Editor's Note: This post will be updated all day with media, Twitter and blog reaction. Refresh TMV to see the latest. UPDATES will be placed under this story's first few paragraphs and dated. Scroll down to see the latest update. CNN has officially projected Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 Presidential election: Joe Biden will become the 46th president of the … [Read more...] about BIDEN BEATS TRUMP AND WILL BE 46TH PRESIDENT (UPDATE 1)
BREAKING UPDATE: Character Did Matter
BREAKING UPATE: Character Did Matter: Joe Biden elected the 46th President of the United States - Even Fox has to (reluctantly) admit. OriginalPost: As former vice-president, Joe Biden is on the cusp of reaching the “magical” number of 270 electoral votes, one of the toughest, closest, and most important elections our nation has ever experienced may be finally … [Read more...] about BREAKING UPDATE: Character Did Matter
YOU’RE FIRED (Cartoon and Column)
There’s a line in The 40-Year-Old Virgin that has come to my mind. It is, “Dude, get the f--k out of here.” The toadies, the followers, the sycophants, the cult, and the MAGAts are screaming and crying that the guy who asked Russia if they were listening in 2016 and asked Ukraine for help in 2019 is now being cheated. The cult is upset that the bulk of mail-in ballots are … [Read more...] about YOU’RE FIRED (Cartoon and Column)
5 types of misinformation to watch out for while ballots are being counted – and after
Mail-in and absentee ballots, like these being processed by election workers in Pennsylvania, are a subject of misinformation spreading across social media. AP Photo/Matt Slocum Kate Starbird, University of Washington; Jevin West, University of Washington, and Renee DiResta, Stanford University With no clear winner yet in the presidential election, … [Read more...] about 5 types of misinformation to watch out for while ballots are being counted – and after
Trudy Rubin: Autocrats think Trump broke American democracy. Biden could prove them wrong
Amidst all the gloom about our still bitterly divided country — laid bare by the election and President Donald Trump’s ugly reactions — I offer some perspective from an unlikely source.Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader recovering in Berlin from a near fatal poisoning, saw our painful voting process as positive. Keep in mind that he plans to return to a country where … [Read more...] about Trudy Rubin: Autocrats think Trump broke American democracy. Biden could prove them wrong
The Trouble With An Echo Chamber Society
Something that has become disturbingly clear over the last few years is the impact of our increasingly echo chambered society. Back in the 1980's Gloria Steinem was quoted as saying she couldn't understand how Reagan won because she didn't know anyone who voted for him That was a reflection of her living in a heavily Democratic part of Manhattan and being surrounded by … [Read more...] about The Trouble With An Echo Chamber Society
Hollow Trump
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Quote of the day: on a losing Donald Trump
“Trump’s sycophants and enablers find all their dreams that his presidency would be the most consequential and important in American history crashing down around them..We should all remember Trump as he presented himself in this monumental moment: as a babbling, incoherent, conspiracist. Our greatest presidential embarrassment.” --Amanda Carpenter, former Ted Cruz … [Read more...] about Quote of the day: on a losing Donald Trump
Biden on the brink: takes lead in critical Pennsylvania and in Georgia
Former Vice President Joe Biden has now pulled ahead in the big-electoral-votes state of Pennsylvania. If he wins this he will become President-elect. Biden also has pulled head of President Donald Trump in Georgia and Arizona. CNN: With a fresh batch of votes coming in from Pennsylvania, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has grown his lead in the critical … [Read more...] about Biden on the brink: takes lead in critical Pennsylvania and in Georgia
Trudy Rubin: How the world views 2020 presidential election: It isn’t pretty
For foreigners who look to the United States as an exemplar of democracy, this election has been as tense as it has been for most Americans.President Donald Trump’s premature declaration of victory and effort to scrap millions of votes shocked the democratic world. Ditto for the clumsy way our election system has performed (even before discussing the Electoral College).This is … [Read more...] about Trudy Rubin: How the world views 2020 presidential election: It isn’t pretty
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Biden on cusp of White House victory, Trump turns to courts
Washington (AFP) - Former vice president Joe Biden, making his third run at the White House, was tantalizingly close to victory on Thursday as President Donald Trump sought to stave off defeat with scattershot legal challenges and his campaign insisted he would be reelected.Biden, 77, needs a total of 270 votes to capture the Electoral College that determines the White House … [Read more...] about Biden on cusp of White House victory, Trump turns to courts
Election Shrinkage (Cartoon)
History tells us that a contested election won’t destroy American democracy
Trump falsely declaring a win in the early hours of Nov. 4, 2020, the day after the US election, as ballot counting continued in Pennsylvania and other battleground states. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images Alexander Cohen, Clarkson University With the outcome of the 2020 presidential election still hanging on the uncounted votes in a handful of … [Read more...] about History tells us that a contested election won’t destroy American democracy
You’re Fired (Cartoon)
Gig economy lives on after California passes Uber-led referendum
San Francisco (AFP) - The so-called "gig economy" survived a key test in Tuesday's election as California voters approved a referendum backed by ride-hailing giants such as Uber which preserves the use of contractor-drivers and potentially opens the door to wider adoption of that model.The initiative known as Proposition 22 backed by Uber, Lyft and other on-demand companies … [Read more...] about Gig economy lives on after California passes Uber-led referendum
Biden at 238 electoral votes, Trump at 213
Washington (AFP) - President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden are battling it out for the White House, with polls closed across the United States -- and the American people waiting for results in key battlegrounds still up for grabs.As it stands, there are seven states still left uncalled, including major prizes such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin -- meaning both … [Read more...] about Biden at 238 electoral votes, Trump at 213
America Loses
No matter what the final tally tells us about who wins the presidency, America was the loser. Who could have imagined that the nation would be so completely divided? And how could almost half the nation vote for a man who totally botched the response to the Corona pandemic with hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths. He disregarded scientific advice and gave up on … [Read more...] about America Loses
Trump holds off Biden blue wave in nail-biting US election
Washington (AFP) - The most polarized US election in decades was on a knife-edge Tuesday as President Donald Trump appeared to have held off predictions of a sweeping Democratic wave but Joe Biden also scored key wins.Against a backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic that has claimed more than 230,000 lives in the United States, a quick Biden triumph -- dreamed of by some Democrats … [Read more...] about Trump holds off Biden blue wave in nail-biting US election
Today’s elections are splintering the world’s people along with Americans
Today’s elections are not just about the United States. The world’s people are almost as splintered as the American people. They are watching to see what happens to US foreign policies because of election results. The Trump vs. Biden contest is fragmenting the US from within regardless of who occupies the Oval Office. A divided US is likely to usher greater disorder around … [Read more...] about Today’s elections are splintering the world’s people along with Americans