It is a bit worse then that. It is like if a weatherman gets shown radar maps of a giant storm coming, and all the evidence points to rain, and he says there will be a 90% chance of rain. Only all the maps and evidence was wrong, because the radar operator didn't know how to operate his radar correctly, and all the barometer readings were taken from inside a building. The weatherman didn't know all the readings were wrong, he just used all that information and made a call that is wrong.
Yes, you can throw some shade at the weatherman for trusting the data, but ultimately it was the people that collected the data that was wrong. We here on this forum were feeling good about all sorts of races based on the same polling. I remember being skeptical on Cal Cunningham's chances, and got jumped on for it. We were wrong right along Nate Silver, because the polls were shit again. It is like the only thing @Ghostpanther was ever right about.
Yes, exactly. Maybe I'm being too optimistic about the state of American democracy, but I don't think there are enough republicans willing to be on board with that strategy, even assuming it's actually a viable one, just for the sake of four more years under Trump. Trump has benefited them, no doubt, but they don't need him in office. Arguably with the house and senate shaping up this way, they could arguably benefit more long term from undermining a Biden presidency than four more years of Trump.
Last edited by Kathranis; 2020-11-05 at 06:06 PM.
Is Georgia back in play?!
You are missing the point. It does NOT matter if it is legal or not for the state legislatures to send the GOP electors in PA and AZ even if Biden wins the vote count. The legality of that move has absolutely nothing to do with any of this. What matters is just sending them anyway. If the courts cannot figure it out before December 14th, then no-one reaches 270 votes and the issue is MOOT. Trump and Pence are simply re-elected per the Constitution.
PA dems expected results -
https://twitter.com/StreetForPA/stat...09362731962369
As Pennsylvania counties continue to count mail-in ballots, we have been monitoring the returns. Based on the reported remaining ballots, we maintain the belief that Joe Biden is on track to win Pennsylvania and the presidency.