US Politics, November 2019: These people are truly sick.

I'm sure the GOP will be very, very concerned about this case of voter fraud

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/469082-authorities-looking-into-possible-election-fraud-in-marion-ohio

Trump rejects Native American Heritage Month, proclaims November “National American History and Founders Month.” https://t.co/ZnBGIaUcXj

— Simon Moya-Smith (@SimonMoyaSmith) November 5, 2019

cool

Lindsey Graham, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, says he won't read any of the transcripts, and dismissed Sondland's reversal.

"I've written the whole process off ... I think this is a bunch of B.S."

Per @alanhe

— Kathryn Watson (@kathrynw5) November 5, 2019

new GOP strategy is

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD8se6iN548

but Benghazi, now that was a real scandal amirite

December is going to become National Benghazi Month (And Also Christmas For All Month).

Don't know about the other state elections, but Virginia turnout numbers are apparently up 35%!

BREAKING NEWS New numbers in from the voter registrar in Virginia Beach. As of 5pm 96,000 people have voted compared to 63,000 in 2015 when the entire General Assembly was up for election. That is 32% and climbing. @WAVY_News

— Andy Fox (@AndyFoxWAVY) November 5, 2019

I find Graham’s honesty refreshing, tbh

That vest...

https://cdn.cnn.com/cnnnext/dam/assets/191104202059-03-trump-ky-rally-1104-rand-paul-super-tease.jpg

Ah yes, of course.

From the Trump campaign to my inbox: “PRESIDENT TRUMP TO LAUNCH 'BLACK VOICES FOR TRUMP' COALITION ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 – ATLANTA, GA”

— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) November 6, 2019

So ... Black Friday?

so that will be Candice Owens and who exactly?

Diamond and Silk

That Simon Moya-Smith tweet is seriously misleading. There's no evidence that Trump "rejected" or replaced Native American Heritage Month with National American History and Founders Month. You can question the intentions behind the latter (which didn't exist before this year), but both months have been proclaimed (along with Natl Adoption Month, Natl Entrepreneurship Month, and a few others, just like every month). For some reason, the NAMH proclamation didn't appear on whitehouse.gov last night, though it did appear on other gov sites, and it's on whitehouse.gov now.

It really does look like a deliberate dilution of the Native American month though - the acronyms are near identical (NAHM vs NAHFM) and celebrating "founders", who by definition took what they had from Native Americans, seems like a deliberate slap or provocation. Kind of like declaring a "white history month" to coincide with Black History Month, or adopting All Lives Matter to try to silence the sentiment of Black Lives Matter.

I think this was obviously intended as a diminishment of native american history month

So uh election results seem good for Dems so far

Early results for Cleveland/Cuyahoga County voting on a lot of municipal elections and city & county issues (including, in my city, an issue to change our form of government from city council-appointed city manager to elected mayor) are showing a whopping 7.7% turnout. The highest turnout is just under 25% in the extremely white-flight suburb of Independence. Yay, democracy!

I've seen enough. Projection: Andy Beshear (D) has defeated Gov. Matt Bevin (R) in #KYGOV.

— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) November 6, 2019

is this a fantasy? would be nice

Trump won KY by 30 btw

It looks like it's going to be a squeaker: https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/KY/97213/web/#/summary

Although winning by +3 in a +30 Trump state is fucking incredible.

the gov is really hated there right?

Looks like VA (finally) flipped both house and senate?

don't want to get too hopeful but it looks like Beshear might win

Btw odd year election schedules are obvious scams against the populace designed to avoid exposing state and local incumbents to presidential election levels of turnout and should be abolished

don't want to get too hopeful but it looks like Beshear might win

― Dan S, Tuesday, November 5, 2019 6:11 PM

omg it's going to happen!

Btw odd year election schedules are obvious scams against the populace designed to avoid exposing state and local incumbents to presidential election levels of turnout and should be abolished

no, voting should just be accessible to all (and businesses should be unable to donate money to candidates)

Trump held a rally for Governor Matt Bevin in Kentucky last night and told the crowd, "If you lose, it sends a really bad message … you can’t let that happen to me.”

— Molly Knight (@molly_knight) November 6, 2019

:(

There are a couple things worth noting about the KY Gubernatorial. 1) KY traditionally elects Democratic Governors. Bevin was an outlier. 2) Bevin was uniquely unpopular. 3) We can win in KY, but this is not some magic harbinger of doom for Republicans in this state.

— Lauren North (@northlauren) November 6, 2019

Looks like the lady that flipped off Trump's motorcade and lost her job as a result is about to get a new one, as the Loudoun County Supervisor representing....wait for it....the district that's home to Trump's golf course. #VAelections

— Mike Hettinger (@Hettinger_Tech) November 6, 2019

what does that even mean

Nothing more than a symbolic stick it to Trump win.

Anyone care to guess what Fox News' coverage is tonight?

something about a chicken sandwich?

The GOP romp and stomp in Mississippi statewide elections?

bloodthirsty Mexican drug zombies

lol

Joking aside, I imagine Fox is gonna run with that story about those Mormons slain by the cartel for a long long time.

I mean...

This is the time for Mexico, with the help of the United States, to wage WAR on the drug cartels and wipe them off the face of the earth. We merely await a call from your great new president!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 5, 2019

xp yes, I've already heard about this from a friend who is a macho man

Dems win control of VA legislature

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/469164-democrats-flip-virginia-state-senate

excellent news re: Virginia and Kentucky

"There have been more than a few irregularities. They have been substantiated," Gov Bevin says, explaining his decision to not concede the #KyGov election. "We want the process to be followed." ^JC

— Bluegrass Politics (@BGPolitics) November 6, 2019

Wait til he finds out concession has no legal significance

did roy moore ever concede?

No!