WTF Just Happened Today?

Day 662: Infected.


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1/ Trump called for Florida to suspend its legally required recount and declare the Republican candidates for Senate and governor the winners of their respective races. Without evidence, Trump claimed that “many ballots are missing or forged,� and that “an honest vote count is no longer possible – ballots massively infected. Must go with Election Night!� In the governor’s race, unofficial results showed Ron DeSantis leading Democratic mayor, Andrew Gillum, by 0.41%, and in the Senate race, Republican governor Rick Scott leads incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson by 0.14%. Florida’s 67 counties are required to complete their recounts by Thursday. (ABC News / The Guardian / Washington Post / NBC News / CNBC)

The Florida Election should be called in favor of Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis in that large numbers of new ballots showed up out of nowhere, and many ballots are missing or forged. An honest vote count is no longer possible-ballots massively infected. Must go with Election Night!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 12, 2018
  • The election overseer for Palm Beach County in Florida says there is no way the machine recount will be finished by Thursday’s deadline. “It’s impossible,â€� said the supervisor of elections. Both parties seem to agree that completing the recount in time to meet the deadline is not going to happen. Palm Beach County GOP Chairman Michael Barnett said the inability to meet the deadline was “good news for Republicans because our candidates are ahead.â€� (CNN)

  • Stacey Abrams filed a new lawsuit in federal court asking a judge to delay Georgia’s vote certifications by one day to give officials time to count any votes that were wrongly rejected. If the suit is successful, officials would have until Wednesday to restore at least 1,095 votes that weren’t counted. Neither campaign can agree on how many votes remain to be counted. (ABC News)

    2/ Without evidence, Rick Scott accused Bill Nelson of trying to “commit fraud to try to win this election.� State elections and law enforcement officials say there is no evidence suggesting Scott’s allegations are true. Florida’s Senate race is one of three statewide contests headed to an automatic recount after the unofficial deadline for counties to report results passed. (The Guardian / CNN / Politico)

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