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 November 4, 2020
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| Good Morning Boston,
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The election wasn't called last night. Now what?
Well, to paraphrase our friends at NPR, take a deep breath. As we predicted yesterday, election officials in key states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and Michigan — the big three that carried Trump to victory in 2016 — have said they won't have the count completed any time soon.
That does not mean it's time to panic! Remember: most states don't certify results until weeks after Election Day. For Massachusetts, that's Nov. 18. In Pennsylvania, it's not until Nov. 23. (Here's a list of when each state certifies in 2020.)
But that uncertainly still didn't stop President Trump from saying – without evidence – that he won, and that there's been "fraud" in the election. Here's the fact check: The Associated Press has not called the race for either candidate, and many votes are still being tallied. For example, in Nevada where the race is extremely tight right now, there are tens of thousands of mail-in ballots that still need to be counted, as of this morning. Biden, meanwhile, said he thought he was in a good position to win and that all the votes need to be counted.
So again, now what? If you're me, it's another day of constantly refreshing the WBUR homepage. You can keep up to date with with live results posted on wbur.org, including:
✔️ The Presidential Race
✔️ Balance Of Power In Congress; U.S. Senate, House And Governors' Races
✔️ Contested U.S. House Races In Massachusetts
✔️ County Commissioner, Register Of The Probate And Other Contested Mass. Races
P.S.– Patience is not something that comes natural to me (just ask any of my closest family or friends), so I understand that waiting is stressful. Here are our tips for handling information overload and general election anxiety. And The New York Times created this interactive "Election Distractor" for when you need a break... you know, mentioning it just in case. — Meagan McGinnes
@meaganmcginnes
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The Rundown: Election Edition 1. Joe Biden Wins Massachusetts
Former Vice President Joe Biden will win Massachusetts and capture its 11 Electoral College votes. The Associated Press called the race soon after polls closed in the state. A Republican has not won Massachusetts in a general election since Ronald Reagan carried the state in 1984. Read more. | 
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2. Sen. Markey Defeats Republican O'Connor, Will Head Back To Washington
Markey, the longest serving member of the state's Congressional delegation, was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, and won his first race for the Senate in 2013 when he succeeded John Kerry in a special election. Now, at the age of 74, he has the opportunity to remain in the Senate at least until he is 80. Read more.
3. Mass. Voters Say 'Yes' On Question 1, Expanding Access To Car Repair Data
Massachusetts voters have passed a ballot measure that will expand access to motor vehicle repair data, shrugging off dire warnings from auto manufacturers who spent tens of millions of dollars in opposition. Read more. - Question 2 not yet called: The votes are leaning toward a rejection of ranked-choice voting in Massachusetts and the Yes On 2 campaign has conceded defeat, but the Associated Press has not called it yet. If approved, ranked-choice voting would have given voters a new type of ballot for certain races to allow them to indicate which candidates they prefer if their first choice didn't win.
4. Auchincloss Wins 4th Congressional District Race
Jake Auchincloss has won the House seat soon to be vacated by Congressman Joe Kennedy III. The Newton Democrat easily bested Republican opponent, former U.S. Air Force colonel Julie Hall, in the race for the 4th Congressional District. Read more.
5. No More Fights, And No More Virus: What Mass. Voters Want From The Future U.S. President
"I just want to live in a country where we're safe, free to work, you know? And hopefully get rid of these masks." Read more.
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- Gov. Charlie Baker's latest nominee to the Supreme Judicial Court is an Appeals Court judge with a background in intellectual property litigation who built a robot while studying engineering at MIT. Judge Dalila Argaez Wendlandt, if confirmed to the post by the Governor's Council, would be the first Latina to serve on the state's high court.
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- Workers at Massachusetts prisons will now be tested for the coronavirus, under an agreement with the union that represents correction officers. The Department of Correction said it reached the agreement Monday "to ensure department-wide COVID-19 testing for all direct custody staff who have primary contact with inmates."
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- Family members of Boston crime boss James "Whitey" Bulger Jr. have filed a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Prisons and 30 unnamed employees of the prison system for failing to protect Bulger, who was beaten to death at a West Virginia prison.
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- And your must-read opinion piece of the morning: These are six things to think about while you're waiting for election results this morning, according to Joanna Weiss.
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- This guy drove 2,000 miles roundtrip from Boston to Georgia to vote after his absentee ballot didn’t arrive (The Boston Globe)
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- Perhaps You’d Like to Read Some Weird International News That Has Nothing Do With the U.S. Election (Slate)
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There was fun (and music) to be had at an East Boston polling location yesterday!
WBUR's Miriam Wasser spoke to one of the band members, who said he was out there to watch for voter suppression and thank people for voting. Watch the video on Twitter by clicking the image below. |  | | | | Before you go: How many hours of sleep do you think Bob Oakes got last night / this morning before going back on the air? I'm taking guesses. | | | 😎 Forward to a friend. They can sign up here.
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