I pulled back a few years ago from posting on X once the platform under Elon Musk became more toxic and as it turned from fighting the spread of election disinformation to becoming a main vector for it. I still… Continue reading

NYT: Voters in liberal strongholds across the country, from city centers to suburban stretches, failed to show up to vote for Vice President Kamala Harris at the levels they had for Joseph R. Biden Jr. four years earlier, contributing significantly… Continue reading

Politico: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has extended Senate orientation invitations to Pennsylvania Republican Dave McCormick and Arizona Democrat Ruben Gallego after previously withholding them while their respective races remained unsettled. Schumer previously insisted the Pennsylvania race had not yet … Continue reading

CNN: Donald Trump’s lawyers and the Manhattan district attorney’s office have agreed to delay activity in the hush money case until November 19 to give the president-elect’s lawyers time to make new arguments on how his election victory impacts the… Continue reading

Politico: Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is seeking the top cybersecurity and elections role in the incoming Trump administration, according to four people who have spoken to those in LaRose’s orbit. LaRose, a Republican, has told colleagues in… Continue reading

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NYT: When Donald J. Trump first campaigned for president eight years ago, tech executives largely ignored him. They later atoned for their disregard by making a televised walk through the lobby of Trump Tower in New York for a 90-minute… Continue reading

After the Supreme Court declined to take on issues concerning rules on provisional ballots in PA, including the independent state legislature claim, I had said this issue might return after the election. The margin in the Senate race is close… Continue reading

See here. This will no doubt be appealed to higher courts in NY. Given the federal basis for striking it down, this could potentially make it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. UPDATE: Here is a link … Continue reading

AP call. Elias response. The Pennsylvania Senate race is not over. More soon.— Marc E. Elias (@marceelias) November 7, 2024 MORE from Elias: https://twitter.com/marceelias/status/1854665421623890259

Newsweek: Lara Trump, co-chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC) and wife of Donald Trump‘s son Eric, has said that, after her father-in-law’s inauguration, the Republican-controlled government should look into changing the U.S. election process. Talking to Fox … Continue reading

From: NY Times, “After Trump Took the Lead, Election Deniers Went Suddenly Silent.”

NYT: Republicans have sounded alarms for more than a decade about the limits of their overwhelmingly white party. To stay competitive for the White House, strategists warned, they would need to bring more Black, Latino and other voters of color… Continue reading