US Election Week 2020

[Syt]

WaPo:

Trump campaign says it is filing lawsuit to halt Michigan vote count 'until meaningful access has been granted'

The Trump campaign said Wednesday that it is filing a lawsuit to halt the vote count in the battleground state of Michigan until state officials grant the campaign "meaningful access" to the ballot opening and counting process.

The move is the latest attempt by the Trump campaign to go on offense in a state where Biden is narrowly leading as results continue to be tallied after Election Day. As of Wednesday afternoon, large, mostly heavily Democratic jurisdictions, including Detroit, were still counting ballots in Michigan.

The state's 16 electoral votes could prove crucial in a presidential race that has gone down to the wire. Trump narrowly won Michigan four years ago.

"President Trump's campaign has not been provided with meaningful access to numerous counting locations to observe the opening of ballots and the counting process, as guaranteed by Michigan law," Trump campaign manager Bill Stepien said in a statement. "We have filed suit today in the Michigan Court of Claims to halt counting until meaningful access has been granted. We also demand to review those ballots which were opened and counted while we did not have meaningful access."

He added that Trump "is committed to ensuring that all legal votes are counted in Michigan and everywhere else."

Soon after the Trump campaign issued its statement, Biden responded in a three-word tweet: "Count every vote."

With an estimated 96 percent of the vote counted, unofficial results showed Biden leading Trump in Michigan by about 37,000 votes, or less than one percentage point, as of Wednesday afternoon.

[Barrister]

I have renamed the thread to make it more accurate.  Let's hope I don't have to amend it again.

[Solmyr]

What does that mean? Will it be halted now?

[katmai]

I have renamed the thread to make it more accurate.  Let's hope I don't have to amend it again.

dammit lips, should have amended it to month.

[katmai]

What does that mean? Will it be halted now?

the voting in Michigan? No it won't.

[fromtia]

Trump wins highest non white support for the GOP since 1960. Let that one sink in.

[katmai]

Does all this calling actually mean jack shit?

we are going to be in for legal challenges for the next month, instead of just Florida like in 2000  it's going to be multiple states probably

[Valmy]

What does that mean? Will it be halted now?

Um this doesn't normally happen so no idea.

[Barrister]

I have renamed the thread to make it more accurate.  Let's hope I don't have to amend it again.

dammit lips, should have amended it to month.

Like I said - lets hope I don't have to do that...

[katmai]

I have renamed the thread to make it more accurate.  Let's hope I don't have to amend it again.

dammit lips, should have amended it to month.

Like I said - lets hope I don't have to do that...

because of recount demand and Michigan t won't be over this week.

[Syt]

At any rate, seeing how close the results are, I think we have final proof that Trump's win in 2016 was not a one time fluke. Enough people either like what he does, or buy into the belief that a Democrat led government would be worse than Trump's shitshow.

[Josquius]

So... With it being so close. What's the chance of faithless electors?

[Valmy]

So... With it being so close. What's the chance of faithless electors?

I would say the chances of faithless electors goes way up when the election isn't close. Some electors like to make a statement when it won't effect the outcome.

No chance some Democratic elector is going to hand it to Trump and vice versa.

[alfred russel]

There are a number of very big polling/projection misses at the state level. Just want to add one more (don't worry, I won't do a comprehensive list). Susan Collins is going to win Maine by about 9 points. Every poll in the nate silver forecast had Gideon winning, and silver projected Gideon to win by 2. For whatever reason, the Republican pollsters didn't seem to hit this one.

At a certain point, why waste money on pollsters and analysis? You can spitball almost as well.

[The Larch]

With what he has already been called for and with the addition of the states where he's currently leading (Michigan and Nevada) Biden would already be at 270 electoral votes.