From the start, the Electoral College was a political deal — designed to give states with small populations more of a say in presidential elections. The framers expected it to evolve.
But the way we select a president has only been amended once, in 1800. https://t.co/crzIBAAoJg
Wealth of 400 richest Americans in 2009: $1,270,000,000,000
Wealth of 400 richest Americans in 2020: $3,200,000,000,000
Federal minimum wage in 2009: $7.25
Federal minimum wage in 2020: $7.25
Do not accept this system.
"It is being contained...do you not think it's being contained in this country? You said it’s not being contained...That's false. You just said something that’s not true."
- @KellyannePolls
"[John McCain is]... not a war hero. He's a war hero - he's a war hero 'cause he was captured? I Like people that weren't captured, OK, I hate to tell you."
- @realDonaldTrump
An historic moment: ‘The International Energy Agency (IEA) says the cost per megawatt to build solar plants is below fossil fuels worldwide for the first time. ‘ https://t.co/QEFU2e9UEo
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany just took the stage at a campaign rally and said that Trump could defeat Biden and defeat the media.
In a normal world, this would be totally inappropriate.
But she kind of campaigns from the White House briefing room all the time...
Pondering which paragraph is more incredible. The lead, where we learn why the reporter who wrote the NY Post story took his byline off; or the one where Giuliani says he chose the Post because another paper might have wasted time fact checking.
https://t.co/kGT1x9JzeP
“We sent in the U.S. Marshals. It took 15 minutes it was over. Fifteen minutes, it was over. We got him. They knew who he was. They didn’t want to arrest him. Fifteen minutes, that ended.”
- @realDonaldTrump
“The investigation basically exonerated the Obama team and probably would have hurt Donald Trump’s reelection, so Barr decided to keep it under wraps. This is how the Justice Department works these days.” https://t.co/ymuj5efdHh
Waiting in line for hours to vote should be considered less a story on voter enthusiasm and more a story on voter suppression. No one should have to wait hours to vote.