crucial: lots of media got it wrong 2018. CNN at 9 pm announced “no blue wave”

they got it wrong bc they ignored early votes. weeks later after counting done Dems flipped 40 seats.

pressrun.media/p/can-trump-bu…
this cannot happen again Tuesday night. if it does, staggering implications for our democracy
“To avoid confusion and to make sure they don't play into Trump's hands, TV news needs to break away from its decades-long tradition of marketing Election Night as one big game show that culminates with a late-night winner being announced and prizes handed out.”
there should be Election Week coverage.

not Election Night.

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28 Oct
just to put a pin in how insane/awful/radical this is...Penn, my a law passed by ***GOP legislature,*** is not allowed to count early ballots until Election Day, so of course they’re going to be counting after Nov 3
Trump isn’t talking abt not counting votes that **arrive by mail** after Nov 3. he’s talking abt not counting **any** votes after Nov 3

states have been counting votes after Election Day in US for 100 years
He’s talking abt throwing out US military ballots from overseas
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26 Oct
my latest—lessons learned, too late for her; pressrun.media/p/hunter-hilla…
different rules for women
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26 Oct
oh, look at how NYT columnist tonight whitewashes the paper’s shameful “Clinton Cash” chapter;
left out of that polite description? fact that “Clinton Cash” was filled w/ obvious lies that, btw, NYT never bothered telling readers abt
i detailed it all, here; mediamatters.org/new-york-times…
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25 Oct
Peggy goes straight up racist here w/ bizarrely person attack on Kamala. in Trump era (!) she attacks Harris as being childish and immature
bc Harris danced, briefly, at campaign event
awful stuff
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24 Oct
if we had a properly functioning press corps, this headline would have been everywhere Thurs night/Fri morning:

"Trump lies about pandemic during presidential debate"
bc a President of the United States lying about a public health crisis during a presidential debate **is a big deal**

instead, it's all been normalized
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22 Oct
I’m dying—Team Trump says Russia trying to interfere in election and hurt his chances!

poor @ggreenwald is so confused!! reuters.com/article/us-usa…
Greenwald for 4 yrs: only madmen think Russia interferes!!
you'll be shocked to know Greenwald hasn't touched this story from yesterday
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