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Trump thread #109 Election Part 3 and off he goes with a trumpety trump?

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freddosfrogs · 05/11/2020 10:54

We can but hope!

What will happen in AZ, PA and GA next?

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AcrossthePond55 · 05/11/2020 21:45

@InglouriousBasterd

I lost you all! Placemarking. My thesis is due Monday and all I’ve done is follow this....
Gives you the infamous Look™ that all mums can muster up and says "Time won't wait for you, get to work on that thesis".
PeterPanNeverLands · 05/11/2020 21:45

🙏

Trump thread #109 Election Part 3 and off he goes with a trumpety trump?
Roussette · 05/11/2020 21:45

Arizona Sec. of State on CNN now saying 450,000 ballots still to count of which 300,000 are Maricopa county.

They get through about 140,000 in a 24 hour period so it's going to be a while..

tobee · 05/11/2020 21:46

🙌🏻 = hands up btw Grin

StirlingFloss · 05/11/2020 21:49

Yes as Rousette said, the Arizona Sec of State has just said they expect to have finished most of their count by the end of the weekend and the full vote by next Tuesday!! ConfusedShock

It's looking increasingly like Pennsylvania will be the first to the finish line, and therefore be the decider for Biden. 🙏🏼🙏🏼

derxa · 05/11/2020 21:49

@BlueCatRedCat

She is also a grifter.
Again delightful
MrsWarleggan · 05/11/2020 21:50

@Roussette

Here's hoping in the next 12 hours they have enough to atleast give a projection?? 🙏

InglouriousBasterd · 05/11/2020 21:51

True true Across!! Grin I’m working with the radio in the background!

Roussette · 05/11/2020 21:51

The Sec. of State is being cautious, don't blame her one little bit!

PerkingFaintly · 05/11/2020 21:53

InglouriousBasterd, I keep getting flashes of "But I made a deal!" – but I can't work out who's gonna stiff whom.Grin (Stiff career-wise, obviously, not actually kill.)

Donald cuts a deal for political asylum with Bolsonaro and B's fixer disposes of Giuliani?

Melania cuts a deal with NY prosecutors and Donald gets the chop?

Sidekick Michael Cohen's already been chucked under the bus, so that one's out.

PerkingFaintly · 05/11/2020 21:55

Ah, derxa. I saw you placemark with your little dot above and thought, "Oh goody, a constant little drip of empty sneers to look forward to then."

Good job I was wrong, eh?

BoreOfWhabylon · 05/11/2020 21:58

Biden. Looks and sounds like a statesman. How refreshing

news.sky.com/story/us-election-2020-each-ballot-must-be-counted-says-joe-biden-as-he-edges-closer-to-white-house-12124917

lionheart · 05/11/2020 21:58

slate.com/human-interest/2020/11/philadelphia-vote-counting-protests-trump.html

'There was a brief flurry of activity after someone reached into the Trump pen and tore off a supporter’s MAGA hat, but it subsided quickly, and the two sides went back to mostly ignoring one another.'

Runningdownthathill · 05/11/2020 21:59

@AcrossthePond55

As far as Scrotus, I think we will see NO concession speech or phone call congratulating Biden. Also, no pre-Inauguration morning tea/coffee for the Bidens hosted by the Trumps at the WH. No 'welcome' letter left on the Resolute Desk. And it wouldn't surprise me at all if Trump 'boycotts' the Inauguration, preferring instead to stay at the WH trying to smuggle out the silver and stuffing his suitcase with towels and knick knacks.
GrinGrin
TokyoSushi · 05/11/2020 22:01

Well it's a good job we're enjoying each others company, it looks like we're here for a while yet! 😁

remaininlight · 05/11/2020 22:01

Cactus 🌵 votes!

RedToothBrush · 05/11/2020 22:02

5.15 pm (EST) / 10.15 pm UK Pennsylvania's secretary of state press conference - probably more about procedural stuff than anything more significant (won't get that until later on in the day / night)

9 pm (EST) / 2am UK More results from Arizona expected

Going to bed shortly then...

Also:

(((Dan Hodges))) @DPJHodges
·Some more confusion about the number of outstanding mail-in votes left in PA. Latest report is 340,000, which is lower than previous numbers. On current trends Biden still on course to win by about 70,000. Though again, unclear whether there are unreported votes on top of that.

The whole Trump Clan are going mental at the rest of the GOP who have 'gone quiet' and aren't defending Trump. Eric and Donnie Jr both having twitter melt downs.

Might be something to do with Trump's Secretary of Defense Mark Esper resigning...

MerchantOfVenom · 05/11/2020 22:06

I really wished they hadn’t called Arizona 48 whole hours ago, I mean, why?

And a lot of networks appear to be counting those EC votes in the tally (264 v 214).

StirlingFloss · 05/11/2020 22:06

Just watched a bit of Fox News to see how they're reporting everything. The guy at the interactive state map said he wasn't going to bother unpacking what's happening in Georgia as viewers would "just be bored". They then moved to discussing the economy and why the markets have perked up today. The reporter said it must be because the markets could see that the Republicans were going to be in a majority in the senate and therefore safe steady hands.

So nothing to do with Biden being a more stable presidential prospect than Trump..? Hmm

BlueCatRedCat · 05/11/2020 22:07

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Blueberries0112 · 05/11/2020 22:07

I just read that Trump will run again if he lost. But if he does, he may be able to run for two terms. That would be 12 years presidency. I will have to check on that

RedToothBrush · 05/11/2020 22:08

Tom Bonier @tbonier
GA - 6,313 votes added to the count. Biden takes 75%. About 39,000 votes remaining, Biden needs about 62% of those votes to erase Trump's 9,525 vote lead.

More ballots to count in GA...

StirlingFloss · 05/11/2020 22:09

I don't think Trump has the attention span to run in 4 years time.

StirlingFloss · 05/11/2020 22:09

And besides, I hope he'll be in jail by then.

MerchantOfVenom · 05/11/2020 22:09

The whole Trump Clan are going mental at the rest of the GOP who have 'gone quiet' and aren't defending Trump. Eric and Donnie Jr both having twitter melt downs.

I’m not on Twitter, but I did detour over the Junior’s Instagram page, and I must admit - if nothing else in this whole sorry saga - the ‘butt-hurt, snowflake’ Trumpy tears are a wonderful sight to behold.

Junior: 😭
Me: 🥳🤣