US election 2020 thread

[William of Walworth]

In contast, David Smith (Guardian Bureau Chief in DC) seems to do a fair job today of summarising The Debate for someone like me who didn't see it.

He reckons that even allowing for Trump being relatively sane(-ish!) compared to last time, Biden still came out on top the other day.

 

[moochedit]

Lawyers for Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner threaten to sue Lincoln Project over Times Square billboards

Attorneys for Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner threatened to sue The Lincoln Project, a prominent Republican group opposing the president, for billboards it put up in Times Square in Manhattan.

thehill.com

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Lincoln project says the ad will stay up

New York is safe democrat anyway ads or not.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

Pretty poor article about Trump vs Biden by Jonathan Freedman in today's Guardian (Saturday 24th)


It's worth a quick look though, just to see where liberal paranoia can take a fool.
He even admits himself that he's being irrational, almost paranoid.
And he even allows for Biden's strengths in the final paragraph, thus proceeding to directly contradict all the earlier stuff in his article.

Freedman is a disgusting gobshite. If Sanders had won the nomination, he'd be calling him racist by about now.

 

[JTG]

Pretty poor article about Trump vs Biden by Jonathan Freedman in today's Guardian (Saturday 24th)


It's worth a quick look though, just to see where liberal paranoia can take a fool.
He even admits himself that he's being irrational, almost paranoid.
And he even allows for Biden's strengths in the final paragraph, thus proceeding to directly contradict all the earlier stuff in his article.

I can't believe Freedman could write a bad article

 

[JTG]

New York is safe democrat anyway ads or not.

I could be wrong but ads in Times Square aren't just for the benefit of people who visit Times Square

 

[JTG]

Anyway, Texas has hurtled past 75% of '16 turn out. Nearly 7m votes in so not long until 50% of registered voters have voted in the state. 125% of '16 early vote.

All eyes on the biggest counties to see how many more they can turn out than last time. Most of those counties were either heavily Clinton or flipped for O'Rourke

National turn out has passed 40% - only NY and HI not reporting numbers now and NY early voting starts today so presumably they may finally post some figures soon

 

[petee]

first day of early voting here in NYC. in my precinct, line completely around the block, then past the beginning and down the avenue. (i'm waiting for midweek.)

 

[JTG]

first day of early voting here in NYC. in my precinct, line completely around the block, then past the beginning and down the avenue. (i'm waiting for midweek.)

I've seen a lot of disparaging comments on social media regarding NY elections compared to many other states - what do you reckon?

 

[a_chap]

Lawyers for Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner threaten to sue Lincoln Project over Times Square billboards

Attorneys for Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner threatened to sue The Lincoln Project, a prominent Republican group opposing the president, for billboards it put up in Times Square in Manhattan.

thehill.com

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Lincoln project says the ad will stay up

I expect The Lincoln Project will refer the honorable Mr Kasowitz to the well known case of Arkell Vs Pressdram.

 

[petee]

I expect The Lincoln Project will refer the honorable Mr Kasowitz to the well known case of Arkell Vs Pressdram.

they've already used the threat as a fundraiser saying they'll use the money to put up more billboards.

 

[petee]

I've seen a lot of disparaging comments on social media regarding NY elections compared to many other states - what do you reckon?

in NYC, the BOE botched the mailing of absentee ballots this year. it's been corrected i think but it was quite a black eye.

 

[JTG]

in NYC, the BOE botched the mailing of absentee ballots this year. it's been corrected i think but it was quite a black eye.

Oh dear. And fewer early voting days than anybody as well I think?

 

[petee]

Oh dear. And fewer early voting days than anybody as well I think?

8 days, including today.

 

[littlebabyjesus]

they've already used the threat as a fundraiser saying they'll use the money to put up more billboards.

The Streisand Effect.

 

[a_chap]

About fucking time and long overdue.




Biden sounds like Biden but Trump sounds like.... who?

 

[petee]

 

[petee]

"On Thursday, New Jersey District Judge Michael E. Shipp ruled that the Republicans did not present any evidence of actual harm and that the claim of inevitable fraud was speculative"

Judge Ends Trump Campaign's Attempt To Stop NJ's Mail-In Ballot Election

The judge found the Trump campaign's arguments "speculative."

gothamist.com

 

[spring-peeper]

Lovely to see everyone in masks!!!

 

[petee]

Lovely to see everyone in masks!!!

inc. the guy on the left

 

[spring-peeper]

inc. the guy on the left

Interesting choice of t-shirt on him.

 

[petee]

 

[Streathamite]

in NYC, the BOE botched the mailing of absentee ballots this year. it's been corrected i think but it was quite a black eye.

Thank god NY state is about s safe Dem as it's possible to get!

 

[JTG]

Two options here: either they're making some very bad tactical decisions or they think they have WI, MI & PA locked up tight

 

[JTG]

It's a fair point. Everyone in CO has their ballot mailed to them. Dems are returning them far quicker than Republicans. If they don't hurry up you have to ask if there's actually an enthusiasm deficit and whether this is going to be true for other states as well

Anyway, 57.5m people have voted nationally (actually more, NY still hasn't reported any and may not at all). TX has over 76% of its '16 vote in. Harris should finish today around 200k short of its total '16 vote. Not much doubt that this is going to be a big one.

 

[frogwoman]

'Registered Republicans' can change their vote tho cant they.

 

[teqniq]

 

[JTG]

'Registered Republicans' can change their vote tho cant they.

Yeah, nobody's obliged to vote their party affiliation

CO won't be close btw, will easily be Dem. Most of those indys will be voting Biden. But the question remains - you're a Republican, you have your ballot sitting on the kitchen table, there's just over a week to go, 96% of voters were happy to vote by mail in '16 and there are options to drop off your ballot in person as well... so, when are you going to do it?

 

[frogwoman]

Lol you can just picture it.

 

[JTG]

Lol you can just picture it.

Yep. I do wonder whether the GOP voters who can't bring themselves to vote for either candidate may end up being a factor in all of this

 

[JTG]

Here's Austin, TX:



Only 50,000 short of the '16 total now when Travis went for Clinton by 65-27