Mega-Thread: 2020 United States General Election

[JustinJgh]

Putin basically won.

Correct. Republicans don't care as they aren't interested in the overall strength of us as a whole. They are interested in keeping the elite wealthy.

[KSM899]

The United States needs more than just 2 major political parties

[Breccia]

There's a serious risk to Biden here: the military vote.

Active duty US troops do favor Biden, as per the Military Times, but it's about 53/47%. If any uncounted votes are military, Biden will still gain, but not at the rate needed in PA or GA. Would help NV and AZ of course.

I have no idea how many active-duty long-distance votes were cast in 2020. Just kidding.

Overall in 2016, there were 252,574 military absentee ballots counted by all the states; and 382,896 absentee ballots from U.S. citizens overseas, according to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

MT counts 8,000 military ballots in 2016, so it's a small number, but we're talking about tight races here.

[Kaleredar]

Putin basically won.

The issue with that notion is that... Russia, unto itself, isn't really a better place than it was 4 years ago before Trump took presidency.

[Xeones]

The issue with that notion is that... Russia, unto itself, isn't really a better place than it was 4 years ago before Trump took presidency.

That really isn't a priority of Putin. Trump isn't supposed to make Russia better he was supposed to make America worse and he has done so.

[Kaleredar]

If Trump's armed thugs, federal employees or just the rabid fanbase, storm a ballot site and, I dunno, burn everything, then the recount is likely tainted forever. Meanwhile other counties voting red would be miraculously untouched.

Look, I admit it's not a great idea, but we are talking about Trump here. If he's going to lose anyway, why not flip the table? His supporters would cheer on the literal terrorism. We have proof of that.

If they legitimately compromised the election by destroying ballots, I would imagine it would go to another whole run-off election in Arizona specifically.

[Fugus]

If they legitimately compromised the election by destroying ballots, I would imagine it would go to another whole run-off election in Arizona specifically.

Which is still better for Trump than a loss and a direct place he can focus on cheating in by trying to track down where the ballots are being stored like he already tried to do in another state and got put on blast for doing so.

[Kallisto]

The issue with that notion is that... Russia, unto itself, isn't really a better place than it was 4 years ago before Trump took presidency.

Putin cares not for Russia, Putin cares about his inner circle which holds a tighter grip than before, plus he gets new buddies in other nations that line his pockets.

[Corvus]

I'm seeing Georgia at just 22.5K now.

[Breccia]

If they legitimately compromised the election by destroying ballots, I would imagine it would go to another whole run-off election in Arizona specifically.

Which is still better for Trump than a loss and a direct place he can focus on cheating in by trying to track down where the ballots are being stored like he already tried to do in another state and got put on blast for doing so.

Exactly. If Trump is going to lose honestly, he might as well take his best shot when his followers, spurred on by him of course, physically force a do-over through terrorism. Trump could then pretend he had nothing to do with it and sue.

Just because it's both unlikely to work and also horrifying proves nothing.

[Xeones]

I'm seeing Georgia at just 22.5K now.

Yea if I didn't math wrong, not this most recent update but the previous one went 84% for biden.

[Kaleredar]

Which is still better for Trump than a loss and a direct place he can focus on cheating in by trying to track down where the ballots are being stored like he already tried to do in another state and got put on blast for doing so.

I'd think that, if people were unsure of voting for Biden before, seeing a bunch of trump-directed thugs destroying legitimate votes to try and force an election would really, really inflame people into turning up to vote against Trump.

[JustinJgh]

Which is still better for Trump than a loss and a direct place he can focus on cheating in by trying to track down where the ballots are being stored like he already tried to do in another state and got put on blast for doing so.

As a conservative male who loves Jesus

Think about this

Hunter. Biden.

Wake up people.

[beanman12345]

GA down to 23k margin.

[Mormolyce]

Yea if I didn't math wrong, not this most recent update but the previous one went 84% for biden.

He now only needs a 60/40 or so on the remaining votes to take GA and it's GG.

[Themius]

Partisan politics have won this election cycle and I think it only gets worse from here on out. Republican lieing and propaganda has proven to be extremely successful.

Democrats need to desperately figure out how to unite their base and the way to do that might have to be eliminated aging Pelosi and installing AOC as the house speaker.

We need to unite the party or we are fucked.

On the other side. The leftists need to be okay with small incremental changes towards the overall goal and stop contributing towards the canninbalization of the platform.

I am EXTREMELY worried about conservative psy op incursions into left wing groups online with the intent of adding to that division.

People don't talk about this enough but Trump literally has an army of internet trolls who are either paid or don't exist at all.

This should be VERY concerning to anyone with a brain.

Democrats aren't losing because of "democratic messaging" or because of "uniting" look at this like this..60% (or more) of whites vote for republicans.

You say we need to be okay with small incremental changes, and not cannibalise but why are you pushing this on democrats? White voters in general, the white centrist democrats and white republicans literally vote against things if they feel it helps minorities... what do you do about that?

[Fugus]

I'd think that, if people were unsure of voting for Biden before, seeing a bunch of trump-directed thugs destroying legitimate votes to try and force an election would really, really inflame people into turning up to vote against Trump.

Look at Trumps voters, they are actively cheering it, it won't depress their turn out in the slightest, they have no issues with whoring out their nation, the US Constituion, or even their own children's future to get what they want. They will still vote for him. But they will also be trying three times harder at intimidating and preventing other voters from coming in.

Hell, Trump Supporters from 3 states away might come there to try and keep people from voting like the KKK of the old days.

[Kaleredar]

GA down to 23k margin.

He now only needs a 60/40 or so on the remaining votes to take GA and it's GG.

Has Georgia committed to completing its vote by tonight? Or are they going to try and tease us like Nevada and Arizona?

[Mormolyce]

As a conservative male who loves Jesus

Think about this

Hunter. Biden.

Wake up people.

What, did the NY Post release his sex tape or something?

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Has Georgia committed to completing its vote by tonight? Or are they going to try and tease us like Nevada and Arizona?

They should hit us with a subscription fee if we want to see the rest of the count lol.

[Breccia]

Breaking from CNN.

With 71% of mail-in ballots counted in Pennsylvania, officials still needs to count 763,000 of the 2.6 million cast, according to the state’s official website and reporting from CNN's Kristen Holmes.

Major updates are expected from both Philadelphia County, the largest in the state, and Allegheny County, home to Pittsburgh, before the night is over, Holmes reported.

In Philadelphia County, a major Democratic stronghold, 120,000 mail-in ballots remain uncounted. Seventy percent of those ballots were cast by registered Democrats while 20% were cast by registered Republicans.

In Allegheny County 46,000 mail-in ballots remain to be counted, as of 12:45 p.m. ET.