A word cloud summarizing Doug Jones’ victory, created by NPI using Wordle
LaunchWhy no one can foretell what will likely happen in Alabama
“Today’s special election is forcing pollsters to confront just about every major challenge in survey research,” writes Nate Cohn.
LaunchExtremist Alabama Republican Roy Moore a sexual predator? Woman says Moore initiated sexual encounter when she was 14, he was 32
Extremist Alabama Republican Roy Moore a sexual predator? Woman says Moore initiated sexual encounter when she was 14, he was 32
LaunchRepublican strategist on Virginia results: “We’re getting slaughtered”
Burn Donald Trump to the ground if you ever want to win another vote from a woman, a black person or a Latino… Look at
LaunchWatch out, Donald Trump. Here come the Democrats.
“In Virginia, New Jersey and Washington, a blue wave rises,” writes The Huffington Post’s Nick Baumann, Amanda Terkel, and Igor Bobic.
LaunchJeff Flake finally tells us what he really thinks about Donald Trump and the direction of the Republican Party
The principles that underlie our politics, the values of our founding, are too vital to our identity and to our survival to allow them to
LaunchTrump deletes tweets after backing Alabama primary loser Luther Strange
“Alabama Senator Luther Strange is disappearing down the memory hole,” writes BBC North America reporter Anthony Zurcher. “As in George Orwell’s 1984, where politically inconvenient information is scrubbed from the records, Donald Trump is airbrushing over past support for the soon-to-be-former senator.”
LaunchHow the right wing lost its mind and embraced Donald Trump
Today, with Trump in office, the problems of the right are the problems of all Americans. And the worst part of it is that we—conservatives—did
LaunchGood news: Virginia is getting rid of its easily hacked black box voting machines
The Commonwealth is moving to immediately decertify all electronic (black box) voting machines that do not produce a verifiable paper trail and are easily compromised.
LaunchFacebook sold ads to Russian firm tied to pro-Kremlin propaganda during election
Via The Washington Post: “Representatives of Facebook told congressional investigators Wednesday that the social network has discovered that it sold ads during the U.S. presidential campaign to a shadowy Russian company seeking to target voters, according to several people familiar with the company’s findings.”
LaunchTrump associate boasted hat Moscow business deal ‘will get Donald elected’
I arranged for Ivanka to sit in Putins private chair at his desk and office in the Kremlin. I will get Putin on this program
LaunchAmy McGrath shows Democrats how to launch a campaign
This congressional campaign announcement video for retired Marine Lt. Colonel Amy McGrath (D) in Kentucky’s Sixth Congressional District is turning a lot of heads — and winning rave reviews. McGrath is challenging an ally of Mitch McConnell.
LaunchManka Dhingra delivers her August Top Two election night victory speech
Manka Dhingra delivers her August Top Two election night victory speech
LaunchGovernor Jay Inslee phonebanks for Democratic State Senate candidate Manka Dhingra prior to the close of voting
Intraparty Republican warfare rages in Alabama
“Mitch McConnell is unleashing the full force of his political machine in an all-out push to stop two far-right conservatives who threaten to make his life miserable in the Senate,” reports Politico’s Alex Isenstadt.
LaunchGoodbye, Christy Clark: Roundup of coverage of ex-Premier’s decision to leave politics
Former British Columbia Premier Christy Clark, having been ousted as the leader of Canada’s third largest province, has decided not to stick around and try
LaunchReminder of the day: The American people voted for Hillary Clinton, not Donald Trump
The American people didn’t vote for Donald Trump. The Electoral College did. That is why Trump is President. The American people collectively voted for Hillary Clinton to be their Commander-in-Chief.
LaunchReminder of the day: The American people voted for Hillary Clinton, not Donald Trump
The American people didn’t vote for Donald Trump. The Electoral College did. That is why Trump is President. The American people collectively voted for Hillary Clinton to be their Commander-in-Chief.
LaunchReminder of the day: The American people voted for Hillary Clinton, not Donald Trump
The American people didn’t vote for Donald Trump. The Electoral College did. That is why Trump is President. The American people collectively voted for Hillary Clinton to be their Commander-in-Chief.
LaunchReminder of the day: The American people voted for Hillary Clinton, not Donald Trump
The American people didn’t vote for Donald Trump. The Electoral College did. That is why Trump is President. The American people collectively voted for Hillary Clinton to be their Commander-in-Chief.
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