I keep imagining they are making sure there are safety plans in place before calling anything, as depressing as that is.
Agreed. I have suspected this for the last day or two, that they are being exceptionally cautious because of the volatile and litigious nature of Trump and his team. They have to be. It's been agonizing, but I appreciate that they appear to b e leaving absolutely no opening through which the legitimacy of the results can be questioned or overturned.
Agreed - if they were to call something early and then had to retract it (even if they eventually wound up being right), Trump would never ever let that go.
I’d rather wait a while and make absolutely sure that everything is accurate. If the situation were reversed I’d encourage Biden not to concede until it’s all completely finished.
And I wouldn’t begrudge the Trump campaign if they’d just said “we believe we have a good chance, so let’s count all the votes and we’ll comment further at that time.” 100% fine, even if it’s obvious that he couldn’t catch up. But all this “fraud!” bullshit is dangerous and scary, and prominent GOPers need to step the fuck up and put a stop it.
Post by redheadbaker on Nov 6, 2020 12:37:28 GMT -5
The Philly locals will appreciate this.
Photos of the Hummer that was driven to PA from VA by a family with guns who were allegedly plotting to attack the Convention Center where ballots are being counted.
Caption: "Friends, there is a terrorist Q Hummer in Philly and the PPA ticketed it."
Agreed. I have suspected this for the last day or two, that they are being exceptionally cautious because of the volatile and litigious nature of Trump and his team. They have to be. It's been agonizing, but I appreciate that they appear to b e leaving absolutely no opening through which the legitimacy of the results can be questioned or overturned.
Agreed - if they were to call something early and then had to retract it (even if they eventually wound up being right), Trump would never ever let that go.
I’d rather wait a while and make absolutely sure that everything is accurate. If the situation were reversed I’d encourage Biden not to concede until it’s all completely finished.
And I wouldn’t begrudge the Trump campaign if they’d just said “we believe we have a good chance, so let’s count all the votes and we’ll comment further at that time.” 100% fine, even if it’s obvious that he couldn’t catch up. But all this “fraud!” bullshit is dangerous and scary, and prominent GOPers need to step the fuck up and put a stop it.
Yes. If I was running for president, even if it was clear I was most likely going to lose, I’d want to count the votes.
It’s his history of setting up fraudulent election, and continuing to fan an already volatile atmosphere (that he is responsible for) that is so dangerous.
I also believe that he's not a he. My understanding is that they purposefully don't ever refer to Gritty's gender - because he's not a male or a female - he's Gritty.
i'm a Caps fan - hate Flyers everything, but love Gritty.
Did you just write that and then write “he’s”Gritty..?
Ugh. I sure did. The worst part is that I read it like three times to try to not misgender them.
That's it for dumps from the blue counties (all but one county are reporting >98%)
Taylor county has 4% left and is very red, but they're tiny. my math has approx 159 votes for them (59 blue/100 red) once counted.
Now I guess we see what happens with the trickle in ballots?
What about the ballots that need to be cured?
Those ballots have until 5 Friday evening to be cured. Deadline for overseas and military ballots is also today. So those likely won't be counted until Saturday morning.
Did you just write that and then write “he’s”Gritty..?
Ugh. I sure did. The worst part is that I read it like three times to try to not misgender them.
I have direct experience in the gendering of mascots as imaginary creatures and having these conversations in a Very Serious Way in real life is...something.
I’m amused that so many people are only now discovering Philly.
If you love the Northeast corridor urban lifestyle, and don’t want to pay NY, Boston or DC prices, Philly is the place for you!
Also, eat at Zahav and thank me later.
I still fondly remember my one and only meal at Zahav 8 years later. So good
I got a glass of sparkling wine while on an airport layover and am currently enjoying it. Guys. I know the next few months may be ugly, it may be awful if we have a GOP Senate, but I am just SO. HAPPY. right now.
Does anyone think that after an initial temper tantrum burst Trump is just gonna like...go hide at Mar a Lago? I don’t think this is outside the realm of possibility.
I just rewatched Al Gore's Concession Speech and he was more Presidential in those 8 minutes than Trump has been in the last 4 years. It's a shame we won't get something even remotely like that once the Election is called for Biden.
From 538: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, just reported about 7,000 votes, and like all the others, they were quite good for Biden (voting for him 68 percent to 30 percent). Biden’s lead in Pennsylvania is now up to 12,390 votes.
Post by lemoncupcake on Nov 6, 2020 13:08:10 GMT -5
Can someone summarize what is going on in NV? I had to join a call right as it was starting and I saw there was some error around the # of ballots remaining to count
Can someone summarize what is going on in NV? I had to join a call right as it was starting and I saw there was some error around the # of ballots remaining to count
When they counted before, their counting mechanism reported PAGES not ballots. The ballots this year are 2 pages. So the number of ballots is actually around 30K.
From 538: Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, just reported about 7,000 votes, and like all the others, they were quite good for Biden (voting for him 68 percent to 30 percent). Biden’s lead in Pennsylvania is now up to 12,390 votes.
Blasting Billy Joel’s “Allentown” in my house right now.
I need someone ready with tranquilizer darts for 45.
These next few months are going to be so looonnngggg.
Can you imagine being his babysitter right now?
He will be completely focused on these bullshit lawsuits, so nothing “presidential” will be happening from him (not like it ever did). Considering we are in a global pandemic, this is not ideal.
I need someone ready with tranquilizer darts for 45.
These next few months are going to be so looonnngggg.
Can you imagine being his babysitter right now?
There was an incredibly long and detailed conversation on CNN earlier about the best way to break this news to him. It was exhausting to listen to, but the takeaway seemed to be to remind him of all of his WINNING and success so far, to lessen the feeling that he’s an absolute piece of shit loser now.