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@19:02, , 11/5/20

'Stop the Steal' Facebook Group Is Taken Down

Sheera Frenkel, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 29 minutes ago

In its short life span, it was one of the fastest growing groups in Facebook’s history and a hub for those trying to delegitimize the election.

Facebook does not believe it.

How a Quick Stimulus Has an Increased Chance in Divided Government

Jim Tankersley, Alan Rappeport and Emily Cochrane, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

Congressional leaders and business groups are raising the possibility of new economic aid from Congress in the lame-duck session.

I doubt it.

When Will We Know 2020 Election Results

Maggie Astor, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 1 hour ago

The count goes on, but we appear to be closer to a winner.

Results will be posted as available.

Rem Koolhaas Gives Beleaguered City Folk a Trip to the Countryside

Jason Farago, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 2 hours ago

In the last eight months, events have proved the celebrated architect’s premise prescient. By focusing on cities, planners have missed propulsive changes in the hinterlands.

Rem Koolhaas recommends rustication

Warnock, bracing for a tough Senate runoff in Georgia, posts an attack ad on himself. (Spoiler alert: He doesn’t really hate puppies.)

Glenn Thrush, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

Do what you can.

Will Every Vote Count in Pennsylvania?

Alexandra Eaton, Noah Throop, Kassie Bracken and Ben Laffin, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 3 hours ago

The vote count continues across Pennsylvania. But the rules are still in dispute, and legal battles raise questions about whether every vote will be counted.

"Grasping at straws."

Why Hasn't Arizona Been Called in the 2020 Election

Nate Cohn, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours ago

Other outlets feel they’re sure, but we’re not certain enough about the votes that remain to be counted.

It is better to leave things in doubt if they are less than certain.

Pennsylvania: Biden chips away at Trump’s lead with votes still left to tally.

Nick Corasaniti, Trip Gabriel and Daniel Victor, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 4 hours

ago

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-pennsylvania-president.html

Updated 18m ago

	Party	Votes	Pct.
Joseph R. Biden Jr.	Democrat	3,315,745	49.5%
Donald J. Trump*	Republican	3,301,204	49.3
Jo Jorgensen	Libertarian	76,812	1.1
Write-ins		8,755	0.1
Total reported		6,702,516

* Incumbent

96% of the estimated vote total has been reported.

Biden is currently up by 14,541 votes. 18m ago

Biden Appears to Hold Edge in the Key Votes Left to Be Counted

Nate Cohn, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 5 hours ago

The tabulations continue in the states too close to call, but some things are becoming clearer.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/2020-election-results-coverage/

Justice Dept.: Armed Agents Are Allowed to Oversee Ballot-Counting Venues

Katie Benner, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

Former officials expressed fears that the department’s legal interpretation would allow federal investigators to intimidate vote counters or interfere with their work.

We will see them in court. Injunctions are flying.

The race remains on a razor’s edge as undecided states prepare to release more results.

Marc Santora and Mark Landler, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 6 hours ago

After a campaign that exposed deep rifts in a nation more polarized than at any time in modern memory, each announcement of new vote totals stoked waves of emotion from the competing factions.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/2020-election-results-coverage/

Trump’s defiant campaign manager declares, ‘Donald Trump is alive and well.’

Maggie Haberman, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 7 hours ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_the_Jackal

He may have escaped.

Trump?

Protests by both sides spread across the U.S. as votes are counted.

Simon Romero, Mike Baker and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago

Trump supporters gathered outside an elections facility in Phoenix to challenge early results. Other demonstrators urged officials to “count every vote.”

https://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/2020-election-results-coverage/

Biden is closing the gap on Trump in Georgia.

Stephanie Saul, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago

In Georgia, election workers will continue tabulating results into the morning, with Joe Biden closing in on the president and a prize of 16 electoral votes.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/2020-election-results-coverage/

Biden Edges Close to 270 Electoral Votes

Giovanni Russonello, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago

Democrats are bullish on a top-of-ticket win in a tough election: This is your morning tip sheet.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-president.html

We Do All Understand The Trump Play To Win The Election Even If He Loses?

Ian Welsh, Ian Welsh - 10 hours ago

Trump’s election plan (in addition to standard voter suppression, like having almost no machines in poor ridings.): Tell Republicans not to vote by mail, and claim there is a lot of fraud. Have DeJoy, his man in the Post Office slow down and damage mail delivery, slowing down ballot delivery and losing ballots. Have Republican […]

Ian Welsh is not paying proper attention.

We’ll Get There

Lisa Lerer, NYT > U.S. > Politics - 10 hours ago

Deep breaths, everyone. Democracy is sorting itself out.

Biden will win when the counting is over.

Trump will not go quietly and the Republican party will be noisy.

There is four years of bad policy to correct starting seventy days from now.

A bit over two years from now there will be a carbon tax.

Monetary policy will begin to change in February of next year.

The schools should lock down again as soon as possible.

The mortgages may not be savable.

Protests in Arizona and Other States Insist Votes Be Counted — or Not.