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In Brief

Welcome to In Brief, the Northwest Progressive Institute's microblog. In Brief provides a continuously curated collection of asides, recommended links, quotations, audio and video clips, still images, and transcribed dialogue. Click on a thumbnail to open an item.

National Election Results Update

What’s left to count?

November 5th, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

As Thursday afternoon draws on, a tiny handful of states are keeping us all on edge, with mail-in votes arriving in dribs and drabs.

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Georgia Election Results Update

There could be TWO Georgia Senate runoffs in January!

November 5th, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

Democrat Jon Ossoff is on track to deny David Purdue the 50% of the vote the Senator needs to avoid a runoff.

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Georgia Election Results Update

The race narrows even more in Georgia.

November 5th, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

Trump is still ahead of Biden in the Peach State, but votes from deep-blue counties are eating into his lead.

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Write, type, tweet, act

Can we finally agree to ignore election forecasts?

November 4th, 2020 Andrew Villeneuve Elections

“Instead of refreshing the page to update predictions, people should have done the only thing that actually affects the outcome: vote, donate and organize. As we have found out, everything else is within the margin of error.”

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National Election Results Update

Gary Peters wins re-election in Michigan

November 4th, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

Peters’ win came as increasing numbers of mail-in ballots are counted, and shore up Democrats’ slim odds of winning the Senate.

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Puerto Rico flag map

Puerto Ricans narrowly vote for statehood

November 4th, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

Puerto Ricans voted to become a state in a nonbinding vote, giving proponents of statehood a mandate to pursue their goal.

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National Election Results Update

Joe Biden wins Michigan

November 4th, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

Biden’s win in Michigan means that Trump will have to win all he remaining uncalled states to overtake him in the electoral college.

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Joe Biden speaking in New Hampshire

In Wilmington speech, Biden argues that he will win.

November 4th, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Announcements, Elections

Biden’s speech, while avoiding a victory declaration, signaled confidence to supporters that he will pull ahead in key states.

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National Election Results Update

Joe Biden wins Wisconsin

November 4th, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

Democratic success in Wisconsin is an encouraging sign that Biden may also be able to flip Michigan and Pennsylvania.

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Maine Election Results Update

Susan Collins has won re-election in Maine.

November 4th, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

Sara Gideon’s defeat makes it extremely difficult for Democrats to win back control of the Senate. This will be Collins’ fifth term.

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National Election Results Update

Good morning! Not much has changed overnight.

November 4th, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

Despite Trump’s victory rhetoric last night, the race is still tight, with Biden’s numbers slowly improving in a few key battlegrounds.

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A Statute of Liberty character

At 1am PST, it’s clear that this election won’t be decided any time soon!

November 4th, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

With results in key states slowly filtering in, the Biden team urges caution while Trump threatens lawsuits.

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Arizona Election Results Update

Joe Biden wins Arizona

November 4th, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

Victory in Arizona puts paid to Trump’s false victory narrative and puts the Democrats’ electoral college odds on a much better footing.

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Maine Election Results Update

Joe Biden wins Maine

November 4th, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

Biden’s large lead in Maine over Trump suggests a good night for the Democrats’ Senate candidate, Sara Gideon.

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Arizona Election Results Update

Democrat Mark Kelly wins in Arizona

November 4th, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

The former astronaut easily unseated Sen. Martha McSally, bringing the Democrats one step closer to control of the Senate.

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National Election Results Update

Donald Trump uses late night White House press conference to misinform and spread confusion.

November 3rd, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

Donald Trump is giving a press conference at the White House, apparently trying to sow the seeds of confusion and misinformation.

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Democratic presidential candidate Steve Bullock

Steve Bullock is defeated in Montana

November 3rd, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

Montana’s two-term Democratic governor Steve Bullock will not be graduating to join the U.S. Senate this year. Although the Governor has high approval ratings among

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Georgia Election Results Update

The count tightens in Georgia

November 3rd, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

The vote margin in the Peach State is likely to be razor thin, potentially denying Donald Trump the chance to declare victory on election night.

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Texas Election Results Update

Donald Trump wins Texas

November 3rd, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

Trump’s victory pushes back Democratic dreams of flipping the Lone Star State for another four years.

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Trump versus Biden: 6:15 PM Pacific Map

Joe Biden wins Minnesota

November 3rd, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

The North Star State was one of the few Blue states that Trump hoped to flip, but the GOP’s efforts appear to have been in vain.

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Trump versus Biden: 6:15 PM Pacific Map

Donald Trump wins Florida

November 3rd, 2020 Ruairi Vaughan Elections

The Sunshine State was a must-win for Trump, but Biden maintains multiple paths to an electoral college victory.

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