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    1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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      Venkatesh Rao Retweeted Jeb Bush

      Please claphttps://twitter.com/JebBush/status/1325133897781243908 …

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      Jeb BushVerified account @JebBush
      Congratulations to President-elect Biden. I have prayed for our President most of my adult life. I will be praying for you and your success. Now is the time to heal deep wounds. Many are counting on you to lead the way.
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    2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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      BoJo and Bolsanaro have already abandoned Trump

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    3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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      Venkatesh Rao Retweeted Mitt Romney

      This is surreal. Watching former GOP presidential candidates sort of represent... the protocol wing of the party?https://twitter.com/MittRomney/status/1325142815354064896 …

      Venkatesh Rao added,

      Mitt RomneyVerified account @MittRomney
      Ann and I extend our congratulations to President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris. We know both of them as people of good will and admirable character. We pray that God may bless them in the days and years ahead.
      2 replies 0 retweets 24 likes
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    4. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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      Anyone have a sense of breakdown of Biden vote among: a) pure anti-Trump single issue b) actually pro-Biden c) pragmatic Bernie-progressives compromising instead of horseshoeing over to Trump? I’m a) but do also like Biden. But I’d have voted for basically anyone against Trump.

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    5. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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      I voted Warren in primaries, but I liked Biden too. Wife voted Sanders and doesn’t, but gritted her teeth and voted for him anyway. I knew Warren was a long shot in the primaries but I was surprised by how badly she lost. I thought she was a potential center-far-left compromise.

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    6. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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      Venkatesh Rao Retweeted HuffPost

      Missed this since I was not watching tv. I’d never heard of Van Jones before, but he was impressive on the CNN panel going toe-to-toe with Rick Santorum, who was doing a decent rearguard defense for Trump.https://twitter.com/HuffPost/status/1325138698740985856 …

      Venkatesh Rao added,

      2:14
      HuffPostVerified account @HuffPost
      CNN contributor Van Jones got emotional shortly after the news network called the election for Joe Biden. pic.twitter.com/M4v0WBbgIO
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    7. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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      Social distancing is going to be tough. I’m betting new case peaks in a couple of weeks.pic.twitter.com/u6tL8uVa8K

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    8. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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      Adding a screenshot of a censored Trump here. Something symbolic there. He was elected as the voice of a broad sentiment, turned that voice into a narcissistic self-aggrandizing 24-7 party. Now he’s been muzzled. I expect many who support him will feel personally silenced.pic.twitter.com/CpSeN9ytgV

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    9. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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      Venkatesh Rao Retweeted The Women's Organisation

      Pair with spotlight on Stacey Abrams who worked to actually give a voice to vast numbers of people instead of merely exploiting their frustrationshttps://twitter.com/thewomensorg/status/1324653254450569218?s=21 …

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      The Women's Organisation @TheWomensOrg
      It’s reported that Stacey Abrams worked relentlessly to register over 800,000 new voters across Georgia who were affected by voter suppression in time for the U.S elections. That is some impact 👏🏾🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/wquNA4p4JQ
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    10. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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      Subplot. If this keeps up they’ll be demanding a recount of the vote in Canada.pic.twitter.com/7SWssSgJLn

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      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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      Has it ever happened that a victory speech has been delivered before a concession? Even in 2000 Al Gore conceded before retracting the concession iirc, right?

      2:06 PM - 7 Nov 2020
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        2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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          Venkatesh Rao Retweeted Hari Kunzru

          I guess this sort of thing is to be expected for a while. I personally find zero joy in this sort of thing tbh.https://twitter.com/harikunzru/status/1325129548325933056?s=20 …

          Venkatesh Rao added,

          Hari KunzruVerified account @harikunzru
          You may want to mute this account for a while because I feel I may have to individually insult every member of the outgoing administration in crude and personal ways
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        3. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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          Venkatesh Rao Retweeted Adam Parkhomenko

          He didn’t have the biggest inauguration crowd but he’s definitely getting the biggest exit crowd. I wouldn’t join such crowds even without Covid but it’s interestinghttps://twitter.com/adamparkhomenko/status/1325181781386031105?s=21 …

          Venkatesh Rao added,

          0:09
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          this party outside the White House maybe the best trolling i have seen in four years pic.twitter.com/VYRQr83S4U
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        4. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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          Venkatesh Rao Retweeted Venkatesh Rao

          Moodhttps://twitter.com/vgr/status/1325233434722095104?s=21 …

          Venkatesh Rao added,

          Venkatesh Rao @vgr
          Out on a walk in a light drizzle and there’s literally a rainbow out. The simulators are busy. pic.twitter.com/AQInfESKVS
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        5. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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          Venkatesh Rao Retweeted Walter Isaacson

          Biden speech about to begin. Here’s a placeholder concession speech.https://twitter.com/WalterIsaacson/status/1325064782806913024 …

          Venkatesh Rao added,

          4:07
          Walter IsaacsonVerified account @WalterIsaacson
          Wow. Every. Single. Word. Of. This. If you watch only one thing today, please make it this 4 minutes, and remember what America is all about. pic.twitter.com/E2TyermdLR
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        6. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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          Here we go. Harris introduces Biden.pic.twitter.com/Jdz7LWSoNY

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        7. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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          Here we gopic.twitter.com/8HKD1KqAHo

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        8. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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          He speaks much more clearly and confidentially when he’s on a relaxed winning curve and his fumbles and slight stutters show up under stress. That’s one thing he shares with Trump... he does not know how to disguise his real emotions. He just has a healthier range of them.pic.twitter.com/ZN0vNMU7f0

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        9. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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          A splendidly mediocre speech by an optimally average speaker. Exactly what I was hoping for. He was steadily energetic and moved on stage. That physical energy and mood I think were well played counterpoints both to Trump’s physical demeanor and his sleepy-Joe line.

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        10. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr Nov 7
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          Venkatesh Rao Retweeted Venkatesh Rao

          Well, that’s all folks. We end this thread here. Follow this other thread for the excruciating analysis and lessons learned.https://twitter.com/vgr/status/1324124260382568454 …

          Venkatesh Rao added,

          Venkatesh Rao @vgr
          This QT is my election livetweet thread. Now that things are winding down into a tight endgame with a cloud of murky lawsuits and doubt-merchanting hanging over them... I hereby declare the excruciating lessons learned meta-thread open. Muahahahaha. https://twitter.com/vgr/status/1323779406750314496 …
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        11. End of conversation
        1. mental blanking interval‏ @vsync Nov 7
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          Replying to @vgr

          there are many things the parties should wait for but I suspect waiting for a concession in this instance would be silly

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