Someone Has To Do It: US Elections 2020

[scratchmonkey]

The Wayne County board has reversed itself and certified the results

Roughly ten minutes before Trump tweeted about their initial refusal to certify.

[ursus arctos]

And while McEnany was crowing about it on Hannity

You hate to see it

[DCI Harry Batt]

SCOTUS is clear here (and unanimous): https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinion...9-465_i425.pdf

Feeding my "reading judgements" habit, damn you!

[Satchmo Distel]

It was only a matter of time before the racist campaign to throw out a city's entire votes produced this confrontation followed by climbdown, but it was good to see it play out in the space of one night rather than being dragged through the courts for a week. Has anyone documented the precise moment when the two Michigan idiots realized the gambit could not work. Was it the volume of outrage on Zoom or a call from senior Michigan GOP?

[ursus arctos]

Too soon to tell.

My guess is that the exposure of one of the pair as a committed Facebook bigot who never saw a racist Obama meme he couldn't refrain from sharing also played a role.

[caja-dglh]

I think I am going to become a $2000 an hour lawyer.

“In the plaintiffs’ counties, they were denied the opportunity to have an unobstructed observation and ensure opacity,” Giuliani said. “I’m not quite sure I know what opacity means. It probably means you can see, right?”

“It means you can’t,” said U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann.

“Big words, your honor,” Giuliani said.

[WOM]

Any bets on Trump ponying up the $7.9 million required to recount Wisconsin today? Hard 'no' here.

[ursus arctos]

Unless Sheldon or another patsy is willing to cut a cheque, it ain't happening

[WOM]

Sheldon's pissed a lot of money down this particular rat hole already, hasn't he? Any chance he'll live another election cycle?

[ursus arctos]

Reportedly a quarter billion, yeah.

The twunts tend to live long lives and die in their beds, unfortunately.

[San Bernardhinault]

I had thought he was particularly ill, but perhaps that's wishful thinking.

Is he struggling miserably for cash because the casino business has been fucked by covid, or did the bastard divest?

[ursus arctos]

He is still richer than God. He just seems a bit less willing to light money on fire.

They have filed for a recount in Milwaukee and Dane (Madison), which only costs them USD 3 million

[Incandenza]

Biden stopping Democrats from putting a little bit of pressure on the Emily Murphy, the GSA administrator who is refusing to let the transition happen, doesn't make me think I was being unnecessarily pessimistic about what his presidency will actually accomplish

https://twitter.com/alexkotch/status/1329101989150593025

[Snake Plissken]

A performative action?

Edit: That was ursus arctos

[caja-dglh]

A performative action?

Edit: That was ursus arctos

Totally - it was the two places Biden won by a huge margin. It is like asking for a recount in Philly. These are not the homes of Trump voters (Milwaukee is the big city, Madison is the home of University of Wisconsin)

[Tactical Genius]

I see Obama has done an interview with some interesting comments............

[ursus arctos]

Milwaukee and Dane are also the two counties that contain more than 90 percent of the Black people in the state. Maybe even 95 percent. Wisconsin is very segregated.

They aren't even trying to hide the racism underlying their actions, as they increasingly see it as a motivating tool for their "base".

[Hot Pepsi]

Biden stopping Democrats from putting a little bit of pressure on the Emily Murphy, the GSA administrator who is refusing to let the transition happen, doesn't make me think I was being unnecessarily pessimistic about what his presidency will actually accomplish

https://twitter.com/alexkotch/status/1329101989150593025

I don't know if I agree with that. Subpoenaing her just gives the Republicans a platform to grandstand, doesn't it? I don't see how it's going to change her mind to ride this off a cliff.

[WOM]

It's worth reading that CNN link within the article. It's a pretty balanced look at Murphy as a person and the position she's in.

https://us.cnn.com/2020/11/18/politi...lay/index.html

[Tactical Genius]

Obama is on BBC talking to David Olusoga now. I'll need to catch up as I only caught the last couple of minutes.
Looks like Obama is peddling a new book.

[WOM]

Oh, just a bit. It's apparently 600 pages, and book 1 of 2.

[Tactical Genius]

Oh, just a bit. It's apparently 600 pages, and book 1 of 2.

At least we know what he has been up to whilst being in hiding for most of the last 4 years.
Do people still buy and read him and his wife's nonsense.

[WOM]

The $65 million advance would have you believe so.

[Diable Rouge]

At least we know what he has been up to whilst being in hiding for most of the last 4 years.
Do people still buy and read him and his wife's nonsense.

Still probably writing faster than George RR Martin.

[Janik]

I'm sure the timing of it's release, soon after Trump's defeat, is no coincidence. Presumably they would have had a plan for when to put it out after a Trump victory as well, but likely not in the immediate aftermath.