Mega-Thread: 2020 United States General Election

[JohnBrown1917]

The gig economy is atrocious for everyone from laborers, consumers and small businesses, only really benefiting large companies.

That is why pC2 loves it.

[DarkTZeratul]

The conspiracy theories already flowing for this election are insane.

There are literally people claiming AS A FACT that Wisconsin had more voters than registered Voters by using 2018 estimate in 2020 and then when confronted with this fact go "Well, then it is nearly 100% of registered voters voted! That's weird" ignoring that it is less than 300K more votes than 2016 meaning 2016 would have also had a high voter turn out.

It appears that Wisconsin just has a higher than average number of people vote. When people say about 60% of registered voters vote, it implies there can be and could be states with nearly 100% of their voters voting. The misunderstanding of statistics is too high. They are the same people who don't understand how polls work and don't realize the polls in 2016 were correct even though Trump won.

Wisconsin also allows you to register at the polling place on election day, so there very well could be more votes cast on Tuesday than there were registered voters on Monday.

[Hobb]

I'm still wondering how Collins was re-elected. She seemed universally hated in both her state and in republican party. Yet still won with 51% of the vote.

[Fugus]

Are Nevada trying to feel like big shots and keep everyone waiting in suspense or something?

As for Pennsylvania... in what time frame could trumps law suit actually stop them from counting? Unless he effects a cease and desist immediately, the votes would be counted long before the motion was ever acted upon.

Well, it is almost completely unlikely but I could hope it would be in response to him attempting halt the votes in Pennsylvania and should he succeed, they could respond by stopping voting there at which point Biden wins the state automatically and takes the EC with it.

Basically create a situation where the votes count at which point let Democracy take its course but if he tries to stop it, they will mirror what he asked there and have it cost him regardless.

Not likely, but I can dream.....

[Inuyaki]

Is there a reason why 6 states take significantly longer to get the results out? Just out of curiosity...

Other states also don't have complete results yet, they are just not close...
No idea if there is one state already with 100% of the vote, but I guess not.

[DarkTZeratul]

Makes me wonder if it might have flipped and they want to fluff the numbers some. While Cooper maybe the governor, the GOP has been working to screw him, the state and the nation over at every chance they can get.

Why would they need to wait that long?

Because that's the deadline for mail-in ballots to be received, and rather than announce partial results as they trickle in, they're waiting until they have all of them to give a final number.

[kaelleria]

AZ is going to be called by the remaining networks at around 9PM tonight.

Nevada will probably be called tonight when they do their data dump showing Trump isn't making up ground. I do not know when NV is doing that.

[alexw]

Yes it's what they have been setting up for months. There is no chaos beyond what he himself is starting.

That's what happens when you are a politician and a crook and fear going to jail.

He's going to squirm like a worm on a hook for the next couple months to try and avoid whats coming.

[PACOX]

I'm still wondering how Collins was re-elected. She seemed universally hated in both her state and in republican party. Yet still won with 51% of the vote.

Because the Democratic party thinks it can still out centrist the centrists instead of putting up actually alternatives.

People may loathe Collins but she has still carried their votes, and was rewarded for it.

[Thekri]

I'm still wondering how Collins was re-elected. She seemed universally hated in both her state and in republican party. Yet still won with 51% of the vote.

Well, she was very concerned about being reelected. Every time Collins is very concerned that means her vote is certain!

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AZ is going to be called by the remaining networks at around 9PM tonight.

Nevada will probably be called tonight when they do their data dump showing Trump isn't making up ground. I do not know when NV is doing that.

Georgia will likely be finished tonight, which will end it if it goes Biden (But I doubt it will). Nevada might not provide an update until tomorrow.

[Xeones]

That's what happens when you are a politician and a crook and fear going to jail.

He's going to squirm like a worm on a hook for the next couple months to try and avoid whats coming.

Wonder when he is going to flee to Russia.

[PACOX]

I think a lot of people will point to democrats campaigning towards white suburban voters over black and brown voters. Which frankly might have been the right call, it would have been more of an uphill battle to flip TX and FL, though obviously the payoff would be way bigger.

TX becoming an actual battleground state bodes well for the democrats, though come 2022-2024 we'll probably be seeing a generally more moderate post-Trump GOP forming that will have better chances in TX.

How is TX competitive now? Oh any strategy employed by the DNC worked in FL.

FL just voted in favor of progressive policy so it's not like left wing ideology isn't popular. It then rejected Democrats everywhere but the safe havens. The blue strategy isn't working down here because the the party keeps employing busted strategies.

[Stormspellz]

in something little light hearted, I got a chuckle out of the article title

Americans are calming their election nerves by watching a fantastically boring livestream of workers counting ballots

https://www.businessinsider.com/phil...rce=reddit.com

[beanman12345]

GA is going to biden. i'm calling it.

[Zaydin]

GA is going to biden. i'm calling it.

I wish I had your confidence but I'm still nervous even if I am feeling better than I was last night.

That said, I recall seeing on Twitter a lot of people saying that they felt like Biden had a better chance of winning Georgia than he did Florida, so we'll see.

[Canpinter]

Are we seriously looking at a potential tie?

[beanman12345]

I wish I had your confidence but I'm still nervous even if I am feeling better than I was last night.

That said, I recall seeing on Twitter a lot of people saying that they felt like Biden had a better chance of winning Georgia than he did Florida, so we'll see.

biden is getting 71% of the outstanding vote. he needs about ~65% of the remainder. I'm pretty confident now.

[Ausr]

Are we seriously looking at a potential tie?

Can't if Biden gets NV.

[kaelleria]

Are we seriously looking at a potential tie?

No. Biden is going to win with 290 EV or 308.

[bmjclark]

Looking like PA may flip to Biden.