November 2020 - Newshacker

‘Rigged Election’ Claims Raise Concerns From Georgia GOP

The Georgia U.S. Senate runoff elections will decide control of the United States Senate of the 117th Congress. Currently, the GOP sits at 50 seats in the Senate, while the Democrats are at 48. To win a majority, Democrats must win both seats in the upcoming runoff elections. It isn’t a stretch to say that this runoff will be a very, very important election. Yet, President Trump’s comments about the 2020 election being “rigged” is causing concern for many Republicans, especially the Georgia GOP.

The Story of the Pilgrims and Thanksgiving

As America continues to battle its way through the COVID-19 pandemic that has infected over 13 million Americans and killed 263,000 more, we have reached the busiest travel season of the year: Thanksgiving. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has requested all Americans avoid travel this year, and consequently, over 61 percent of Americans have decided to change their travel plans. While you’re at home on Black Friday, let’s take some time to understand how Thanksgiving came about, and debunk some of those myths you were told about the holiday back in school.

SCOTUS: How SCOTUS Decided the 2000 Election (Bush v. Gore)

The 2020 election has ended with Joe Biden being declared as the victor and the president-elect, and despite lawsuits and claims from the Trump campaign, no voter fraud has been found. In addition, the Trump campaign has failed at getting the courts (even Trump-appointed judges) to sympathize with his cause and throw out hundreds of thousands of legally cast ballots. He has already lost over 30 lawsuits, and with a Pennsylvania court throwing another of his lawsuits out, he is running out of legal ways to overturn the election. However, in the 2000 presidential election, the Supreme Court actually played a huge part in determining the winner.

Transition to Biden Presidency Formally Begins

Almost three weeks after Election Day, the Trump administration has finally formally approved to begin the transition progress to the incoming Biden-Harris administration. The announcement comes after Emily Murphy, the Trump-appointed head of the General Services Administration which leads transition, designated Joe Biden as the “apparent winner” of the 2020 election.

Trump Makes Last-Ditch Effort To Overturn Election

There is no doubt about it: President-Elect Joe Biden won the 2020 presidential election fair and square. Yet, make no mistake: President Donald Trump continues to deny the election results, refusing to concede the election. He has filed lawsuit after lawsuit to try and get courts to throw out hundreds of thousands of legally cast ballots and tried to attempt to change the results of the election so much that it may amount to a coup.

Georgia Finishes Recount; Biden Affirmed As Winner

After a very grueling recount, Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, has officially declared President-Elect Joe Biden as the official winner of the 2020 Presidential Election in Georgia. The announcement comes as President Trump has sought to delegitimize the election results and pressured the secretary of state to not announce Biden the winner. It also comes as Georgia’s Republican U.S. Senate candidates, Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has also asked the secretary of state to resign or throw out ballots to allow Trump to win.

Were Polls Wrong In the 2020 Election?

We have analyzed lots of polls prior to the 2020 election, and they have formed a large part of our pre-election predictions. Obviously, there is no “one-size-fits-all” type analysis for the polls, since polls were wildly incorrect in some states but almost spot-on in others. In this post, we are going to take a look at some of the presidential polls and how they were very wrong (or right) about the results of this election.

President Trump’s Refusal To Concede Is Dangerous

Amid a global pandemic that has already claimed 246,000 American lives, lame-duck President Donald Trump continues to refuse to concede to President-Elect Joe Biden and continues to deny the integrity and security of the 2020 elections in an attempt to cast doubt on the safety of the nation’s voting systems. The refusal to concede by a sitting president in an election he clearly lost is unprecedented in such a nontight race and is dangerous to the United States as a whole.

As COVID-19 Spikes, the GOP Turns a Blind Eye

The United States is seeing its worse COVID-19 spike since the pandemic began in March. For the past 12 days, the U.S. has seen over 100,000 new confirmed cases. Texas and California both surpassed one million confirmed cases. Even in the Northeast, where, after a particularly disastrous outbreak in April, the states were able to stave off a second outbreak, cases are climbing up steadily once again. Throughout this crisis, the Trump administration and top Republican officials have been turning a blind eye.

Biden Wins the Electoral College With 306 Votes

With the Associated Press and most media calling the state of Georgia for President-Elect Joe Biden and the state of North Carolina called for President Trump, the President-Elect officially wins the Electoral College with 306 electoral votes over the President’s 232 votes. Ironically, Hillary Clinton lost with 232 votes back in 2016, so in terms of the number of votes, there has been a complete flip.

Arizona Finally Called For Biden By Most Media

On November 12, most media organizations, including CNN, NBC News, ABC News, The New York Times, and CBS News called Arizona for Joe Biden. The call comes days after the Associated Press and Fox News called the state, and well over nine days after Election Day. This marks the first time since 1996 a Democratic presidential candidate carried the traditional Republican stronghold, and only the second time since Harry S. Truman won the state in 1948. This leftward shift is evident of demographic change in the state and ushers in a new era of politics for Arizona.

Key Ballot Measures Voters Voted On In Nov. 2020

Besides voting for statewide and nationwide offices, voters in over 32 states decided on about 100 statewide ballot measures, including on issues regarding voting, elections, abortion rights, drug legalization, taxes, and more. Let’s take a look at some of the most important ballot measures that voters approved in this post.

SCOTUS Hears Another GOP Case Trying to Repeal Obamacare

The Supreme Court is once again hearing another GOP-led case which could determine the future of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare, which provides health insurance to over 23 million Americans and ensures that all Americans with preexisting medical conditions can still purchase health insurance plans. As of writing, over 38 states, including some very conservative states, have expanded Medicaid via the ACA to allow cheaper health care coverage to more Americans.

Senate Control Likely Decided By January Georgia Runoffs

With the Democrats failing in flipping Maine and Iowa’s U.S. Senate seats and likely failing to flip North Carolina’s Senate seat, and failing to win over voters in Montana, South Carolina, Alabama, and Kansas, all seats thought to be competitive, the control of the U.S. Senate will probably (barring any surprises in N.C. and Alaska) end up being determined by two key Senate runoff elections to be held on January 5.

What Went Wrong For the Democrats This Election?

This year was widely expected to be a Blue Wave year, with Democrats winning big in the Electoral College, expanding their lead in the Senate, and widening their majority in the House, as well as flipping a number of state legislatures, etc. However, election night proved that none of these things happened. What went so wrong for the Democrats, and what can be done about it going forward?

Joe Biden Declared As the 46th President of the United States

Following the announcement that the 2020 Presidential Election has been called for Joe Biden by most major news networks at 11:25 a.m. ET on Nov. 7, 2020, I would like to follow up with some quick analysis about the race. All major news networks have now called the race, with President-Elect Joe Biden winning 279 or 290 electoral votes currently.

BREAKING: JOE BIDEN WINS 2020 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election by the Associated Press. CNN, NBC News, ABC News, The New York Times, Fox News, and more have called the race as well. More to come.

BREAKING: Decision Desk HQ CALLS Race For Biden

Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) has just called the presidential race for Joe Biden after Biden took the lead in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania, declaring Joe Biden the victory of the 2020 Presidential Election and the 46th President of the United States. With DDHQ calling Pennsylvania and the entire race for Joe Biden, an Associated Press (AP) race call is imminent.

America Awaits Anxiously as Biden Leads In Georgia

Overnight, a number of new developments have occurred, the most significant being that Georgia, a traditional Republican stronghold, has flipped blue for the first time since 1996. As of writing, Biden currently takes a 1,096-vote lead, or a 0.0002 percent lead, with 99 percent of precincts reporting and 4,960,275 people voting. America now awaits anxiously for the race to be called.

Races Tight In Georgia and Pennsylvania

Two days after Election Day, the presidential race is still too close to call, with leads being extremely tight in the key battleground states of Georgia and Pennsylvania, which will decide the election. Let’s take a look at where the race currently stands.

Where the Race Stands One Day After Election Day

_{This post last updated on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. EST.}

It’s now one day after Election Day but we still do not have a clear winner of the presidency; nor do we have a clear idea of which party will gain Senate control. Though the House has already been called for the Democrats by a number of news organizations, a number of swing states are still yet to be called.

Key Races By State and Expected Vote Report Times

Election Day is now officially here. Over 99 million people have voted already, according to data compiled by the U.S. Elections Project. In actuality, “Election Day” really is vote-tabulation day, since so many people have chosen to vote early this year. In today’s post, we are going to take a look at each state, from Alabama all the way to Wyoming, and discussing the key races briefly.

What To Watch For On Election Night (Final Update)

Election Day is officially here. After a very, very long, very, very drawn-out campaign season, we have finally reached the last day that people will be able to cast their ballots all over the country. With the first polls closing at 6 p.m. Eastern and the last polls closing at 1 a.m., even if all the states were to be called immediately at poll closing (it won’t happen), that is still a five-hour wait. In this post, we are going to discuss which states and races to keep an eye on tonight, which could indicate in which direction the race goes.

Final 2020 Pre-Election Electoral College Prediction

This is it: tomorrow is the big day. In just one day, we will finally see the big showdown between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. This is the last Newshacker Blog Electoral College prediction, and, spoiler alert: Joe Biden continues to be the expected winner in this projection. Already, 94 million people have voted already based on data from the U.S. Elections Project, and Joe Biden has an approximately 90 percent chance of victory on FiveThirtyEight.

Final 2020 Pre-Election US Senate Prediction

Welcome to the final installment of the Newshacker Blog U.S. Senate election prediction. This will be the final prediction from this blog for the Senate elections from now through to Election Day. 91 million Americans have already voted early, based on data compiled by the U.S. Elections Project, and with this year expected to be a Democratic wave year, the Democrats ride high with a 73 percent chance of gaining a trifecta in government.