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New Trump Tweet Continues His Theme

'STOP THE COUNT,' he tweets, though counting continues in multiple states

(Newser) - President Trump's first tweet of the day on Thursday continued a familiar theme. "STOP THE COUNT!" he wrote , a reference to his campaign's efforts to halt counting in Michigan and Pennsylvania. The counting continued, however, in those states and others yet to be called—Nevada, Georgia,...

Biden Flips Michigan, Closes in on 270

Democrat is closing in on 270 EC votes

(Newser) - Joe Biden has flipped another one of the Blue Wall battleground states, putting him within reach of 270 Electoral College votes, The AP called the Michigan race for Biden early Wednesday evening. The Washington Post , CNN , Fox , and other outlets had already projected Biden as the winner, while the Trump...

Biden: It's 'Clear' That 'We Will Be the Winners'

Democrat stops short of declaring victory

(Newser) - Joe Biden didn't declare victory in a speech in Delaware Wednesday afternoon—but he declared it was "clear" that he would end up the winner after all the votes are counted. "I’m not here to declare that we’ve won, but I am here to report...

If Biden Pulls This Off, He Won&#39;t Have It Easy
If Biden
Pulls This Off,
He Won't Have
It Easy
OPINION
Nov 4, 2020 9:30 AM CST

If Biden Pulls This Off, He Won't Have It Easy

He needed that landslide, writes Ryan Lizza

(Newser) - So much for that landslide, writes Ryan Lizza at Politico. He does some quick math and says Joe Biden's most realistic best-case scenario puts him in the White House with 290 electoral votes—down from Donald Trump's 304 in 2016 and Barack Obama's 365 and 332 in...

Trump Accused of &#39;Castrating the Facts&#39; in False Victory Claim
Trump's False Victory Claim
Met Swift Rebukes
THE RUNDOWN
Nov 4, 2020 7:53 AM CST

Trump's False Victory Claim Met Swift Rebukes

News anchors, Joe Biden's camp, and prominent GOPers all pushed back on president's remarks

(Newser) - Just before 2:30am Wednesday, during a still-undecided election, President Trump gathered supporters at the White House to let them know he thought a "major fraud" was occurring, because he hadn't yet been declared the winner. "As far as I'm concerned, we already have won it,...

What Trump Had to Say at 2:30am
What Trump Had
to Say at 2:30am
election 2020
Nov 4, 2020 6:37 AM CST

What Trump Had to Say at 2:30am

President addresses supporters from packed White House room

(Newser) - President Trump addressed a crowd that appeared to be largely maskless inside the White House just before 2:30am Wednesday, noting as he came out, "This is without question the latest news conference I have ever had." He thanked Americans for their support and quickly rolled out his...

Control of the Senate: Democrats Eye Takeover
Democrats Are Losing Paths
to Take Control of Senate
election 2020
Nov 4, 2020 3:56 AM CST

Democrats Are Losing Paths to Take Control of Senate

Republicans must prevent net loss of 3 or 4 seats, depending on who wins presidency

(Newser) - Maybe the second biggest national election result out of Tuesday will be whether Republicans retain control of the Senate. The math is simple: Republicans now control the chamber 53-47, meaning Democrats would need a net gain of three seats if they win the White House (because of the vice president'...

Florida, Ohio, Arizona Decided. 7 States Have Yet to Be Called

Florida and Ohio vote for Trump, Biden grabs Arizona

(Newser) - All the polls are now closed, and one thing is clear: The major battleground states will tell the tale of the presidency. It's just not clear when. President Trump picked up two important victories after midnight, when Florida and Ohio were called for him. Florida was all but a...

Biden Speaks to Supporters After Midnight
Biden Speaks, Twitter
Flags a Trump Tweet
election 2020
Nov 4, 2020 12:06 AM CST

Biden Speaks, Twitter Flags a Trump Tweet

Former VP tells supporters to be patient, while Trump warns of attempt to 'STEAL' election

(Newser) - Joe Biden's first line to supporters at a drive-in rally just after midnight Wednesday: "Your patience is commendable." Biden's Election Night message heavily emphasized the fact that we likely won't have a winner of the presidential election projected any time in the next few hours,...

There May Be No Speech From Biden Tonight
There May
Be No Speech
From Biden
Tonight
election 2020
Nov 3, 2020 7:33 PM CST

There May Be No Speech From Biden Tonight

'If there’s something to talk about tonight, I’ll talk about it,' candidate says

(Newser) - If you're planning to stay up until the wee hours to hear Joe Biden's election night speech, you might want to just take some melatonin and call it a night. The Washington Post reports that Biden told reporters Tuesday afternoon that it won't be a given he'...

Exit Polls: 6 in 10 Say Nation on the Wrong Track
2 in 3 Voters Say Choice
Was Mostly About Trump
election 2020
Nov 3, 2020 6:29 PM CST

2 in 3 Voters Say Choice Was Mostly About Trump

Pandemic, economy, racial justice were among the top issues in exit polls

(Newser) - With the coronavirus surging anew, voters ranked the pandemic and the economy as top concerns in the race between President Trump and Joe Biden, according to AP VoteCast, a national survey of the electorate. Voters were especially likely to call the public health crisis the nation’s most important issue,...

Look Out for 2 Different Kinds of 'Mirages' Tonight

Blue and red mirages expected, leading to misleading early results for both candidates

(Newser) - The weird circumstances of the 2020 vote has led to warnings about a "red mirage" for a while now. The idea is that President Trump might appear to have a large lead early in some states, but only because in-person votes are expected to skew toward him. When mail...

Trump: I'll Do Better in 2020 Than 2016

He also tells Fox News that he will declare victory 'only when there's victory'

(Newser) - President Trump isn't setting the bar low for expectations: On Fox News Tuesday, he predicted he'll rack up more electoral votes against Joe Biden than he did against Hillary Clinton. "I ended up with 306," he said, per Politico . "That was a big number, and...

Polling Outlier in 2016 Goes With Trump Again
Polling Outlier in 2016
Goes With Trump Again
the rundown
Nov 3, 2020 9:15 AM CST

Polling Outlier in 2016 Goes With Trump Again

It's Election Day in America

(Newser) - What will we know, and when will we know it? That's the big mystery heading into Tuesday night. And "the short answer is that we don’t know," per an analysis in the Washington Post . The New York Times has a state-by-state look at when results might...

After Biden Sign Stolen, a Trump Supporter Stepped Up

Wisconsin's Josh Schoemann wanted this to be a 'learning moment' for his sons

(Newser) - Tim Place is rooting for Joe Biden. Josh Schoemann is pulling for President Trump. But these two Wisconsin neighbors still found a way to come together after Place's Biden/Harris yard sign went missing. FOX6 News notes that the two men live in a very heavily Republican area in Washington...

First Results Reported in Election 2020

Biden sweeps Dixville Notch, while Trump wins nearby NH town of Millsfield

(Newser) - And they're off. Some of the first results from the 2020 presidential election are in, thanks to midnight voting in two small New Hampshire towns. As it turns out, both candidates have a little something to celebrate. Dixville Notch, which has traditionally been among the first in the nation...

Lady Gaga Hits Back in Trump Feud
Lady Gaga
Hits Back in
Trump Feud
Nov 3, 2020 3:21 AM CST

Lady Gaga Hits Back in Trump Feud

She speaks out strongly against president at Biden rally

(Newser) - In the final stretch of campaign season, President Trump had "settled on a celebrity nemesis," as the Washington Post put it: Lady Gaga. The POTUS and his team have been spending days engaging in what the Daily Beast refers to as "bizarre attacks" against Gaga in advance...

Judge Has Doubts but Won't Toss Out Drive-Thru Votes

Republicans who filed suit say Texas county could decide who wins the election

(Newser) - A federal judge on Monday rejected another last-ditch Republican effort to invalidate nearly 127,000 votes in Houston because the ballots were cast at drive-thru polling centers established during the pandemic. The lawsuit was brought by conservative Texas activists who oppose expanded voting access in Harris County, where a record...

Loss of One State Could Make Biden an &#39;Underdog&#39;
Loss of One State Could
Make Biden an 'Underdog'
the rundown
Nov 2, 2020 11:19 AM CST

Loss of One State Could Make Biden an 'Underdog'

He remains the favorite, but Pennsylvania looms large

(Newser) - With one day of campaigning to go, the polls tell a familiar story. Joe Biden is the frontrunner over President Trump in national surveys. He also leads in most of the swing states, though by smaller margins. But at FiveThirtyEight.com , an analysis by Nate Silver has a headline with...

Biden Responds to Those Texas Trumpers

And President Trump races through rallies with 48 hours left to go in the campaign

(Newser) - Joe Biden is denouncing disruptive demonstrations by supporters of President Trump across the country, the AP reports. Speaking at a canvass kickoff in the Philadelphia suburbs, Biden referenced a recent effort by Trump supporters to swarm a Biden campaign bus and drive it off the road in Texas. Trump tweeted...

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