Mega-Thread: 2020 United States General Election

[beanman12345]

I think a lot of people remember last time and are going to be less incline to do that. Already we're seeing significantly greater numbers of early and absentee voting than in 2016.

idk, i'm cautiously optimistic, but with covid, we already knew for a couple months that absentee and was gonna be a whole lot bigger this year, it might translate to slower numbers on election day itself. Let's hope the momentum keeps going!!!

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https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020...vid-19-rallies

Apparently the health of the POTUS isn't relevant?



Does he have the virus still, or not? The public deserves an answer, and the constant evasiveness and his recent interviews and event cancellation lead me to believe that he does indeed still have the virus and is probably getting sicker as the steroids wear off.

He has it, 100% has it, was coughing quite a bit last night interview from the snippet I saw of his call with Hannity last night.

[Breccia]

Remember this may lead to people doing the "No way he'll lose" not voting game that happened last time.

I believe most of the people involved in the campaign remember. Biden shows no signs of slowing down, other than not going to a debate against an empty filled with Trump's hypothetical negative tests.

Your caution is valid, and hopefully is followed.

[xmirrors]

If the president is going to be holding in-person events/rallies, of course whether or not he has tested negative has a public health value. The people attending the events need to know.

Disgusting behavior coming from the White House.

[Breccia]

Over/under on it getting canceled as well?

From what we know so far, Trump is gathering a small but unknown number of his most faithful, and will address them from a balcony.

That's...not a great image. I don't mean "looks dictatorial". I mean it looks "Trump is still sick".

[Rasulis]

idk, i'm cautiously optimistic, but with covid, we already knew for a couple months that absentee and was gonna be a whole lot bigger this year, it might translate to slower numbers on election day itself. Let's hope the momentum keeps going!!!

At the current trajectory, based on data from 38 reporting states, by election day, just short of 60% of the total vote count for 2016 would have been turned in. If you include non-reporting states the number should be higher. All states will start counting those votes the morning of the election day. While the in-person votes will not be counted till the evening.

[nonameelf]

From what we know so far, Trump is gathering a small but unknown number of his most faithful, and will address them from a balcony.

That's...not a great image. I don't mean "looks dictatorial". I mean it looks "Trump is still sick".

He's trying to round up the few remaining followers who haven't been infected yet.

[Edge-]

From what we know so far, Trump is gathering a small but unknown number of his most faithful, and will address them from a balcony.

That's...not a great image. I don't mean "looks dictatorial". I mean it looks "Trump is still sick".

Maybe Trump, on Saturday, if he can still stand and isn't resting in bed.

[cubby]

Doubt it. So far 8.2M ballots have already been submitted and accepted in the states that report the data. That's 6% of the total votes cast in 2016. If you include states that do not report the data, we are probably close to 10M already voted.

Those numbers seem just fantastic. In 2016 we saw a total of 130M votes cast in total for the Presidential race. 10M-ish already, nearly a month before the election happens, seems pretty amazing.

It would be entirely ironic if the push by Trump to stime the USPS resulted in most/all absentee ballots being cast so early that they would be counted much sooner than normal (perhaps same day as election).

[beanman12345]

At the current trajectory, based on data from 38 reporting states, by election day, just short of 60% of the total vote count for 2016 would have been turned in. If you include non-reporting states the number should be higher. All states will start counting those votes the morning of the election day. While the in-person votes will not be counted till the evening.

I know I'll be voting on election day itself. Thankfully though my polling place is the lobby of my condo building.

[cubby]

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-h...KBN26U2ED?il=0

Saturday's canceled Florida rally is now an in-person White House event.

You know, where the most recent "super spreader" event was. Where the coronavirus is still running rampant and where Mitch McConnell refuses to go due to how lax their safety precautions are.

Over/under on it getting canceled as well?

It will be interesting to see who shows up, given that even the most staunchest this-isn't-a-pandemic peeps are now testing positive for the virus because of the last White House super spreader event.

[Edge-]

It will be interesting to see who shows up, given that even the most staunchest this-isn't-a-pandemic peeps are now testing positive for the virus because of the last White House super spreader event.

Those people. Can't get covid from a White House event twice if you already got it once!

[cubby]

I believe most of the people involved in the campaign remember. Biden shows no signs of slowing down, other than not going to a debate against an empty filled with Trump's hypothetical negative tests.

Your caution is valid, and hopefully is followed.

Recall as well that the now-essentially-cancel 2nd debate is now a town hall for Biden to take questions from voters.

[Paranoid Android]

If the president is going to be holding in-person events/rallies, of course whether or not he has tested negative has a public health value. The people attending the events need to know.

Disgusting behavior coming from the White House.

People have pointed out that the people behind them are required to wear masks? Idk if this is true that the Trump campaign prior made those people wear a mask since of course they were closer to the President. Which of course is hypocrisy protecting the President prior to his COVID.

So now if he has in person rallies we will see what the strict restrictions are. Of course the hypocrisy will likely be crazy since yunno, Trump has COVID. Oh wait he is cured, LuL.

So sarcastically we would all love Trump to do a in person rally where he shakes every rally goers hand and spits on them while they in return spit on him.

[cubby]

At the current trajectory, based on data from 38 reporting states, by election day, just short of 60% of the total vote count for 2016 would have been turned in. If you include non-reporting states the number should be higher. All states will start counting those votes the morning of the election day. While the in-person votes will not be counted till the evening.

And the in-person votes are typically counted by automation (as well as the absentee ones, once they are voting officials are allowed to start?). Is it possible we could have a conclusive winner by late election night?

[beanman12345]

People have pointed out that the people behind them are required to wear masks? Idk if this is true that the Trump campaign prior made those people wear a mask since of course they were closer to the President. Which of course is hypocrisy protecting the President prior to his COVID.

So now if he has in person rallies we will see what the strict restrictions are. Of course the hypocrisy will likely be crazy since yunno, Trump has COVID. Oh wait he is cured, LuL.

So sarcastically we would all love Trump to do a in person rally where he shakes every rally goers hand and spits on them while they in return spit on him.

I think they were wearing the masks specifically and only because of the optics. It's bad enough the audience in front of him doesn't wear them, and we have proof of that, but when they show the whole rally on fox and nobody behind him has one on, the rest of the media and youtube, and twitter etc etc has an even easier target to pounce on.

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And the in-person votes are typically counted by automation (as well as the absentee ones, once they are voting officials are allowed to start?). Is it possible we could have a conclusive winner by late election night?

I think we could if especially if it's a blow out, but if it's razor close, like 2016, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are allowing days late ballots, so in that case we might not know conclusively.

edit - I do think we will know conclusively which side will hold the senate on election night though.

[Kronik85]

That's Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez to you : 3

But yeah, she's sure being groomed as the next bogeyman. Just doesn't quite have the standing of a First Lady/Senator/Secretary of State/Presidential candidate yet. But I know that ain't stopping conservative media from treating her like she controls the Democratic party.

TBF she's being caricatured in alot of media. In Spaceforce she was "angry young congress women" and she can litterally make peoples heads explode in The Boys...not just conservatives but normal people too...with her mind. Shit that's confusing sorry. Look AOC is in The Boys and her super power is to kill people by exploding their heads with her mind, not the rage she induces in conservative types. We savvy?

[Felya]

A truly class act.

I don’t understand how he didn’t win the peace prize...

[Rasulis]

I think they were wearing the masks specifically and only because of the optics. It's bad enough the audience in front of him doesn't wear them, and we have proof of that, but when they show the whole rally on fox and nobody behind him has one on, the rest of the media and youtube, and twitter etc etc has an even easier target to pounce on.

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I think we could if especially if it's a blow out, but if it's razor close, like 2016, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania are allowing days late ballots, so in that case we might not know conclusively.

edit - I do think we will know conclusively which side will hold the senate on election night though.

Early in-person voting in the states that already allowed in-person voting is also breaking records.

[Toppy]

I think a lot of people remember last time and are going to be less incline to do that. Already we're seeing significantly greater numbers of early and absentee voting than in 2016.

never rely on people making sense or learning from mistakes

ever

[PhaelixWW]

TBF she's being caricatured in alot of media. In Spaceforce she was "angry young congress women" and she what the heck, spoiler! in The Boys...

Spoilers, man. Spoilers... That episode came out today...