Tuesday, November 3, 2020

11-3: publicly silent, privately disgusted

As the U.S. votes, the world watches with anxiety, taunts and hope 
—WashPo 

—WashPo 

—Politico 
     At rallies across the Midwest and Sun Belt swing states, President Donald Trump has been openly discussing murky schemes to prevent legitimate ballots from being counted, escalating threats to disenfranchise millions of American as the weeks-long voting season ends tonight and his pathway to reelection becomes increasingly narrow. 
     “The Election should end on Nov. 3, not weeks later!” the president said on Friday. He repeated the claim at an event in Dubuque, Iowa on Sunday, adding falsely, “That’s the way it's been, and that’s the way it should be.” 
     Democrats have been clear in their condemnations of the president’s comments, which they consider the most worrisome of Trump’s four years in office, which were often marked by anti-democratic rhetoric.
. . . 
     But most Republicans, from critics to allies of Trump, have remained publicly silent. It’s not new for Trump’s party brethren to duck and cover when he says something troubling. But after five years of perfecting the art of explaining how they “didn’t see the tweet” — the much parodied talking point to which Republicans on Capitol Hill often resort — it is shocking but not surprising that they aren’t speaking up now, even when the integrity of America’s electoral system is under attack by their party’s leader…. 

As Election Day Arrives, Trump Shifts Between Combativeness and Grievance -- “Man, it’s going to be embarrassing if I lose to this guy,” Mr. Trump has told advisers, a lament he has aired publicly as well. But in the off-camera version, Mr. Trump frequently exclaims, “This guy!” in reference to Mr. Biden, with a salty adjective separating the words. Maggie Haberman, Alexander Burns and Jonathan Martin in the New York Times$ -- 11/3/20 

What the final polls say about the Trump-Biden race -- The final polls before the election, released on Monday, continued to show Joe Biden ahead in enough swing states to win. Some of the states are close, but the polls would have to be significantly more inaccurate than they were in 2016 for Trump to prevail. Steven Shepard Politico -- 11/3/20

Cunerty's family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the SCGA Junior Golf Foundation in memory of the coach. 
—OC Reg

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