Even Robert Jeffress now acknowledges a Trump loss and a bitter pill

A Trump win now has the odds of pitching a TV reality show remaking The Odd Couple with Jeffrey Toobin and Jon Meacham. Pastor Jeffress acknowledges that rubber meets the road … Read More

79% of Americans now believe Biden won. Will this help sweep Georgia's Senate elections

In the midst of increased voting plurality is this also true: “Trump appears to also have increased strength among rural Black voters across the ‘Black Belt.’” Will that then also … Read More

This was a sprawl election

Accidental IMPOTUS declares 'total landscaping'. Video killed the radio star as he tucked in his shirt. “The term “urban sprawl” was first used in an article in The Times in … Read More

GA-Sen A & B: I'm Happy, I'm Well Rested & I'm Ready To Win These Runoffs

Hey everyone! So I needed to take a little break after election day from posting diaries and I think you all know why. First off, I am very happy that … Read More

“…democracies suffer from post-electoral violence due to the delay in the publishing of results”

Discovery and disinformation are ahead as RWNJs are looking for reasons to overturn the election, but are perhaps more about grifting. The reality remains that Trump tried to manipulate processing … Read More

Recount 2020: Contested states and their recount rules

So, as I’m writing this, it’s pretty clear that Biden is going to win enough states to be the next President. But that won’t be official for awhile. Some of … Read More

Phoenix Trumpists chant “count the vote” as Detroit Trumpists chant “stop the vote”

Unhingery abounds on the path to the bunker. MSNBC reports that angry Trumpists are demonstrating at the Phoenix vote counting center (Maricopa County Elections Dept.) because Fox News called the … Read More

the 2000 Brooks Brothers Riot returns, GOP operatives protest at Michigan counting site

Brooks Brothers riot of intimidation returns from 2000: x Wow. Actually identical now to the Bush 2000 playbook. https://t.co/zTtsayW1a4 — Dan O'Sullivan (@Bro_Pair) November 4, 2020 GOP millennium tribute band … Read More

GOP wants a 2000, but chads aren't hung this time “There are still millions of ballots left”

Idiocracy declared victory at 2 am. Didn’t happen. Trump and the GOP want the courts to intervene before counting is finished. Voting is done, counting’s not finished. At this writing Wisconsin and … Read More

Mysterious robocalls tell millions of voters to stay home, with news of suspicious texts in Michigan

More damn mischief. GOTV, dammit. Fortunately the FBI is on the case. x https://t.co/b9Ak1VMZnI— Forbes (@Forbes) November 3, 2020 Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, on Tuesday alerted voters in Dearborn about a … Read More

Trump brings a perfectly stable end to his campaign by misnaming rapper Lil Pump

Because Trump has the best words, rappers who complain about their tax bills do have political preferences and endorsements, because gangsta. “All I gotta say is Trump 2020 b*tch.” x In Michigan, … Read More

LiveBlog CLB Biden/Obama at Flint “Did no one come to Trump's Birthday party when he was a kid?

PBO does the lead in: x YouTube Video x Watch live: President Obama joins Joe Biden at a campaign event in Flint on Saturday afternoon. https://t.co/Fo306hvhTB— Local 4 WDIV Detroit … Read More

NC-Sen: New Poll Has Cal Cunningham (D) Beating Thom Tillis (R) 49-42

Some more good news today out of North Carolina: In North Carolina, Democrat challenger Cal Cunningham leads incumbent Republican Thom Tillis in the race for Senate.  The latest PolitialIQ poll … Read More

A not-at-all-humbled Don Jr. holds packed indoor rally … in Florida

This is — quite literally — insane. x Donald Trump Jr. is holding a packed indoor event in Florida. pic.twitter.com/F4PpuML9j6— The Recount (@therecount) October 8, 2020 < p class=”is-empty-p”> That’s … Read More

Don't allow Republicans to establish a wrong assumption that courts will decide the election

Republicans have done a very good job of framing this next election as automatically going to the courts to potentially pick a winner.   But normally the losing candidate only … Read More

RBG not even buried and Trump announces patriarchy's handmaid 'Aunt Lydia'

A new generation of “forward to the past”, anti-modern conflict for which the GOP should pay in November. x “The likely shift in the court’s makeup — from Ginsburg, a … Read More

thoughts on the President's attempted electoral coup

There are a number of issues to address, but let me start with this, from the 14th Amendment: But when the right to vote at any election for the choice … Read More

thoughts on the President's attempted electoral coup – UPDATE AT END

There are a number of issues to address, but let me start with this, from the 14th Amendment: But when the right to vote at any election for the choice … Read More

Is Louisville an “anarchist jurisdiction” because Rule of Law failed by not indicting killer cops

In revisionist history, perhaps the Union troops hunting down John Wilkes Booth were only interested in him because of some ‘wanton endangerment’. We do know who’s a snake in these … Read More

90 minute debate in six parts, Trump will fail because bluster and bull aren't a October Surprise

The toast is not yet burnt. Trump will need to win all three events. Won’t happen because all Trump has are bizarre lies and falsehoods. x One week from today, … Read More

ruthless Bill Barr says Bill deBlasio heads an 'anarchist jurisdiction' – who knew?

Now they’re just making things up. US Department of Justice designates #NYC as an anarchist jurisdiction. Seattle and Portland OR are also on the list because a couple of blocks in … Read More

it may be too late to stop election interference

We’re now past the point in 2016 where PBO got derailed by McConnell on election interference from Russia. We can see why Trump has undermined trust in intel agencies We … Read More

Watch Trump eliminate 'under God' from his recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance

Oh, hey, hi there! In case you were wondering how to commemorate 9/11 — this is definitely not the way to do it. x President Trump recites the Pledge of … Read More

Donald Trump Jr. on Kenosha killer Kyle Rittenhouse: 'We all do stupid things at 17'

Donald Trump Jr. is flogging his new book Liberal Privilege — about how the media and other establishment types give liberals a pass on everything — and during an interview to … Read More

even without a Don Junior bump, Biden is still winning

Chris Wallace found the Trump speech “flat”.  But didn’t you know that Trump was a “saintly feminist”? The GOP would have you believe that “my African-American” thanks that unlike Bill Clinton, … Read More

Democratic National Convention liveblogging Day 2, (“It's Shark Week, …”)

Putting this up for the second day in case folks want to share comments in real time. I will update as necessary. x YouTube Video x YouTube Video x Gov. Whitmer … Read More

Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man

        In this revelatory, authoritative portrait of Donald J. Trump and the toxic family that made him, Mary L. Trump, a trained clinical psychologist and Donald’s only niece, … Read More

Trump would like nothing better to treat America like Belarus, with or without a COVID vaccine

Trump believes that delivery of a vaccine will alter the election results, a quarter-million people might agree if they were still alive by election day. A similar ignorance of COVID … Read More

unhinged Trump has brought more water for dishwashers as he also claims Joe Biden will “hurt God”

MSM is not covering Trump’s latest nonsense as people get tested before meeting Trump and Governor Mike DeWine tests positive for COVID. Trump is now clearly pinning reelection hopes on a vaccine … Read More

The hits keep coming: Trump mispronounces 'Thailand' as 'Thigh-land'

I see the Trump campaign’s mission to define Joe Biden as a senile master of malapropisms is proceeding apace. x Trump mispronounces Thailand as “Thighland” pic.twitter.com/PgTRnHpAA8— The Recount (@therecount) August … Read More

Trump: Biden will 'hurt the Bible' and 'hurt God'

Donald Trump couldn’t get away with saying Joe Biden would totally defund the police, so now, instead of tamping down his absurd rhetoric, he’s decided to take it up a notch. … Read More

Cheat or Bail, Trump is still losing

Trump will do anything to win, but when he loses, more likely will spend the time between election day and inauguration day on revenge and pardons. x Trump's Presidency Is About … Read More

Patrick & Delvon Carolan: White dad, Black son discuss their experience w/ Police, School, more

Patrick & Delvon Carolan, father & son discuss their American experience. Delvon’s police encounters & discrimination at school was met by no-holds-barred dad. Patrick & Delvon Carolan tells their story … Read More

Trump's at the golf course today, because he needs a break from causing chaos (and death)

Golfing during a pandemic, the three day weekend begins for Trump. x According to the pool report, the White House says that Trump has landed at the Bedminster Landing Zone. … Read More

a new episode of the Trump show: “It's a comeback!”

Paul Waldman at WaPo hits the latest version of the post-prime-time presser Trump show, as Kayleigh “Kayfabe” McEnany does another Vanna White presser. The last six months of Trump terror … Read More

Der Spiegel on Trump's America: 'Is the world witnessing the collapse of a superpower?'

I knew Trump would be a disaster, but I didn’t expect his feckless fucknuttery to cut this close to the bone. “Make America Great Again” — a slogan that was … Read More

Alarm Bells Are Blaring As Iowa Melted Down Last Night

Alarm Bells Are Blaring As Iowa Melted Down Last Night By Donna Smith, Executive Director – Progressive Democrats of America Tell Your Senators We Need Elections We Can TrustSupport PDA’s … Read More

Trump blames Bolton for “World War Six” as Trump's job approval reaches a RCP high of 45.3%

Doesn’t everyone in Trump-land know that John Bolton is an agent of the Deep State (sic), ready to bring on the Sixth International (sic). We just never see him at the membership meetings (or … Read More

Memo to media: Don't screw up the impeachment hearings

Four months after the Beltway press badly failed in its coverage of special counsel Robert Mueller's congressional testimony on the Russia scandal, the D.C. press corps has a chance at redemption this … Read More

Pompeo Deputy Philip Reeker’s Testimony Today is Running Long, w/ More Info Than Expected.

Philip Reeker, who, according to The Washington Post… “arrived at the Capitol shortly after 10:30 a.m., accompanied by his personal lawyer. According to an official working on the impeachment inquirer, Reeker … Read More

Alright. Let's Talk About a Public Option With Regards to Health Care.

I’m for Medicare for All.  However, the public option is being touted by some of the Democratic presidential candidates as the alternative to Medicare for All.  I’m not going to recount … Read More

DFA Goes All In To Help Tiffany Cabán (D. NY) Win Her Nomination For Queens District Attorney

Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America: This is a big deal. After progressive Tiffany Cabán clinched the nomination for Queens District Attorney two weeks ago and declared victory … Read More

To Impeach, Or Not To Impeach? That Is The Question.

If you’re a President, you have a better chance of winning the Powerball lottery than you have of being impeached. I mean that literally. If you buy a ticket, you … Read More

Pete Souza's Best Photograph: Obama Shows How You Talk to a Dictator.

Pete Souza tells a story about Obama meeting Putin in Normandy, France in 2014: The Guardian “I wasn’t supposed to be here for this picture. It was taken on the 70th … Read More

A quick, easy weather vane for gauging the way the 2020 wind is blowing.

Many, many years ago, all the way back on November 10th, 2016 ore so, Mitch McConnell was one chipper turtle, he was living high on the hog. That’s because the … Read More

Russian state TV: 'Trump is ours again,' Americans are 'losers'

Julia Davis, an expert on Russian propaganda and creator of the Russian Media Monitor, does yeoman’s work in keeping the Western world apprised of Russia’s sometimes shifting attitudes toward their addlepated puppet. … Read More

TX-Sen: John Cornyn (R), “Texas Is No Longer A Reliably Red State”

First off, I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. I went home to Pittsburgh, PA last week to be with the family. Afterwards, I flew to El Paso to go … Read More

CA-39, TX-23 & GA-07: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) Helps Flip These Remaining Seats Blue

Received this e-mail today from U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA): Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D. MA)   The midterm election is not over – not in these make-or-break House races. Right now, just … Read More

Florida Secretary of State Orders Manual Recount in US Senate Race.

x BREAKING: Florida Secretary of State orders manual recount in US Senate race.— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) November 15, 2018 x This is a good thing and it is according … Read More

FL-Sen: Vanity Fair, “Rick Scott (R) Is Already Pretending He Won The Recount He's Trying To Kill”

So Gov. Voldemort (R. FL) is already acting like he’s officially U.S. Senator Voldemort (R. FL): x A warm welcome to the incoming class of Republican Senators. pic.twitter.com/yNcqWvX0qp — Leader … Read More