Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
3:20 AM ET, November 4, 2020

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
New York Times:
Election Needles: President  —  If Joe Biden wins one of these three states, he is likely to win the presidency.  —  If President Trump wins all three, it could be days or more before a winner is declared.
RELATED:
New York Times:
Presidential Election Results  —  Editors at The Times will take into account a number of factors before declaring a winner, including race calls made by The Associated Press and Edison Research, as well as analysis of the votes that have been reported so far.
FiveThirtyEight:
2020 Election: Live Results And Coverage  —  INTERACTIVES  —  Biden's Favored In Our Final Presidential Forecast, But It's A Fine Line Between A Landslide And A Nail-Biter  —  NEWSLETTER  —  Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information/Your California Privacy Rights/Children's Online Privacy Policy are applicable to you.
Washington Post:
Election 2020 live updates and results: Trump falsely asserts election fraud, claims a victory
Washington Post:
USPS disregards court order to conduct ballot sweeps in 12 postal districts after more than 300,000 ballots cannot be traced  —  A federal judge ordered mail service and law enforcement agents to comb processing plants for votes as delays continue  —  The U.S. Postal Service turned …
RELATED:
Dinah Voyles Pulver / USA Today:
USPS Service blows deadline to check for missing ballots.  About 300,000 can't be traced … The U.S. Postal Service blew a court-ordered deadline Tuesday to sweep mail-processing facilities in more than a dozen states for missing election ballots that could number in the hundreds of thousands.
Discussion: Breitbart
Michael Stratford / Politico:
Kellyanne Conway says Trump may lose ground in Electoral College from 2016  —  The president earlier on Tuesday predicted he would outperform his prior electoral vote count.  —  Former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said that President Donald Trump was “feeling great” …
RELATED:
Michael Ruiz / Fox News:
Hillary Clinton retweets her own message from the day after Election Day 2016  —  The failed 2016 Democratic presidential nominee wrote, ‘Do not lose heart...  (Vote)’  —  Fox News Go  —  Hillary Clinton resurfaced some of her own tweets this Election Day - messages she originally shared …
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Here's how Alaska's congressional race could determine our next president  —  If Donald Trump wins Pennsylvania, Georgia, North Carolina, and Iowa, while Joe Biden wins Michigan, Wisconsin, and Nevada, we could have a 269 to 269 Electoral College tie, depending on who wins Maine's and Nebraska's 2nd Congressional Districts.
Tracey Tully / New York Times:
Recreational Marijuana Legalized by New Jersey Voters  —  Voters approved a constitutional amendment to legalize cannabis in New Jersey, putting pressure on neighboring states like New York.  —  After years of legislative failures, New Jersey voters on Tuesday authorized the legal use …
RELATED:
David A. Lieb / Associated Press:
Future voting rights, marijuana laws at stake in states
Discussion: Politico and Washington Examiner
Ryan Randazzo / Arizona Republic:
Arizona voters approve Proposition 207, making recreational marijuana legal in state
Discussion: The Hill and New York Post
Spencer Neale / Washington Examiner:
Tucker Carlson: Early Hispanic vote in Florida shows election is ‘not what we were told to expect’  —  Fox News host Tucker Carlson condemned pollsters who proclaimed a big polling advantage for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden — especially in Florida, where early numbers look favorable for President Trump.
Discussion: Reuters and Politico
RELATED:
Nicole Narea / Vox:
How Latinos in Miami-Dade County helped Trump win Florida
USA Today:
South Carolina Election Results 2020: Live Updates  —  After a monthslong deluge of advertising, attacks and animosity, voters are choosing between Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham and Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison in South Carolina's most expensive Senate contest.
RELATED:
Lacy Johnson / New York Times:
Minnesota Election Results: Fifth Congressional District
Discussion: USA Today
New York Times:
Kansas Presidential Election Results
Discussion: USA Today
Morgan Phillips / Fox News:
Nevada county judge keeps some polls open later after Trump campaign sues  —  Several Nevada polls did not open on time in because of technical issues  —  Fox News Go  —  Some polling locations in Nevada's Clark County will stay open until 8 p.m. local time after the Trump campaign and the state GOP filed a lawsuit.
RELATED:
Ben Brasch / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Fulton election results delayed after pipe bursts in room with ballots  —  Fulton County's absentee-by-mail processing operation at State Farm Arena was delayed at least two hours today after a water pipe burst in a room with ballots.  —  No ballots were harmed thanks to the slant of the room, voting officials said Tuesday night.
RELATED:
Janell Ross / NBC News:
Why the vote result is delayed in Georgia
Discussion: Washington Post and MSNBC
Axios:
Republican Tommy Tuberville defeats Sen. Doug Jones in Alabama  —  Republican Tommy Tuberville has defeated incumbent Sen. Doug Jones (D) in Alabama's U.S. Senate race, AP projects.  —  Why it matters: Although expected, the win by Tuberville — a former college football coach …
RELATED:
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Trump campaign to run election night war room on White House grounds  —  The Trump campaign will run its election night war room at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, located steps from the West Wing, the campaign confirmed to Axios.  —  Why it matters: The decision to move …
RELATED:
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
The Trump campaign has set up two ‘war rooms’ in the White House complex
Discussion: The Hill and The Sun
Politico:
These races will tell you who's winning  —  HOW TO NERD OUT TONIGHT — The Nightly asked POLITICO reporters across the country how they will be watching election returns tonight, as we wait to learn whether President Donald Trump will win reelection or Joe Biden defeats him.  Here are their answers:
Discussion: Twin Cities, TheGrio and NBC News
Zachary Halaschak / Washington Examiner:
Madison Cawthorn, 25, to be the youngest sitting congressman after winning election  —  At age 25, Republican Madison Cawthorn is set to be the youngest congressman in recent history after winning a dramatic election for White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows's former seat.
NPR:
A note about this election  —  To find out who wins this year's contests up and down the ballot will require patience.  The pandemic has transformed how this election is being run in many states.  The vast number of ballots cast by mail before Election Day could lengthen the amount of time it takes to count all the votes.
Discussion: Townhall, Twitchy and The Federalist
Lara Seligman / Politico:
Sarah McBride of Delaware becomes first transgender state senator in U.S. history  —  Sarah McBride has become the first openly transgender state senator in U.S. history after winning a state Senate seat in Delaware on Tuesday night.  —  McBride's win, which was reported by The New York Times …
Nicole Narea / Vox:
Sen. John Cornyn has fended off Democrat MJ Hegar to win reelection in Texas  —  It was the first time the third-term senator had faced a real challenge.  —  SHARE All sharing options  —  Sen. John Cornyn, a three-term Republican, has fended off his first real challenge from newcomer MJ Hegar …
Cortney O'Brien / Townhall:
Sen. Joni Ernst Survives Tough Re-election Battle in Iowa  —  Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) has held off her Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield and will serve another six years on Capitol Hill, outlets are now projecting.  —  “With 77 percent of 1,661 precincts reporting, Ernst, 50 …
Dartunorro Clark / NBC News:
NBC News projects Democratic Tina Smith of Minnesota wins Senate race  —  NBC News projects Democratic Sen. Tina Smith of Minnesota will head back to the Senate.  —  She beat her Republican challenger, Jason Lewis, with 49.3 percent, as of 1:30 a.m. with 86 percent of the vote in.
Politico:
After dire warnings, Election Day voting issues are ‘isolated and sporadic’  —  Election administrators and regular Americans were bracing for Election Day chaos — warned to expect violence, malfunctions, long lines and disinformation.  Instead, they got something else entirely: a fairly smooth election process across the country.
Geoff Pender / Mississippi Today:
Mississippians adopt new state flag after Confederate emblem flew for 126 years  —  Mississippi voters, after decades of debate and a failed ballot effort 19 years ago, adopted a new state flag on Tuesday, according to NBC News and Associated Press projections.
Discussion: New York Times
Kevin Stankiewicz / CNBC:
GOP pollster says the Trump-Biden race comes down to 3 states and Biden only needs to win 1  — North Carolina, Florida and Ohio are key bellwethers in determining the election outcome between President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, according to GOP pollster Frank Luntz.
Discussion: Axios and POLITICUSUSA
Brad Polumbo / Foundation for Economic Education:
Florida Votes for Job-Killing $15 Minimum Wage Hike  —  Florida voters had more than just a presidential election on their hands when they went to the polls on Tuesday.  A controversial ballot initiative, Florida Amendment 2, offered voters the chance to hike the state's minimum wage to $15 by 2026.
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 3:20 AM ET, November 4, 2020.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Who's Hiring in Media? 
 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
Mica Soellner / Washington Examiner:
Democratic Rep. Andy Kim retains his New Jersey seat despite attacks from GOP
Discussion: Associated Press and Bloomberg
Ashton Pittman / Mississippi Free Press:
Mississippi Votes to End Jim Crow Electoral College-Like System; Popular Vote to Choose Governor
John Bowden / The Hill:
Oregon votes to decriminalize heroin, meth, other street drugs
Discussion: The Daily Caller
David Siders / Politico:
Biden dispatches Trump in Minnesota
Justin Wm. Moyer / Washington Post:
D.C. voters appear to approve ballot question to decriminalize psychedelic mushrooms
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
In photos: Election Day 2020 across the U.S.
Discussion: NBC News, Politico and The Guardian
Ursula Perano / Axios:
AOC wins re-election in NY-14
Discussion: Fox News
 Earlier Items: 
New York Daily News:
De Blasio official urges clergy to stay out of protests, sparking outrage
Kristina Wong / Breitbart:
Video of Amish Horse and Buggy Trump Train Goes Viral on Election Day
Katherine Miller / Here are some links:
Election Day links  —  Bonus, practical stuff  —  When you've had the real pleasure …
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Financial Times:
Similarweb: Bluesky app usage in the US and UK grew ~300% to 3.5M DAUs after Nov. 5; Threads now has 1.5x Bluesky's DAUs in the US, down from 5x before Nov. 5

Peter White / Deadline:
Fox and Hulu extend their content partnership, including in-season streaming rights for Fox's programming; sources: the deal is worth $1.5B over four years

Shawn Musgrave / The Intercept:
A federal court allows a claim by The Intercept that DMCA prevents OpenAI from stripping a story's title or byline but throws out its claims against Microsoft

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page