It was a pretty predictable first round of voting in the NPR Top Political Story of the Year Bracket.
The top seeds all advanced easily. The only upset was 10-seeded Anthony Scaramucci's 10 days in the White House breezing past the far-more important New York Truck Attack, which was a 7-seed.
But "The Mooch's" staying power in the bracket might turn out similarly to his stay in the White House — make a splash, but short-lived. That's because he's up against the 2-seed Charlottesville violence in the next round. (Charlottesville advanced easily, 97-3, over Majority GOP Support for marijuana legalization, a first.)
There was one tie by percentage, No. 7 TPP torn up vs. No. 10 Trump says "Pocahontas" in front of Navajo Code Talkers. It turned out 50-50, but there was an odd number of votes, and Twitter says TPP won (though we were unable to see raw-vote totals.)
Voting commences again at noon. Log onto Twitter and vote here.
Here's the bracket with Round 1 results:
What to watch in Round 2
1 Trump Inaugurated vs. 9 Gold Star Mom: All the No. 1 seeds advanced easily, but Trump Inaugurated showed some weakness only beating Trump Looks at Eclipse, 72-28. And it's against a strong 9 seed Wednesday, Trump vs. Gold Star Mom. It did quite well, beating out No. 8 Priebus Out of White House, 64-36.
Some other possible close ones:
5 Deportations/DACA vs. 4 Women's March5 McCain thumbs down vs. 4 Trump vs. NFL/black athletes6 Travel ban vs. 3 Gutting Obamacare5 Doug Jones' win vs. 4 The End of Net-Neutrality6 Donald Trump Jr's email revelations vs. 3 Gun violence7 Transgender ban vs. "Alternative Facts"6 North Korea missile tests/"Rocket Man" vs. Gorsuch to the Supreme Court
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