"Will you shut up, man?" US Politics October 2020

You know, when I dropped off my ballot yesterday there was a ballot monitor standing by it the whole time. I find it hard to believe (which is to say, it's totally believably, sigh) that they would have someone standing there watching the box all day but then ... just leave it there unattended all night. I assumed they get moved inside or something.

Not sure how that works, exactly

easy - just fill the ballot dropbox with water. data integrity preserved!

He then adds a bit about how Dan Crenshaw's own constituents are telling him they're not supporting Trump

They'll probably still vote for Crenshaw tho. Although one of his opponent's best ads spotlights his video about about how masks don't work, followed by many medical professionals denouncing him.

Democrats gain in Georgia Senate races as the presidential contest remains deadlocked, per new NYT/Siena poll:
Biden 45, Trump 45
Ossoff 43, Perdue 43, Hazel 4
Warnock 32, Loeffler 23, Collins 17
Warnock+4 v. both Collins and Warnockhttps://t.co/7atcFrw9tS

— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) October 20, 2020

the warnock race will be a january run-off, and this is a good point

In the very plausible scenario where Democrats are looking to extend a Senate lead in two Georgia Senate elections, Trump staying in the news by refusing to concede and juicing D turnout and $$ seems sub-optimal for the GOP.

— sean (@SeanMcElwee) October 20, 2020

They'll probably still vote for Crenshaw tho.

The age of split ticket voting is largely behind us. I think Trump is gonna drag down a lot of members of congress with him.

(the ossoff race is also runoff if neither candidate gets 50%.)

Thread:

Biden v. Trump 10/15 UPDATE

Nat’l: Biden +11.2/Clinton +6.2
EC: Biden 273-124 (+149)/Clinton 272-180 (+92)

AND Biden 50%+ in NINE battlegrounds (49%+ in 13), ZERO for Clinton

Biden lead greater than all undecideds + 3rd party in NINE battlegrounds, ZERO for Clinton

THREAD... pic.twitter.com/5fyZXggOUH

— "No teams" (≠ neutral) Indy (@NoTeamsIndy) October 15, 2020

"Are you threadening me!?!"

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/beavisandbutthead/images/8/8d/CORNHOLIO_NEED_HIS_TP.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20111118231614

Goddam it!

https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53d58588e4b0c3fee1f6ee3b/1547148905123-RA9C8WYS0D0H7PGWOBOZ/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kBiudcX29aIFlCvO0DkBvJNZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWEtT5uBSRWt4vQZAgTJucoTqqXjS3CfNDSuuf31e0tVFIIzBwEs6LXQfJjf1i2ANTAJevgah1HBcDBvCRrzVKq5uG45vQwBxdpDrCGUSSl5w/Cornholio.png

"Biden eyes GOP candidates for Cabinet slots"
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/20/biden-transition-republican-cabinet-429972

let me know when he actually puts them in his Cabinet

Early vote total already spiked up to 35.1 million from just three hours back. I'm starting to think this crosses the 47 million threshhold by Thursday.

and this happened this morning:

Here is @CityofMiami Police Officer Daniel Ubeda, in full uniform with badge and gun wearing his Trump mask inside of the polling location in government center.

This is city funded voter intimidation.

Ubeda should be suspended immediately. pic.twitter.com/TbJxu6mcem

— Steve Simeonidis (@stevesimeonidis) October 20, 2020

let me know when he actually puts them in his Cabinet

Seems like an elaborate ruse just to keep Kasich's vote in Ohio.

Ugh why do cops have beards?

because they think of themselves a grizzled SEALS on patrol

Meantime

Some QAnon news: QAnon figure Austin Steinbart, who goes by the alias "Baby Q" and has claimed to be the leader of QAnon visiting from the future via time travel, just filed to act as his own attorney in a federal felony case. What could go wrong?

— Will Sommer (@willsommer) October 20, 2020

Stienbort

BabyQ was last in the news after he was caught with a synthetic penis meant to dodge drug tests https://t.co/3KXueorUkZ

— Will Sommer (@willsommer) October 20, 2020

He was in Fortean Times a couple months ago, they only reason I know who that is.

A lot of ppl registered as Dems in Florida are getting emails like this today. pic.twitter.com/2oDJRz0YTB

— Roxy Horror Picture Show🌹 (@redrawnoxen) October 20, 2020

just voted baby. I’m pretty excited that my vote might actually mean something for the first time in my life in a national election.

feeling relatively bullish on Ossoff; less so on Warnock bc of special election (and, well, racism), but McElwee’s point unthread is good one

upthread

Ossoff's the first politician I've seen in years who I find really cute.

xpost that brings back some great Minnesota Vikings memories of Onterrio Smith and the "Whizzinator"

https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2061794

What's going on with Joe Lieberman's son in the Loeffler race?

he seems like a whole lot of what if x, but an app and targeted tax credits guy but hey if he can take out Perdue he’s welcome to wet sloppy kiss from me

What's going on with Joe Lieberman's son in the Loeffler race?

ad-wise

for some reason I kept confusing Ossoff for Jon Gosselin

Whoof (this is a Rasmussen poll):

Pennsylvania @Rasmussen_Poll:

Already Voted (31%)
Biden 78
Trump 19

Likely Voters
Biden 50% (+5)
Trump 45%

Likely Voters Including Leaners
Biden 50 (+3)
Trump 47

Definitely Plan to Vote (92%)
Biden 52 (+8)
Trump 44

Already Made Up Mind (89%)
Biden 53
Trump 46 https://t.co/TKA9G1aUIi

— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) October 20, 2020

fuck leaners

The Hill: Speaking at a briefing for the British strategic advising company Global Counsel, (GOP Pollster) Luntz said Trump’s advisers have “their heads up their asses” if they think Hunter Biden will be a winning issue for them.

“I’ve never seen a campaign more mis-calibrated than the Trump campaign. Frankly, his staff ought to be brought up on charges of political malpractice,” Luntz said.

so should Frank Luntz

So, let's say that Biden wins. I assume there's someone responsible for keeping a running tally of laws that need to be immediately enacted, laws that need to be immediately repealed, emergency executive orders that must be made ASAP, legal/ethical loopholes plugged, and so on?

I'm sure they're ready to go on all the exec-order regulation reversals.

Also, again, this is not an endorsement, but I appreciate the effort:

NEW: Today @ProjectLincoln is up with billboards across 15 swing counties in North Carolina. #NCpol pic.twitter.com/4tbvX4hgmf

— RC Di Mezzo (@rcdimezzo) October 20, 2020

dope

i was devastated when bernie lost the primary, but now i am excited for election day. not out of any love for biden or harris but because i can't wait for the "trump era" to end.

Shame, really:

House-district polling is telling a grim story for Trump.

I spoke to @Redistrict about all the private data he's seeing.

"Trump is underperforming 2016 margins by 8 to 10 points in most competitive districts," he told me.

Much more in our interview:https://t.co/M2oTmEEAvU

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) October 20, 2020

wallogina not aging well

irl

i'm retching / laughing

lol

that's how the real article's pic is cropped, too! here's the full one:

https://i.imgur.com/26EaB4R.png

these people are truly our betters

the best of us

as someone who frequently searches for the highest resolution image possible before cropping it to the most intense close-up possible, i can tell you:

image editor did a great job

The age of split ticket voting is largely behind us

Texas deliberately did away with the straight-ticket option immediately after the Beto BluWave in '18. I could see some voters leaving Trump to twist in the wind, but still making time to put in a check for Crenshaw or whatever GOP ghoul is running in their district.

We/I desperately need an updated wallogina comprised entirely of Trump's suppurating little anus mouth.

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