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Republicans Wake Up to an Electoral Bloodbath

'Lawyer Up': Democrats Declare War on Trump Administration

2026 Midterms Results: Democrats Win the House and Senate

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1262814903867518978https://video.foxnews.com/v/4519442873001#sp=show-clips

GOP has a Chance, Though Slim, to Win the House

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 05, 2020 18 Comments

How do you make the election crazier? The GOP grabs the House from the Democrats. A party needs 218 to have a majority.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgfumenJbXE&feature=emb_title

‘Knives are Out’ for DCCC Leader Cheri Bustos After GOP Make Gains in House

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 05, 2020 11 Comments

The Democrats still have the majority in the House of Representatives, but it's not all sunshine and rainbows.

https://www.facebook.com/DonaldTrump/videos/350524406214941/

LIVE: Trump Campaign Holding News Conference in Las Vegas

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 05, 2020 12 Comments

President Donald Trump's campaign will hold a news conference at 11:30 AM ET in Las Vegas, Nevada. They are expected to file a federal lawsuit to stop the counting of "illegal votes" in Nevada.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D3cmpTB9br4

Colorado Passes Resolution That Awards Electoral Votes to Popular Vote Winner

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 05, 2020 24 Comments

Colorado passed Proposition 113, which will award the state's electoral votes to the candidate who wins the popular vote.

Trump’s Success With Non-White Voters Signals the Future of the Republican Party

Posted by Mike LaChance on November 05, 2020 28 Comments

Trump performed extremely well in this election with Latinos and other non-white voters. People are already speculating about a new Republican coalition made up of working people, including minorities. This would be an extremely effective combination.

UC Santa Barbara Offers Free Needles for Hormone Injections

U. Chicago Backtracks on Statement About Gender Identity Following Media Inquiry

Judge Sides With Cornell in DEI Hiring Lawsuit

Harvard Grad Student Workers Continue Strike

Indiana University Libraries Promote Feminist Guides Targeting ‘Cisheteropatriarchy’

College-Aged Voters Help Democrats Sweep Key Races in Midterms

Presidential Swing State Countdown

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 05, 2020 130 Comments

Donald Trump needs a sweep of AZ, GA, NC, and PA. NV is also outstanding, and MI and WI have been called for Biden but may be contested. Expect 'final' results in GA and NV today, possibly also AZ. We'll follow the results today (and beyond) here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo3t4oXwDEM

Gun Sales Continue to Climb, Especially Among Black Men and Women in 2020

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 05, 2020 23 Comments

A report from the National Shooting Sports Foundation found an increase in gun ownership among black Americans in the first half of 2020.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33YLnToDp5U

California Sanity: Voters Save Uber and Lyft From Nanny State Destruction, and Reelect Devin Nunes

Posted by Leslie Eastman on November 04, 2020 11 Comments

As we dig through the 2020 election implosion, results from the state of California show that its voters have not lost all reason and logic.

Backlash: Left Turns On #NeverTrump Lincoln Project ‘Grifters’

Posted by Fuzzy Slippers on November 04, 2020 23 Comments

One of the biggest losers in last night's election may well turn out to be the #NeverTrump Lincoln Project, an assortment of failed former GOP political operatives and inconsequential pouty and self-aggrandized former rightwing pundits.

https://twitter.com/kplongNC/status/1146900465562652672

History Made: Republican Mark Robinson Becomes North Carolina’s First African-American Lt. Governor

Posted by Stacey Matthews on November 04, 2020 15 Comments

History was made in North Carolina last night.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn4m3hpT3Vk

Crickets Over Republicans Adding 11 New Female Representatives in the House

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 04, 2020 14 Comments

Weird. When Democrats added a bunch of women to the House of Representatives in 2018 it was all over the news. Republicans add 11 female representatives in 2020...silence.

https://twitter.com/FreeBeacon/status/1323906107467849731

Joy Reid Asks if We Can Trust ‘Uncle Clarence’ Thomas if Election Goes to SCOTUS

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 04, 2020 17 Comments

Joy Reid threw a racial slur at Justice Clarence Thomas on MSNBC. But it's okay because he's not a leftist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=b6BuOt8X1MY

RESULTS: State Legislatures and Governors

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 04, 2020 4 Comments

Eyes are on the presidential election, but if you want to make a difference, you have to look at local elections.

LIVE: Presidential Election Results (UPDATES Thursday)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 03, 2020 264 Comments

Update 11:30 pm 11-4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1RklrwQ448 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkcH3y8UCmM

LIVE: Senate Election Results

Posted by Kemberlee Kaye on November 03, 2020 24 Comments

Thanks for joining us! Refresh often for the latest results. We'll post as we have them. Questions, comments? Drop them in the comment section and I'll do the best I can to answer them. States are listed in alphabetical order.

LIVE: House Election Updates

Posted by Mary Chastain on November 03, 2020 11 Comments

The Republicans need to flip 21 seats in order to regain control of the House of Representatives.