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David Priess: Other presidents’ worst moments didn’t involve tantrums about valid vote counting.

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Nov 6, 2020
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David Priess: Other presidents’ worst moments didn’t involve tantrums about valid vote counting.

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Well, I’ve already lost a bet with a college friend when I said we’d know on election night who won. If only I was as smart as Tim Miller and caveated that with that we’d know if we know by 10 p.m. Oh well. I am happy to buy some White Castle for an old friend.

And it’s past 5 on a Friday and it still hasn’t been called. Biden is going to win it, but people are once bitten, twice shy from 2016.

Before I go up and make Kasha Varnishkes for the wife and twins, here are some links:

This candidate is bonkers.

A reader highlighted this candidate for Washington State Insurance Commissioner…

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Jim Swift @JimSwiftDC
A reader just made me aware of this candidate and... hoo boy.
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So. Seattle Emerald @SoSeaEmerald
Democrat Mike Kreidler, fifth-term state Insurance Commissioner, is leading 67.79% to 31.78% over Republican Chirayu Avinash Patel to gain his sixth term. https://t.co/bNxZnFVBv9
1:53 PM ∙ Nov 6, 2020
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Oh, it gets better:

He’d rely on his connections to the minds of Ronald Reagan and Thomas Jefferson – with whom he says he shares a common ancestor in Genghis Khan – to help guide him in office. He said in a recent interview he’d set a new requirement for insurance policies that cover expensive items like rare paintings, upping the premium and requiring that policy holders have a military tank to help protect them

Now, think of a candidate that is this galaxy brain and ask yourself what percentage of the vote he’d get from Republican voters. If your first guess is less than 10 percent, well, that’s why we have a problem in the GOP.

Clay Higgins has lost the plot… Some people should just log off.

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john r stanton @dcbigjohn
Holy shit Clay Higgins is off the rails
youtube.comCongressman Clay Higgins: Election Has Been CompromisedLouisiana Congressman Clay Higgins uploaded a video to his Facebook page to talk about the 2020 Presidential Election, and claims to have “inside data” about...
4:28 PM ∙ Nov 6, 2020
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This man is a Congressman. But he’ll be getting some nuttier colleagues in a few weeks.

As it turns out… Suggesting that Dr. Anthony Fauci should be beheaded might cost you your lawyer. Steve Bannon just discovered this. Don’t worry, President Trump will pardon him in the next 70 days.

And now, for your daily moment of Zenn… Here’s why you should really be worried about Pennsylvania.

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This Texas lawyer is flying to Philadelphia this morning to link up with a team of attorneys from across the country to fight for a fair and honest election in Pennsylvania. #lawyersfortrump
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