Mega-Thread: 2020 United States General Election

[Felya]

They stopped counting for today hours ago.

It looks like the total number of ballots updated. They already counted 84%, not 76%.

[Breccia]

Nevada just shifted in AP

To??? Come on man, don't just say that and walk away.

[kaelleria]

I get that things are looking better. I just don't think they look good enough. And "if this trend continues..." is a conditional.

And even if Biden takes both states, that's when the lawsuits pushing SCOTUS and the redneck riots begin.

Trump has more avenues to victory than Biden does. Biden won't cheat.

The margins aren't going to be close. Those lawsuits are just expensive tweets and won't change anything.

[Ripster42]

GA Senate has Perdue at 49.9%, which forces a runoff, correct?

Yes, if he remains under 50%.

[Zaydin]

I get that things are looking better. I just don't think they look good enough. And "if this trend continues..." is a conditional.

And even if Biden takes both states, that's when the lawsuits pushing SCOTUS and the redneck riots begin.

Trump has more avenues to victory than Biden does. Biden won't cheat.

Even if it does go to recount territory, if what I heard on MSNBC is right, recounts usually don't change the results of an election unless the margin was within 1000 votes.

Hell, even Scott Walker threw cold water on Trumps hopes that a recount would give him Wisconsin.

[Zardoz541]

Quite a few people in this thread (most of them have moved on but a few remain) seem to embody this ol' classic. I don't wanna name names, but you know who you are.

[Skulltaker]

Still possible - looks like both Georgia seats are going to runoffs.

NV now reporting 84% in but the vote numbers haven't updated since they were at 76%.

GA has Biden within 3k votes.

GA Senate has Perdue at 49.9%, which forces a runoff, correct?

PA has Biden down just 65k with 89% in.

What exactly does 'runoff' mean?

[Felya]

What a fucking moron, actually believing fucking James O'Keefe?

Keemstar is a garbage human being... and if this was Twitter, I would be afraid to say it, due to his fan base...

Edit: Like accusing a random old dude streamer of being a pedo, ruining the dude’s life... then to someone else, literally saying that Keemstar and his fans are giving him suicidal thoughts... Keemstar and his simps didn’t relent, than after the dude kills him self, Keemstar starts acting like he was his best friend. Fuck that guy...

Edit 2: Pen 64300... Cmon!!!

[Antiganon]

What exactly does 'runoff' mean?

A runoff is a second election with only the top two candidates.

[kaelleria]

What exactly does 'runoff' mean?

One on One vs 3rd parties included.

[DarkTZeratul]

What exactly does 'runoff' mean?

It means the winner did not get more than 50% of the vote, so they'll have another election between the top two candidates in December.

[Ripster42]

What exactly does 'runoff' mean?

New election with only the top 2 vote getters. Happens if the state requires a winner to get 50% of the vote.

[Kallisto]

How the fuck is Nevada, the home of literally counting things, so slow?

They don't want to be the ones to call it. I'm betting the Trumphadists are armed up outside.

[Skulltaker]

Thank you all!

[passingthrew]

Nevada just shifted in AP

What happened?

[Kallisto]

What exactly does 'runoff' mean?

Run off in elections is basically multiple people are running and if 50% isn't reached by any candidate the top two go head to head to make sure someone has at least half the vote supporting them.

[cubby]

I'm sorry that you're too lazy to open it and see that it links to a news article, let me spoonfeed it to you:

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/poli...h64-story.html

I love that you didn't prove your point from citing your own evidence. I'm sorry that you're too "lazy" to understand that.

(am i doing that right? )

[Kaleredar]

I get that things are looking better. I just don't think they look good enough. And "if this trend continues..." is a conditional.

And even if Biden takes both states, that's when the lawsuits pushing SCOTUS and the redneck riots begin.

Trump has more avenues to victory than Biden does. Biden won't cheat.

I think Trump’s latest and very public degenerate rant will make most state officials quite wary of entertaining any challenges to the vote, especially considering they’ve told him to screw off in regards to all the other challenges he’s brought.

Again, if Biden wins the electoral college trump can’t just say “Supreme Court, look at this!” and have it matter. It has to be passed up to them by being successfully appealed upwards. If judges dismiss his contests offhand... it’s just meaningless noise.

[Corvus]

Got up this morning over here in Australia hoping that there might be a result. No such luck, even if all trends are positive for a Biden win.

My fear is that the longer it takes, the more chance for shenanigans and also for far-right terrorists to resort to violence. I hope I'm wrong, but with the tension building and with Trumps delusional rambling, you know there are more than a few unhinged elements who might do something.

[Kathranis]

What exactly does 'runoff' mean?

Like sudden death. Vote again, winner takes all.

Some expectation now that any runoffs will favor Democrats if Trump loses because Republican voters will be demoralized.