VOTE and then watch the election coverage because: “Nothing riding on this but …”

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After the polls close here in Vermont we are lucky to have the Secretary of State Election results website with frequently updated results on all the statewide races throughout the night. From 7 pm VPR will have national NPR and local election coverage and Vermont PBS goes with to News Hour national coverage and Democracy Now! On their HD service Vermont PBS Plus.

For the nearly 33 million cord-cutting people without cable TV Poynter.com has listed a dozen different video platforms, streaming services and phone apps where one can follow the mid-term election results. There is a lot available, everything from FiveThirtyEight’s live blog and real-time updated House, Senate and governor forecasts to  Fox News (tin-foil hat propaganda network). And the always  thorough  Poynter.com even has suggestions for anyone with  “fancy new digital TV antennae” (rabbit ears and tin-foil?). They  link to a searchable FCC map that will show you  what TV stations and signal strength are available  in your location.unclesamstarz

But, you know, go VOTE first because:  “Nothing’s riding on this except the, uh, first amendment to the Constitution, freedom of the press, and maybe the future of the country. Not that any of that matters, but if you guys fuck up again, I’m going to get mad. Goodnight.”

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  1. Takeaway Election Day headline:

    There Is Now an Institution of the American Government That Isn’t Controlled By—or Afraid of—Donald Trump

    For the first time in two years, there will be oversight of the Executive Branch.
    Imagine you’re a Republican member of this administration* with skeletons in your closet. Imagine you’re a president* in this administration with skeletons in your closet. Now ask yourself whether or not this was a wave election.

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