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Performative Jerkitude

And what a scary two hours showed us last night

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Charlie Sykes
November 18, 2020∙ Paid
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For two hours last night, we got a glimpse of how this might have unfolded if the presidential race had actually been close.

Deadlocked on a 2-2 vote, the Wayne County (MI) Board of Canvassers refused to certify the results of the elections of the state’s largest county. Biden won Michigan and its 16 electoral votes …

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