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1/ We May Not Know the Winner on Election Night >> Democrats Stress That’s Ok >> >> bit.ly/2FFfGaL by Noah Lanard @nlanard via @motherjones

2/ Democrats organized the call to discuss a new report that makes clear that the winner of the presidential race may not be known on election night because it will take time to count mail-in ballots >> which are expected to favor Democrats bit.ly/2FFfGaL

3/ “That is OK” said Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn) >> “The key thing is we’re going to count the votes” >> bit.ly/2FFfGaL by Noah Lanard @nlanard via @motherjones

4/ Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt >> ) stressed the same point >> bit.ly/2FFfGaL by Noah Lanard @nlanard via @motherjones He[Sanders] also focused on Trump’s baseless claims that the election is being rigged against him

5/ “I think that almost everybody in America now knows that Donald Trump lies a lot >> ”he[Sanders] said >> One of Trump’s worst lies >> Sanders continued >> is that there is a massive amount of voter fraud in the United States bit.ly/2FFfGaL

6/ Sanders pointed to an op-ed from last month by Benjamin Ginsberg >> a longtime Republican election lawyer >> “The truth is that after decades of looking for illegal voting >> there’s no proof of widespread fraud” bit.ly/2FFfGaL

7/ Ginsberg [a longtime Republican election lawyer] wrote >> “At most >> there are isolated incidents — by both Democrats and Republicans >> Elections are not rigged >> bit.ly/2FFfGaL by Noah Lanard @nlanard via @motherjones

8/ ”As Mother Jones’ Pema Levy @pemalevy has written >>Sanders has taken a leading role in warning that America’s democracy is in danger in this election>> bit.ly/2FFfGaL by Noah Lanard @nlanard via @motherjones

9/ With this speech [at the Democratic National Convention] >> he[Sanders] not only signaled his concern >> but put himself forward as the ambassador for these fears >> bit.ly/2FFfGaL by Noah Lanard @nlanard via @motherjones

10/ By bridging between the wonks on Twitter and the voters >> and using his[Sanders] own popularity among the party’s left to ring alarm bells >> bit.ly/2FFfGaL by Noah Lanard @nlanard via @motherjones

11/ Sanders is setting himself up to hold those in power accountable with—he[Sanders] hopes—a mass of Americans mobilized behind him.>> bit.ly/2FFfGaL by Noah Lanard @nlanard via @motherjones

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