Trump Defeats Harris with the help of 100's of 1000's of Voter Checks sent by Billionaire Elon Musk

Republicans take back the Senate Majority, but NYS Democratic Senator Gillebrand wins re-election & keeps her seat; NYS Congressional Democrats Pick up 3 Seats, but Control of the House is still up for Grabs - see a summary below

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TV News Fails to ask the Billionaires the Hard Questions

The photo above or at right, shows a $1 Million check written by Elon Musk's America PAC, many of which were given directly to Republican voters in the swing states, shortly before the election. The giveaway was heralded by Musk himself as a 'chance' and 'random' sweepstakes, but which his PAC later admitted in court this week, that it was not a chance giveaway [= rigged?].

Notice the NBC TV News question at the bottom of the photo / screen - "Who's winning Elon Musk's Million Dollar Giveaways?". This query appears to be in search of a human interest story, rather than a real hard news question, which one would expect [and hope] that a Network TV News organization would ask. To me, it was a distraction from the real question TV News should have been asking people, to ask themselves, which is, "Why is Elon Musk giving away a reported $100 million plus to, and campaigning so hard for, Donald Trump's re-election bid, after previously dissing him?"

The answer is, of course, the same as it is for all billionaire-related questions of this nature, which is that - most to some billionaires are motivated by an insatiable self interest and greed. It is my observation that, many of them rarely - if ever - do something without trying to get something of equal or greater value in return. And Elon Musk appears no exception to what I have observed.

• CLICK here to read the rest of our report on how Elon Musk appeared to buy the election for Donald Trump in November 2024.

What the TV News People Likely Won't Talk About in their Post Election Coverage - Their Role in Disinforming & then Pressuring Key Players to Make Poorly Considered Choices

The two voting photos shown above or at right & below / at right, were taken 1) first during early voting, where there was a bit of a line; and 2) on election day, where there wasn't any line at all. This lighter turn out showed up in the overall NYS results.

What the TV News folks aren't talking about. While there's still a bit more than 3% of the vote left to count, Harris didn't fare as well in NYS as Joe Biden did. The 2020 NYS result had Biden with 5.2 million votes, while Trump had 3.2 million votes. In 2024, with almost 97% of the vote counted, Harris had 4.2 million votes vs Trump having 3.4 million votes. Harris largely underperformed Biden in the key contested states, perhaps because she is viewed as more liberal than Biden, and because the swing states are - by definition - more in the middle ideologically.

And Why aren't the TV News charlatans and quacks re-examining the incredible results of theirs and the Democratic Party's top brass handiwork? The conceited 'media elites', along with the top brass of the Democratic Party, pressured Biden to forfeit his right to be the Democratic candidate for president. Was that the right way to go?

They will never consider the possibility that the answer could very well be 'maybe not'. Use the link above to review what we wrote back then, which differed from what the pack of TV News teleprompter readers were saying.

And recall how British Chairman & CEO of CNN, Mark Thompson, used CNN hosts, Dana Bash and Jake Tapper, to get the ball rolling on the campaign to pressure Biden out? First by changing the rules of the debates to let Trump lies and falsities be spread unabated on CNN's TV News in a live televised presidential debate - in contrast to some 60 years of U.S. historic precedent, where lies and falsities did not go unchecked over the national airwaves. And then by subsequent news reports that continued what appeared to be a news organization's campaign to attack Biden in order to replace him in the middle of the race.

USA Presidential & NYS Election Results 2024

President Race Tallies as of Today 11.7.24. While the 2024 presidential race is over, the vote counting continues. As of this post, X-president Trump is leading challenger VP Harris with 295 Electoral College Votes vs 226. There are 17 Electoral College Votes outstanding, and they are in Nevada (6) and Arizona (11) - both of which, at this time, appear likely to deciding in favor of Trump. Contrary to the TV News reports, this isn't much more of a victory / defeat than was that of Biden over Trump in 2020, where Biden won 306 Electoral College Votes and Trump won 232, with a spread of 5 million popular votes. At present, Trump has 72.8 million votes and Harris has 68.2, for a current difference of 3.6 million votes.

Senate. Democratic Senator Gillebrand appeared well on her way to victory, with 93% of the precincts reporting, she had a 56% - 39% margin, or about 1.3 million more votes, out of the 7.3 million counted for the Senate race. As for the entire Senate, Democrats currently have a majority of 51 - 49 because three independents are caucasing with them. That said, in 2025 Republicans will retake control of the Senate with at least a 53 member majority. The Democrats have already won 45 seats and there are two seats which havent' been decided.

NYS seats in Congress. The Democrats appear to have picked up three Congressional Seats. Democrat Josh Riley had an edge with 51.8% of the vote, with 96% of it counted. Democrat John Mannion also appears on his way to victory with 53.9% of the vote, defeating incumbent Republican Brandon Williams with 86% of the vote counted. Democrat Laura Gillen appears on her way to beating incumbent Republican Anthony D'esposito with 50.9% of the vote, with 98% of the vote counted. And outspokenRepublican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik appears to have won her re-election bid, 210,000 to 127,000 against challenger Democrat Paula Collins.

At present, there are 220 Republican Reps and 212 Democratic Reps and 3 vacancies. As of this post, there are 210 seats expected to have been won by Republicans, and 198 seats expected to have been won by Democrats. There are 27 congressional races that haven't yet been decided. It's currently too close to call, but we'll likely know within another day or two.

*** Our Monday Morning Quarter Back Report, coming 11.11.24. We'll poste our perspective on the 2024 election results next Monday. Generally, we don't see the world in quite the same way as either the Conservatives, nor the TV News, because we try to do most of our own thinking, and generally can't find any other suitable press to parrot.