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Odds and ends on a November day in the middle of a pandemic
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The President has his priorities
Trump appears to be skipping a side-event at the G20 virtual summit focused on pandemic preparedness. The President has just arrived at his golf course in Virginia. https://t.co/4045RD0SQj pic.twitter.com/YBlNpZIW40
— CNN . . .
Time for more alternate reality from the WV GOP
Apparently, Biden’s lead of 150,000 votes in Michigan meets the definition of “slim”
From the West Virginia GOP earlier today:
The margins are slim and there are a number of irregularities. As of 11/18, the Trump Legal Team has a combined 480 sworn declarations in- PA, GA, MI, NV, WI. Additionally, there have been over 13,300 reports filed in five states - PA, GA, MI, NV, WI - since Election Day.
— WVGOP (@WVGOP) November . . .
Posted in: trump partywest virginia gop
Just in from NBC News: "GOP senators inch toward acceptance of Trump defeat”
Not all of them, however
From the NBC article:
President Donald Trump's refusal to concede electoral defeat has Republican Senate allies slowly inching toward acceptance that Joe Biden will be the next president.
These lawmakers are vacillating between loyalty to a president with the power to turn GOP voters against them and their duty . . .
Posted in: shelley moore capitotrump presidency
Coronavirus perspectives (11/17)
West Virginia and Ohio County
The virus at this moment
Hospitalizations in West Virginia related to coronavirus have risen to a record 400 with 116 in intensive care and 43 on a ventilator, DHHR sayshttps://t.co/Jqx6uXt1RY
— Eyewitness News (@wchs8fox11) November 18, 2020
How quickly things have gotten worse
WV, which took 42 days to reach it's first . . .
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The Wheeling Intelligencer continues to carry fake news about the presidential election
The editorial cartoon in this morning’s Wheeling Intelligencer:
Gary Varvel cartoon, November 12, 2020 https://t.co/cAAUeZqnkw pic.twitter.com/4GcH58vSpt
— Toronto Sun (@TheTorontoSun) November 12, 2020
Is there any evidence that dead people voted?
I could find no evidence of even one such occurrence. On Tuesday, the . . .
WV Republicans rally round Trump’s efforts to steal the election
The WV GOP, AG Morrisey and Governor Justice do their part as Capito and McKinley remain silent
From the West Virginia Republican Party
This fight is not over. President Trump will continue to fight for us, and we will continue to fight for him. The American people are entitled to an honest election. We must ensure every legal vote must be counted. We must investigate any allegations of fraud. pic.twitter.com/DrAcKkZu9e
— WVGOP . . .
Posted in: david mckinleyjim justicemaking commentspatrick morriseyshelley moore capitotrump presidency
Senator Joe, couldn’t you have at least waited until after the Georgia senatorial runoffs to put your Republican suit back on?
West Virginia’s Joe Manchin was on Fox News yesterday committing to vote with Republicans on key issues:
Let me be clear: I will not vote to pack the courts & I will not vote to end the filibuster. The U.S. Senate is the most deliberative body in the world. It was made so that we work together in a bipartisan way. If you get rid of . . .
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