THE DAILY NEWSLETTER  - THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Media Winners & Losers

MEDIA WINNER:
Steve Kornacki

MSNBC’s Steve Kornacki became an instant star amid the chaotic 2020 election — his impressive “Big Board” coverage even prompting hashtags like #TrackingKornacki, #ChartThrob, and #MapDaddy.

His stardom sparked the attention of several celebrities and even led to articles regarding his election diet, his sleep schedule — or lack thereof — and his GAP khakis.

One notable figure that recognized Kornacki’s map skills was Chrissy Teigen, who tweeted a screenshot of her phone background: A collage of Kornacki pictures. 

Sellers also informed Kornacki that he’s been referred to as Twitter’s boyfriend — with one user posting that they’re “only here for Kornacki the Snacki,” to which he replied, “What does that even mean?”

It's a nice PR boost for MSNBC, thus their promoting his pop culture moment with a segment.

And it was a definite win for Kornacki, who saw days of work pay off in real time appreciation. A rare but (we can only assume) satisfying reward.

MEDIA LOSER:
Joe Borelli

Staten Island Councilman Joe Borelli, whose borough is currently a Covid-19 hot spot, revealed that he plans to ignore Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s newest coronavirus restrictions by hosting a Thanksgiving gathering of more than 10 people.

In a Wednesday conference call, Cuomo announced that private residences can only host parties with a 10 person limit, along with other restrictions, due to coronavirus spikes in states. Clearly unhappy with the news, Borelli announced that he'll be having more than 10 people over for Thanksgiving, including children and grandparents, and people from “(gasp!) New Jersey.”

“I’ll be having more than 10 ppl at my house on Thanksgiving. My address is public record. Some family will come from (gasp!) New Jersey,” tweeted the Republican city councilman. “Kids will see their grandparents, cousins will play in the yard, sis in law will bring strawberry rhubarb pie, & turkey will be overcooked.”

Borelli’s tweet went viral, and not in a flattering way.

The A-Block

The Golden Goose Wars

President Donald Trump spent much of Thursday morning on the attack against Fox News, retweeting countless viewers pledging to leave the network and claiming their ratings have tanked since his election in 2016, calling himself the "golden goose" that disloyal Fox betrayed and so on.

Trump kicked off his day on Twitter by continuing to dispute the 2020 election results, and thanking Scott Baio rearranging mugs at a Michael’s store.

Later on, Trump started retweeting loads of random accounts of people claiming they are dropping Fox and moving over to smaller competitors Newsmax and One America News Network.

Many of those retweets seemed to be sourced from the Twitter mentions of Fox News host Greg Gutfeld.

A Week Later

The election was a week ago, today. And today, the commander in chief pivoted from his frenzy against Fox to an all caps promotion of a debunked conspiracy theory promoted by OANN White House reporter Chanel Rion.

In the "battles you probably never thought about" category, Trump's continuing war on math has resulted in the popular British betting platform Bet365 caught up in a fight with gamblers who had bet on Trump winning. The site agreed with the data that Biden has won the election and settled bets accordingly. The Trump bettors loudly disagree.

Maybe these people should be reading The Blaze's Leon Wolf, who breaks down some of the hogwash.

New Polling Data

A new poll found that America’s popularity has increased across the world following Biden's projected election victory in all but two listed countries.

Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, Spain, and the United Kingdom all reported more positive views of the United States following the election, while support fell in China and Russia, according to a just-out survey.

Quiet part loud

NBC News White House correspondent Pete Alexander reported that a Trump aide boasted that President Donald Trump’s brand is so big following his first term that he could “monetize” it in a number of ways, including “even Trump Moscow that he’s wanted all these years.”

Obama on W. (and more)

Colby Hall: CNN’s Jeff Zeleny got his hands on a 700-page preview copy of part one (!) of Barack Obama’s memoir and is reporting on various bon mots throughout the day. We’ve covered a portion in which the 44th president bitterly calls out President Donald Trump’s divisive exploitation of racist themes. Obama also shared some genuinely kind and gracious words for his predecessor, George W. Bush.

During a morning appearance on CNN Newsroom, Zeleny shared another passage that is completely relevant to the news of this very moment: how capably the 43rd president helped lead a smooth transition to the Obama administration, which left the 44th president remarkably impressed.

Must See Clip

On Satan and Biden

President Donald Trump on Wednesday night retweeted a bizarre video from Jon Voight that, in support of Trump's claims of a stolen election, went to the next level and said that the country is in the middle of a fight between "righteousness" and Satan.

Yes, actual Satan.

The tweet video was flagged by Twitter with a "disputed" claim tag. In it, Voight declared that it is a “lie” that Joe Biden won the election. “As if we all don’t know the truth,” he said.

“My friends of all colors, races, and religions, this is now our greatest fight since the Civil War. The battle of righteousness versus Satan. Yes, Satan. Because these leftists are evil, corrupt, and they want to tear down this nation. We must not allow this. We must fight this corruption that has taken over and fight for the good that seems lost.”

You have to see it to appreciate how extreme, and unnerving, this call for fighting really is.

Links We Like

Allegedly Apolitical Fauci Claims ‘There’s No Appetite for Locking Down’ So We Shouldn’t
- Tommy Christopher, via Mediaite
Democrats and Media Demonized and Undermined Trump's Transition Efforts in 2016
- Rowan Scarborough, via Washington Times

Democrats Have a Much Bigger Problem Than the Senate or the Electoral College
- Mary Harris, 
via Slate
Lawyers Forecast the Road Ahead as Trump and His Allies Sow Electoral Chaos
- Colin Kalmbacher, via Law&Crime
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