused to mount investigations he has demanded, or urged him to take a different, more strict tack on the coronavirus response.”


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Dishonesty Has Defined the Trump Presidency

New York Times : “ Born amid made-up crowd size claims and ‘ alternative facts , ’ the Trump presidency has been a factory of falsehood from the start , churning out distortions , conspiracy theories and brazen lies at an assembly-line pace that has challenged fact-checkers and defied historical analogy.
” “ But now , with the election just days away , the consequences of four years of fabulism are coming into focus as President Trump argues that the vote itself is inherently “ rigged , ” tearing at the credibility of the system .
Should the contest go @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Tuesday , it may leave a public with little faith in the outcome — and in its own democracy.
” “ The nightmarish scenario of widespread doubt and denial of the legitimacy of the election would cap a period in American history when truth itself has seemed at stake under a president who has strayed so far from the normal bounds that he creates what allies call his own reality .
Even if the election ends with a clear victory or defeat for Mr. Trump , scholars and players alike say the very @ @ @ @ @ @ @ set of facts necessary for the operation of a democratic society has eroded during his tenure with potentially long-term ramifications .
”

New York Times: “Born amid made-up crowd size claims and ‘alternative facts,’ the Trump presidency has been a factory of falsehood from the start, churning out distortions, conspiracy theories and brazen lies at an assembly-line pace that has challenged fact-checkers and defied historical analogy.”
“But now, with the election just days away, the consequences of four years of fabulism are coming into focus as President Trump argues that the vote itself is inherently “rigged,” tearing at the credibility of the system. Should the contest go into extra innings through legal challenges after Tuesday, it may leave a public with little faith in the outcome — and in its own democracy.”
“The nightmarish scenario of widespread doubt and denial of the legitimacy of the election would cap a period in American history when truth itself has seemed at stake under a president who has strayed so far from the normal bounds that he creates what allies call his own reality. Even if the election ends with a clear victory or defeat for Mr. Trump, scholars and players alike say the very concept of public trust in an established set of facts necessary for the operation of a democratic society has eroded during his tenure with potentially long-term ramifications.”


politicalwire--2020-11-01--The Battlegrounds Within the Battlegrounds

New York Times : “ The most contested battles this year will take place in six states : Arizona , @ @ @ @ @ Carolina , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin .
Mr. Trump won some of them by razor-thin margins.
@ @ @ @ @ are 20 counties that will help decide who wins enough electoral votes to reach the @ @ @ @ @ groups of voters both candidates are seeking .
”

New York Times: “The most contested battles this year will take place in six states: Arizona, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Mr. Trump won some of them by razor-thin margins.”
“Within these states are 20 counties that will help decide who wins enough electoral votes to reach the White House. They represent groups of voters both candidates are seeking.”


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Trump Praises Supporters Who Surrounded Biden Bus


politicalwire--2020-11-01--New Battleground State Polls

New Battleground State Polls


politicalwire--2020-11-02--Trump Supporters Clog America’s Highways

“ In a show of support of questionable political value , pro-Trump demonstrators clogged freeways Sunday across the country , @ @ @ @ @ Jersey , New York , and Washington state , to red-leaning Texas and purple Arizona @ @ @ @ @ reports .
“ ‘ WHOOO !
We shut it down baby !
We shut it @ @ @ @ @ pro-Trump videographer as he pans the camera nearly 360 degrees , showing viewers the group @ @ @ @ @ traffic to a complete standstill along the northbound Garden State Parkway in New Jersey .
@

“In a show of support of questionable political value, pro-Trump demonstrators clogged freeways Sunday across the country, from blue states like New Jersey, New York, and Washington state, to red-leaning Texas and purple Arizona,” the Daily Beast reports.
“‘WHOOO! We shut it down baby! We shut it down!’ says one pro-Trump videographer as he pans the camera nearly 360 degrees, showing viewers the group of cars that had brought traffic to a complete standstill along the northbound Garden State Parkway in New Jersey.”


politicalwire--2020-11-02--GOP Is Destroying Itself on Altar of Trump

Benjamin Ginsburg : “ These are painful words for me to write .
I spent four decades in the Republican @ @ @ @ @ and congressional campaigns , working on Election Day operations , recounts , redistricting and other @ @ @ @ @ lift the consent decree.
” “ Nearly every Election Day since 1984 I ’ ve @ @ @ @ @ , observers and lawyers to record and litigate any fraud or election irregularities discovered.
” @ @ @ @ @ over all those years Republicans found only isolated incidents of fraud .
Proof of systematic @ @ @ @ @ Ness Monster of the Republican Party .
People have spent a lot of time looking @ @ @ @ @ doesn ’ t exist .
”

Benjamin Ginsburg: “These are painful words for me to write. I spent four decades in the Republican trenches, representing GOP presidential and congressional campaigns, working on Election Day operations, recounts, redistricting and other issues, including trying to lift the consent decree.”
“Nearly every Election Day since 1984 I’ve worked with Republican poll watchers, observers and lawyers to record and litigate any fraud or election irregularities discovered.”
“The truth is that over all those years Republicans found only isolated incidents of fraud. Proof of systematic fraud has become the Loch Ness Monster of the Republican Party. People have spent a lot of time looking for it, but it doesn’t exist.”


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

“ I don ’ t think it ’ s fair that we have to wait for a long period of @ @ @ @ @ re going in the night of — as soon as the election is over — @ @ @ @ @ with our lawyers .
”

“I don’t think it’s fair that we have to wait for a long period of time after the election…We’re going in the night of — as soon as the election is over — we’re going in with our lawyers.”
— President Trump, quoted by CNN.


politicalwire--2020-11-01--FBI Investigating Ambush of Biden Bus

FBI Investigating Ambush of Biden Bus

“ I don ’ t think it ’ s fair that we have to wait for a long period of @ @ @ @ @ re going in the night of — as soon as the election…

“At least two brands have said they will suspend advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after their ads and those of other companies were run on an…


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Intel Committee Senators Fear Constitutional Crisis


politicalwire--2020-11-01--What May Keep Warren, Sanders Out of Biden Cabinet

“ Joe Biden ’ s team is considering an informal ban on naming Democratic U.S. senators to the Cabinet if @ @ @ @ @ effectively block Elizabeth Warren for Treasury or Bernie Sanders for Labor , ” Axios reports @ @ @ @ @ he wins , is bracing for bruising legislative battles on day one , starting with @ @ @ @ @ relief .
Many advisers don ’ t think he can afford to lose a single @ @ @ @ @ Democrats hold a slim majority.
” Also important : “ Warren and Sanders both come @ @ @ @ @ blue states with Republican governors who ’ d be empowered to fill vacancies .
”

“Joe Biden’s team is considering an informal ban on naming Democratic U.S. senators to the Cabinet if he wins — which would effectively block Elizabeth Warren for Treasury or Bernie Sanders for Labor,” Axios reports.
“Biden, if he wins, is bracing for bruising legislative battles on day one, starting with the next phase of coronavirus relief. Many advisers don’t think he can afford to lose a single vote in the Senate if Democrats hold a slim majority.”
Also important: “Warren and Sanders both come from an unusual construct — blue states with Republican governors who’d be empowered to fill vacancies.”


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Trump Adviser Says Democrats Will ‘Steal’ Electoral Votes

“ Trump campaign senior adviser Jason Miller falsely claimed on Sunday that Democrats would try to “ steal ” electoral @ @ @ @ @ President Trump appears to be ahead , signaling a coming legal fight over mail-in ballots @ @ @ @ @ 3 , ” Axios reports .
“ Electoral College votes are not awarded until December @ @ @ @ @ reports its final count on election night — despite Trump ’ s insistence that the @ @ @ @ @ 3 and that the courts should not allow ballots to be counted in the days @ @ @

“Trump campaign senior adviser Jason Miller falsely claimed on Sunday that Democrats would try to “steal” electoral votes after election night if President Trump appears to be ahead, signaling a coming legal fight over mail-in ballots that are counted after Nov. 3,” Axios reports.
“Electoral College votes are not awarded until December, and no state ever reports its final count on election night — despite Trump’s insistence that the election should end on Nov. 3 and that the courts should not allow ballots to be counted in the days following.”


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Scott Atlas Apologizes for Appearing on RT


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Even More Battleground State Polls

Even More Battleground State Polls


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Trump Never Got His October Surprise

Trump Never Got His October Surprise

“ President Trump began the fall campaign rooting for , and trying to orchestrate , a last-minute surprise that would @ @ @ @ @ Biden , ” the New York Times reports .
“ A coronavirus vaccine .
A @ @ @ @ @ blockbuster Justice Department investigation .
A grievous misstep by a rival he portrayed as faltering @ @ @ @ @ Biden and his son Hunter.
” “ But as the campaign nears an end , @ @ @ @ @ battleground-state polls showing Mr. Trump struggling , the cavalry of an October surprise that helped @ @ @ @ @ 2016 has not arrived .
”

“President Trump began the fall campaign rooting for, and trying to orchestrate, a last-minute surprise that would vault him ahead of Joe Biden,” the New York Times reports.
“A coronavirus vaccine. A dramatic economic rebound. A blockbuster Justice Department investigation. A grievous misstep by a rival he portrayed as faltering. A scandal involving Mr. Biden and his son Hunter.”
“But as the campaign nears an end, and with most national and battleground-state polls showing Mr. Trump struggling, the cavalry of an October surprise that helped him overtake Hillary Clinton in 2016 has not arrived.”


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Philadelphia Prepares for Avalanche of Mail Ballots

“ The Philadelphia Convention Center will become the center of election activity in the city on Tuesday at 7 a.m. @ @ @ @ @ officials start working to process hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots , ” ABC News @ @ @ @ @ in Pennsylvania ’ s largest city — a key Democratic stronghold — could be crucial @ @ @ @ @ battleground state next week , and with it , the White House .
”

“The Philadelphia Convention Center will become the center of election activity in the city on Tuesday at 7 a.m., as hundreds of election officials start working to process hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots,” ABC News reports.
“Their work in Pennsylvania’s largest city — a key Democratic stronghold — could be crucial to determining who wins the battleground state next week, and with it, the White House.”


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Trump Focuses Solely on His Base In Final Rallies

Washington Post : “ As the president traverses thousands of miles to hold 17 rallies in eight states through Monday @ @ @ @ @ is a classic display of the kind of red meat tailored specifically to animate his @ @ @ @ @ that it ’ s too late to change the minds of voters who are not @ @ @ @ @ the president ’ s advisers are intensely focused on turning out those who are.
” @ @ @ @ @ to forgo a broad , unifying closing message and instead double down on appealing to @ @ @ @ @ of the electorate is a gamble .
Whether it pays off or becomes a cautionary @ @ @ @ @ until the polls close Tuesday and the votes are counted .
”

Washington Post: “As the president traverses thousands of miles to hold 17 rallies in eight states through Monday night, his closing message is a classic display of the kind of red meat tailored specifically to animate his most faithful supporters. Convinced that it’s too late to change the minds of voters who are not yet sold on Trump, the president’s advisers are intensely focused on turning out those who are.”
“Trump’s decision to forgo a broad, unifying closing message and instead double down on appealing to a narrow but enthusiastic slice of the electorate is a gamble. Whether it pays off or becomes a cautionary tale will not be known until the polls close Tuesday and the votes are counted.”


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Trump Plans to Declare Victory on Election Night

President Trump has told confidants he ’ ll declare victory on Tuesday night if it looks like he ’ s @ @ @ @ @ reports .
“ That ’ s even if the Electoral College outcome still hinges on @ @ @ @ @ in key states like Pennsylvania.
” “ Trump has privately talked through this scenario in @ @ @ @ @ few weeks , describing plans to walk up to a podium on election night and @ @ @ @ @ “ For this to happen , his allies expect he would need to either win @ @ @ @ @ Ohio , Florida , North Carolina , Texas , Iowa , Arizona and Georgia .
@

President Trump has told confidants he’ll declare victory on Tuesday night if it looks like he’s “ahead,” Axios reports.
“That’s even if the Electoral College outcome still hinges on large numbers of uncounted votes in key states like Pennsylvania.”
“Trump has privately talked through this scenario in some detail in the last few weeks, describing plans to walk up to a podium on election night and declare he has won.”
“For this to happen, his allies expect he would need to either win or have commanding leads in Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Texas, Iowa, Arizona and Georgia.”


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Texas High Court Refuses Challenge to 100K Ballots

The Texas Supreme Court denied a Republican-backed petition seeking to toss out more than 100,000 votes in Harris County cast @ @ @ @ @ Tribune : “ The all-Republican court denied the request without an order or opinion , @ @ @ @ @ in a similar lawsuit brought by some of the same plaintiffs .
”

The Texas Supreme Court denied a Republican-backed petition seeking to toss out more than 100,000 votes in Harris County cast in drive-thru lanes.
Texas Tribune: “The all-Republican court denied the request without an order or opinion, as justices did last month in a similar lawsuit brought by some of the same plaintiffs.”


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Trump’s Main Goal Is to Not Lose on Election Day

As I mentioned to Political Wire members two weeks ago , President Trump ’ s main goal is to not @ @ @ @ @ night .
There ’ s more confirmation of this strategy in the New York Times @ @ @ @ @ their best hope was if the president wins Ohio and Florida is too close to @ @ @ @ @ , depriving Mr. Biden a swift victory and giving Mr. Trump the room to undermine @ @ @ @ @ ballots in the days after .
”

As I mentioned to Political Wire members two weeks ago, President Trump’s main goal is to not lose the election on Tuesday night.
There’s more confirmation of this strategy in the New York Times: “Trump advisers said their best hope was if the president wins Ohio and Florida is too close to call early in the night, depriving Mr. Biden a swift victory and giving Mr. Trump the room to undermine the validity of uncounted mail-in ballots in the days after.”


politicalwire--2020-11-01--We’re Headed Into a Firestorm

We’re Headed Into a Firestorm

Axios : “ We all need to be clear-eyed about the social and political volatility heading into Election Day : @ @ @ @ @ , significant unrest or voting issues are quite high , according to basically every federal @ @ @ @ @ and its aftermath in 2020.
” “ Brace yourself for 78 days of drama and @ @ @ @ @ the inauguration.
” “ No one working for Trump or Joe Biden thinks the post-election @ @ @ @ @ .
Even if you get the result you want , anticipate months of wild maneuvering @ @ @ @

Axios: “We all need to be clear-eyed about the social and political volatility heading into Election Day: The chances of sporadic violence, significant unrest or voting issues are quite high, according to basically every federal and state official monitoring voting and its aftermath in 2020.”
“Brace yourself for 78 days of drama and turmoil from Nov. 4 through the inauguration.”
“No one working for Trump or Joe Biden thinks the post-election period will be remotely normal. Even if you get the result you want, anticipate months of wild maneuvering and protests.”


politicalwire--2020-11-01--More Battleground State Polls

More Battleground State Polls


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Biden Zeroes In On the Core Battleground States

“ Powered by a favorable political climate and fundraising bonanza , Joe Biden made a late push this fall to @ @ @ @ @ states Donald Trump won easily in 2016 , ” McClatchy reports .
“ But heading @ @ @ @ @ Democratic nominee ’ s braintrust is remaining steadfastly focused on the same core six swing @ @ @ @ @ the general election began as their easiest path to reaching 270 electoral votes .
”

“Powered by a favorable political climate and fundraising bonanza, Joe Biden made a late push this fall to expand the battleground map into states Donald Trump won easily in 2016,” McClatchy reports.
“But heading into Election Day, the Democratic nominee’s braintrust is remaining steadfastly focused on the same core six swing states they first identified when the general election began as their easiest path to reaching 270 electoral votes.”


politicalwire--2020-11-01--Trump Needs Election Day Surge

Trump Needs Election Day Surge

A CBS News/YouGov poll finds Joe Biden leading Donald Trump among those who have already voted , 66 % to @ @ @ @ @ Trump leads among those who plan on voting on Election Day , 69 % to @ @ @

A CBS News/YouGov poll finds Joe Biden leading Donald Trump among those who have already voted, 66% to 32%.
However, Trump leads among those who plan on voting on Election Day, 69% to 27%.


politicalwire--2020-11-01--We Have Never Had Final Results on Election Day

“ For weeks , President Trump and his allies have been laying groundwork to challenge the results of the election @ @ @ @ @ , in the final days of the campaign , he has settled on a blatantly @ @ @ @ @ the votes in a fair election should not be counted past election night , ” @ @ @ @ @ .
“ In reality , the scenario Mr. Trump is outlining — every vote in @ @ @ @ @ counted , tabulated , finished ’ by midnight — is not possible and never has @ @ @ @ @ reports final results on election night , and no state is legally expected to .
@

“For weeks, President Trump and his allies have been laying groundwork to challenge the results of the election if he loses. Now, in the final days of the campaign, he has settled on a blatantly ahistorical closing argument: that the votes in a fair election should not be counted past election night,” the New York Times reports.
“In reality, the scenario Mr. Trump is outlining — every vote in a modern election being ‘counted, tabulated, finished’ by midnight — is not possible and never has been. No state ever reports final results on election night, and no state is legally expected to.”


politicalwire--2020-11-03--Trump Warns of ‘Violence In the Streets’

President Trump attacked the recent Supreme Court decision allowing Pennsylvania to continue receiving absentee ballots for three days after Election @ @ @ @ @ tweet that it will “ induce violence in the streets.
” Twitter flagged the tweet @ @ @ @ @ content that might be misleading .

President Trump attacked the recent Supreme Court decision allowing Pennsylvania to continue receiving absentee ballots for three days after Election Day, warning in a tweet that it will “induce violence in the streets.”
Twitter flagged the tweet for containing “disputed” content that might be misleading.
Rick Hasen: “It is hard to know whether this tweet is more ridiculous or more dangerous.”


politicalwire--2020-11-03--Battle Intensifies Over Which Ballots Will Count

“ With the election coming to a close , the Trump and Biden campaigns , voting rights organizations and conservative @ @ @ @ @ dispatching armies of lawyers for what could become a state-by-state , county-by-county legal battle over @ @ @ @ @ counted , ” the New York Times reports .
“ The deployments — involving hundreds @ @ @ @ @ — go well beyond what has become normal since the disputed outcome in 2000 , @ @ @ @ @ the open efforts of President Trump and the Republicans to disqualify votes on technicalities and @ @ @ @ @ the end of a campaign in which the voting system has been severely tested by @ @ @ @ @ In the most aggressive moves to knock out registered votes in modern memory , Republicans @ @ @ @ @ ballots before they are counted in several states that could tip the balance of the @ @ @ @

“With the election coming to a close, the Trump and Biden campaigns, voting rights organizations and conservative groups are raising money and dispatching armies of lawyers for what could become a state-by-state, county-by-county legal battle over which ballots will ultimately be counted,” the New York Times reports.
“The deployments — involving hundreds of lawyers on both sides — go well beyond what has become normal since the disputed outcome in 2000, and are the result of the open efforts of President Trump and the Republicans to disqualify votes on technicalities and baseless charges of fraud at the end of a campaign in which the voting system has been severely tested by the coronavirus pandemic.”
“In the most aggressive moves to knock out registered votes in modern memory, Republicans have already sought to nullify ballots before they are counted in several states that could tip the balance of the Electoral College.”


politicalwire--2020-11-03--Final Polls Show Biden with Commanding Lead

Nate Cohn : “ The final polls more or less comport with how we already viewed the race .
Mr. @ @ @ @ @ by more than eight points nationwide — the largest lead a candidate has held in @ @ @ @ @ Clinton in 1996 .
He ’ s up by at least five points in states @ @ @ @ @ votes , the number needed to win .
Beyond that , he ’ s got @ @ @ @ @ in states worth 350 electoral votes , and he ’ s just a 2012 polling @ @ @ @ @ landslide of more than 400 electoral votes .
”

Nate Cohn: “The final polls more or less comport with how we already viewed the race. Mr. Biden ends the race up by more than eight points nationwide — the largest lead a candidate has held in the final polls since Bill Clinton in 1996. He’s up by at least five points in states worth more than 270 electoral votes, the number needed to win. Beyond that, he’s got at least a nominal lead in states worth 350 electoral votes, and he’s just a 2012 polling error away from a sweeping landslide of more than 400 electoral votes.”


politicalwire--2020-11-03--Birx Pleads for ‘Aggressive Action’ Against Virus

“ A top White House coronavirus adviser sounded alarms Monday about a new and deadly phase in the health crisis @ @ @ @ @ officials for ‘ much more aggressive action , ’ even as President Trump continues to @ @ @ @ @ ’ rounding the turn ’ on the pandemic , ” the Washington Post reports .
@ @ @ @ @ “ We are entering the most concerning and most deadly phase of this pandemic … @ @ @ @ @ This is not about lockdowns — It hasn ’ t been about lockdowns since March @ @ @ @ @ s about an aggressive balanced approach that is not being implemented .
”

“A top White House coronavirus adviser sounded alarms Monday about a new and deadly phase in the health crisis, pleading with top administration officials for ‘much more aggressive action,’ even as President Trump continues to assure rallygoers the nation is ’rounding the turn’ on the pandemic,” the Washington Post reports.
Said Dr. Deborah Birx: “We are entering the most concerning and most deadly phase of this pandemic … leading to increasing mortality. This is not about lockdowns — It hasn’t been about lockdowns since March or April. It’s about an aggressive balanced approach that is not being implemented.”


politicalwire--2020-11-03--Biden Narrowly Leads In Six Swing States

Cook Political Report : “ We had intended our previous handicapping of the state legislatures on Oct. 28 to be @ @ @ @ @ cycle .
But then Texas voters came out…

“At least two brands have said they will suspend advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after their ads and those of other companies were run on an…


politicalwire--2020-11-02--Pelosi Says Democrats Are ‘Ready For It All’

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ( D-CA ) told HuffPost in an interview that “ we ’ re ready for it @ @ @ @ @ of President Trump potentially trying to steal the election .
Said Pelosi : “ “ @ @ @ @ @ it all .
I would just like him to know it ain ’ t going @ @ @ @ @ the end of the day.
” She added that the Trump campaign has essentially telegraphed @ @ @ @ @ knew that it was in their playbook… to scare people off from voting .
So @ @ @ @ @ it known , they made it easier for us to counter .
”

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told HuffPost in an interview that “we’re ready for it all” in the face of President Trump potentially trying to steal the election.
Said Pelosi: ““We’re ready for it all. I would just like him to know it ain’t going to happen for him at the end of the day.”
She added that the Trump campaign has essentially telegraphed its plan: “We knew that it was in their playbook… to scare people off from voting. So again, when they made it known, they made it easier for us to counter.”


politicalwire--2020-11-02--South Dakota Official Distracted Before Fatal Crash

“ South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was distracted before he drove onto a highway shoulder where he struck and @ @ @ @ @ , state Secretary of Public Safety Craig Price said Monday , ” the AP reports @ @ @ @ @ Joseph Boever was walking on the side of the road and displaying some type of @ @ @ @ @ Sept. 12 when Ravnsborg ’ s 2011 Ford Taurus hit him .
Price did not @ @ @ @ @ become distracted and he did not respond to questions about what the distraction was .
@

“South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was distracted before he drove onto a highway shoulder where he struck and killed a pedestrian in September, state Secretary of Public Safety Craig Price said Monday,” the AP reports.
“Price said 55-year-old Joseph Boever was walking on the side of the road and displaying some type of light on the night of Sept. 12 when Ravnsborg’s 2011 Ford Taurus hit him. Price did not describe what led Ravnsborg to become distracted and he did not respond to questions about what the distraction was.”


politicalwire--2020-11-02--Ex-RNC Aides Vote for Biden

Ex-RNC Aides Vote for Biden


politicalwire--2020-11-02--Texas House Moves to Toss Up

Texas House Moves to Toss Up

Cook Political Report : “ We had intended our previous handicapping of the state legislatures on Oct. 28 to be @ @ @ @ @ cycle .
But then Texas voters came out to vote .
And vote .
And @ @ @ @ @ just five days later , we have one adjustment to make : We ’ re @ @ @ @ @ Lean Republican to Toss Up .
”

Cook Political Report: “We had intended our previous handicapping of the state legislatures on Oct. 28 to be our last one of the cycle. But then Texas voters came out to vote. And vote. And vote. And now, just five days later, we have one adjustment to make: We’re moving the Texas House from Lean Republican to Toss Up.”


politicalwire--2020-11-02--Federal Judge Rejects GOP Effort to Throw Out Ballots

“ A federal judge on Monday rejected a Republican request to invalidate 127,000 ballots that had already been cast via @ @ @ @ @ County , Texas , ” Axios reports .
“ The ruling comes one day after @ @ @ @ @ a nearly identical effort by Republicans in Harris County .
”

“A federal judge on Monday rejected a Republican request to invalidate 127,000 ballots that had already been cast via drive-through voting stations across Harris County, Texas,” Axios reports.
“The ruling comes one day after the Texas Supreme Court denied a nearly identical effort by Republicans in Harris County.”


politicalwire--2020-11-02--Why Trump Fears Losing

Why Trump Fears Losing

New York Times : “ In unguarded moments , Mr. Trump has for weeks told advisers that he expects to @ @ @ @ @ if he loses .
He is concerned not only about existing investigations in New York @ @ @ @ @ new federal probes as well .
”

New York Times: “In unguarded moments, Mr. Trump has for weeks told advisers that he expects to face intensifying scrutiny from prosecutors if he loses. He is concerned not only about existing investigations in New York, but the potential for new federal probes as well.”


politicalwire--2020-11-02--New York Times Will Have Three ‘Needles’

New York Times : “ Our three ‘ needle ’ battleground states will be Florida , Georgia and North Carolina @ @ @ @ @ : These states give us the kind of data we need to offer accurate estimates @ @ @ @ @ They report the results in unmatched detail , so our estimates might even be better @ @ @ @ @ ” “ Better still , these states count their votes relatively quickly .
They have @ @ @ @ @ and they close their polls early in the night .
Much of the vote in @ @ @ @ @ expected to be counted by 8 p.m. Eastern.
” Related for members : The Four @ @ @ @ @ Night

New York Times: “Our three ‘needle’ battleground states will be Florida, Georgia and North Carolina, for a simple reason: These states give us the kind of data we need to offer accurate estimates of the final vote. They report the results in unmatched detail, so our estimates might even be better than usual in these states.”
“Better still, these states count their votes relatively quickly. They have experience with absentee voting, and they close their polls early in the night. Much of the vote in North Carolina and Florida is expected to be counted by 8 p.m. Eastern.”
Related for members: The Four States to Watch on Election Night


politicalwire--2020-11-02--Trump Shifts Between Combativeness and Grievance

“ President Trump arrives at Election Day on Tuesday toggling between confidence and exasperation , bravado and grievance , and @ @ @ @ @ is trailing Joe Biden , whom he considers an unworthy opponent , ” the New @ @ @ @ @ Trailing in most polls , Mr. Trump has careened through a marathon series of rallies @ @ @ @ @ trying to tear down Mr. Biden and energize his supporters , but also fixated on @ @ @ @ @ enemies like the news media and Dr. Anthony Fauci… ” “ At every turn , @ @ @ @ @ the voting system is rigged against him and has threatened to sue when the election @ @ @ @ @ obvious bid to undermine an electoral process strained by the coronavirus pandemic .
”

“President Trump arrives at Election Day on Tuesday toggling between confidence and exasperation, bravado and grievance, and marinating in frustration that he is trailing Joe Biden, whom he considers an unworthy opponent,” the New York Times reports.
“Trailing in most polls, Mr. Trump has careened through a marathon series of rallies in the last week, trying to tear down Mr. Biden and energize his supporters, but also fixated on crowd size and targeting perceived enemies like the news media and Dr. Anthony Fauci…”
“At every turn, the president has railed that the voting system is rigged against him and has threatened to sue when the election is over, in an obvious bid to undermine an electoral process strained by the coronavirus pandemic.”


politicalwire--2020-11-02--Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day


politicalwire--2020-11-02--Trump’s ‘Army’ of Poll Watchers Looks Like Small Platoon

ProPublica reports the poll-watching “ army ” that President Trump has tried to rally hasn ’ t materialized .
“ @ @ @ @ @ official data , election officials across the country say that they have seen relatively few @ @ @ @ @ voting , and that at times Democratic poll watchers have outnumbered the GOP ’ s @ @ @ @ @ , where the Trump campaign was particularly active in recruiting poll watchers , its efforts @ @ @ @ @ Bernstein : “ It ’ s worth keeping in mind that Trump ’ s bluster @ @ @ @ @ follow-up , and that the biggest danger in what he says is often the reaction @ @ @ @ @ it causes .
”

ProPublica reports the poll-watching “army” that President Trump has tried to rally hasn’t materialized.
“Although there’s no official data, election officials across the country say that they have seen relatively few Republican poll watchers during early voting, and that at times Democratic poll watchers have outnumbered the GOP’s. In Colorado and Nevada, where the Trump campaign was particularly active in recruiting poll watchers, its efforts largely petered out.”
Jonathan Bernstein: “It’s worth keeping in mind that Trump’s bluster is generally worse than his follow-up, and that the biggest danger in what he says is often the reaction (or overreaction) that it causes.”


politicalwire--2020-11-02--Even More Battleground Polls

Even More Battleground Polls


politicalwire--2020-11-02--Final Polls Give Biden Big National Lead

The final USC Dornsife Daybreak Poll finds Joe Biden leading Donald Trump in the presidential race nationally , 53 % @ @ @ @ @ poll confirms that the presidential race “ has remained stable — despite the chaotic backdrop @ @ @ @ @ with a global pandemic , racial unrest , continued economic uncertainty , corruption allegations and @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus .
”


politicalwire--2020-11-02--Gates Hits Back at Wall Street Journal

Gates Hits Back at Wall Street Journal

Former Defense secretary Bob Gates fired back at a Wall Street Journal editorial that quoted his memoir , which said @ @ @ @ @ “ every major foreign policy and national security issue ” over the past four decades @ @ @ @ @ letter to the editor : “ Fairness requires me to note for the record that @ @ @ @ @ also noted that Mr. Biden was a man of genuine integrity and character .
It @ @ @ @ @ I wrote in these very pages that Donald Trump ‘ is stubbornly uninformed about the @ @ @ @ @ our country and government , and temperamentally unsuited to lead our men and women in @ @ @ @ @ and unfit to be commander-in-chief .
’ ”

Former Defense secretary Bob Gates fired back at a Wall Street Journal editorial that quoted his memoir, which said Biden has been wrong about “every major foreign policy and national security issue” over the past four decades.
Said Gates in a letter to the editor: “Fairness requires me to note for the record that those comments written in 2014 also noted that Mr. Biden was a man of genuine integrity and character. It is also worth noting that I wrote in these very pages that Donald Trump ‘is stubbornly uninformed about the world and how to lead our country and government, and temperamentally unsuited to lead our men and women in uniform. He is unqualified and unfit to be commander-in-chief.’”


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politicalwire--2020-11-02--Pittsburgh Newspaper Backs Trump

Pittsburgh Newspaper Backs Trump

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , which has not endorsed a Republican for president since Richard Nixon in 1972 , backed Donald @ @ @ @ @ an editorial .
James Hohmann : “ John Robinson Block , the newspaper ’ s @ @ @ @ @ who directs the paper ’ s editorial page – has been photographed on a private @ @ @ @ @ known nationally for his firing of an anti-Trump cartoonist and writing an editorial that defended @ @ @ @ @ immigrants .
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The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which has not endorsed a Republican for president since Richard Nixon in 1972, backed Donald Trump’s reelection in an editorial.
James Hohmann: “John Robinson Block, the newspaper’s publisher and former editor-in-chief – who directs the paper’s editorial page – has been photographed on a private plane with Trump and became known nationally for his firing of an anti-Trump cartoonist and writing an editorial that defended Trump’s language toward immigrants.”


politicalwire--2020-11-03--The Final Consensus Electoral Map

The Final Consensus Electoral Map

The final electoral map of the 2020 presidential election — the consensus found by averaging the top forecasts — shows @ @ @ @ @ votes , Donald Trump with 125 and another 122 across six states rated as Toss @ @ @ @ @ make your own assumptions on the interactive map .

The final electoral map of the 2020 presidential election — the consensus found by averaging the top forecasts — shows Joe Biden with 291 electoral votes, Donald Trump with 125 and another 122 across six states rated as Toss Ups.
Click thru to make your own assumptions on the interactive map.
Other forecasts:


politicalwire--2020-11-03--Beware of the ‘Red Mirage’ Tonight

Beware of the ‘Red Mirage’ Tonight

“ The Democratic firm that predicted an election-night ‘ red mirage ’ for President Trump — an early lead it @ @ @ @ @ overtake when mail-in ballots are counted — is standing by its prediction , but with @ @ @ @ @ , ” Axios reports .
“ Updated modeling from analytics firm Hawkfish says Trump may @ @ @ @ @ s on track to cross 270 electoral votes and approach a 286-252 victory .
But @ @ @ @ @ predicts , Biden could win by as much as 334-204 , or a more modest @ @ @ @ @ ballots are counted .
”

“The Democratic firm that predicted an election-night ‘red mirage’ for President Trump — an early lead it says that Joe Biden will overtake when mail-in ballots are counted — is standing by its prediction, but with a smaller mirage than expected,” Axios reports.
“Updated modeling from analytics firm Hawkfish says Trump may look as if he’s on track to cross 270 electoral votes and approach a 286-252 victory. But in the end, it predicts, Biden could win by as much as 334-204, or a more modest 279-259, once all mail-in ballots are counted.”


politicalwire--2020-11-03--Trump Jokes About Running Again If He Loses

President Trump has privately signaled that he has no desire to leave the stage quietly in defeat , the Daily @ @ @ @ @ president has talked with aides about potentially continuing rallies after the election… He has recently @ @ @ @ @ again in 2024 in the event he is a one-termer , and also to see @ @ @ @ @ RINO heads explode.
” “ Even absent another presidential run , his top congressional and @ @ @ @ @ seem poised to inherit the movement that he has birthed .
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President Trump has privately signaled that he has no desire to leave the stage quietly in defeat, the Daily Beast reports.
“The president has talked with aides about potentially continuing rallies after the election… He has recently joked with others about running again in 2024 in the event he is a one-termer, and also to see media, Democrats, and RINO heads explode.”
“Even absent another presidential run, his top congressional and political allies and family members seem poised to inherit the movement that he has birthed.”


politicalwire--2020-11-03--Suspicious Robocall Warns People to Stay Home

An unidentified robocaller has placed an estimated 10 million calls in the past several weeks warning people to “ stay @ @ @ @ @ ” spooking some Americans who said they saw it as an attempt to scare them @ @ @ @ @ Election Day , the Washington Post reports .

An unidentified robocaller has placed an estimated 10 million calls in the past several weeks warning people to “stay safe and stay home,” spooking some Americans who said they saw it as an attempt to scare them away from the polls on Election Day, the Washington Post reports.


politicalwire--2020-11-03--Deutsche Bank Looks to End Trump Relationship

“ Deutsche Bank AG is looking for ways to end its relationship with President Trump after the U.S. elections , @ @ @ @ @ negative publicity stemming from the ties , ” Reuters reports .
“ Deutsche Bank has @ @ @ @ @ loans outstanding to the Trump Organization , the president ’ s umbrella group that is @ @ @ @ @ sons , according to filings made by Trump to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics @ @ @ @ @ source within the bank .
The three loans , which are against Trump properties and @ @ @ @ @ years , are current on payments and personally guaranteed by the president .
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“Deutsche Bank AG is looking for ways to end its relationship with President Trump after the U.S. elections, as it tires of the negative publicity stemming from the ties,” Reuters reports.
“Deutsche Bank has about $340 million in loans outstanding to the Trump Organization, the president’s umbrella group that is currently overseen by his two sons, according to filings made by Trump to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics in July and a senior source within the bank. The three loans, which are against Trump properties and start coming due in two years, are current on payments and personally guaranteed by the president.”


politicalwire--2020-11-03--Quote of the Day

Quote of the Day

“ This isn ’ t about — yeah , it is about me , I guess , when you think @ @ @ @ @ Trump , quoted by the Associated Press .

“This isn’t about — yeah, it is about me, I guess, when you think about it.”
— President Trump, quoted by the Associated Press.


Overwhelmed By Events

Playbook : “ Nothing has broken through in the campaign besides his handling of the coronavirus .
Not the trade @ @ @ @ @ the regulations he has rolled back and not the tax legislation he squeezed through Congress @ @ @ @ @ be his only major legislative achievement .
It ’ s basically been all about Covid-19.
@ @ @ @ @ is : Do voters believe that the situation truly is cosmic and out of his @ @ @ @ @ at least partially of his making ?
” “ One-term presidents typically get overwhelmed by @ @ @ @ @ Bush had a sagging economy .
Jimmy Carter had the hostage crisis in Iran , @ @ @ @ @ sense that the U.S. was out of control and on a bad track .
Lyndon @ @ @ @ @ Will Trump join that group ?
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Playbook: “Nothing has broken through in the campaign besides his handling of the coronavirus. Not the trade deal he cut, not the regulations he has rolled back and not the tax legislation he squeezed through Congress, which turned out to be his only major legislative achievement. It’s basically been all about Covid-19.”
“The ultimate question is: Do voters believe that the situation truly is cosmic and out of his control, or is it at least partially of his making?”
“One-term presidents typically get overwhelmed by events. George H.W. Bush had a sagging economy. Jimmy Carter had the hostage crisis in Iran, a lackluster economy and the sense that the U.S. was out of control and on a bad track. Lyndon Baines Johnson had Vietnam. Will Trump join that group?”


politicalwire--2020-11-03--Partisanship Is a Public Health Threat

Partisanship Is a Public Health Threat

Who Americans voted for in 2016 is a strong predictor of how they reacted to the deadliest pandemic in a @ @ @ @ @ new study published in Nature .
People living in counties that voted for Donald Trump @ @ @ @ @ distancing than those counties that voted for Hillary Clinton .
Consumption of conservative media was @ @ @ @ @ distancing .

Who Americans voted for in 2016 is a strong predictor of how they reacted to the deadliest pandemic in a century, according to a new study published in Nature.
People living in counties that voted for Donald Trump exhibited 14% less social distancing than those counties that voted for Hillary Clinton.
Consumption of conservative media was also related to reduced social distancing.


politicalwire--2020-11-03--Biden’s Plan to Assert Control

Biden’s Plan to Assert Control

“ If news organizations declare Joe Biden the mathematical president-elect , he plans to address the nation as its new @ @ @ @ @ Trump continues to fight in court , ” advisers tell Axios .
“ Biden advisers @ @ @ @ @ , when Al Gore hung back while George W. Bush declared victory in that contested @ @ @ @ @ on the defensive while Bush acted like the winner.
” “ So if Biden is @ @ @ @ @ ’ ll begin forming his government and looking presidential — and won ’ t yield @ @ @ @ @ to sow .
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“If news organizations declare Joe Biden the mathematical president-elect, he plans to address the nation as its new leader, even if President Trump continues to fight in court,” advisers tell Axios.
“Biden advisers learned the lesson of 2000, when Al Gore hung back while George W. Bush declared victory in that contested election, putting the Democrat on the defensive while Bush acted like the winner.”
“So if Biden is declared the winner, he’ll begin forming his government and looking presidential — and won’t yield to doubts Trump might try to sow.”


politicalwire--2020-11-03--CDC Says People with Coronavirus Can Vote In Person

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a post that people with coronavirus “ have the right to @ @ @ @ @ they are sick or in quarantine.
” Important : “ You should also let poll @ @ @ @ @ sick or in quarantine when you arrive at the polling location .
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a post that people with coronavirus “have the right to vote, regardless of whether they are sick or in quarantine.”
Important: “You should also let poll workers know that you are sick or in quarantine when you arrive at the polling location.”


politicalwire--2020-11-05--Undecided States Prepare to Release New Vote

New York Times : “ After the Biden camp secured victories in Michigan and Wisconsin critical to its path to @ @ @ @ @ shifted on Thursday to a handful of states where the result remained too close to @ @ @ @ @ , where the Trump campaign filed a barrage of lawsuits challenging the validity of the @ @ @ @ @ counting created mirror-image dramas across the United States : Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden @ @ @ @ @ lead against President Trump in Arizona , while in Georgia and Pennsylvania , Mr. Biden @ @ @ @ @ s leads , as the ballots were counted.
” “ Georgia and Pennsylvania are expected @ @ @ @ @ results Thursday morning , with Arizona expected to release more results later in the day @ @ @ @ @ where Mr. Biden leads by less than 8,000 votes.
” The interactive electoral map is @ @ @ @ @ .

New York Times: “After the Biden camp secured victories in Michigan and Wisconsin critical to its path to victory on Wednesday, attention shifted on Thursday to a handful of states where the result remained too close to call and to the courts, where the Trump campaign filed a barrage of lawsuits challenging the validity of the count.”
“The vote counting created mirror-image dramas across the United States: Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. clung to a dwindling lead against President Trump in Arizona, while in Georgia and Pennsylvania, Mr. Biden slowly eroded Mr. Trump’s leads, as the ballots were counted.”
“Georgia and Pennsylvania are expected to release another round of results Thursday morning, with Arizona expected to release more results later in the day, along with Nevada, where Mr. Biden leads by less than 8,000 votes.”
The interactive electoral map is updated with the latest results.


politicalwire--2020-11-05--Very Little Ticket Splitting

Very Little Ticket Splitting

Dave Weigel points out one of the starkest examples of how little ticket splitting there was in this election : @ @ @ @ @ Trump vote was 12,654 while the total vote for U.S. Senate candidate John James ( @ @ @ @ @ black guy from Detroit , ” as his ads put it — was just 12,734 @ @ @ @ @ saw significant ticket splitting with the state going to Joe Biden and voters also re-electing @ @ @ @ @ ) ,

Dave Weigel points out one of the starkest examples of how little ticket splitting there was in this election: In Detroit, the total Trump vote was 12,654 while the total vote for U.S. Senate candidate John James (R) — a “black guy from Detroit,” as his ads put it — was just 12,734.
Of course, Maine saw significant ticket splitting with the state going to Joe Biden and voters also re-electing Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME),


politicalwire--2020-11-05--Winning May Be The Easy Part for Biden

Winning May Be The Easy Part for Biden

Ruth Marcus : “ The closeness of the results underscores the alarming reality that a significant plurality of Americans supports @ @ @ @ @ dangerous president in our history .
Biden has , wisely and appropriately , promised to @ @ @ @ @ Americans — that is , the opposite of Trump ’ s divisive approach .
But @ @ @ @ @ does not erase the fact that Biden would inherit a country whose citizens are as @ @ @ @ @ any moment in a century and a half.
” “ Biden ran pledging to restore @ @ @ @ @ but Americans do not agree about the nature of that soul .
To be specific @ @ @ @ @ accept the danger that Trump poses .
Even if Trump turns out to have lost @ @ @ @ @ resounding repudiation of Trumpism to accompany that defeat .
”

Ruth Marcus: “The closeness of the results underscores the alarming reality that a significant plurality of Americans supports the most disastrous, most dangerous president in our history. Biden has, wisely and appropriately, promised to govern as president for all Americans — that is, the opposite of Trump’s divisive approach. But even winning the popular vote does not erase the fact that Biden would inherit a country whose citizens are as angry and polarized as at any moment in a century and a half.”
“Biden ran pledging to restore the soul of America, but Americans do not agree about the nature of that soul. To be specific, too many do not accept the danger that Trump poses. Even if Trump turns out to have lost, there has been no resounding repudiation of Trumpism to accompany that defeat.”


politicalwire--2020-11-05--Kushner Company Seeks to Evict Hundreds

Kushner Company Seeks to Evict Hundreds

New York Times : “ At the very least , he has 76 days left in office to use his @ @ @ @ @ and to seek revenge on some of his…

“At least two brands have said they will suspend advertising on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after their ads and those of other companies were run on an…


politicalwire--2020-11-05--Down-Ballot Misery for Democrats

Down-Ballot Misery for Democrats

Washington Post : “ Heading into Election Day , Democrats had hoped to pick up a half-dozen or more state @ @ @ @ @ foot in the door when many state politicians get to redraw congressional maps next year @ @ @ @ @ for the next decade and help determine which party controls Congress.
” “ Instead , @ @ @ @ @ end up with no new chambers , and it will be Republicans who leave 2020 @ @ @ @

Washington Post: “Heading into Election Day, Democrats had hoped to pick up a half-dozen or more state legislative chambers to get a foot in the door when many state politicians get to redraw congressional maps next year, lines that will last for the next decade and help determine which party controls Congress.”
“Instead, it’s possible Democrats end up with no new chambers, and it will be Republicans who leave 2020 with wins.”


politicalwire--2020-11-05--Trump Unlikely to Win Election In Court

Trump Unlikely to Win Election In Court

President Trump ’ s campaign filed a flurry of lawsuits Wednesday , asking federal and state courts to disqualify ballots @ @ @ @ @ in key states like Pennsylvania , Michigan , and Georgia , the Los Angeles Times @ @ @ @ @ their prospects are dim , even with the Supreme Court dominated by conservatives .

President Trump’s campaign filed a flurry of lawsuits Wednesday, asking federal and state courts to disqualify ballots in one way or another in key states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Georgia, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Most experts think their prospects are dim, even with the Supreme Court dominated by conservatives.


politicalwire--2020-11-05--Trump Supporters Protest In Arizona

Trump Supporters Protest In Arizona


politicalwire--2020-11-05--Biden Campaign Gears Up for Legal Warfare

Politico : “ Biden ’ s team activated teams of attorneys in Nevada , Wisconsin , Pennsylvania and Michigan in @ @ @ @ @ and blasted out requests for donations to combat myriad legal challenges.
” “ The campaign @ @ @ @ @ onslaught of court challenges .
The campaign told donors it expected Arizona to be called @ @ @ @ @ the Associated Press has already done so — and Nevada on Thursday morning .
They @ @ @ @ @ Georgia , Pennsylvania and North Carolina would take time.
” “ As Wednesday wore on @ @ @ @ @ they had all but given up on Michigan and Wisconsin and were pinning their hopes @ @ @ @ @ They also said they were nervously eyeing Georgia , a state where Trump ’ s @ @ @ @ @ from Atlanta have come in .
”

Politico: “Biden’s team activated teams of attorneys in Nevada, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan in preparation for court battles, and blasted out requests for donations to combat myriad legal challenges.”
“The campaign is gearing up for an onslaught of court challenges. The campaign told donors it expected Arizona to be called for Biden Wednesday evening — the Associated Press has already done so — and Nevada on Thursday morning. They warned that vote counting in Georgia, Pennsylvania and North Carolina would take time.”
“As Wednesday wore on, Trump advisers privately acknowledged they had all but given up on Michigan and Wisconsin and were pinning their hopes in Arizona and Pennsylvania. They also said they were nervously eyeing Georgia, a state where Trump’s lead has narrowed as votes from Atlanta have come in.”


politicalwire--2020-11-05--GOP Senate Wins Wreak Havoc on Biden Transition

“ Republicans ’ likely hold on the Senate is forcing Joe Biden ’ s transition team to consider limiting its @ @ @ @ @ who Mitch McConnell can live with , ” Axios reports .
“ The new Senate @ @ @ @ @ the ambitions of some Democrats , including those who have clashed with Republicans.
” “ @ @ @ @ @ could be early casualties , depending on McConnell ’ s posture .
”

“Republicans’ likely hold on the Senate is forcing Joe Biden’s transition team to consider limiting its prospective Cabinet nominees to those who Mitch McConnell can live with,” Axios reports.
“The new Senate political math could essentially dash the ambitions of some Democrats, including those who have clashed with Republicans.”
“Susan Rice and Stacey Abrams could be early casualties, depending on McConnell’s posture.”
Washington Post: Democrats’ ambitious agenda runs into unexpected obstacle: McConnell’s resilience.


politicalwire--2020-11-05--Kushner Complained to Murdoch on Fox News Call

Jared Kushner reached out to Rupert Murdoch after Fox News called Arizona for Joe Biden on Election Night , the @ @ @ @ @ Trump campaign aide Jason Miller is also said to have reached out to Fox News @ @ @ @ @ the race call .

Jared Kushner reached out to Rupert Murdoch after Fox News called Arizona for Joe Biden on Election Night, the New York Times reports.
Trump campaign aide Jason Miller is also said to have reached out to Fox News to ask them to retract the race call.


politicalwire--2020-11-05--Trump Is Feeling ‘Down’

Trump Is Feeling ‘Down’


politicalwire--2020-11-05--Trump Will Remain a Disruptive Force

Trump Will Remain a Disruptive Force

New York Times : “ At the very least , he has 76 days left in office to use his @ @ @ @ @ and to seek revenge on some of his perceived adversaries .
Angry at a defeat @ @ @ @ @ sideline a variety of senior officials who failed to carry out his wishes as he @ @ @ @ @ Wray , the F.B.I .
director , and Dr. Anthony Fauci , the government ’ @ @ @ @ @ in the middle of a pandemic.
” “ And if he is forced to vacate @ @ @ @ @ 20 , Mr. Trump is likely to prove more resilient than expected and almost surely @ @ @ @ @ disruptive force in American life .
He received at least four million more votes than @ @ @ @ @ commanded about 48 percent of the popular vote , meaning he retained the support of @ @ @ @ @ despite four years of scandal , setbacks , impeachment and the brutal coronavirus outbreak that @ @ @ @ @ Americans .
”

New York Times: “At the very least, he has 76 days left in office to use his power as he sees fit and to seek revenge on some of his perceived adversaries. Angry at a defeat, he may fire or sideline a variety of senior officials who failed to carry out his wishes as he saw it, including Christopher Wray, the F.B.I. director, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, the government’s top infectious diseases specialist in the middle of a pandemic.”
“And if he is forced to vacate the White House on Jan. 20, Mr. Trump is likely to prove more resilient than expected and almost surely will remain a powerful and disruptive force in American life. He received at least four million more votes than he did in 2016 and commanded about 48 percent of the popular vote, meaning he retained the support of nearly half of the public despite four years of scandal, setbacks, impeachment and the brutal coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 233,000 Americans.”


politicalwire--2020-11-05--Election Reveals Deeper Divides Between Blue and Red

“ When Donald Trump narrowly won Wisconsin in 2016 to clinch the presidency , he carried 23 counties that had @ @ @ @ @ Obama .
But when Joe Biden was projected on Wednesday to put Wisconsin back in @ @ @ @ @ was on track to pry back just two of them : Door and Sauk , @ @ @ @ @ .
“ Follow the latest on Election 2020Rather than flipping more Obama-Trump counties , Biden @ @ @ @ @ margins in Wisconsin ’ s two biggest cities , Milwaukee and Madison.
” “ That @ @ @ @ @ other battleground states , with Biden building upon Democrats ’ dominance in urban and suburban @ @ @ @ @ of exurban and rural America awash in red .
”

“When Donald Trump narrowly won Wisconsin in 2016 to clinch the presidency, he carried 23 counties that had previously voted for President Barack Obama. But when Joe Biden was projected on Wednesday to put Wisconsin back in the Democratic column, he was on track to pry back just two of them: Door and Sauk,” the Washington Post reports.
“Follow the latest on Election 2020Rather than flipping more Obama-Trump counties, Biden instead exceeded previous Democratic win margins in Wisconsin’s two biggest cities, Milwaukee and Madison.”
“That pattern extended to Michigan and other battleground states, with Biden building upon Democrats’ dominance in urban and suburban jurisdictions but Trump leaving most of exurban and rural America awash in red.”


politicalwire--2020-11-05--The Current Electoral Map

The Current Electoral Map


politicalwire--2020-11-05--If Trump Tries to Sue His Way to Election Victory


politicalwire--2020-11-05--Only Trump Could Win By Losing

Only Trump Could Win By Losing

Michael Kruse : “ Donald Trump has always found a way to win even when he ’ s lost .
He insists he ’ s won when he hasn ’ t .
Losses that loom , he pushes off .
He argues any opposition into submission .
In business , he made a habit of succeeding without succeeding , and it ’ s held true , too , in politics .
In 2016 , of course , he won ( the Electoral College ) even though he lost ( the popular vote ) .
He is , as I once @ @ @ @ @ @ @ failer of all time… ' ” “ It ’ s too early to declare a winner .
But let ’ s assume Biden holds his leads in Arizona and Nevada .
That would get him to 270 electoral votes .
Even if on the other side of any recounts , court fights and ongoing ballot tallies that outcome is made official , a one-term Trump seems poised to exit the White House with a new sort of sway.
” “ The much-anticipated , practically existential 2020 election , after all , did not @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coarse personal style and politics of division that ( slightly more than ) half the country craved .
”

Michael Kruse: “Donald Trump has always found a way to win even when he’s lost. He insists he’s won when he hasn’t. Losses that loom, he pushes off. He argues any opposition into submission. In business, he made a habit of succeeding without succeeding, and it’s held true, too, in politics. In 2016, of course, he won (the Electoral College) even though he lost (the popular vote). He is, as I once put it, ‘the most successful failer of all time…'”
“It’s too early to declare a winner. But let’s assume Biden holds his leads in Arizona and Nevada. That would get him to 270 electoral votes. Even if on the other side of any recounts, court fights and ongoing ballot tallies that outcome is made official, a one-term Trump seems poised to exit the White House with a new sort of sway.”
“The much-anticipated, practically existential 2020 election, after all, did not produce the repudiation of Trump and his coarse personal style and politics of division that (slightly more than) half the country craved.”


politicalwire--2020-11-05--Blumenthal Will Seek Re-Election

Blumenthal Will Seek Re-Election


politicalwire--2020-11-05--2020 National Popular Vote Tracker

2020 National Popular Vote Tracker


politicalwire--2020-11-05--Arizona Call Flipped Mood at Trump Headquarters

New York Times : “ That mirage of victory was pierced when Fox News called Arizona for Joe Biden at @ @ @ @ @ 73 percent of the state ’ s vote counted.
” “ Mr .
Trump and @ @ @ @ @ news .
If it was true that Arizona was lost , it would call into @ @ @ @ @ victory the president might be able to make.
” “ What ensued for Mr. Trump @ @ @ @ @ calls to Republican governors and advice from campaign aides that he ignored , leading to @ @ @ @ @ which he made a reckless and unsubstantiated string of remarks about the democratic process .
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New York Times: “That mirage of victory was pierced when Fox News called Arizona for Joe Biden at 11:20 p.m., with just 73 percent of the state’s vote counted.”
“Mr. Trump and his advisers erupted at the news. If it was true that Arizona was lost, it would call into doubt on any claim of victory the president might be able to make.”
“What ensued for Mr. Trump was a night of angry calls to Republican governors and advice from campaign aides that he ignored, leading to a middle-of-the-night presidential briefing in which he made a reckless and unsubstantiated string of remarks about the democratic process.”


The Bitter Truth

George Packer : “ We don ’ t yet know the outcome of the election , but its meaning is @ @ @ @ @ two countries , and neither of them is going to be conquered or disappear anytime @ @ @ @ @ the 2016 election was not a historical fluke or result of foreign subversion , but @ @ @ @ @ the American electorate.
” “ The much-discussed Democratic majority that ’ s been emerging since @ @ @ @ @ is still in a state of emergence and probably will keep on emerging for years @ @ @ @ @ of the majority is indeed blocked by undemocratic rules and unscrupulous politicians , but it @ @ @ @ @ without enough numbers to govern .
”

George Packer: “We don’t yet know the outcome of the election, but its meaning is already clear. We are two countries, and neither of them is going to be conquered or disappear anytime soon. The outcome of the 2016 election was not a historical fluke or result of foreign subversion, but a pretty accurate reflection of the American electorate.”
“The much-discussed Democratic majority that’s been emerging since the turn of the millennium is still in a state of emergence and probably will keep on emerging for years to come. The will of the majority is indeed blocked by undemocratic rules and unscrupulous politicians, but it’s a bare majority without enough numbers to govern.”


politicalwire--2020-11-06--Hannity Calls for ‘Do Over’ Election

Hannity Calls for ‘Do Over’ Election

“ That is the President of the United States .
That is the most powerful person in the world and @ @ @ @ @ obese turtle on his back flailing in…


politicalwire--2020-11-06--The Disinformation Is From Inside the White House

New York Times : “ A disinformation push to subvert the election is well underway , and it is coming @ @ @ @ @ his allies .
The goal : to somehow stop a victory by Joe Biden , @ @ @ @ @ undermine his legitimacy before he can take office .
”

New York Times: “A disinformation push to subvert the election is well underway, and it is coming straight from President Trump and his allies. The goal: to somehow stop a victory by Joe Biden, or, failing that, undermine his legitimacy before he can take office.”


politicalwire--2020-11-06--Virus Spikes Across Much of Country

Virus Spikes Across Much of Country

“ A rapidly rising flood of coronavirus infections engulfed much of the United States on Thursday , setting records for @ @ @ @ @ , killing nearly 1,158 people and straining the health system ’ s capacity to keep @ @ @ @ @ ” the Washington Post reports .
“ On Thursday , 116,707 new cases were reported @ @ @ @ @ for a single day and a figure that dwarfed the total for any day in @ @ @ @ @ of the outbreak , in April and July .
”

“A rapidly rising flood of coronavirus infections engulfed much of the United States on Thursday, setting records for new cases in 20 states, killing nearly 1,158 people and straining the health system’s capacity to keep up with the pandemic,” the Washington Post reports.
“On Thursday, 116,707 new cases were reported, the second straight record for a single day and a figure that dwarfed the total for any day in the previous worst two periods of the outbreak, in April and July.”