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

[octothorp]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

There's actually a possibility that DeKalb all comes in tonight (or a lot of it) to give the Dems the lead and then some of the rural counties come in overnight and flip it back to the Republicans.

And at least one Democratic county (Chatham) is done for the night with about 20K left, so it could then flip back to the Democrats tomorrow!

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

There's actually a possibility that DeKalb all comes in tonight (or a lot of it) to give the Dems the lead and then some of the rural counties come in overnight and flip it back to the Republicans.

I doubt it. Those small rural counties have so little voters they will all be in sooner rather than later.

[driveway]

Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan

Eliminating the filibuster is a double edge sword.

Would you want a President Trump, Speaker Ryan, and Majority Leader McConnell doing whatever they want?!?

Dems should be careful.

No, It's not a double-edged sword; it's responsible, small-d democratic government. If the people of the United States elect Republicans to majorities in both Houses and the Presidency, those people should be allowed to enact their agenda.



There are, so far as I'm aware, no functioning democracies with a similar mechanism to allow minority intransigency, it's an anachronism which serves no purpose other than to thwart the will of the voters.

[troutman]

NATHANIEL RAKICH (538)
JAN. 5, 11:06 PM
There is still no official projection in either race in Georgia, but The New York Times’s needle is quite confident in both a Warnock and Ossoff victory.

[nfotiu]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

There's actually a possibility that DeKalb all comes in tonight (or a lot of it) to give the Dems the lead and then some of the rural counties come in overnight and flip it back to the Republicans.

If that's the case, it would have to be a pretty tiny lead after DeKalb, like <5,000.

[Dan02]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

There's actually a possibility that DeKalb all comes in tonight (or a lot of it) to give the Dems the lead and then some of the rural counties come in overnight and flip it back to the Republicans.

Unlikely, if you check the ny times site there are very few republican areas left to count. From here on out it’s mostly seeing if there are enough Democrats votes left to count to erase the lead

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by nfotiu

If that's the case, it would have to be a pretty tiny lead after DeKalb, like <5,000.

Well, not according to Sterling. And he's been an incredibly candid source throughout both the presidential election and this process. He says there are some rural counties with 5 figure vote totals outstanding.

Those "95% in" numbers are misleading. The Georgia election officials don't even know what the total universe of votes is.

[nfotiu]

Originally Posted by driveway

No, It's not a double-edged sword; it's responsible, small-d democratic government. If the people of the United States elect Republicans to majorities in both Houses and the Presidency, those people should be allowed to enact their agenda.



There are, so far as I'm aware, no functioning democracies with a similar mechanism to allow minority intransigency, it's an anachronism which serves no purpose other than to thwart the will of the voters.

It actually makes more sense to me to have the 60% rule kept for life long judicial appointments than for legislation.

[djsFlames]

These people on twitter really need to let the results speak for themselves and stop trying to call races prematurely.

[troutman]

Leslie Jones is funny live tweeting her MSNBC viewing.

[nfotiu]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Well, not according to Sterling. And he's been an incredibly candid source throughout both the presidential election and this process. He says there are some rural counties with 5 figure vote totals outstanding.

Those "95% in" numbers are misleading. The Georgia election officials don't even know what the total universe of votes is.

It looks like there is one according to the ny times map that could net ~12,000
votes. The next business would net 3,000. The rest are insignificant. There are enough small Dem counties left that would mostly balance out that 15,000 or more.

[djsFlames]

And just like that, Warnock jumps back ahead.

[octothorp]

I think the US senate would benefit so much from a rule that allows the minority leader (or even back-benchers from either party) at least some power to force an issue to a vote. The ability to kill legislation by simply not voting, and thus protect senators from ever needing to take a stand, is such a backwards rule.

I've got no idea what the process would be for changing such a rule, though.

[burn_this_city]

Ossoff only 3k back now.

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by nfotiu

It looks like there is one according to the ny times map that could net ~12,000
votes. The next business would net 3,000. The rest are insignificant. There are enough small Dem counties left that would mostly balance out that 15,000 or more.

Again, I am not sure why you would believe that map over what Gabriel Sterling says.

Well, there's some DeKalb. Hopefully not all of it.

[Johnny Makarov]

Boom!!! Vote drop. Warnock up 32k, Ossoff down 2100

94% in

[rubecube]

Wish I had access to Fox News tonight to see the meltdowns.

[flylock shox]

They should freeze the ballot dumps during play so the needles only move during intermissions.

[nfotiu]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Again, I am not sure why you would believe that map over what Gabriel Sterling says.

Well, there's some DeKalb. Hopefully not all of it.

What you said he said doesn't contradict what's on the NY Times map.

[djsFlames]

These late Democratic swings are going to drive Donny up the wall.