Biden campaign manager says they're on a "clear path to victory by this afternoon"

Say WI can be called this morning.
Jen O'Malley Dillon says they'll be in the lead in NV tomorrow once final results come in

in MI, they're expecting "we will win this state" once final results come in

As for PA? 1.4 million ballots outstanding, many from Dem areas
As for GA/NC?
She says GA is a "toss-up" but NC is "tight" and "leaning to Trump"...election result will "go down to the wire" and they'll have to wait several days
She responds to Trump's comments last night and says "“If Donald Trump got his wish and we stopped counting ballots right now, Vice President Joe Biden would be the next president of the United States”
Bauer says "we are prepared for any effort…to advance the absurd theory the president expressed last night”
Asked about a potential Wisconsin recount, Jen O'Malley Dillon says there's no automatic recount but “We are going to win Wisconsin, recount or no recount”
And on Latino numbers, she says “In Florida, Donald Trump overperformed his numbers with Cuban-American voters,” notes Biden did not “underperform”
And asked if Biden had reached out to Trump, she says “we have not been in contact formally with the Trump campaign. They have not reached out.”

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Nicholas Wu

Nicholas Wu Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @nicholaswu12

3 Nov
On @dccc press call, @RepCheri says they're poised to protect and expand majority. Notes they had to "tune out Twitter" to "keep our focus on everyday people."
Pelosi says the "three most important issues" this year, as in 2018, were "health care, health care, health care"
for context, @CookPolitical 's current forecast is a roughly 10-15 seat gain for Dems. House is currently split 232-197.
Read 9 tweets
24 Oct
Murkowski takes the floor to announce how she'll vote on Barrett - but first starts by criticizing the current state of affairs and expressing concern about how hard Alaska has been hit by COVID
says she regrets how instead of having a COVID relief bill to show to constituents back home, they're here instead debating a SCOTUS nominee
"I personally believe that every nominee for the Supreme Court should receive an up or down vote after they have been passed out" of cmte, she says

but she says the timing of confirmation will "serve to reinforce the public perception about political influence on the court"
Read 6 tweets
24 Oct
Senate is gaveling in now for Saturday session to debate Amy Coney Barrett's nomination.

Cloture vote expected tomorrow, final confirmation vote expected Monday.
Senate Dems are going to try to force consideration of the Heroes Act (House Dems' COVID relief plan) and other bills.

Schumer on the floor denounces a "stain" on the Senate as Republicans push Barrett nomination forward.
Schumer is seeking unanimous consent to move the Senate into legislative session.

Thune counters, "this isn't serious," notes Schumer has tried to adjourn the Senate this week
Read 4 tweets
22 Oct
Pelosi says at presser there are still some outstanding differences on stimulus but “I think we’re just about there” w/ Mnuchin
Pelosi said she'll get a classified briefing from the DNI on election interference - "I'll be very interested to hear what they have to say in a classified briefing"
"I don't know what the DNI is up to with this. Hopefully it is wholesome. That remains to be seen."
Read 6 tweets
22 Oct
Dems had planned to hold a press conference at the same time as the hearing, but Republicans moved so fast, Senate Judiciary finished voting about 45 minutes before Dems' press conference is set to start at 10:15am.
Read our story here: usatoday.com/story/news/pol…
Graham with a closing message: "elections do have consequences"
"The Democratic Party of 2020 is hell-bent on changing all the rules," he says.
"I am proud to have supported Judge Barrett. I think the people of South Carolina would be very happy to have someone like her on the court judging us all."
Read 4 tweets
22 Oct
ACB markup hearing has now begun with all Dems absent. Graham says he wants to "celebrate the fact" that Barrett will be reported out of the committee "unanimously" today
.@SenTedCruz calls Dems' absence a "stunt to appease the left-wing activist base"

(per Hill pool)
And by a 12-0, unanimous vote, Senate Judiciary reports Barrett's nomination to the full Senate.

Cornyn calls it "surreal" for Dems not to be there
Read 4 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!