US election 2020 thread

[bimble]

Not really. The PA count is wrapping up today and is just a question of extending Biden's lead out to maybe 100k. The networks just wanna be sure before they call it, especially given the potential for... a reaction shall we say

So, we will know today. As in today Uk time. Right?

 

[Yuwipi Woman]

just put some food in a bowl and turn away for a few minutes

 

[JTG]

So, we will know today. As in today Uk time. Right?

Almost certainly. Just wait for the margin in PA to roll out to the point at which the networks have to admit it's finished. Then wait for a response from the outgoing President

 

[JimW]

 

[SpookyFrank]

Not really. The PA count is wrapping up today and is just a question of extending Biden's lead out to maybe 100k.

Quite right too, it is nearly lunchtime over there.

 

[JTG]

Quite right too, it is nearly lunchtime over there.

tbf the Vegas election office knocked off at lunchtime yesterday!

 

[planetgeli]

CNN reports:

In conversations with allies in recent days, President Trump has said he has no intention to concede the election to Joe Biden, even if his path to a second term in office is effectively blocked by losses in places like Georgia and Pennsylvania.
Aides, including his chief of staff Mark Meadows, have not attempted to bring Trump to terms of what’s happening and have instead fed his baseless claim that the election is being stolen from him.
Trump’s allies have grown concerned that someone is going to have to reckon with the President that his time in office is potentially coming to an end, though they have not decided who should be the one to do it. There has been talk of potentially Jared Kushner or Ivanka Trump doing so, sources said.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

CNN reports:

They are enjoying this.

 

[bellaozzydog]

Benjamin Ginsberg denouncing the Republican Party With reference to fraud claims on CNN is pretty damning stuff

 

[JimW]

 

[bimble]

Maybe nobody has to tell him, just usher him out to the helicopter pretending it’s finally time for him to get the Nobel prize then stick him in a room somewhere with pre recorded soothing news on it, about how he’s the winner , then shut the door and leave.

 

[Raheem]

Take him to a fake White House and run it like the Truman Show until Jan 21st.

 

[JimW]

So long as he has a fake phone he thinks he's tweeting on he'll never notice the difference until the first pep rally comes due.

 

[Sue]

I'm going with him conceding today - some time prime time TV in the US tonight - then starting off on a load of lies again and being cut off by all the networks.

WILL IT NEVER END..?

 

[JTG]

Points being made that all the ballots counted in PA so far are the ones that arrived by election day. So if there are court disputes over counting ballots postmarked the 3rd but arrived afterwards, that doesn't affect a single one of the votes counted so far

 

[cupid_stunt]

CNN is loving this, they read out the following statement from the Biden campaign...

"As we said on July 19th, the American people will decide this election. And the United States government is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House."

 

[brogdale]

CNN is loving this, they read out the following statement from the Biden campaign...

"As we said on July 19th, the American people will decide this election. And the United States government is perfectly capable of escorting trespassers out of the White House."

Quite alarming to remember that the cunt has his hands on the codes until then, though.

 

[bimble]

Points being made that all the ballots counted in PA so far are the ones that arrived by election day. So if there are court disputes over counting ballots postmarked the 3rd but arrived afterwards, that doesn't affect a single one of the votes counted so far

yes, heard that on the radio earlier, man saying of all the many cases brought by trump's lawyers that's the only one that has potential merit (ballots arriving after 3rd in PA) but the way they're keeping them to one side means it may not matter, hopefully.

 

[Raheem]

Quite alarming to remember that the cunt has his hands on the codes until then, though.

Especially if you live in Philadelphia.

 

[rutabowa]

Coul I post a superior Wayne County themed song (bit late I know, I am a big fan of the Electric Chairs as well but this song is a real killer so.)

 

[JTG]

Georgia recount confirmed. They just need to finish the tallies of the first count and then they'll crack on

 

[bimble]

 

[rutabowa]

I don't really like CNN judging from today, they sound a bit smug.

 

[maomao]

There are probably folks in the military/FBI who are wondering if they will really have to physically drag his ass out of the WH, whilst it will amuse us greatly, it will serously undermine the dignity of the office

Good. It should be undermined. Undermining the office of president is about the only good thing Trump has done. Every president of my lifetime has been a mass murderer. People who worry about democracy being undermined in a state as clearly racist and disfunctional as the US are looking for democracy in the wrong place.

 

[Yossarian]

I don't really like CNN judging from today, they sound a bit smug.

They've just had four years of Trump calling them frauds, fake news, and enemies of the people, I think they get to do some gloating now.

 

[rutabowa]

Good. It should be undermined. Undermining the office of president is about the only good thing Trump has done. Every president of my lifetime has been a mass murderer. People who worry about democracy being undermined in a state as clearly racist and disfunctional as the US are looking for democracy in the wrong place.

isn't it.

 

[rutabowa]

They've just had four years of Trump calling them frauds, fake news, and enemies of the people, I think they get to do some gloating now.

they get to do whatever they like i guess!

 

[cupid_stunt]

Trump has made his first tweet since last night - “Philadelpiha has got a rotten history on election integrity.”

* The misspelling of Philadelphia is his, not mine.

 

[JTG]

Am currently working on a theory of Biden winning on a combined "I'm not Trump OR Hillary" ticket. More as we get it

 

[Lord Camomile]

Actually, given that my understanding is it's likely Biden will serve only one term, it'll be interesting to see what Harris' VPresidency is like compare to others, as she'd presumably be the presumptive nominee in 4 years time.