[GT] US election - It's 2020, what could possibly go wrong?

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

600,000+ Trump lead now down to 26k. Crazy.

But totally logical.

Small localities of votes which are numerous, rural and Republican report early. Large cities leaning Dem take longer to count.

Then mail in ballots to top it off, depending on the state

[Shin Pad]

Originally Posted by OldDutch

Dems now realizing Americans want less identity politics. After very nearly (and still not assured) blowing 2020.

Sorry AOC and Bernie Bros. You would have got routed.



https://slate.com/news-and-politics/...l?via=taps_top

Well this is a bit more comforting for me.

[dino7c]

They counted mail and urban ballots last its really not that shocking...plenty of people called PA, Biden himself pretty much did on election night

[burn_this_city]

Originally Posted by Shin Pad

Well this is a bit more comforting for me.

Oh god. The prospect of socialized medicine in America is downright frightening.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by dino7c

Remember when Biden was a "bad" candidate compared to these types

Most votes in history by a country mile

Careful with using numbers without knowing the full context. Care to guess who has the second most votes in history?

But give Biden credit. He ran perhaps the least distinctive or memorable campaign in modern history which was exactly what was needed. The philosophy from the start was "Don't screw this up". And he didn't.

He got the job done.

[Shin Pad]

Originally Posted by burn_this_city

Oh god. The prospect of socialized medicine in America is downright frightening.

Socialized medicine is not the problem. You are cherry picking here. Defunding the police and other such policies are what I was worried about.

[Party Elephant]

Originally Posted by Shin Pad

Well this is a bit more comforting for me.

Yeah who would want those scary socialists in power, with their universal health care and green energy! High five!

[Cali Panthers Fan]

Originally Posted by Shin Pad

Socialized medicine is not the problem. You are cherry picking here. Defunding the police and other such policies are what I was worried about.

But nobody outside of a few municipalities have even thought seriously about this. Definition of a Red Herring.

[troutman]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1324525396910608384

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache

But totally logical.

Small localities of votes which are numerous, rural and Republican report early. Large cities leaning Dem take longer to count.

Then mail in ballots to top it off, depending on the state

Yes, I understand why it's happening, just that the 600k+ number was so massive it's pretty fun watching it fade away. I keep wondering what Trump is thinking right now watching that state slip away after such a big start......he's going to blow another fuse any minute.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Obama should be Secretary of State.

[dsavillian]

Dave Wasserman
@Redistrict
Newly counted Philadelphia ballots:

Biden 11,993 (87%)
Trump 1,740 (12%)

Trump's statewide margin down to 26k and dropping fast...



Assuming the numbers Corsi reported are correct, there's still 56k+ to come from Philly

[dino7c]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Careful with using numbers without knowing the full context. Care to guess who has the second most votes in history?

But give Biden credit. He ran perhaps the least distinctive or memorable campaign in modern history which was exactly what was needed. The philosophy from the start was "Don't screw this up". And he didn't.

He got the job done.

I know the context

Biden
Obama
Obama

Bernie ect. would have been slaughtered...Biden's biggest issue was people worried he was a socialist

[Slava]

Truthfully, they could call these states. I realize mathematically that Trump could win them, but it’s done. They call other states when it’s evident that it’s gone one way, and yes I get that calling the state for Biden when he’s behind at this point isn’t normal, but at the same time it’s a media projection. It’s not like if CNN (it another outlet) makes a call that it’s official.

[DeluxeMoustache]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

Yes, I understand why it's happening, just that the 600k+ number was so massive it's pretty fun watching it fade away. I keep wondering what Trump is thinking right now watching that state slip away after such a big start......he's going to blow another fuse any minute.

Yeah, great to see. Random outbursts of lunacy which punctuate him otherwise basically withering like my Halloween pumpkin

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by OldDutch

Dems now realizing Americans want less identity politics. After very nearly (and still not assured) blowing 2020.

Sorry AOC and Bernie Bros. You would have got routed.



https://slate.com/news-and-politics/...l?via=taps_top

Lol. Who are you even talking to? Did anyone ever suggest AOC run? She’s not even eligible.

Did any democrat even use Defund the Police as a talking point? Did Bernie?

And just because American voters are dumb and don’t understand the definition of the word socialism, doesn’t make AOC and Bernie failures as politicians.

Is this all trump supporters have left now? “See guys, those candidates that us trump supporters hate and are afraid of, that were never going to run or never had a chance at winning the nomination, well they wouldn’t have won anyways.”

Wow, good call Nostradamus. Nailed that one.

And seriously? Politicians who want equality, to end police brutality and racism, and want to introduce healthcare for all are basically untouchable because Americans fear these things.

But yeah, keep fighting the good fight man.

[Party Elephant]

Originally Posted by Slava

Truthfully, they could call these states. I realize mathematically that Trump could win them, but it’s done. They call other states when it’s evident that it’s gone one way, and yes I get that calling the state for Biden when he’s behind at this point isn’t normal, but at the same time it’s a media projection. It’s not like if CNN (it another outlet) makes a call that it’s official.

I dont think any network would want to call a state that puts the candidate over 270 until they're absolutely sure though. A retraction, however unlikely, would absolutely destroy their credibility.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by Slava

Truthfully, they could call these states. I realize mathematically that Trump could win them, but it’s done.

I see the argument, but all of these states are basically North Carolina. Trump is probably going to win NC, so by your logic it should be called for him. But there is still a statistically significant chance that it could flip, and in that circumstance, they're just not going to call it.

Georgia could flip back based on the military vote. It won't be called until probably the weekend at the earliest. NC won't be called until the 12th. Pennsylvania is probably the next state to be called. That could happen tonight.

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Obama should be Secretary of State.

Sadly I don't think that's possible because Secretary of State is in the line of succession to become president. Can any Constitutional experts confirm?

[OldDutch]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Yeah, okay, sure Jan. I mean, obviously the Democratic establishment was going to say those sorts of things. The response will be, "this was the worst President in American history and the Democratic establishment ran one candidate who lost to him and another one who barely won in a bunch of states that could easily have gone the other way. If you actually want to energize voters you need to actually speak to progressives and get turnout, the same way Trump energizes the right."

Pennsylvania down to 26,319, per CNN. Most recent tranche came in from Philadelphia, and were 86.2% biden. About 13,700 votes in this batch.

Who is Jan?

Anyways, good luck with the double down. The problem is unlike Trump voters, progressives don’t show up. This is stock answer for the far left set. That they need to keep going further, and maybe that hidden base will actually show.

It isn’t that big, it is fickle, and it alienates larger moderate voters.