TAKE with里克·克莱因
重新点燃臭名昭著的讨论，总统唐纳德·特朗普字面上看，在这个不稳定的时刻意味着总统相信选举对他不利;那他认为他获得了更多合法选票比他的对手还多;他认为一系列战场州的票数是有缺陷和腐败的;选举官员以及州和联邦法官已经准备好让他连任。
这时候认真对待他...可能更可怕。
当选总统乔·拜登两个选择都没有。这次选举并不特别接近——尽管有上述错误，但除了拜登1月20日宣誓就职之外，这一时期极不可能以任何方式结束。
虽然拜登可能比大多数人更有理由对特朗普及其内阁和国会共和党人的行为感到愤怒，但他听起来并不特别担心被耽搁。
当美国广播公司新闻(ABC News)资深国会记者玛丽·布鲁斯(Mary Bruce)询问拜登对特朗普的看法时，拜登回答说:“总统先生，我期待着与您通话。”
这是一个很有启发性的回应——不仅仅是因为拜登和他的团队了解白宫和过渡。拜登对各州首府和华盛顿的选举程序和制度保持着信心。
一些民主党人可能会对拜登拒绝谴责支持特朗普的共和党人感到愤怒。
值得注意的是，拜登还表示，他期待与参议院多数党领袖米奇·麦康奈尔(Mitch McConnell)就他的内阁人选进行“谈判”。当然，许多进步人士认为麦康奈尔不值得与他谈判，更希望他在2010年成为少数党领袖下一届国会总之。
尽管这一刻很丑陋，也可能很糟糕，但拜登的团队认为这是一个坚守阵地的系统。拜登对坚定的中间派的信仰从一开始就推动他的竞选，看起来是他总统任期的决定性特征。
最新选举:乔·拜登以77，083，679张选票领先于大众投票，预计将获得279张选票。唐纳德·特朗普总统以72，159，215张普选票紧随其后，预计将获得214张选票。
的纲要玛丽·爱丽丝·帕克斯
作为三军统帅，拜登并不期待在外交和国内政策上取得进展。
周二，拜登接到了一系列国际盟友。在美国历史的曲折中出现了一个令人震惊的发展，似乎是外国领导人在努力强调美国选举并使其合法化。
他给即将成为他的海外同行的信息是:“美国回来了。我们会回到游戏中。不光是美国。”
当被问及如何与仍然拒绝承认他合法合理的胜利主张的共和党人合作时，拜登转而谈到了当前的紧迫性和通过一项法案的必要性冠状病毒救济包。
“人们现在需要救济。小企业，那些因为无力支付抵押贷款和失业保险而即将被赶出家门的人。当被问及麦康奈尔最近的评论时，拜登说:“你知道，将要发生的是，你会看到——人们没有意识到的是，没有提供州和地方援助，你会看到警察、消防队员、急救人员被解雇。”选举结果直到选举团下个月开会。
谈到通过这样的立法，这位前参议员补充说，“我认为压力会越来越大。但事实是，我希望总统至少有——敏感和知识，知道从现在到我们当选这段时间里，很多人正处于真正的困境中——直到我们宣誓就职。因此，这是我的希望和期望，我相信多数党领袖——众议院议长，以及少数党领袖，现在正在按照他们制定的优先事项开展工作。"
小费奎因·斯坎兰
随着民主党人卡尔·坎宁安(Cal Cunningham)向共和党参议员托姆·提利斯(Thom Tillis)让步，唯一尚未计划的参议院竞选将在阿拉斯加进行，民主党人艾尔·格罗斯(Al Gross)希望在那里拿下共和党现任参议员丹·沙利文(Dan Sullivan)。经过一周没有任何结果的中断，阿拉斯加选举官员在一夜之间上传了大约7万张选票，沙利文仍然领先，58%对36%。
如果这场竞选继续偏向共和党，民主党控制国会上院的唯一希望就是不仅赢得一个席位，还要赢得两个席位佐治亚州参议院决选选举。对民主党人来说，这是一场艰苦的战斗，但尽管他们认为热情在他们一边，共和党人正在努力建立自己的热情。
佛罗里达州参议员马尔科·卢比奥在一次集会上带头支持凯利·雷夫勒和大卫·濮培德周三上午，副总统迈克·彭斯计划在11月20日在该州为两位共和党人竞选，周二在推特上写道，“我们将继续努力让@佩尔杜参议院和@克洛弗勒回到共和党在参议院的多数席位!下周佐治亚见!”
在他们的武器库中，民主党有2018年州长候选人史黛西·艾布拉姆斯，他因拜登在桃州领先14000票而获得了很多赞誉。她为支持乔恩·奥索夫和拉斐尔·沃诺克的竞选活动而进行的筹款活动以及她的投票权组织“公平竞争”迄今已筹集了近1000万美元。
The Note: Biden opts out of Trump’s dangerous post-election game
The TAKE withRick Klein
To rekindle an infamous discussion, taking PresidentDonald Trumpliterally at this precarious moment means the president believes theelectionwas rigged against him; thathe believes he received more lawful votesthan his opponent; that he believes the vote count in a series of battleground states is flawed and corrupt; and that there are election officials and state and federal judges that are ready to deliver him a second term.
Taking him seriously at this moment ... might be even scarier.
President-elect Joe Biden is choosing neither option. This election was not particularly close -- and, the above falsehoods notwithstanding, this period is exceedingly unlikely to end in any way other than with Biden being sworn in Jan. 20.
While Biden may have more reason than most to be offended by the behavior of Trump and Republicans in his Cabinet and in Congress, he isn't sounding particularlyconcerned about the hold-up.
Asked by ABC News senior congressional correspondent Mary Bruce for his message to Trump, Biden responded, "Mr. President, I look forward to speaking with you."
It's a revealing response -- not just because Biden and his team know the White House and transitions well. Biden is keeping his faith in the processes and systems that govern elections, in state capitals and in Washington.
Some Democrats may bristle at Biden's refusal to condemn Republicans who are backing Trump.
Notably, Biden also said he looks forward to “a negotiation” with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over his Cabinet picks Many progressives, of course, view McConnell as not worthy of negotiating with, and still more hope he will actually be minority leader inthe next Congressanyway.
Ugly as this moment is, and awful as it may get, Biden's team sees this as the system holding its ground.Biden's faith in a sturdy middledrove his campaign from the start and looks like a defining feature of what will become his presidency.
Election latest: Joe Biden leads the popular vote total with 77,083,679 votes and is projected to have 279 electoral votes. President Donald Trump follows with 72,159,215 popular votes and is projected to have 214 electoral votes.
The RUNDOWN withMaryAlice Parks
Assuming the mantle of commander-in-chief-in-waiting, Biden is not waiting to get moving on both foreign and domestic policy.
Tuesday, Biden took calls from a series ofinternational allies. In a shocking development in the twists and turns of American history, it seems to be foreign leaders working to underscore and legitimize U.S. elections.
His message to his soon-to-be counterparts abroad: "America is back. We're going to be back in the game. It's not America alone."
Asked about working with Republicans who are still refusing to acknowledge his legitimate and reasonable claim to victory, Biden pivoted back to the urgency of the moment and the need to pass acoronavirusrelief package.
"People need relief right now. Small businesses, people who are about to be evicted from their homes because they can't pay their mortgage, unemployment insurance. You know, what's going to happen is you're going to see -- what people don't realize is the failure to provide state and local assistance, you're gonna see police officers, firefighters, first responders laid off," Biden said when asked about McConnell's recent comments that he may not recognize theoutcome of the electionuntil the Electoral College meets next month.
Turning to the business of such passing legislation, the former senator added, "I think the pressure is going to build. But the fact is that I would hope that the president at least has the -- the sensitivity and knowledge to know that a lot of people are in real trouble right now, between now and the time we get elected -- 'til we get sworn in. And so, it's my hope and expectation, I'm sure that the majority leader -- the speaker of the House, as well as the minority leader, are working right now on priorities they have laid out."
The TIP withQuinn Scanlan
With Democrat Cal Cunningham's concession to Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, the only Senate race yet to be projected is in Alaska, where Democrat Al Gross is hoping to take down Dan Sullivan, the Republican incumbent. After a weeklong hiatus without any results, Alaska elections officials uploaded about 70,000 ballots overnight, and Sullivan is still leading, 58% to 36%.
If that race continues to lean in Republicans' favor, Democrats' only hope for taking control of Congress' upper chamber is by winning not just one, but both ofGeorgia's Senate runoffelections. It's an uphill battle for Democrats, but while they think enthusiasm is on their side, Republicans are working to build up some of their own.
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is headlining a rally forSens. Kelly Loeffler and David PerdueWednesday morning, and Vice President Mike Pence plans to campaign in the state for the two Republicans on Nov. 20, tweeting on Tuesday, "We’re going to keep Fighting to send @Perduesenate and @KLoeffler Back to a Republican Majority in the Senate! See you in Georgia next week!"
In their arsenal, Democrats have 2018 gubernatorial candidateStacey Abrams,who's receiving a lot of credit for Biden's 14,000-vote lead in the Peach State. Her fundraising effort to support Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock's campaigns and her voting rights organization, Fair Fight, has raised nearly $10 million so far.
