U.S. Presidential Election 2020

So, the result is that he did worse this election by narrowly rallying his base and offending everyone else

Except that he has secured at least 3million more votes than he did is 2016

And Twitter are trying to keep on top of his misinformation. Good luck to them…

I’m not one for censoring anyone, but during a campaign/election perhaps they need to turn off every candidates social media feeds

The right will shrug and go to work.

In fairness, that it generally what they do, just quietly live their lives in peace with their fellow Man.

Here’s a group of Right Wing Environmental Scientists off to a wind farm feasibility study.

How do you spell that X you put by your choices’s name?
Or is it more complex in Pennsylvania?

As an ‘X’, but if your usual means of written communication is limited to a thumb print it might prove tricky.

I so wanted to reply in very bad taste, but I shall not.

Even though I want to.

And I can’t spell choice’s it appears.

I thought you coloured in a US voting form not put an X beside a candidate? Might be wrong but heard it from a naturalised american on that R4 this week.

I suppose I should retract my 2am prediction of a Trump win. I think I prefer it this way. We get to see him throw his dummy out the pram as it all unravels, and he doesn’t seem to be disappointing us. The other amusing thing is that they did this by design. As if they were just going to stop counting because he said so.

Except that he has secured at least 3million more votes than he did is 2016

There are 2 less candidates this time, and those two were fringe right candidates iirc. So those voters had to go somewhere. It was never going to Biden.

Dropped in to Fox News to see how their coverage looks.

Thought this was an interesting take:
If Trump wins it will be because the media is so mean to him

Of course, if he loses that will also be the meejas fault. Naturally.

Except that he has secured at least 3million more votes than he did is 2016

Sure, but his opponent did better again. And won the election. By staying in his basement and letting Trump offend the voters he needed to attract.

BREAKING Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator says on @NBCNews: “All of the ballots have been counted.” Joe Biden has won Wisconsin by 20,697 votes.

— Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson) November 4, 2020

The right will shrug and go to work.

yes, yes they will

qanon types are the ones to worry about, Trump has been courting these loons for a while, look at pizzagate, or even the militia nuts that tried to kidnap the dem governor

Trump’s Twitter feed is crazy (as usual).
He’s pushing hard on the “postal ballot fraud” conspiracy.

Last night I was leading, often solidly, in many key States, in almost all instances Democrat run & controlled. Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear as surprise ballot dumps were counted. VERY STRANGE, and the “pollsters” got it completely & historically wrong!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020

How come every time they count Mail-In ballot dumps they are so devastating in their percentage and power of destruction?

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020

They are finding Biden votes all over the place — in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. So bad for our Country!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020

They are working hard to make up 500,000 vote advantage in Pennsylvania disappear — ASAP. Likewise, Michigan and others!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 4, 2020

Or go on a mass shooting spree and run over protestors.

Hell I bet one of them does a Timothy McVeigh.

i think at one point in my life i would have thought that SP scene was satire 🙁

This thread has been awesome, thanks all, a welcome distraction from the usual news, especially as I don’t usually give a toss or have any clue about US politics. 👍

If anyone had any doubt that John Lydon is a wally

https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/gmb-fans-baffled-trump-supporter-22954865

If anyone had any doubt that John Lydon is a wally

Irrelevant little squirt who used to be in a boy band.

BREAKING: Joe Biden has surpassed Barack Obama’s 2008 popular vote total, breaking the record for most votes ever received by a candidate at a US Presidential Election.

— US Politics Polls (@USPoliticsPoll) November 4, 2020

Good grief, that Mirror page is horrendous! Jumping about and add’s everywhere…

*retreats to STW full member page with no add’s* 🙂

Arizona (my favourite state) is back in the game! The media can’t count (or rather informal reporting broke down)… more votes left to count than assumed last night…

Trump is still out of a job but as someone who wants to believe in the fundamental decency of people the only result that made sense to me was a crushing landslide. So now I’m back to questioning my belief in the fundamental decency of people. https://t.co/m3WAVQ13UW

— Gary Whitta (@garywhitta) November 4, 2020

Or is it more complex in Pennsylvania?

It’s much more complicated than that. In some places you have a machine to operate, with a process and screens to read through. In others it’s a cross in a box, but there are always loads of elections going on at the same time so your ballot paper is as long as your arm, there are instructions to read and it’s really easy to make a mistake. That’s one reason why it takes so long.

…as someone who wants to believe in the fundamental decency of people the only result that made sense to me was a crushing landslide. So now I’m back to questioning my belief in the fundamental decency of people.

That’s the very same Garry Whitta (now a screenwriter) who was deputy editor at The One For Amiga Games.

So there.

He’s right, though.

It’s much more complicated than that. In some places you have a machine to operate, with a process and screens to read through.

Plus in the case of mail-in/absentee ballots, you have to put them in the envelopes correctly, the signature has to match, it has to filled out correctly, scrutineers can challenge a ballot on any number of grounds and the USPS may still be looking through sorting facilities looking for undelivered ballots.
If you were designing a voting system to not deliver the result voters intended you couldn’t do much better.
Plus places like Wisconsin don’t officially declare until December 1st. So you won’t get an official outcome until then.

Can someone quickly summarise the current situation.

Ive been avoiding the news generally.

Can someone quickly summarise the current situation.

pic.twitter.com/3BpH69etxM

— Lee Unkrich (@leeunkrich) November 4, 2020

😳

That reaalllyyy helpful @kelvin

Michigan – Biden's lead up to 48k votes with 94% in.

— Amy Siskind (@Amy_Siskind) November 4, 2020

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Can someone quickly summarise the current situation.

Ive been avoiding the news generally.

looks like Biden will just about do it

BUT

Trump is throwing his toys out demanding recounts & getting his lawyers ready. trying to agitate his base by saying its been stolen

This guy would have benefitted by knowing who was going to win…

Ooooft… wonder if it was Farage?

Mind you I guess similar bets are made on the stock market all the time during an election.

If they’ve got any sense, this will be combined with a stock market or other form of “bet” that has a payout of >$5million on Biden winning.

You can’t play the bookies against each other any more but in a 2 horse race you can play something else against the bookies.

Takes some balls and a big bank roll to pull off though.

Can someone quickly summarise the current situation

Your guess is as good as anybody’s. Uncertain with Biden looking to be slightly ahead when all the postal votes are counted if they continue to be predominantly Democrat..

Nice summary that Kelvin! I’ve been brought up to speed so I’m off out for a ride :-).

Can someone quickly summarise the current situation.

Ive been avoiding the news generally.

No, it cannot be summarised quickly ha ha.

If you want a short but only mostly accurate answer. An hour ago you might say whoever wins Michigan wins, but that’s based on a lot of assumptions.

It’s unlikely anyone, if Biden wins in Mich we’ll probably have to wait 24 hours for Nevada to count more votes to be sure.

If Trump wins Mich, he’s probably won.

My only real contributions to the thread but bookies now have Biden 1/5 to win.

that post of kelvin’s has the LibDems doing better than I expected

Andrew Neil – What is the evidence of voter fraud?

Nigel Farage – It's there for all to see…

Andrew Neil – Where is the evidence for voter fraud in the US?

Farage – It's so new… it hasn't come to light yet.. #Election2020 pic.twitter.com/Ien1JxXRsA

— Haggis_UK ?? ?? (@Haggis_UK) November 4, 2020

Ooh, look what other utter piece of shit has crawled out of the woodwork to claim election fraud.

He’s probably terrified that his good mate Trump is out of a job and he’ll be back to square one in trying to get into the US political market.

Also, why the **** does this failed politician keep being invited back into the BBC?!

I think that’s the SNP

Lib Dems as ever are nowhere

Fartage can do one.

That’s my hot political take right now.

Also, why the **** does this failed politician keep being invited back into the BBC?!

One degree of separation away from having Alex Jones on to talk about how Sandy Hook was a hoax.

Lots of my American colleagues and friends in dismay that their countryman have show a huge hand toward electing a monstrosity today.   They are very concerned about how they (Americans, especially the white ones) will be essentially generalised as racist, capitalist bigots for the next four years!