We just have one last thing to say to Trump… pic.twitter.com/3UJgeGlwwP
— teri in new york (@terinewyork) November 6, 2020
Saturday Evening Open Thread: <em>Celebrate!</em>Post + Comments (147)
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We just have one last thing to say to Trump… pic.twitter.com/3UJgeGlwwP
— teri in new york (@terinewyork) November 6, 2020
All that's missing from the scenes of crowds spontaneously gathering in large cities like NY/DC/Philadelphia is a sailor kissing a nurse.
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) November 7, 2020
Democracy porn you can watch in front of your kids. pic.twitter.com/RLiP2P17LC
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) November 7, 2020
Anybody who's like "we'll that was a pretty good showing for Trump!" should consider how Hillary Clinton was treated as the World's Biggest Loser after an election with the same Electoral College margin as this one*.
* But where she won the popular vote instead of losing it by 5
— Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) November 7, 2020
Looks bigger than Trump’s inauguration.
— Terrance Pinkston (@Terranceus) November 7, 2020
For the ages pic.twitter.com/Kkx6BFP3nw
— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) November 7, 2020
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Let’s get started on Georgia for the January runoffs!
But first, a tweet from Stacey Abrams, where she shares the credit for Georgia’s flip!
So many deserve credit for 10yrs to new Georgia: @gwlauren @fairfightaction @nseufot @NewGAProject @AAAJ_Atlanta @GALEOorg @BlackVotersMtr Helen Butler @GeorgiaDemocrat @RebeccaDeHart DuBose Porter @DPGChair. Always John Lewis. Charge any omissions to my head. My heart is full.?
— Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) November 6, 2020
In a separate post, I’ll be highlighting some of the people and organizations that Stacey Abrams credited above.
In the meantime, here are some great links if you want to donate or get involved.
Fair Fight Georgia Volunteer request form
Warnock Volunteer request form.
GA Runoff Interest Form – fill this out if you want to help with the runoff
Jon Ossoff Campaign – get started here
Ossoff Upcoming Virtual Field Training
Donate to Fair Fight (hoping DougJ can make us a BJ thermometer, but in the meantime…)
Balloon Juice for Fair Fight
Donate to GASenate.com (donations split evenly between Ossoff, Warnock, and Fair Fight)
Jon Ossoff, Georgia Senate Runoff! (starting at 311,771, hoping DougJ can do a new BJ thermometer for the recount)
Raphael Warnock, Georgia Senate Runoff! (starting at 27,997, hoping DougJ can do a new BJ thermometer for the recount)
How to help in Georgia (from Sam Wang)
GA residents can register to vote online.
MazeDancer’s PostCard Patriots will be doing postcards for the runoff.
#PostcardsToVoters hasn’t officially announced that they’re doing Georgia campaigns for the runoffs, but it seems highly likely as they are based in Georgia.
VoteForward will have a letter campaign for the runoffs opening shortly as well.
Is anyone planning to get involved with the Georgia runoffs?
If you have any information to add, please add it in the comments.
by TaMara| 225 Comments
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She posted this after the election was called:
This election is about so much more than @JoeBiden or me. It’s about the soul of America and our willingness to fight for it. We have a lot of work ahead of us. Let’s get started.pic.twitter.com/Bb9JZpggLN
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) November 7, 2020
And I was doing okay until this one:
So proud of you. ❤️❤️???? pic.twitter.com/Orb1ISe0dU
— Doug Emhoff (@DouglasEmhoff) November 7, 2020
and I really, really want to see Joe do a victory lap in his green Corvette:
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"I know watching these vote tallies on TV moves very slow… as slow as it goes, it can be numbing"
Joe Biden urges patience, but says "while we're waiting for the final results, we're not waiting to get the work done"#Election2020 https://t.co/tgXbQ3PQeD pic.twitter.com/zRD1Qw4Wir
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 7, 2020
So much tension as we wait to see which candidate will win the presidency – the one ahead in the popular vote or the one ahead in the electoral college – who are both the same man.
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) November 7, 2020
Breathe………… pic.twitter.com/s6l2KQOTY9
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) November 6, 2020
The placeholder is live.
Many pages are ready to launch, as soon as @JoeBiden is declared the next President of the United States of America.Stay tuned here for transition team lists and plans: https://t.co/cYgeXj0kS6
— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) November 6, 2020
Biden spox responding to news that Trump claims he won’t concede if he loses:
"The United States government is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House" https://t.co/wW89REWjoy
— Tim O'Brien (@TimOBrien) November 6, 2020
considering how many of them he got infected with COVID and how he treats them, I'm guessing they won't really have a problem with this. https://t.co/dkJdGJ5SfH
— soonergrunt ???? (@soonergrunt) November 6, 2020
‘Biden has a strong mandate to lead,’ Pelosi said as Democrat Joe Biden expanded his narrow lead in the decisive state of Pennsylvania https://t.co/QRKHMmU1CV pic.twitter.com/ji7qQAXBo8
— Reuters (@Reuters) November 7, 2020
by Adam L Silverman| 147 Comments
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While we wait for Vice President and President-Elect presumptive Biden and Senator and Vice President-elect presumptive Harris to begin their event, I wanted to point out Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro’s absolutely excellent visual communication capabilities. Take a look at the picture below and notice what is on the shelf behind and a little bit above his left shoulder:
In the center, in front of the clock is a USPS mail truck. To the right of the truck is Count Von Count from Sesame Street. To the truck’s left, at the extreme left of the shelf, is Sam the Eagle at the presidential podium from The Muppet Show. And between Sam the Eagle and the USPS mail truck, to the left of the clock and above everything else is a Notorious RBG action figure.
Regardless of what AG Shapiro was saying, what he’s communicating here is that under his watch Pennsylvania will count all the mail in ballots in the 2020 election and for president under the watchful eye of the late Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. This is excellent visual communication!
And here’s the video of the media hit. Wait for it… Wait for it…
this teen wins election night 4.0 pic.twitter.com/wzzoyXwMU0
— Justin Sink (@justinsink) November 7, 2020
Well played young Shapiro, well played!
Open thread!
Visual Communication: The Pennsylvania Attorney General Brings His A GamePost + Comments (147)
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this looks like a proof of life hostage photo https://t.co/OsjezAcLgY
— kilgore trout, tucker carlson’s mailman (@KT_So_It_Goes) November 6, 2020
Today is the day Donald Trump became a former President of the United States.
— Slava Malamud (@SlavaMalamud) November 6, 2020
Alone in the bunker with the sound of tanks getting closer. https://t.co/iF8sv45SMW
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) November 6, 2020
damn I was hoping he was doing something different than every other day of his life https://t.co/EjSRY3huKh
— kilgore trout, tucker carlson’s mailman (@KT_So_It_Goes) November 6, 2020
A smattering of White House and campaign aides tell me they're feeling deflated. Realization settling in that Trump's bid for re-election has likely failed.
Even as the campaign pushes out statement: "This election is not over."
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) November 6, 2020
the beautiful boats betrayed him
— kilgore trout, tucker carlson’s mailman (@KT_So_It_Goes) November 6, 2020
https://t.co/Fa1buK1mvZ pic.twitter.com/yGOxOScG2s
— kilgore trout, tucker carlson’s mailman (@KT_So_It_Goes) November 6, 2020
Please review the t-shirt, Rick.
Life comes at ya fast. https://t.co/o7g4q0vEW9 pic.twitter.com/QITPxywF6V
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) November 6, 2020
Trump’s defeat provides key Republicans with yet another offramp from the craziness. They haven’t yet shown any indication they’ll take it. https://t.co/1QKhVFZbej
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) November 6, 2020
The Trump campaign would have reason to be pissed if their Russian consultants didn’t work for free https://t.co/ze5bPLOo4X
— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) November 6, 2020
Has there been a political figure in recent American history as pathetic, as pitifully faceless, as utterly devoid of any semblance of humanity, of self, of honor or pride as this sad, bleached mannequin right here? https://t.co/89EH0ElxV2
— Slava Malamud (@SlavaMalamud) November 6, 2020
The faces of those who know what’s coming next.
(And are hoping the phone doesn’t ring.) pic.twitter.com/d3zQbN5ORO
— Philippe Reines (@PhilippeReines) November 6, 2020
Everyone is worried about what rage Trump will direct at Democrats.
Narcissists start with their own people. The ones who gave everything. Trump will angrily blame them for not doing enough. https://t.co/vAS56Twvt0
— The Hoarse Whisperer (@TheRealHoarse) November 6, 2020
Jonathan Turley on Fox News said @realDonaldTrump could have the "greatest moment of his career" by giving a concession speech that "brings the nation together."
NOT. GONNA. HAPPEN.
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) November 6, 2020
Friday Evening Open Thread: Let. Us. SAVOR!Post + Comments (510)
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Time for more thread, I think.
In the continuing celebration, here’s a little nugget that is giving me an unreasonable satisfaction.
With Mark Kelly’s victory in the AZ senate race, Martha McSally has a truly distinctive achievement to call her own.
She is a sitting senator who has lost two consecutive election.
Let us savor.
Open thread.
*It’s not clear that I was ever very nice…but the last 20 years (at least) of the Republican Party have taken their toll.
PS: It is not out of the question that this post was conceived as a vehicle for that image, which so warms the cockles of my embittered heart.
Image: Paulus Moreelse, The Laughing Philosopher, before 1639.
Because I Am Not A Nice Person Anymore*Post + Comments (360)