US Election Week 2020

[crazy canuck]

The narrative is the whole election was stolen.  Trumpism is alive and well and you will hear this refrain until a Trumpist regains power.

And it has been stolen in such a complex fashion that certain states need to stop or cancel votes, while other states need to count more votes.

I liked Colbert's line about that.  If Biden can orchestrate something so complex and execute a plan with such a low margin for error - he is definitely the person to lead us.

[Oexmelin]

—Let's steal the Presidential election! We have the capacity! Should be easy!
— What about the Senate?
— Naaah.

[katmai]

What's happening in Alaska? They're not moving at all on the count.

we have 120,000 mail in ballots which by state law Iirc can't be counted till week after Election Day.

[Syt]

The narrative is the whole election was stolen.  Trumpism is alive and well and you will hear this refrain until a Trumpist regains power.

If people think the "not my president" sentiment during the Obama and Trump years was bad, it has a potential to be a lot worse after this election.

[crazy canuck]

The narrative is the whole election was stolen.  Trumpism is alive and well and you will hear this refrain until a Trumpist regains power.

If people think the "not my president" sentiment during the Obama and Trump years was bad, it has a potential to be a lot worse after this election.

Agreed

[Sheilbh]

So much love for Nevada that after only counting 20k votes yesterday, have now seen the pressures off and announced they won't have results until 12 November. Bravo

[OttoVonBismarck]

Biden has fairly clearly won the election now and will be the next President.

To me the larger questions kind of looming is we already have McConnell saying the Senate will do everything it can, including not even approving cabinet nominees, to limit Biden's Presidency. If this is the new normal I really kind of wonder how the Democrats ever effectively govern. It's always going to be hard for them to win congressional elections when they hold the White House, because their voters blame them for Republican disruption in Congress meaning they lose even more seats, and the cycle just repeats.

[Syt]

Eh, if the system can survive Trump, it can survive another 8, 16, 32 years of gridlock.

Even if the Democrats had the majorities in both houses, I doubt they'd change the rules to prevent Republican obstruction from happening. So I guess you'll have to get used to governing by executive order and without much legislation when one party doesn't hold the presidency and both houses.

[alfred russel]

And I'll add, doesn't matter how this drama is portrayed in the mainstream media, how is it playing on social media, will his 'troops' rally to the MAGA flag, will they start small insurrections even without his prompting?

A problem for Trump is that he is leading a movement of the uneducated, and all the generals went to college.

[garbon]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2020/nov/05/us-election-joe-biden-donald-trump-result-latest-who-is-winning-live-2020-updates?page=with:block-5fa561de8f08f974eae12c85#block-5fa561de8f08f974eae12c85

CNN's Abby Phillip said Joe Biden's potential victory represents "a proving moment" for the political strength of African American women.

"Carrying Joe Biden to the Democratic nomination through the primary: Black women did that," Phillip said.

The CNN correspondent noted the historic nature of Biden choosing a Black woman, Kamala Harris, as his running mate.

"Not only would Black women put Joe Biden in the White House, but they would also put a Black woman in the White House as well, and that is the sort of historical poetry that I think we will live with for a long time," Phillip said.

She added, "Donald Trump's political career began with the racist birther lie; it may very well end with a Black woman in the White House."

[Josquius]

Yeah, given Georgia I'm comfortable attributing this win to black women. I can imagine the data there is going to be heavily anti Trump.

[DGuller]

He looked and sounded thoroughly spent and exhausted at his press conference last night. I think he went right to bed shortly after. He'll be up mashing buttons soon.

It is reaching the point that someone in the Trump team needs to have a chat with him, a bottle of scotch and a concession letter.

Trump doesn't drink.

[Sheilbh]

Trump doesn't drink.

I know, it's the least of his flaws

[Syt]

Back to Gritty.



I like how they went with the John Brown look.

[Razgovory]

Yeah, given Georgia I'm comfortable attributing this win to black women. I can imagine the data there is going to be heavily anti Trump.

Stacy Abrams is the architect for Biden's victory in Georgia.  She's accomplished something that hasn't been done in 28 years, delivered an election to Democratic Presidential nominee.  Make her party chair.  The rest of the Dems could learn a lot from her.  Unless she want's a cabinet post, then give her whatever post she wants.