Money wasn't everything this year, as well-funded Democrats fell short

Rogers, who died in 1935, did not get to see that pronouncement confirmed on Nov. 3, when high-profile Democratic Senate candidates who had raised record sums went down to defeat. Efforts by anti-Trump groups of Republicans aimed at convincing conservatives to repudiate the president fell similarly short, as did efforts to expand a Democratic majority in the House. The fury Democrats felt toward President Trump and his allies on Capitol Hill, especially senators who had acquitted him in his impeachment trial and pushed through the confirmations of his nominees to the Supreme Court, powered a tidal wave of blue money for Biden and for down-ballot races around the country.

Philadelphia police are investigating an alleged plot to attack Convention Center where votes are being counted, according to a report

Philadelphia police are investigating allegations that an armed group may have been planning to attack the center-city location where ballots are being tallied, the local station WPVI reported Thursday night. Ballots are being counted at the Convention Center. The Philadelphia Police Department did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

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Thom Tillis Declares Victory in North Carolina Senate Race

Senator Thom Tillis (R., N.C.) has declared victory in his reelection bid against Democrat Cal Cunningham. The North Carolina Senate race has not been called by the Associated Press as of Wednesday afternoon. However, Tillis currently holds 48.7 percent of the vote to Cunningham's 46.9 percent, with 93 percent of the total vote counted.

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  How social media platforms are handling the 2020 election

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  Armed Services committees and the election: Here’s what we know

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