Twitter Round-Up For 11-7-20

Nov 7, 2020

Andy Craig @AndrewRCraig

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

LP voters are usually won’t vote for either party. They are activated by having someone on their ballot that represents their beliefs. A small percentage of their votes are from Rs and Ds and they draw from each evenly. Cato has done research on this and it’s in exit polls yearly https://t.co/TkUPzEinSv

Scott Ruesterholz @Read_N_Learn

Per Current Vote Count: GA: Trump -4k. Libertarians won 61k PA: Trump -27k. Libertarian 77k WI: Trump -20k. Libertarian 30k AZ: Trump -29k. Libertarian 47k. Absolutely blood boiling. I hope these voters are happy.

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

The opposite happened in 2017 and we were fine. When Obama was elected, this same group didn’t think he was born here. We got through it. https://t.co/ApvcJhenrr

Frank Schaeffer @Frank_Schaeffer

Am I the only person sickened by what's coming: 75 days of chaos and denial as Trump thrashes like dying roadkill until Biden is sworn in and even THEN looks for ways to undermine our democracy while abusing the gullibility of America's rube White evangelical delusional fanatics?

Zuri Davis @ProperlyZuri

How I’m going to sleep this weekend knowing that my principled vote for Jo Jorgensen was a waste, a protest, and, somehow, a vote for Biden or Trump in various states.

Keith @trueplayoff

I voted Libertarian in Arizon. Trump didn't earn my vote because 1. Bailout/Stimulus support 2. Vaccine support 3. Tariffs 4. FED expansion 5. Divisive 6. War While I am much closer to right economics versus left, this doesn't mean I will sacrifice who I am morally for MY vote

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

Republican women in the suburbs are sinking Trump in Arizona. It’s not fraud. He was a bad candidate. https://t.co/gcsYxQrRDz

The AZ - abc15 - Data Guru @Garrett_Archer

Just so we're all clear. The Cindy McCains of Arizona are on the cusp of giving this state to Joe Biden.

Brendan Duke @Brendan_Duke

Trump aides are scared he could permanently tarnish his legacy. politico.com/news/2020/11/0…

Laura Coates @thelauracoates

That time the #Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro’s son walked into the shot and reminded us all parents are in the same boat in 2020! 😂

Robby Soave @robbysoave

Consider this: If Joe Biden wants a Secretary of Education, the Treasury, or Labor, he's going to have to pick someone to the right of Merrick Garland.

Manny Alicandro @Manny_Alicandro

Right now in Philly...

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

I’ve been thinking about something Rick Santorum said on CNN today. Essentially, he thinks Republicans around Trump are going with the voter fraud canard and leaders are being quiet to give him time to emotionally process losing so he goes quietly.

Stephen Kent @Stephen_Kent89

Awfully telling that both the right and left media I consume is being dominated by “democracy is dead” narratives even though both Repubs and Dems are walking away with significant wins. They want total power or nothing.

Tina Nguyen @tina_nguyen

me right now (artist unknown)

Gennette Cordova @GNCordova

The cruelty is the point.

Irishrygirl @irishrygirl

Just a friendly reminder that the @GOP blocked 3 election security bills, now they want to cry foul.

Breaking911 @Breaking911

Multiple reports claim if Trump loses, he is considering launching a "Trump TV" to fight Fox News, and plans to take Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Laura Ingraham and others with him.

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

I doubt he has one. Mainly due to the pandemic but also to save face for Trump, who will not attend. Pence will go in his place. https://t.co/RdAL1AghRF

Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC

If Biden is inaugurated in January, how big will the crowd be?

Tweets by Collin™ @TweetsByCollin

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

I can't imagine letting a politician affect my emotional state to this level. https://t.co/eY7QIAeH8B

David Corn @DavidCornDC

When Trump was elected, I decided I’d only wear black ties. It was a personal and private act of mourning. I didn’t say anything about it. And almost no one noticed over these past four years. Today.... https://t.co/dlWrq6lDNs

🌈 Wilson E. Allen 🇺🇸 🏳️‍🌈 @Wilson46201

Just saw a pickup truck with a Trump flag at half staff.

Matt Scott Crum 🦔🐧 @mattscottcrum

@cobrown @chrisspangle

Shannon Pettypiece @spettypi

"This is no longer about any single election"

Josh Wingrove @josh_wingrove

A statement from the president, pledging an ongoing legal fight. https://t.co/N6njGElFhO

Asher Langton @AsherLangton

How it started How it’s going

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

Trump is so deep into Alex Jones territory that it makes Santorum and Romney look like rational figures.

Mitt Romney @MittRomney

https://t.co/oXLhsGxWma

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

If you're on the left, remember how this felt? They're feeling that now and you can choose not to tap dance on the grave right now. If you do, moralizing later when there is a reaction will cause lost credibility and regret. For the right, please give us gifs with your con tears.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm

Folks, it's over. And the truth is that it wasn't close. The illusion of a nail-biter process was simply an artifact of counting most of Biden's votes after Trump's because of mail in voting. And that delay was part of Trump's effort to cue up bogus claims of fraud to steal it.

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

A movement built on power and popularity shrinks quickly when both are lost.

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

He isn’t wrong... but the President built a movement based on tears politics and there’s not much sympathy for him or his supporters as a result. They want a kid gloves when on the receiving end of how they treat others. https://t.co/ddTeyCQfFT

Kathy Benjamin @KathyBenjamin

Rick Santorum on CNN literally saying "Democrats need to give Republicans, including Trump, time and space to work through their feelings about losing." #ElectionResults2020

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

But... Someone has to de-escalate. Someone has to choose to take down the temperature. It is not going to be Trump. Is it going to be the side that pretended to be the moral good for the past five years? It has to be or it won't get better.

Saagar Enjeti @esaagar

Who are they kidding with this BS? https://t.co/htEMYDyrZm

Jake Sherman @JakeSherman

BIDEN has a “bigger mandate than John F. Kennedy,” @SpeakerPelosi said

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

Tensions are high and it is mostly due to rhetoric and not concrete evidence. Billboard material and grandstanding will only inflame the losing side. You can't preach decorum and do anything but show it.

Seth Hettena @seth_hettena

This is a mistake. No need for the Biden campaign to be so aggressive while the results are still uncertain. https://t.co/jnSEOYzWpI

Jonah Goldberg @JonahDispatch

GOP internals showed the same things. This is just a conspiracy theory.

Riva @rivatez

Were the 2020 polls deliberate disinformation? Almost every pollster is owned or rated by a Dem media group. The few ones that aren't are still influenced by. Showing a huge Biden lead not only keeps R voters home but creates a cultural psych anchor in a contested race... https://t.co/FrODInvDU2

Zuri Davis @ProperlyZuri

Something I wish I would have done 4 years ago: If you’re a young woman in the liberty movement and you’ve been harassed on a campaign, my DMs are open. If you feel uncomfortable working for an org or politician after this election, DMs are open. I’m speaking to you as a friend.

Kathryn Watson @kathrynw5

I’ve been thinking how very different this outcome might have been if Trump handled the pandemic very competently and simply had more discipline in the last few months.

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

So it begins... Trump will run again in 2024, but he has a lot of lawsuits and charges to fight between then and now.

Reuters @Reuters

U.S. Office of Special Counsel has opened an investigation into the Trump campaign's use of the White House for campaign-related activities to see if federal law has been violated. More #Election2020 updates: https://t.co/aSwEDjNV2l https://t.co/sJP1BSIHZH

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

Learn how the Electoral College works and how PA, GA, NV, and AZ appoint them. Journalists should be on the ground in force on December 18. Trump will fight the certification of results in these states to seat different electors.

Allison Carter @AllisonLCarter

What comes next?

Hannah Cox @HannahCox7

I deeply disapproved of both major party candidates, so I’ve just been over here rooting for a divided government. As a friend recently said to me, gridlock is the second best political outcome to liberty.

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

Who gets to tell Trump it is over and how many times will they re-draw the straws? Best two out of three?

Indianapolis Monthly @IndyMonthly

In an interview this week with @adamwren, Sen. Todd Young said "every single American vote, Republican, Democrat, independent, and so forth needs to be counted."

How Todd Young Held The Line For Senate Republicans – Indianapolis MonthlyOur conversation with the party’s rising star who helmed the defense of Mitch McConnell’s majority.indianapolismonthly.com

Jenni Thee Libertarian @Jenni4Liberty

They really think prosperity gospel is gonna change those votes in their favor.

shoe @shoe0nhead

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Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

Now that he lost, he is going to fire a ton of people and end a lot of regulations (and possibly agencies) out of spite. So that's good.

Trump abruptly replaces chairman of key energy commissionThe White House declined to comment on why it removed Chatterjee.axios.com

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

My guess is that Trumpworld is leaking this anger at Fox to lay the groundwork for his TV network that Kushner is privately floating. It is nonsensical to be this angry at Fox for calling Arizona after all of the polls closed. It had no effect on the race.

“There’s no organization or coordination”: Trumpworld rages behind the scenes“We rolled out Rudy Giuliani, Corey Lewandowski and Pam Bondi. You can draw your own conclusions.”axios.com

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

This is weirdly good for Fox News. The news side has been floating more and more centrist to capture the audience from CNN. Shedding the Alex Jones wing of the right and positioning more center-right may help them more than it hurts.

Jonathan Swan @jonathanvswan

“The surrogate said that Trump surrogates, in the absence of official messaging and direction, have been sharing amongst themselves a tweet thread from Wall Street Journal columnist Kimberly Strassel...”

“There’s no organization or coordination”: Trumpworld rages behind the scenes“We rolled out Rudy Giuliani, Corey Lewandowski and Pam Bondi. You can draw your own conclusions.”axios.com

Fritz🧐 @FritzQS

Yes the Democrats massively coordinated a steal for the election while allowing Mitch McConnell to remain in control of a Republican majority senate and even conceded house seats. What a ploy. Here comes the unfettered socialism. 🙄

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

the thing you learn as a libertarian over time is that you please no one and everyone hates you and everything is your fault but they weirdly respect you

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

This is the tell that the Republican Party is not following Ben Sasse. It is going the way of Tom Cotton. Why? Donald Trump and Alex Jones are now the soul of the GOP and these spineless politicians know it.

Josh Marshall @joshtpm

Note that virtually every Republican elected official of any consequence has chosen to remain silent in light of the events of the last 8 hours.

Seth Mandel @SethAMandel

One problem with the theory of mass fraud, besides implausibility at a certain level of coordination, is that Republicans won Senate seats in states he lost and gained in the House. The election returns look a lot less like fraud and a lot more like fatigue.

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

A lot of voters are too low-information to intelligently cast a vote and it is ironically the people supporting voter suppression.

Jeff Zeleny @jeffzeleny

To boil this down: President Trump is embracing mail-in votes in Arizona and Nevada, but blasting them as fraudulent and rigged in Pennsylvania. That is all you need to know about this argument.

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

“Greatest peace deal in history.”

Geoffrey Skelley @geoffreyvs

Good reminder that Georgia, one of the states Trump maliciously lied about regarding the conduct of its election, is run entirely by Republicans, who are ensuring a fair and accurate count of the vote cast.

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

The Gellman article is unfolding just as it was written in @TheAtlantic - theatlantic.com/magazine/archi… https://t.co/rqyP20xnHZ

Ken Dilanian @KenDilanianNBC

Lindsey Graham, on Hannity, just raised the specter of the GOP legislature in PA appointing its own slate of electors to hand the state to Trump.

David Ingram @David_Ingram

Twitter bans Steve Bannon after call for beheadings; YouTube removes video nbcnews.com/politics/2020-… via @NBCNews

Twitter bans Steve Bannon after call for beheadings; YouTube removes videoPennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar provided an update on the ballot count in the Keystone State, reporting there are “hundreds of thousands” of votes yet to be counted. Boockvar was hopeful a clearer picture would be available by Friday morning.nbcnews.com

Radley Balko @radleybalko

I don’t need to hear Republicans condemn Trump. You don’t get credit for waiting until it no longer matters to criticize him for being who he’s always been. Be the obsequious cowards we know you are. You’re team flailing turtle, now and forever. And the world is laughing at you.

Matt Welch @MattWelch

"Pennsylvania could have averted some of this mess by changing its law to allow mail-in ballots to be counted prior to the election. Republicans in the state legislature refused to do so."

Trump Says Mail-in Votes Are Suspicious Because They Overwhelmingly Favor Joe Biden. He’s Wrong.This isn’t fraud. This isn’t a scheme to steal the election. It is the very predictable outcome of the president’s own words and actions.reason.com

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

On CNN, the Allegheny County Executive said that “even the Libertarian Party is allowed to come in and watch the counting of votes. Anyone is allowed in.”

Josh Kraushaar @HotlineJosh

"Voters in CALIFORNIA rejected affirmative action, decisively shot down an expansion of rent control and eviscerated a law that gives greater labor protections for ride-share and delivery drivers, a measure that had the strong backing of labor unions."

A Big Win for Democrats in California Came With a Gut Check for LiberalsJoe Biden received one of the highest margins in the nation in California, but a look at how the state’s ballot measures were decided shows a more complex picture of the electorate.nytimes.com

Jonah Goldberg @JonahDispatch

@exjon @snarkandboobs The sitting president saying it to stay in power feels different than people whining about why they aren’t.

Jordan Weissmann @JHWeissmann

He may well have cost himself the election by discouraging mail-in votes so he could have a chance at winning the race in court.

Chris Spangle @chrisspangle

Do it. Please. Let’s have five parties.

Nick Wing @nickpwing

Sounds like the Trump sons are threatening a Trump 2024 run as a third-party candidate. https://t.co/LNQkLmLmgF

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