Morning Belz, Nov. 5

Just checking in.

Two days after the election it looks like Biden’s going to win. I spent Election Night at a house in the western suburbs of Minneapolis with a rowdy gathering of Trump supporters. Miles to go before I have the footage edited into a coherent video but here’s one clip, and here’s another. Now I’m in a meatpacking town trying to pull together enough for a video, and it’s tough going. This afternoon I head to Sheldon, Iowa, to interview Ty Rushing, who calls himself the Jackie Robinson of Iowa newspapers. Wish me luck. Been a busy week.

The president is being very irresponsible on the Internet — Twitter

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“As a Christian, I know that there’s not really any hope in any of it.” — Trump supporter Levi Magruder, outside city hall in Norwood Young America on Election Day, where most of the people were voting for Trump.

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