US election 2020 thread

[fishfinger]

 

[frogwoman]

also what is this reform talk. Can youse honestly imagine the yanks running an STV system.

Every election will take 4 years minimum. by which time it will be the next election.

They might not have to reform it for that to happen the way things are going

 

[frogwoman]

In 4 years time, 'Trump wins Georgia' the day after the contest between Mr Cornpop and Mitt Romney or whoever the Republican establishment has chosen.

 

[mauvais]

Mitt Romney can't be President now because by a strange quirk of the US electoral system, it's mathematically guaranteed that he'll lose to the ghost of that dog that he put on top of his car.

 

[frogwoman]

100 years from now - the results of Nevada are finally in and it's a win for Biden even though he died 70 years ago.

 

[mauvais]

President Mutt Romney (Deceased) tries hard but, much like Biden, does very little to actually unite America between 2024 and 2033.

 

[Lord Camomile]

100 years from now - the results of Nevada are finally in and it's a win for Biden even though he died 70 years ago.

You think Biden is going to live to 107?

 

[frogwoman]

Maybe they can run that republican senator who died of covid a month ago, or maybe the ghost of John McCain

 

[frogwoman]

You think Biden is going to live to 107?

That hasn't stopped other candidates.

GOP state legislature candidate in North Dakota who died of Covid wins election

David Andahl was 55 when he died on Oct. 5.

politi.co

 

[killer b]

The ghost of John McCain would walk it if the social media fawning over his 2008 concession speech yesterday was anything to go by

 

[Raheem]

You think Biden is going to live to 107?

Think frogwoman meant Biden died 70 years ago as in 1950.

 

[moochedit]

100 years from now - the results of Nevada are finally in and it's a win for Biden even though he died 70 years ago.

I think they should outsource the vote counting to sunderland council next election.

 

[andysays]

I couldn't agree more but the smaller states that benifit from it wouldn't ratify the constitutional change needed. In fact i think i vaguely remember reading it was attempted before and failed. Will have to google in a bit.

Edit:

Electoral College abolition amendment - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

I was wondering and was about to ask about that, so thanks for posting

 

[littlebabyjesus]

The ghost of John McCain would walk it if the social media fawning over his 2008 concession speech yesterday was anything to go by

Cynicism is healthy, but it was a good speech considering who was giving it. I remember listening to it live. However cynical you are about the process and what difference it can really make – or even how making the disadvantaged believe in it is part of the con – it felt like a moment. And listening to it again yesterday, which I did, it still does.

 

[eoin_k]

So Biden's probably has Penn, Georgia and Nevada, while Trump probably has Alaska, N Carolina 1 College in Maine and maybe Arizona... Am I right?

 

[cupid_stunt]

 

[JTG]

Well that was a long night for very little gained

One thing that was in my mind to mention is that for all the talk what feels like years ago of the apparent small rise in GOP support amongst African-Americans, the fact is in terms of sheer weight of turnout it would seem that black voters in Atlanta, Detroit, Philadelphia and Milwaukee have effectively won the election for Joe Biden. Trump thanked black voters for not voting in Michigan last time - this time they showed up

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

So Biden's probably has Penn, Georgia and Nevada, while Trump probably has Alaska, N Carolina 1 College in Maine and maybe Arizona... Am I right?

Arizona is still in the flip a coin territory, but otherwise yes.

 

[killer b]

Cynicism is healthy, but it was a good speech considering who was giving it. I remember listening to it live. However cynical you are about the process and what difference it can really make – or even how making the disadvantaged believe in it is part of the con – it felt like a moment. And listening to it again yesterday, which I did, it still does.

Oh, it was a great speech I'll give him that. But it was full of bullshit too, and the gushing response yesterday from overtired liberals was a bit gross. Presumably they all then went on to rewatch the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony to wind down.

 

[Nine Bob Note]

You think Biden is going to live to 107?

I thought he had

 

[JTG]

Arizona is still in the flip a coin territory, but otherwise yes.

At this stage if you were to push me I might say Biden will squeeze home there. The last update from Maricopa wasn't quite good enough for Trump - he gained but not by enough

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

Well, this was almost inevitable with Trump spouting off:

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia police are investigating an alleged plot to attack the Pennsylvania Convention Center where ballots are being counted.

Action News has learned Thursday night that police got a tip about a group driving up from Virginia in a Hummer to unleash an attack at the Convention Center.

Police said they found a weapon and two people were transferred to Central Detectives.

Armed men arrested near Pennsylvania Convention Center identified

Two armed men have been charged after being found near the Philadelphia convention center where an ongoing vote count could decide the presidential election, officials said.

6abc.com

This goes with the plot to kidnap and murder at least two governors in October. They've also expanded Biden's security detail in anticipation of his election win.

 

[eoin_k]

I suppose Arizona would be hand in terms of limiting Trump's room to manoeuvre in the courts. Not that he has a case, but the more reliant Biden is on the Blue wall the more Trump can play legal games.

 

[AmateurAgitator]

Isn't electoralism great!

 

[JTG]

I suppose Arizona would be hand in terms of limiting Trump's room to manoeuvre in the courts. Not that he has a case, but the more reliant Biden is on the Blue wall the more Trump can play legal games.

Yes I think optics and narrative matter too. The bigger the victory in terms of electoral college votes the better - needs to counter the powerful perception that something was stolen somewhere

 

[Raheem]

Yes I think optics and narrative matter too. The bigger the victory in terms of electoral college votes the better - needs to counter the powerful perception that something was stolen somewhere

Yes, let's force them into believing that everything was stolen everywhere.

 

[Sprocket.]

The only thing stolen in this election was an early night for JTG

 

[two sheds]

Oh, it was a great speech I'll give him that. But it was full of bullshit too, and the gushing response yesterday from overtired liberals was a bit gross. Presumably they all then went on to rewatch the 2012 Olympic opening ceremony to wind down.

I didn't see it but I'd imagine there was a fair amount of relief that trump wouldn't be letting the far right loose on them for the next four years, though.

 

[killer b]

I didn't see it but I'd imagine there was a fair amount of relief that trump wouldn't be letting the far right loose on them for the next four years, though.

I'm not sure what you mean

 

[littlebabyjesus]

I didn't see it but I'd imagine there was a fair amount of relief that trump wouldn't be letting the far right loose on them for the next four years, though.

tbh this is why it felt like a moment. We could easily have been back to the 60s - Obama assassinated after a few months, widespread civil unrest, black people being killed by the police all over the place, etc.

Yes, basically what we have now in the US, they could easily have had then. McCain's speech made a material difference.