Republican plans to undermine the credibility of PA elections

This is a preview of what they will do in 2024. They won’t accept the PA results if they lose.

It's not hard to see where this is going: https://t.co/1LuJWJqyQS

1. Trump "plans to challenge" the Philly vote
2. Tucker says Dem win in PA would be fraudulent
3. Cruz raising doubts about PA taking too long to count
4. Mastriano says that's "an attempt to have the fix in." pic.twitter.com/E1K8DRPycy
— Matthew Gertz (@MattGertz) October 27, 2022

Michael Caputo tells @CBSNews tonight that this @RollingStone article's mention of a Sept. mtg w/ Trump and others about how to handle election 2022 is accurate.

Caputo says Trump is now focused on urging PA GOP state lawmakers to repeal Act 77… https://t.co/igNq6ud3Ii
— Robert Costa (@costareports) October 24, 2022

Steve Blass’s sudden inability to pitch

Steve Blass was an excellent pitcher for the Pirates in the early 1970s until he suddenly lost the ability to pitch. Roger Angell’s article is excellent.

The term Steve Blass Disease was coined for sudden inexplicable declines by athletes.

The New Yorker is celebrating Roger Angell's 100th birthday. This is Angell's 1975 piece on Steve Blass, the Pittsburgh Pirates ace who helped lead the team to its 1971 World Series victory, & then suddenly, inexplicably, lost the ability to throw strikes. https://t.co/vUIpsR90pX
— Richard Scheinin (@RichardScheinin) September 18, 2020

Terrific ball player. Steve Blass always spoke highly of Billy Williams. Here’s a Blass-Williams story. They both had four hits that day, and Williams had all four of the Cubs hits.https://t.co/wKt3Eip9bJ https://t.co/I3pEsIlxK2
— Hammerin Hank (@LetsGoBucsHD56) October 21, 2022

Steve Blass’ Horrible, Terrible, No Good, Very Bad Disease

Republicans are why it takes so long to count votes in PA

It's because of your party:https://t.co/LZal9OqLkG
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) October 27, 2022

Philadelphia fans and pole climbing

Porn company CamSoda says they have sent a truck filled with 550 gallons of lube “to protect unruly Phillies fans from themselves” during the World Series.

In 2018, police crews used Crisco to help keep the city’s fans off poles during the Eagles Super Bowl parade. pic.twitter.com/2844BEI7bN
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) October 26, 2022

They are already greasing the poles in Philly in anticipation of a World Series berth tonight.

About to be madness.@BarstoolPhilly

pic.twitter.com/AmumZEJ3lt
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) October 23, 2022

Greased poles ain’t stopping Philly tonight @BarstoolPhilly pic.twitter.com/AgmVcPty0j
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) October 23, 2022

Reminder: The poles will be greased tonight, Philadelphia. https://t.co/zNvky03Vfw
— The Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) October 23, 2022

When the Phillies won the NLCS, Sean Hagan scaled a street light pole and then caught and shotgunned at least seven beers as a ring of cops circled below.

“Honestly, it was like the closest I’ll ever feel to being like Stone Cold Steve Austin." https://t.co/WkX46esA5n
— The Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) October 28, 2022

Philadelphians are climbing greased poles again and people who aren’t from the greatest city on earth have questions.

The city's history with greased-pole climbing dates back to the start of the South 9th Street Italian Market Festival in the 1960s. https://t.co/6SZ3SYfJgM
— The Philadelphia Inquirer (@PhillyInquirer) October 28, 2022

Tweets about the Polo Grounds

The Polo Grounds was the ballpark where the New York Giants played until they moved to San Francisco. The Mets played there in their first two seasons,1962 and 1963. I went to a game in both years. I remember things about the game but not about the ballpark

The windows in direct center field at Polo Grounds were to the team’s clubhouse (home on your left, visitors on your right).

The stairs leading to each clubhouse were in play. #Mets #Giants pic.twitter.com/MfPAEa9vOB
— MLB Cathedrals ⚾️ (@MLBcathedrals) October 26, 2022

Not many interior shots of Polo Grounds exists. So seeing this one of the entrance is special. pic.twitter.com/cUxysq7rzw
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) October 11, 2022

Great colour photo of Polo Grounds pic.twitter.com/uwIvMgqjZK
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) October 26, 2022

Polo Grounds getting ready to host a boxing match pic.twitter.com/V4HYRJxyYb
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) October 20, 2022

Polo Grounds and Yankee Stadium under the lights.😎 pic.twitter.com/SqG8JahZCx
— MATTY ODESSA (@MattyOdessa26) October 23, 2022

1963: The last Opening Day in the history of the Polo Grounds. pic.twitter.com/CRNadzHTws
— Stirrups Now! (@uniformcritic) October 20, 2022

Polo Grounds, Manhattan, NY, Oct 13, 1910 – 25,000-plus on hand as the NY Giants beat the NY Highlanders 5-1 in a postseason series for city bragging rights. Giants top hurler Christy Mathewson brought his best in striking out 14 in getting the Game 1 win in a best of 7 series pic.twitter.com/FwNJgPMYuV
— Old-Time Baseball Photos (@OTBaseballPhoto) October 25, 2022

CNN still puts election deniers on TV

They are wrong to do this.

I haven’t watched CNN for weeks. Don’t put liars on TV. https://t.co/vKOzbNlw4W
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) October 26, 2022

Tweets on early voting

Updated TargetEarly data remains encouraging for Dems. Overall vote running 15-16% higher than 18. Here's how the vote is coming back D/R:
2020 2022 (now)
US 52-37 54-36
GA 47-46 51-41
MI 41-38 53-27
OH 41-44 44-41
PA 68-25 73-23
TX 41-48 48-43 1/x
— Simon Rosenberg (@SimonWDC) October 25, 2022

look at the whole thread

More than 9.2 million pre-election ballots have been cast across 40 states as pre-election voting remains on pace with 2018, the highest midterm voter turnout in recent history. https://t.co/xgYMoxisAX
— CNN (@CNN) October 25, 2022

People, I have some thoughts on early voting + using it to predict election results

They are not positive https://t.co/qt37xQ07ar pic.twitter.com/dBqEdWi1Bo
— David Byler (@databyler) October 25, 2022

School test score declines were not from school shutdowns

No – if it were the result of shutdowns, then places that shut down and stayed closed longer would have had far worse outcomes than those that didn't. They didn't. California, for instance, did better than avg, and LA was the only place to have reading scores actually go up. https://t.co/zKa3IP9Z6R
— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) October 24, 2022

Plummeting U.S. test scores aren’t a red state vs. blue state thing https://t.co/6YuaWlfAMx
— Eugene Robinson (@Eugene_Robinson) October 24, 2022

Chris Cillizza gives PA Democrats no credit

You give no credit to Shapiro and Democrats. How about an article on how PA Democrats have won the last two elections for governor and are favored to win this year?
— Harris Levy (@HarrisL585) October 25, 2022

Republican attacks on elections – Arizona

🧵ELECTIONS IN ARIZONA: In Arizona, election officials have faced death threats.

Poll workers have been harassed.

For days I have covered voter intimidation complaints.

A thread of just a portion of the comments I have received:
— Nicole Grigg (@NicoleSGrigg) October 23, 2022

Trump’s legacy & Garland’s test: “Days after Maricopa County officials warned people to stop taking photos of voters and election staffers at ballot drop boxes, the Arizona Secretary of State's Office continues to refer complaints to the DoJ” https://t.co/fbOD6SOiux
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) October 22, 2022

Tucker said last night of the Arizona governor's race: "We’ve an absolute right to have it proven to us that the election was fair. If it is fair, Kari Lake’s going to win.” In other words, the proof that it's fair will be Kari Lake winning. https://t.co/pXioDlutoq
— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) October 21, 2022

BREAKING: this is the voter intimidation complaint filed by an Arizona voter this week outside a drop box.

The complaint describes how a voter claims they were filmed, followed and accused of 'being a mule.' pic.twitter.com/u0bepYlmJz
— Nicole Grigg (@NicoleSGrigg) October 20, 2022

The red state drive to roll back voter access rises into a whole new gear here w/GOP now trying to end mail voting in AZ. Pretty striking that @SenatorSinema made the decisive move to block new federal standards guaranteeing all voters access to mail voting. https://t.co/adKVFLL3pp
— Ronald Brownstein (@RonBrownstein) March 11, 2022