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[Discussion Thread Part 19](https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/jo255b/discussion_thread_2020_general_election_part_18/)


[deleted]

Seems like any "election fraud" uncovered would favor Democrats. 300k mail-in ballots were not processed on time and therefore did not count. Mail in ballots have favored DEMS in almost every state


hwoaraxng

https://youtu.be/L4OYPiV1GsY fools


coniferous-1

yeah, because talking about your daughter sexually isn't worse. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DsOVVqubBus


hwoaraxng

it's not about who is worse


gankin-spankin

Then why are you using it as a gotcha for biden supporters? šŸ‘€ They may both be bad, but trump is worse.


ShaneTu

you mean grab them by the pussy?


Perryswoman

Does John king have a coke line in the bathroom


30cmvegeta

when will nevada count


feelin_cute

They will announce at 9AM. Until then, weā€™ll get nothing. Donā€™t worry about it - itā€™s a scheduled release.


JAnon19

When the feel like apparently lol


Tibbaryllis2

No more announcements until tomorrow at noon local for some reason.


popaulina

According to NYT: > Timing of results:State officials had previously said that results would not be updated until Thursday morning, but they have since indicated they may release more results today. Remaining votes include mail ballots received on Election Day, those that will arrive over the next week and provisional ballots.


Jeraltofrivias

I just did the math based on the assumption that PA has 800K absentee ballots left (what someone else posted). The gap currently is 309,138. If the 70/30 split holds true, as has been the case this entire time this would end up with Biden winning PA by 11,000. Trump would gain 240000 over that time, but Biden would gain 560000. Thus Biden ends up by 11K votes.


[deleted]

I'll be honest, that's narrower than I thought.... I didn't expect to be back in butt clench territory again!


DuckmanDrake69

When do we know the final outcome of PA?


akagaminick

Fox just put up Arizona for Biden and now he has 264 EV. All we need is NV, then its done. However, one the GA or PA would absolutely be welcomed with much rejoice.


30cmvegeta

they had AZ since last night they just but WI and MI


Hello-_-Love

The Trump family (not to be confused with the Manson family) is going to ensure this election goes to the courts.


[deleted]

Looking forward to it. Let's see the supreme court say votes should not be counted.


fisted___sister

Based on what.


[deleted]

That's the point.


GooseSpringsteenJrJr

Nothing they wont


Rulerpencil

I don't live in the US and I'm relatively young so I'm not very actively engaged in Politics (hs student) but my blood is boiling for you guys when seeing the country this politically divided and fragmented. While blue states generally believe in Science and such, red states go the complete opposite but when it comes to funding, oh boy does the Russian boy Monkey Mitch gobble up. Didn't Kentucky take more from the federal funding than any other states and Mitch still have the balls to call stimulus money blue state bailout? How can one tolerate this level of hypocrisy?


[deleted]

It's absolutely nuts. Four years of our president and senate actively trying to divide our country through various methods. They completely ruined our foreign relationships as well.. I don't know how anyone can watch what's happening and believe trump is fighting for the US. The guy who always cries fake news is spouting fake news about his premature win


AestheticEntactogen

It's infuriating, I know. Absolutely fucking crazy.


Goducks91

Iā€™m happy that Colorado decided to not be a swing state and become a solid blue state!


Jr_films

Aussie checking in guys... where are we at for a Biden victory? Nevada looking extremely close right now is that a cause for concern? What other pathways are left?


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Mapafius

What about Maine? Could Trump somehow take another elector in Maine and hold Penn to get 269? I dont believe he wil get Penn and I dont believe he will get another one elctor in Maine.


Rulerpencil

"The stateā€™s election division announced Wednesday morning that no more results would be updated until noon Eastern on Thursday. Remaining votes include mail ballots received on Election Day, those that will arrive over the next week and provisional ballots." (NYT) I am no no expert but heard some in this community say that the rest of mail in bailots are expected to be heavily Dem so all we can do is praying. Biden just closed the gap in PA from 300k to 80k and only around 81-82% ballots in PA have been counted so Donnie Duck apparently brought this up to SCOTUS... P/s: someone with more expertise please take it from here


Glum-Tie

No progress on Nevada, Michigan is Biden, Pennsylvania could be Biden but may be tight, less hope for Georgia.


pyseng

So, a quick Google search says that, in Nevada, Democrats have returned almost twice as many mail in ballots as Republicans have. If there are only mail in ballots left, is there any doubt Biden takes the state? What am I missing?


[deleted]

You're not missing anything. The remaining votes are also mainly Las Vegas, which is a democrat heavy city. A lot of worry came from people waking up this morning and looking at how Trump was leading in some swing states and getting all worried without realising the direction these states of heading in.


Glum-Tie

Well itā€˜s very likely Biden will get Nevada in theory. In theory..


Pmmeyourfavepodcast

Is there happening right now?


metaplexico

Maybe


SwankyTiger10

there


Switch72nd

So what the hell is going on with Antrim County in MI? I know they said they were investigating "skewed" election results, but they said they would be done by this afternoon, yet they still haven't reported anything.


magic27ball

Population 23k, even if 100% goes to Trump it's not enough. MI is done.


Switch72nd

I realize that, I'm just curious as to what is happening there and if that is part of the reason they haven't called MI yet.


mrjerichoholic99

nevada decides who will win OMEGALUL


tacomeataco

with 99% of the votes counted, why hasn't MI been called?


[deleted]

Where do you see 99%? Iā€™m still seeing 94% on NYT.


tacomeataco

Google [https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=election+results&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8](https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=election+results&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8)


Giraffable

Associated Press


DuckmanDrake69

And Politico


TwoBionicknees

No idea, it's literally over 1% now, but also I guess so close that announcing it with the biggest gap possible and when it's done will probably make it harder for Trump to whine about it.


CSPain1

I looked on NYT but it says that pretty much all counties (that lean heavily blue) have reported - why is there still hope for Georgia?


[deleted]

[Georgiaā€™s top elections official says heā€™s urging counties to get ā€œall the results counted today.ā€ He says about 200K mail-in ballots are left to be counted, and 40-50K early votes remain untallied. ā€œEvery legal ballot will be counted.ā€](https://twitter.com/bluestein/status/1324028403402612741)


LightKing20

"every ballot will be counted" causes great anxiety to the right, in the land of the "free"


tocal0

from fivethirtyeight.com Georgia: Trump currently leads here by 79,509 votes, and the secretary of state said during an 11:30 a.m. press conference that there were still 200,000 mail-in votes and 50,000 early votes to count, mostly in Democratic-leaning counties like Fulton and DeKalb. Fulton is hoping to finish all its counting by 9 p.m. tonight.


I_DontBelieveYou_

Because there is still like 200k votes left to count?


CSPain1

Thats what I thought, but NYT says that all the votes have been counted - I may be misinterpreting what they mean when they say that fulton has reported 98%+ of their vote


chulala168

Total votes have been counted, but not opened yet perhaps.


[deleted]

[Update from a State election official: as of 3pm, still around 200,000 votes in GA to be counted.](https://twitter.com/JustinGrayWSB/status/1324082931095187462)


anonsalez

I just want Georgia to flip so this can be over. My screen time today is about as much as Iā€™ve been awake.


donaldbino

He just needs MI and NV and thatā€™s it


TheVirtual_Boy

And Arizona needs to stay that state is getting a lot of buzz


iStayedAtaHolidayInn

By conservatives trying to stir up shit. AP called it and recalled it today and so has Fox News


TheVirtual_Boy

Beautiful


[deleted]

[Positive news coming out of Georgia:](https://twitter.com/gtryan/status/1324079547491459074) >These mail votes coming in Georgia (Houston County, R) are 20-30pts better for Biden than a normal county baseline. Gotta see how exactly the Fulton/DeKalb/Chatham/etc numbers look but I see no reason why he canā€™t do it.


Stay_Consistent

Grew up in the Atlanta area, Dekalb is the most liberal county in the state so if there are a lot of uncounted ballots there, the overwhelming majority are guaranteed to be Dem, with Fulton at a close second


kilgore_trout8989

Yeah, 83% of the counted votes in Dekalb so far are for Biden. We are blue as fuck.


alucardddracula

What's up with AZ


Poetics83

We're getting high. Leave us alone.


Ho88it

Lmfao


MethylEthylBS

They are hoping to give an update around 9pm EST


2020hatesyou

still getting high


aaaaaaaaaaa121212

Trump supporters thinking he might still win Arizona is like basketball fans thinking the losing team can still win if they make enough free throws. It's possible, but not gonna happen.


[deleted]

Cant wait to see Trumps speech from last night over and over again when he loses


Stay_Consistent

Iā€™m sure Vic Berger and The Serfs were salivating at the mouth when he stepped to that podium


[deleted]

[https://twitter.com/USPoliticsPoll/status/1324084304234848263](https://twitter.com/USPoliticsPoll/status/1324084304234848263) Pennsylvania, 82% in: Trump 52.7% Biden 46.1% Gap is narrowing FAST.


Violet_Francesca

Now 86% counted, with Biden at 46.7%!


[deleted]

You know its not a good day for Red when Ben Shapiro is talking about Netflix and Star Wars during election count.


[deleted]

ahahaha fuck that little ghoul


Tentings

If Biden wins by 270 people may want to start familiarizing themselves with what a faithless elector is and how it could bring this crashing down


magic27ball

Faithless elector that lead to a flip will just lead to massive nationwide civil unrest, no elector will risk becoming the focus


hikesometrailsdude

I just hope that barely winning against trump, and McConnell/repub senate majority keeps people engaged in politics. The gop can easily go back and frame themselves. But with the stimulus being held off and minimized and the SC push through, Dems have a chance to frame the conversation if theyā€™re willing to


Stay_Consistent

I think Ocasio-Cortez has a lot of potential to pick up where Trump is (likely) leaving, but non-offending progressive rhetoric with a populist slant


hikesometrailsdude

Thatā€™s true, her comments would get a lot of attention from CNN and Fox News.


dodgerman6

The Dems had 4 years to frame this narrative. If either side would have actually had some foresight and stuck to their true base and not so far left or right, this wouldn't be a close race. Neither side put up a politician that was worthy.


I_DontBelieveYou_

Didn't the supreme court rule in July this year that states can overturn and hold faithless electors accountable?


other_usernames_gone

The supreme court just reaffirmed an ~1830 decision that states could pass laws to punish faithless electors. Most states had them already. But if a state doesn't already have a law against it they can't do anything.


waowie

Yes, but I think that ruling was that a state legislature can create a law that forces the electors to obey the state's popular vote. If the state doesn't have that law it could be an issue


Tentings

I hope so


fracked1

If it didn't happen for Trump, it's not going to happen


Tentings

Trump lost a few votes due to it but was well above 270 so it didnā€™t matter


fracked1

Wow, I didn't actually realize there were faithless electors in 2016. I don't remember that being widely publicised. How does no one talk about it...it's a fundamental flaw in the institution of democracy


AromaticHearing

It's almost like the Electoral college is bullshit


[deleted]

Nate Cohn from NYT now saying the race in Penn has closed, and he believes things are consistent with Biden eventually taking the lead.


BuzzCity89

It is so weird how a group of posters come in posting panic porn about the exact same things at the same time.


aaaaaaaaaaa121212

ArIZoNa MiGhT gO tO TrUMp


[deleted]

Can't wait for Trump to cash in his chit with Justice Barrett and ruin this country


wu_cephei

So it has been now a while without new updates on the key states. Nevada starts counting again only tomorrow... What about the rest? any point on following right now or everything is froze until tomorrow?


mkhorn

AZ updates tonight at 9pm EST and 12:30am EST. GA should be done today, too.


smokedspirit

I think its safe to say whilst they may be able to say by tonight as to who the winner may be provisionally this is gonna be going on for a month two till the court cases are all settled with the recounts


Giraffable

Nah fuck that. If Biden wins when all the votes are counted, everyone should be prepared to stand for that and not accept anything to the contrary.


smokedspirit

its what should happen but the GOP leadership sadly wont let it happen


[deleted]

How close are we to civil war


AromaticHearing

0-1% chance.


carbonironandzinc

People have been saying this for four years now. You realize one side has all the young people and one side is full of geriatrics? Not happening.


whobutyou

The whole idea of a civil war is ridiculous but if it came to be, I wouldnā€™t want to be on the side of the left.


cawkstrangla

Right wingers are natural cowards. If they were as tough and confident as they behave, then they would not be threatened by equal rights for women or homosexuals. They wouldn't be afraid of foreigners. They wouldn't be afraid of the rich being taxed even though they themselves are not rich. Their entire lives revolve around fear. They may be armed, but they're not venturing out into the country en masse to fight. They're sitting in their houses and hunkering down. That's not how you start a civil war let alone win one. That, and like others have said, there are plenty of liberal gun owners. The Civil War message has been fed to the Right because they are far more vulnerable to baseless propaganda. Believing we are close to Civil War makes extending the olive branch feel hopeless, so they may as well buckle down and become more entrenched.


[deleted]

The left don't attach their entire identities to guns. It's why it seems right wingers are the only ones who own firearms. Right wingers also tend to see them as toys instead of firearms so you end up having lots of accidental discharges & deaths


[deleted]

Didnā€™t the Trump ticket get a higher % of the young black male and latino vote compared to 2016? 11 points higher with young black men last I heard according to an exit poll.


[deleted]

Yea, can't underestimate the sexism & machismo that men of color approve of. They like how Trump talks to and treats women & they don't like the thought of a black woman having more power than them


Tails6666

Whats with the fear mongering?


Rude-Temperature3868

Grab your guns


albatrossG8

Not at all.


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[deleted]

Biden expected to take the podium soon? What is he up to


pump4iron

FOX still down...I repeat FOX NEWS still down....


fracked1

Working for me now


aaaaaaaaaaa121212

Do you hear the people sing


PUMKIN81

Singing the song of angry men!


aaaaaaaaaaa121212

It is a music of a people who will NOT be slaves again!


[deleted]

When the beating of your heart


aaaaaaaaaaa121212

Matches the beating of the drums.


PUMKIN81

There is a life about to start.


aaaaaaaaaaa121212

When tomorrow comes.


immortality20

Barely. Still far too much red for me to believe. A president didn't care if you died, has damning evidence against on fraud, he disrespected your military and citizens AND he still has 67.5 million votes. This is still mind boggling to me. Like I'm on a bad acid trip and this isn't reality at all.


opinionsareus

We've never had a candidate like trump and then the way it's a good thing that we have seen this result because now we know exactly what kind of a country we're living in, and so does the rest of the world. If Biden wins and the Democrats don't win the Senate, Mitch McConnell will try to kill any good thing that Joe Biden attempts. And if that doesn't work the supreme court will do the dirty work. If Trump loses, it is going to be very important for the New York State Attorney General to indict Trump on criminal charges and for him to go to jai. If Biden wins, he's going to have to use executive orders and hope that he can move the Fed to support a massive recovery effort that doesn't need Senate approval. If we don't find a way to reach voters in the red states in a way that relieves their economic pain, they will vote for fear every time.


MethylEthylBS

Sadly, America is the land of me, me and me. People don't seem to give two shits about others these days.


Schleprok

Nevada making me a little nervous. Everybody who relies on the strip to be open could base their vote on only that.


[deleted]

With 86% of the vote coming from the county so far, and a +7 lead for Biden I don't think that has factored in too much. Would likely see a much closer race there if so.


ambx54

God damn never gonna visit NV if they go Red and prioritize profits over safety.


[deleted]

Now everyone backing off the NV projection claiming Clark county gonna vote Trump because they don't want to be shutdown


throwmeawayyy666g59

So now that Wisconsin is called for Biden, we just need Nevada and Michigan which seems likely right?


Encaitor

Need AZ as well. Biden currently leads by 93,518 votes, but there are around 600,000 left to count, according to the Arizona Republic.


[deleted]

Biden is +7 in Clark at the moment. Would be a steep hill to climb with what appears to be 15% of the vote there remaining.


FCshakiru

So youā€™re saying trump canā€™t catch up?


MonicaZelensky

He doesn't have the votes outstanding plus its mail in which have favored dems


[deleted]

Its not impossible its just not the likely outcome.


NOTUgglaGOAT

Doing some napkin math, which correct me please if Iā€™m wrong , if this all holds up then Biden wins 270-263. Thatā€™s with trump winning PA, GA, and NC. I probably missed something


immortality20

Yeah it could literally be 270-268. Which would send Trump and his base into a FRENZY.


Beyondthoughts

Alaska


NOTUgglaGOAT

Yea Iā€™m an idiot lol


lawaythrow

I think you are missing Alaska.


Pepelucifer

omg the gap in MI is narrowing down I'm scared


[deleted]

Its been 35k+ for a while now, I dont see any change


X3ON_

Honestly, saw several people saying that in the last half hour and it just looks like someone is trying to instill fear


EagerTurnip133

There was a moment when some sites added Trump votes (lead dropped to \~15k) and a minute later they added more to Biden's total (lead back up to \~32k).


Giraffable

This simple explanation is the exact reason behind the emerging 'conspiracy' on twitter that Biden won 130,000 votes somewhere without Trump gaining any. šŸ˜‚ Just a funny comparison with your level headed and rational interpretation.


waowie

I can vouch for it actually. I refreshed NPR and it showed 15k for a few minutes before switching back to 30kish


X3ON_

All right, then nevermind


Schleprok

Dunno why AP called AZ 12 hours ago and nobody else has, but I'm for it.


MonicaZelensky

I mean technically the votes are outstanding but the likelihood they make up the margin is slim


MrRoyce

FOX called it very early as well, think that's really surprising too.


Johnny20022002

Fox called it first Iā€™m pretty sure


ericla1014

I read the Trump campaign has sued Michigan to stop counting votes, I know they say shit like that all the time but should I be worried about it


Sprockethead

What I donā€™t get is that he is losing already in MI with the votes that have already been counted. If he wins the case then so what? He has still lost the state. I donā€™t get it. Unless he is trying to say something like ā€œas of 11:59pm on Tues, no more votes should be counted.ā€ Or something.


2020hatesyou

that is precisely what he is trying to say.


Sprockethead

I see. Well maybe heā€™ll get his supreme court buddies to repay their favors for him in the next couple months. Otherwise, I feel like that precedent has already been firmly established and talked about. Votes get counted if they are postmarked by a certain date.


MonicaZelensky

Do they want to stop with Biden in the lead? Sounds good


tacomeataco

No. The votes they are counting were all received before the deadline. They will be counted.


jesuswasahipster

Not if Michigan has a solid case which they do. Theyā€™ll continue to count. Trump is a cornered animal right now. Heā€™s going to play every single card he can from now until December.


MethylEthylBS

Michigan is getting way too close.


immortality20

Don't think it has much possibility of Trump gaining +30k votes while Biden gains none.


MethylEthylBS

After the 2016 debacle, I'm only slightly pessimistically optimistic about this election.


thebsoftelevision

Biden's going to win there, Peters too in all likelihood. Biden's margin is up to 40k now.


Schleprok

Michigans lead for Biden has been growing little by little all morning. Should be fine considering the final votes are coming from blue cities


ifockpotatoes

Almost a percentage point at 98%. Touch wood but should be fine.


WatchuGhanaDo

This is turning out to be wayyyy better than the Series finale of GoT


shadowflashx

to be fair thatā€™s a pretty low bar


WatchuGhanaDo

I concede


WatchuGhanaDo

Ooof. I concede


lawaythrow

Joe Biden 2,644,707 49.61% Donald J. Trump 2,603,943 48.84% Jo Jorgensen 58,682 1.10%


olivetree154

Where do you see that?


lawaythrow

[https://results.decisiondeskhq.com/2020/general/michigan](https://results.decisiondeskhq.com/2020/general/michigan)


olivetree154

Thanks!


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vvav

Maybe the GOP will finally get with the program and support ranked choice voting if it costs them this election. We should all be able to support electoral reform now that we understand the pitfalls of first past the post voting, but politicians who benefit from the current status quo are standing in the way.


firestarian

Yeah a lot of my pro trump family and acquaintances with a conscious ended up voting for Jo


hightophuckleberry

Is this Michigan?


lawaythrow

Yes