.@DrAlGrossAK campaign remains confident they can win in #AKSEN memo from camp. mgr. David Keith, says they'll overcome Dan Sullivan's lead "once every vote has been counted in the state"
notes how 44.6% of votes have yet to be counted
@DrAlGrossAK It's worth noting based on current returns, Gross is trailing Sullivan by about 30 percentage points, or close to 60K votes
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
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.
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"
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."
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.
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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."