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| Trump repeats baseless voter fraud claim in Florida election – live | |
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| It’ll be a quiet day at the White House. It was announced already there is a “lid” which means Trump will not be leaving the building or holding any public events today. | |
| However, lids do not apply to Twitter. | |
| Potential Democratic presidential candidates are already scrambling for staff. | |
| Natasha Korecki at Politico reports that Cory Booker has been personally calling Democratic operatives to recruit them. In a field that may have as many as two dozen candidates, there will be increased demand for proven operatives with experience and ties in early states like Iowa. | |
| The question is when people start getting hired though. | |
| Donald Trump took to Twitter Monday morning to allege voter fraud and urge that Florida stop counting ballots and forgo its recount process. | |
| The Florida Election should be called in favor of Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis in that large numbers of new ballots showed up out of nowhere, and many ballots are missing or forged. An honest vote count is no longer possible-ballots massively infected. Must go with Election Night! | |
| Florida is still receiving absentee ballots from overseas voters. Although ballots have to be mailed by election day, those from other countries must be counted if received within 10 days of the election. These outstanding ballots include votes cast by members of the US military. | |
| State law requires a full recount if a race is within 0.5% margin | |
| Currently, Florida is facing three full state recounts in the races for Senator, governor and secretary of agriculture. | |
| Senator Cindy Hyde Smith of Mississippi is under fire after saying of someone: “If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front row.” | Senator Cindy Hyde Smith of Mississippi is under fire after saying of someone: “If he invited me to a public hanging, I’d be on the front row.” |
| Hyde-Smith, a Republican appointed to the Senate earlier this year, is a candidate in a late November runoff special election against Democrat Mike Espy to hold the seat. | Hyde-Smith, a Republican appointed to the Senate earlier this year, is a candidate in a late November runoff special election against Democrat Mike Espy to hold the seat. |
| Critics have said that the reference to hanging by Hyde-Smith, a white woman running against a black Democrat, is racially charged in a state with Mississippi’s history of lynching | Critics have said that the reference to hanging by Hyde-Smith, a white woman running against a black Democrat, is racially charged in a state with Mississippi’s history of lynching |
| In a statement, Hyde-Smith said: “In a comment on Nov. 2, I referred to accepting an invitation to a speaking engagement. In referencing the one who invited me, I used an exaggerated expression of regard, and any attempt to turn this into a negative connotation is ridiculous.” | In a statement, Hyde-Smith said: “In a comment on Nov. 2, I referred to accepting an invitation to a speaking engagement. In referencing the one who invited me, I used an exaggerated expression of regard, and any attempt to turn this into a negative connotation is ridiculous.” |
| In contrast, a spokesman for Espy said: “Cindy Hyde-Smith’s comments are reprehensible. They have no place in our political discourse, in Mississippi, or our country. We need leaders, not dividers, and her words show that she lacks the understanding and judgment to represent the people of our state.” | In contrast, a spokesman for Espy said: “Cindy Hyde-Smith’s comments are reprehensible. They have no place in our political discourse, in Mississippi, or our country. We need leaders, not dividers, and her words show that she lacks the understanding and judgment to represent the people of our state.” |
| Hyde-Smith was appointed after longtime senator Thad Cochran stepped down due to ill health. The winner of the 27 November runoff will fill the remainder of Cochran’s term. | Hyde-Smith was appointed after longtime senator Thad Cochran stepped down due to ill health. The winner of the 27 November runoff will fill the remainder of Cochran’s term. |
| Richard Ojeda, a Democrat who lost a House race in West Virginia coal country last week, will announce a presidential bid today. | Richard Ojeda, a Democrat who lost a House race in West Virginia coal country last week, will announce a presidential bid today. |
| Ojeda, who lost to Republican Carol Miller by a margin of 56%-44%, will throw his hat in the ring for 2020. A West Virginia state senator who voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 general election, Ojeda is unlikely to be the next president. However, his colorful campaign attracted national attention during the midterms. | Ojeda, who lost to Republican Carol Miller by a margin of 56%-44%, will throw his hat in the ring for 2020. A West Virginia state senator who voted for Donald Trump in the 2016 general election, Ojeda is unlikely to be the next president. However, his colorful campaign attracted national attention during the midterms. |
| The Guardian’s Paul Lewis spent time with him in October in a video that you can watch below: | The Guardian’s Paul Lewis spent time with him in October in a video that you can watch below: |
| My colleagues Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Jon Swaine have a new story this morning about the rise of acting attorney general Matt Whitaker in Iowa politics. | My colleagues Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Jon Swaine have a new story this morning about the rise of acting attorney general Matt Whitaker in Iowa politics. |
| In particular, it focuses on his failed prosecution of Matt McCoy, a Democratic state senator, when Whitaker was serving as US attorney for the southern district of Iowa. McCoy told the Guardian that he believed he was targeted for political reasons in a flimsy case based entirely on the testimony of a paid informant. | In particular, it focuses on his failed prosecution of Matt McCoy, a Democratic state senator, when Whitaker was serving as US attorney for the southern district of Iowa. McCoy told the Guardian that he believed he was targeted for political reasons in a flimsy case based entirely on the testimony of a paid informant. |
| Good morning and welcome. Ballots are still being counted in Arizona, Florida is starting a full statewide vote count and Donald Trump has no public events on his schedule today. | Good morning and welcome. Ballots are still being counted in Arizona, Florida is starting a full statewide vote count and Donald Trump has no public events on his schedule today. |
| It’s just another Monday in American politics. | It’s just another Monday in American politics. |