The same thing I do for most big elections, order some Chinese food, watch the results come in, and pretend like I'm not going to bed until there's an answer. Then around 10:30pm or 11pm I'll get tired and decide to just look in the morning.
mostly twins, except I end up staying up until it is called, even if it is like 4 am.
Post by thelurkylulu on Oct 26, 2020 9:32:41 GMT -5
I’ve gone back and forth about whether or not I want to buy a bottle of champagne. My hope is to be scrolling through social media, watching conservatives lose their minds as Biden racks up the votes.
This also seems like a good place to say I really, really miss Tim Russert and his whiteboard on Election Nights.
Although I already responded, additional options for me might include crying in a corner and having a panic attack. Hopefully I can stick to the original plan of MSNBC, FB, GBCN, and texting my mom.
Post by blanchedevereaux on Oct 26, 2020 9:38:07 GMT -5
Ordering comfort food, drinking wine, wrapping myself in a blanket and rocking back and forth in the fetal position all night. I'm not sure if I can handle live coverage. I will probably be following here and on reddit, and turning on the news if it looks like it's steering toward a Biden win.
I plan to knit and watch the returns and speculation and everything until my body tells me it's time for bed.
DH has to work the next day, and it might be his first post-quarantine work day, so he will probably have to go to bed at a reasonable time. I took the week off work, and plan on spending most of it weaving, knitting, spinning, and watching tv while I do that.
It's a holiday here, so no work or anything else going on, plus I already voted. Given all the mail in voting, I am not sure we will have a result that night. So I'll probably go to bed and then wake up to bad news (sorry, I am a pessimist due to the 2016 election). I should find something to do, but numbers are going up and the weather is crappy now, so I am totally out of ideas. I'll come back to this thread for ideas.
Eat shit food and watch with friends in my bubble, most likely. If it starts going south it will be a rough night for all of us. A good majority of my friends are gay and have been married in the last few years, and a lot of us work in education or health care, so their stake in this is very real and scary.
Hot take: I think it's unlikely Biden will win a state where a Dem doesn't win the senate race and vice versa. I don't think vote splitting will be that common. For that reason, I don't think Jaime Harrison or Amy McGrath have much of a chance, but Cal Cunningham and that dude running against Kelly Loeffler do. Theresa Greenfield winning will also be much more likely to push Biden to a win in Iowa. Because of that, I don't think Biden will win Texas because Cornyn is running so far ahead. Biden will certainly win Arizona.
Anyway, something to watch for on election night. Calling an election for Greenfield or Cunningham will also bode well for Biden. Because frankly, calling Wisconsin's senate race for Ron Johnson over Russ Feingold in 2016 is what set me over the edge and the point at which I started quietly sobbing on my couch even before the presidential results came in.
I will watch Christmas movies on Hallmark 24/7 to avoid election coverage on TV, and attempt to avoid checking on my phone every five minutes.
I am sure that I will check my phone when I wake up, which is usually around 3 or 4, even though I really don't expect, or even want the results to be called by then.
And this is different than normal because there are significantly more absentee ballots than they typically get? Is this more difficult to count than actual Election Day votes (which obviously can’t be counted until people cast their votes)?
My understanding is that they’re more difficult to count than Election Day votes because they have to check all of the signatures before they can start scanning them in. In Colorado they’re able to start that process as soon as the ballot is received but states like PA and WI don’t let them do that until Election Day. There are more mail-in ballots because of COVID but Pennsylvania also recently changed their election laws to allow anyone to request an absentee ballot without having a reason. In 2016, about 5% of PA voters used absentee ballots but they were used by about 50% of voters in the primary.
This, along with the actual physical act of opening all the envelopes. Mail in ballots have to be touched 2-3 times, depending on the state and process. 1. Open privacy envelopes 2. Match signatures and compare to rolls/ provisionals to ensure no one votes twice. 3. Then process ballots as normal.
Post by dancingirl21 on Oct 26, 2020 12:59:23 GMT -5
I will, without a doubt, be watching the returns. I can’t look away. I’m feeling hope, which scares me. If 45 gets re-elected, I’ll feel such dejection. But I just have to watch.
Post by picksthemusic on Oct 26, 2020 13:07:28 GMT -5
We will probably order food and watch movies and only occasionally check the turnout. I'm hoping there is a landslide situation, TX turns blue, or PA is called night of so we can be done with it.
I’ll watch MSNBC because I love Rachel and Kornacki. I’m sure all I’ll be checking in here and eating and drinking. I’m on the west coast, so info comes earlier.
This but I am in the east coast. So I will probably stay up later than I should.
Hot take: I think it's unlikely Biden will win a state where a Dem doesn't win the senate race and vice versa. I don't think vote splitting will be that common. For that reason, I don't think Jaime Harrison or Amy McGrath have much of a chance, but Cal Cunningham and that dude running against Kelly Loeffler do. Theresa Greenfield winning will also be much more likely to push Biden to a win in Iowa. Because of that, I don't think Biden will win Texas because Cornyn is running so far ahead. Biden will certainly win Arizona.
I agree with all of this, except the GA races are confusing since there are two. It's Ossoff vs. Perdue as a "regular" race so maybe you're thinking Ossoff will win, but then the special election with a bunch of people running that will most certainly go to a runoff in January. Loeffler is one of them, but so is sleazy Doug Collins and the Dem is Raphael Warnock, who seems to be predicted to at least be in the top two.
Hot take: I think it's unlikely Biden will win a state where a Dem doesn't win the senate race and vice versa. I don't think vote splitting will be that common. For that reason, I don't think Jaime Harrison or Amy McGrath have much of a chance, but Cal Cunningham and that dude running against Kelly Loeffler do. Theresa Greenfield winning will also be much more likely to push Biden to a win in Iowa. Because of that, I don't think Biden will win Texas because Cornyn is running so far ahead. Biden will certainly win Arizona.
Anyway, something to watch for on election night. Calling an election for Greenfield or Cunningham will also bode well for Biden. Because frankly, calling Wisconsin's senate race for Ron Johnson over Russ Feingold in 2016 is what set me over the edge and the point at which I started quietly sobbing on my couch even before the presidential results came in.
I'm so mad at Cal Cunningham that I could spit. I think he would be doing so much better if his boring-ass texts weren't revealed.
Hot take: I think it's unlikely Biden will win a state where a Dem doesn't win the senate race and vice versa. I don't think vote splitting will be that common. For that reason, I don't think Jaime Harrison or Amy McGrath have much of a chance, but Cal Cunningham and that dude running against Kelly Loeffler do. Theresa Greenfield winning will also be much more likely to push Biden to a win in Iowa. Because of that, I don't think Biden will win Texas because Cornyn is running so far ahead. Biden will certainly win Arizona.
I agree with all of this, except the GA races are confusing since there are two. It's Ossoff vs. Perdue as a "regular" race so maybe you're thinking Ossoff will win, but then the special election with a bunch of people running that will most certainly go to a runoff in January. Loeffler is one of them, but so is sleazy Doug Collins and the Dem is Raphael Warnock, who seems to be predicted to at least be in the top two.
I meant if Warnock performs better than expected. I don’t think Ossoff will win, unless there’s a chance a third party candidate pulls rough away from Perdue, like Harrison is hoping for.
I cant decide if I'll watch or not. In 2016, I went to bed early, confident Trump would be defeated. I woke up in the night and heard fucking Pence on the tv in the other room saying "We're going to MAGA!" I didnt even open my eyes, just prayed to god it was a nightmare and went back to bed. I've been praying to God this is all a nightmare ever since.
Post by Queen Mamadala on Oct 26, 2020 15:23:52 GMT -5
Try to distract myself from the news, but failing miserably because I feel the need to watch it. *sigh* We’ll likely watch some movies and later watch CNN a bit later in the day. I’m going to be anxious mess.
I'm taking Election Day and the day after off from work.
I'm trying to figure out how to gracefully invite myself to a friend's house to watch the results come in, or to get H to watch them somewhere else. We are not aligned on our votes all the way down the ballot, except for maybe one seat and our local propositions.
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For self-care, I would really like to stay the night with my bestie whose politics are closely aligned with mine. But DD is also closely aligned with me on politics and not her dad, and I feel like I need to be home to be available to her because she will be devastated if Trump is re-elected. She is 13, approaching 14, and fully appreciates the implications of Trump being re-elected on her rights as a woman in America as well as the climate her best friends will continue to face if he remains in office. I don't see her easily going to bed at her scheduled time and waiting until the morning to find out what happened - if we even know by then.
Hot take: I think it's unlikely Biden will win a state where a Dem doesn't win the senate race and vice versa. I don't think vote splitting will be that common. For that reason, I don't think Jaime Harrison or Amy McGrath have much of a chance, but Cal Cunningham and that dude running against Kelly Loeffler do. Theresa Greenfield winning will also be much more likely to push Biden to a win in Iowa. Because of that, I don't think Biden will win Texas because Cornyn is running so far ahead. Biden will certainly win Arizona.
Anyway, something to watch for on election night. Calling an election for Greenfield or Cunningham will also bode well for Biden. Because frankly, calling Wisconsin's senate race for Ron Johnson over Russ Feingold in 2016 is what set me over the edge and the point at which I started quietly sobbing on my couch even before the presidential results came in.
Wow, that is an interesting assessment overall but the bolded part— waaat?! That’s a gutsy call. May you be right!