US election 2020 thread

[littlebabyjesus]

Just out of interest, how come none of the news agencies have called Alaska yet?

I suspect there is some convention that you don't call a state until x % of votes have been counted. Alaska is still only just over 50%.

 

[Yossarian]

really looking forward to trumps reaction when crossover happens and biden takes the lead in pennsylvania

It's probably going to look like this:

 

[bimble]

this is a proper front page.

 

[belboid]

I suspect there is some convention that you don't call a state until x % of votes have been counted. Alaska is still only just over 50%.

California was called one second after voting ended.

 

[JTG]

California was called one second after voting ended.

Exactly
I'm going with the "nobody cares and has forgotten it exists" option

 

[skyscraper101]

Alaska always takes forever to count. It’s a given which way it’ll go so nobody cares.

 

[tim]

Is that HIllary Clinton's head under his arm?

This was from November 5th 2016, so that would seem likely

 

[Raheem]

this is a proper front page.

View attachment 237554

This is the same as the UK version, just for info.

 

[frogwoman]

California was called one second after voting ended.

Why? I mean there is little chance of it going republican but I know for a fact there's a not insubstantial number of trump fans there

 

[JTG]

Georgia: he's under 10,000

 

[Raheem]

Alaska always takes forever to count. It’s a given which way it’ll go so nobody cares.

I expect they're snowed under.

 

[Ted Striker]

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

I expect they're snowed under.

Go to bed.

 

[Ted Striker]

I expect they're snowed under.

Have you ever tried counting bits of paper quickly with those mittens on?

 

[JTG]

Nevada: Secretary of State confirms that there are 190,000 ballots left, 90% of which are in Clark County

 

[littlebabyjesus]

California was called one second after voting ended.

postal votes were counted before election day there. Probably just a case of pressing a button on a computer to tabulate the results (this is not allowed until the polls close). other states aren't allowed to do that - hence what is now happening. And it's mostly republicans who insist on no precounting.

But JTG's probably right. They've just forgotten to bother to call it.

 

[JTG]

PA: deficit is now just over 90k

 

[Dogsauce]

Georgia: he's under 10,000

just doing the maths on this, trump up by 1462, Biden by 4708, so 6170 votes counted (not including third party if there is one).

in that batch, split is 23.7 trump, 76.3 Biden. That’s the sort of numbers they need isn’t it?

 

[Raheem]

Go to bed.

Look, I've learned the hard way that likes come in inverse proportion to effort.

 

[two sheds]

I nearly liked that

 

[JTG]

just doing the maths on this, trump up by 1462, Biden by 4708, so 6170 votes counted (not including third party if there is one).

in that batch, split is 23.7 trump, 76.3 Biden. That’s the sort of numbers they need isn’t it?

It's plenty more than enough

 

[keybored]

 

[keybored]

I nearly liked that

My sense of irony got the better of me

 

[Dogsauce]

It's plenty more than enough

at that rate they’ll clear the deficit in 20,000 votes, there‘s about 40,000 to come I think?

 

[two sheds]

but how long? how long???

 

[JTG]

Why? I mean there is little chance of it going republican but I know for a fact there's a not insubstantial number of trump fans there

4m of them so far. However there's 8m Biden fans at latest count - that's why it gets called early and nobody mentions it ever again other than to note its impact on the popular vote margin

 

[Lord Camomile]

Um...

Spoiler: Screenshot

 

[Ted Striker]

This is ace

 

[two sheds]

4m of them so far. However there's 8m Biden fans at latest count - that's why it gets called early and nobody mentions it ever again other than to note its impact on the popular vote margin

apart from just then

 

[JTG]

at that rate they’ll clear the deficit in 20,000 votes, there‘s about 40,000 to come I think?

17,000 in Chatham County which will resume tomorrow so... maybe don't wait up.