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

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by New Era

Trump will the thought leader on Parler. Trust me, conservatives are going to abandon twitter in droves and head over to this alternative platform. They need their own insulated bubble and Parler is designed just for that.

Extreme right wing and QAnon nuts have said that since Parler’s inception, then once they were promptly moderated it just seemed to die off.

My hope is that those guys just get driven underground. Isn’t it better to make it harder for these guys to find each other to organize than leaving everything in plain sight?

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

The fiasco I’m referring to is Trump claiming voter fraud when there isn’t any (or at least any that would make any difference).

What I’m gathering from you guys is that the problem isn’t with the mail in ballots but rather the counting process, and that states should start the counting process earlier, which I’m 100% on board with.

Thanks for the info guys!

Trump was going to claim fraud if he lost no matter what. If it wasn't mail-in ballots it would have been something else. Such a hilariously Trump strategy:

- If he wins, he wins, but it would have been a bigger win if not for the fraudulent votes.
- If it's close, he wins, but it's not immediately clear cut because of the fraudulent votes.
- If he loses, he actually won because of all the fraudulent votes.

Just ignore him...he's a tit. Obviously can't ignore him if the GOP and allies start actually moving toward hijacking the government, but for now I'm not that worried.

[Lanny_McDonald]

Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan

NBC calling the Arizona senate race for Mark Kelly.

The state call should come shortly. The delta between Kelly's lead and Biden's lead is 35K votes. Later today someone will have the balls to do what Fox did and end this mess.

[rubecube]

Originally Posted by flylock shox

3. Pour money and effort into the Georgia senate runoffs that look increasingly likely, and that could still tip control to the Democrats.

If there's any way to cut McConnell off at the knees, they need to act on it.

This one is going to be tricky as hell because you know the Republicans are going to fight tooth and nail for those two seats.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

https://twitter.com/user/status/1324751007486681089

[Blaster86]

Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814

I think it’s as appropriate a visual representation of these results as the Dragon Ball franchise offers.

Besides, that’s evil for you. It doesn’t go away.

*pushes glasses further up nose*

Vegeta flinging Nappa away is probably more apt.

[MarchHare]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Where are you getting votes by city? Metro Houston, for example, crosses into several counties.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...election_usmap

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Big lead in Nevada now for Biden, 22k+

[Winsor_Pilates]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

The fiasco I’m referring to is Trump claiming voter fraud when there isn’t any (or at least any that would make any difference).

What I’m gathering from you guys is that the problem isn’t with the mail in ballots but rather the counting process, and that states should start the counting process earlier, which I’m 100% on board with.

Thanks for the info guys!

About 2/3 of states do allow the counting to start before the election day.

Pennsylvania does not and their republican legislature turned down efforts to change that law this year before the election.

[Jiri Hrdina]

Originally Posted by SuperMatt18

Matata's post may not be worded in the best way, but the general theme isn't wrong. People shouldn't just look at this presidential election and go "Trump's gone, now all is right with U.S politics!" and think everything is fine for the next 4 years.
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Sure but is anybody actually saying that?

[La Flames Fan]

The number of pink slips that are going to be handed out after inauguration day will be outstanding.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by rubecube

This one is going to be tricky as hell because you know the Republicans are going to fight tooth and nail for those two seats.

Both parties will fight hard for them. The Dems will have big donors so expect them to pour a ton of money into. It's Georgia, so the GOP will have an edge and since it's almost like a mid term in a way, the party not in power likely has an edge.

[Lanny_McDonald]

If Biden were smart he would try to provide a calming and healing tone with the nation. I would suggest he rip a page from the FDR playbook and institute weekly or monthly "fireside chats" and speak to the American people about the challenges we all face. Bring on average Americans and talk through their issues in frank open discourse for the nation to observe. This is where Biden shines and could really help reach all constituents.

[flylock shox]

Originally Posted by rubecube

This one is going to be tricky as hell because you know the Republicans are going to fight tooth and nail for those two seats.

It will be a very tough fight, but I expect Democrat voters to be invigorated, while Republicans may find the high turnout and enthusiasm for their side was for Trump, not down ballot Republicans.

Not only that, I expect Trump will go scorched earth on the Republican party now. All he knows how to do is lash out and blame others: he won't stop with just Democrats. That could dampen Republican enthusiasm in the runoffs.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates

About 2/3 of states do allow the counting to start before the election day.

While true, there is no law to say when state has to finish counting. California is still at 60% reported. It's because nobody cares so they don't have to count fast.

[calumniate]

started following eric and donald trump on twitter. it's like going to the oilers boards!

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

I’m not overly educated on this issue so I’ll ask and see what you guys think. Would it be a bad idea in future elections to limit mail-in ballots to citizens living/working abroad, military personnel, and those with severe disabilities that prevent them from leaving home? I think they could extend in-person voting by a few days to reduce wait times at the polls. Maybe give three days to vote in person? I just don’t see any reason Joe Blow who lives in the suburbs of Philadelphia needs to be mailing in a ballot instead of voting in person.

I understand the concerns with COVID this year but there has to be a way to avoid this fiasco in the future.

I don’t know how feasible this is and I might be overlooking some problems here.

It was only a problem because postal service was slow, no? Otherwise, it doesn’t seem like a big deal, although I think generally voting on election day is preferable (non-pandemic) just because who knows what can happen leading up to the day.

[Mass_nerder]

When all is said and done, I'm excited to watch the interaction between Trump and Biden at the inauguration. If anyone thought it was awkward between Obama and Trump, oh boy are we in for a treat.
I wonder if he even shows up.

[JohnnyB]

What a relief....

I'm sure Trump will still fight it, and there are still piles of huge problems for the US to face internally, but it seems their bedrock institutions have managed to just narrowly survive. It will be tough to fix the problems over the next four years with McConnell in the Senate, Fox News and the alt-right media still holding so much influence, but the worst looks to have been averted. Wow. Thank you universe for working out like that.

With the reports of Putin possibly stepping down in January also, we could see the first month of 2021 open with the departure of both Trump and Putin from the world stage.

I just really want a break from it all.

[ah123]

Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina

Sure but is anybody actually saying that?

Something that AOC tweeted a few days ago, and I hope those in power (and not wanting a repeat of Trumpism) think about it and use it to help heal the divide in the US

https://twitter.com/AOC/status/1158569576168402945