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Stelter, of course, is breathlessly retweeting every defense of the wait. Meanwhile:

Morning Joe plays "I Got You Babe" from Groundhog Day as it returns from break. Scarborough, clearly over this, says on-air it is impossible for Trump to make up his deficit in PA. He is pushing to get them to call it with a variety of leading questions. Kornacki just said that the next batch could put Biden's lead up in PA over 40K. If that's true someone better remind MSNBC of its promise yesterday to call it at 35K. Bet this hurt for Jake to write. Scarborough is knocking the networks for constantly 'moving the goalposts' on calling the race after reading a Biden campaign statement that says the networks need to call it. He and Kornacki are both going back and forth each really putting the pressure on the control room now.

Brian Stelter is a cueballed grinning gnome who spends his day regurgitating Beltway and network talking points and pushing his book on how Fox News was a legitimate news org that only "lost its way" in the last decade. He has the gullibility of a smoothbrained chud.

Posting this again bc it is clear it is deliberately directed at Trump, as they often do on Fox when they know he's watching and often desperately try to send him advice through the TV. I wonder if this approach came from the saner members of the senior admin staff.

Paula White is back at it! Featuring: Her real life son Brad, formerly "Walking in Background Guy", now "Kneeling Knitting Guy". Why did he pace around reading a newspaper in a bathrobe in her last video? Why is he knitting now? Search me.

These scenes in Philly are a delight:

Reminder: Olivia Nuzzi is a fascist. But to me that quote is true. He's been terrified people are laughing at him all his life.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAAAAA

Y'all gonna have to get up earlier to beat me! Soon as these wimps call it on TV I'm going into a coma

I actually think it's more what I said above: They want Biden to call it so they can point at him when the right hits them, because they're so whipped by the GOP and always trying to cater to Republicans. Pathetic. There were actually some very wonderful tributes this AM - amazingly, by frickin' Mika from Morning Joe, who was basically crying while reading from a book on Biden re: his long career and past losses running for POTUS. Not saying I have any illusions about Morning Joe, but at least those hosts said their network needs to call it.

AHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA

Biden is talking about his popular vote mandate and likely 300+ EV. Good. Important for media. "I want the people to know we're not waiting to get the work done. Yesterday, Senator Harris and I met with experts on public health and the economic crisis this country is facing." [...] "Your vote counts. I don't care how many people try to stop it. I will not let it happen." He's right, IMO. The media wants Joe to call it so they can blame him when the right attacks, because they're so whipped by the GOP.

They would not have waited a day (and I knew two days ago, but whatever) to call this for any Republican. This is about saying goodbye to Trump. Here comes Joe. "We don't have a clear declaration of victory, but the numbers are clear: We're going to win this race."

Biden up to 28,833 in PA. MSNBC claimed they would call it at 35K. Brian Williams pushing them to call a state, any state.

John King is Republican trash. Wallace just said Trump winning is mathematically impossible and that Kornacki should've been allowed to call things two days ago.

And Philly's own: And as for the Trumpers:

Think we might be nearing the cliff.

We're having a lot of fun in the politics thread at this point, but I stopped for a moment and this is legitimately hard to read:

It occurs to me: Wait or not, so far this is Election Night 2016 Day 3 for those filth, and it's so good.