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Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan discuss the clusterf*ck of an Election Night that has ended with votes still being counted in several states, and Joe Biden on the cusp of defeating Donald Trump.

Show Notes

Where are we right now?

• WaPo: Presidential election hangs in balance as Trump falsely asserts fraud and makes a claim of victory
• Politico: Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania take center stage
• Vox: What we know — and don’t know — about the presidential election results so far
• WaPo: Here’s what we know about key states that are still counting ballots
• WaPo: How Trump or Biden could win – The remaining paths to victory, updated as results come in
• New Yorker:  The Fight Over Election Results Begins
• NYT: Americans Conclude an Election Like No Other, and It’s a Tight One
• WaPo: Presidential election hangs in the balance in a country convulsed by crisis
• Politico: Trump and Biden may be in limbo for days
• NYT: Despite Fears of Violence, Election Day Proceeds Smoothly as Millions Line Up to Vote
• Politico: After dire warnings, Election Day voting issues are ‘isolated and sporadic’
• CNN: Millions of votes still being counted as contest between Trump and Biden narrows to key states
• CNN: Crush of mail-in ballots slows count in key states
• NYT: Will Biden’s Focus on the ‘Blue Wall’ States Win Him the Election? 
• WaPo: A stomach-churning night of counting leaves the outcome in the balance
• WaPo: Biden says he is confident of victory but asks supporters to have patience as votes are counted
• Vox: In election night speech, Biden says he’s “on track” to win the 2020 election
• Politico: Biden: The election ‘ain’t over until every vote is counted’
• Vox: Trump signals he’s counting on the Supreme Court to help him steal the election
• The Atlantic:  The Nightmare Is Here
• New Yorker: The Worst-Case Election Scenario Is Happening
• WaPo: With final outcome uncertain, Trump unleashes an assault on integrity of the U.S. election system
• Recode:  Twitter and Facebook both label Trump’s post baselessly asserting that the election is being “stolen”
• Politico: Fox News defends calling Arizona for Biden after pushback from Trump team 
• WaPo: Biden campaign manager calls Trump claims on ballots ‘outrageous, unprecedented and incorrect’
• CNN: Trump’s call to halt vote counts is his most brazen swipe at democracy yet
• Omaha World-Herald: Joe Biden picks up 2nd District electoral vote; Trump wins the other four Nebraska votes
• NYT: Nebraska Election Results: Second Congressional District 
• USA Today: Nebraska and Maine’s district voting method could be crucial in this election. Here’s why
• NBC News: These 2 congressional districts could decide the election. Biden is up in both.
• The Hill: Nebraska district couple prove pivotal for Biden in November
• NYT: Can Biden Regain Lost Ground With Latinos?
• NBC News:  Trump cultivated the Latino vote in Florida, and it paid off
• CNN: More Latino voters support Trump in 2020 than 2016, but young Americans favor Biden, early CNN exit polls show
• The Atlantic:  What Liberals Don’t Understand About Pro-Trump Latinos
• NBC News:  NBC News Exit Poll: Latino voters show small shifts in some Sun Belt states
• Reuters:  Trump showing new strength with Latinos, losing some older voters: exit polls
• Vox: How Latinos in Miami-Dade County helped Trump win Florida
• The Nation:  By Ignoring Latino Voters, Biden Has Made the Election Too Close

What comes next and what do we fight for?

• WaPo: Pennsylvania’s governor pleads for patience as GOP mounts challenges
• Vox: Pennsylvania is shaping up to be a decisive 2020 state.
• The Hill: Key Pa. county suspends vote counting until 10 a.m. Wednesday
• ABC News: Why Pennsylvania won’t finish counting absentee ballots until Friday at the earliest
• Politico: Election-related legal wrangling underway in Pennsylvania, Nevada
• Yahoo News: Pennsylvania Republicans are already trying to cast doubt on the state’s election results
• CNBC:  Biden now leads Trump in Wisconsin as tight race comes down to wire in Rust Belt
• CBS:  Results from Milwaukee County give Biden narrow lead in Wisconsin
• AP: Biden, Trump locked in tight race in Wisconsin 
• Vox: Wisconsin is still counting its votes. Vox has live results.
• NYT: Georgia Presidential Election Results
• USA Today: Closely watched Georgia still up in the air in the presidential race; one Senate race headed to runoff
• AJC: Fulton, Gwinnett counties struggle to count absentee ballots
• WRAL: Tillis declares victory in North Carolina’s US Senate race
• WCNC: Tillis claims victory, Cunningham silent as NC race for U.S. Senate still too close to call
• The News Observer: All eyes on North Carolina as Trump, Tillis come from behind in pivotal races
• Vox: Michigan is still counting its votes. Vox has live results
• Detroit News: Trump leads in Michigan; confident Biden asks nation to be ‘patient’

The Senate

• WaPo: Republicans and Democrats in all-out fight to hold Senate majority
• NYT: Mark Kelly Defeats Martha McSally in Crucial Arizona Senate Race
• Axios: Mark Kelly unseats Republican Martha McSally in Arizona Senate race
• AP: Democrat Mark Kelly wins US Senate race in Arizona
• Vox: John Hickenlooper just clinched a key Senate seat for the Democrats in Colorado
• Politico: Hickenlooper beats Gardner, gives Senate Dems pickup in Colorado
• Coloradoan: Colorado voters have changed since Gardner, Hickenlooper were last up for election
• Coloradoan: How Cory Gardner, John Hickenlooper differ on the big issues this election
• Vox: Former Auburn football coach Tommy Tuberville flips Alabama Senate seat back to Republicans
• Vox: Lindsey Graham has defeated Jaime Harrison, keeping his South Carolina Senate seat
• Politico: Graham fends off Harrison in South Carolina Senate race
• Daily Beast: Lindsey Graham Fends Off Historic Challenge From Jaime Harrison in South Carolina
• Texas Tribune: John Cornyn defeats MJ Hegar to retain U.S. Senate seat
• Vox: Sen. John Cornyn has fended off Democrat MJ Hegar to win reelection in Texas
• Politico: Cornyn wins reelection in Texas
• Courier Journal: McConnell defeats Democrat McGrath to keep his seat in the Senate 
• Vox: Mitch McConnell gets 6 more years 
• Newsweek: What Polls Say About Mitch McConnell vs Amy McGrath With Less Than 24 Hours to the Election
• AP: GOP’s Marshall wins Kansas Senate seat as Trump wins state
• NYT: Joni Ernst Wins in Iowa, Frustrating Democrats’ Push for Senate Majority
• Roll Call: How the 10 most vulnerable senators fared on election night
• Bloomberg: Republicans Hold Iowa Senate Seat With Ernst Victory
• Axios: GOP Sen. Steve Daines wins re-election in Montana, AP projects
• NYT: Democrat Warnock Leads Loeffler as Georgia Senate Race Heads to Runoff
• CNBC: Georgia Senate special election result projected to go to a runoff, Democrat 
• Warnock advances
• AJC: Georgia has two runoff election dates after the general election
• NPR: ‘More Conservative Than Attila The Hun’: Kelly Loeffler’s Push To Keep Senate Seat