Election Part 2 (Trump thread #108)

[Roussette]

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/4065847-Were-on-the-home-run-lets-stand-together-for-a-blue-wave-Trump-thread-107?watched=1&msgid=101445731#101445731

I've got a long shift from 12 til 10 so it'll all be over when I finish, I can't check at work

Bloody hell Wisconsin is down to the wire.

Smart money is back on Biden. Arizona was a massive win. He just needs two of three of Michigan, Penn, Wisconsin and millions of heavily Democrat postal votes still to be counted. Trump knows he’s in trouble hence the histrionics of calling States which nobody else agrees with.

Biden shouldn't concede this until and unless every single legit vote is counted

PMK

Yes Biden can do this - I don't know if we will get a result today though!

@BruceAndNosh

Biden shouldn't concede this until and unless every single legit vote is counted

This.

We have to bear in mind that none of the states have finished counting yet, so all of the declarations we've had so far are projections, not official results.

This is why different outlets have different numbers at the moment as they are not all using the same projections.

What happens if they somehow end up tied? Is that even possible?

@BruceAndNosh

Biden shouldn't concede this until and unless every single legit vote is counted

Yes you'd hope the Dems have learned this from 2000!

Oh, ok, so the Guardian is being optimistic then? Let's hope they are justified...

@QuestionableDanceMoves

What happens if they somehow end up tied? Is that even possible?

Yes, there is a scenario where both get 269 votes but I don't know if some fairly definite states have made that mathematics impossible

Good morning (again) all, and thanks Roussette

Just heard Malcolm Rifkind on R5, who describes Trump as 'revolting'. First time I've ever agreed with him on anything. '

Not getting a thing done today. I live in the UK god only knows how Americans feel!

I'm far too invested in this...

I just spoke with 28yr-old Miamian Alex Garcia. He said he woke up today thinking he was going to vote for Trump BUT he changed his mind at the voting booth. He ended up picking Biden to “go back to normal.”

“I just want my Instagram to be about me again, and how good I look”

mobile.twitter.com/lautarogrinspan/status/1323755675881742340

Why does Nebraska spit the electoral college votes and other states don't do this ?

Nevada is looking really tight now too but apparently most of the votes still to count are in Clark County which is home to a little place called Las Vegas, it's just bloody tight everywhere!

I feel a bit sick, maybe it's the tiredness!

Recommend the FiveThirtyEight website for updates and explanations. They have a live feed going with well balanced / informed discussions on voting habits etc. Really good.

How US elections work, explanation from an English person for other English people.

@frumpety

Why does Nebraska spit the electoral college votes and other states don't do this ?

They said on Sky News that because they have such a small number of electoral college votes, they didn't ever get very much attention from any of the candidates, so they decided to split their votes to spice it up a little bit! Apparently...

The betting markets have flipped back to Biden again (9/10 vs Trump 6/5), after favouring Trump for the last 9 hours.

Maybe there is still hope?

@Jaichangecentfoisdenom

How US elections work, explanation from an English person for other English people.

Sounds about right!

@AgeLikeWine

The betting markets have flipped back to Biden again (9/10 vs Trump 6/5), after favouring Trump for the last 9 hours.

Maybe there is still hope?

There's always hope - that's what kills you!

Nebraska and Maine can split their votes apparently because candidates never went there to campaign. The decision to split the votes based on county results was made to entice candidates to come to the state.

Whether that’s true or not i don’t know