In the front row at Madeline Albright’s funeral are the winners of the popular vote in 7 of the last 8 presidential elections.
David Chalian
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David Chalian
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Washington Bureau Chief & Political Director @CNN
- President-elect @JoeBiden says of the 10 govs he met with today (5D, 5R): "They congratulated us heartily for our win."
- Hands down - best Roll Call Vote I've ever seen at any convention.
- The end of the @ChrisCuomo and Rudy Giuliani conversation perfectly captures our modern moment: Giuliani: It’s in the eye of the beholder. Cuomo: No, facts are not in the eye of the beholder. Giuliani: Nowadays they are
- .@ewarren pursuing a different approach than @SpeakerPelosi - just now on floor of US Senate: "This is not the fight I wanted to take on, but this is the fight in front of us now. . . .The way we do that is to begin impeachment proceedings now."
- No joke - Vice President Pence just told Kamala Harris to "stop playing politics with people's lives" -- you didn't read that incorrectly, that's what Donald Trump's vice president just said out loud on the debate stage.
- PA-SEN: Independents: Fetterman: 58% Oz: 38% AZ-SEN: Independents: Kelly 55% Masters 39% GA SEN: Independents: Warnock: 53% Walker: 42%
- BREAKING - New CNN national poll: Trump job approval: Approve 39% Disapprove 55%
- In 1980, Reagan famously asked Americans "Are you better off than you were four years ago?" Today, @JoeBiden asks Americans "Is this who we are? Is this who we want to be?"
- If the Georgia elections officials are correct that roughly 90,000 ballots are currently uncounted, Biden would need 65% to 67% of them to overtake Trump’s lead. Trump would need 31% to 33% to secure a win. (Biden’s vote share in what has come in today in GA is roughly 71%.)
- The president of the United States is standing in the White House addressing the nation and deliberately undermining the bedrock of our democracy. Beyond being terribly sad, it is also so very dangerous.
- BREAKING CNN/SSRS national poll: Biden 22% (-10) Harris 17% (+9) Warren 15% (+8) Sanders 14% (-4) Buttigieg 4% (-1) Margin of error: +/-4.7% pts
- Biden made sure to walk to the press on the tarmac before boarding AF1 to apologize for being such "a wise guy" at the end of his press conference when he was answering @kaitlancollins tough questions.
