US Election Week 2020

[Admiral Yi]

You conceded but California takes weeks to count the votes every elections.

Votes can arrive until November 20th there.

That's not particularly relevant unless enough ballots arrive to flip the result.  My impression is absentee ballots in normal elections are rounding error.

[grumbler]

I'm going to amend my last:   The Presidential Transition Act of 1963 actually changes the meaning of the term "President-elect" by saying that 

"The terms "President-elect" and "Vice-President-elect" as used in this Act shall mean such persons as are the apparent successful candidates for the office of the President and Vice President, respectively, as ascertained by the Administrator following the general elections held to determine the electors of the President and Vice-President in accordance with title 3, United States code, sections 1 and 2.

The GSA Administrator has not yet made such a determination (AFAICT), but it is clear that he can do so before the Electors meet.

[Eddie Teach]

Congratulations America on finally ending this national nightmare. 

Though one wonders what took you so long to decide that you don't want someone who is obviously incompetent, corrupt, morally reprehensible, and a habitual liar to be president 

Better Trump than Xi or Putin or any successful autocrat.

[Syt]

Bad comparison, since unlike those two, Trump was chosen in free elections and still managed to garner significant support the second time around, despite his gross incompetence and lack of character.

[Eddie Teach]

I was comparing him to the leader of the person making the comment.

[Zanza]

People like McConnell or Graham still talking about voting fraud allegations will damage the legitimacy of the American republic for decades.

[The Minsky Moment]

Lindsay Graham released an affidavit tonight from an Erie country postal worker alleging ballots arriving at the post office Nov 4 were re-postmarked Nov 3. Even if true it would not significantly impact the result as these ballots are already being challenged as part of the general challenge to postmarked ballots arriving at the clerk's office after Election Day (and those aren't anywhere close to enough to reverse the result).

The affidavit is also somewhat less than compelling. It basically says he overheard a conversation between 2 other people. He did not witness any postmark manipulation himself.  He also mentions contacting Project Veritas (infamous for doctoring videos as part of fake exposes), and ends with a reference to "old allegations against me that have since been resolved"

If this is their best shot Biden can sleep easy tonight.

[Syt]

It won't move the needle significantly, but it keeps feeding the GOP myth of widespread voter fraud and election irregularities which they will use as excuses to again try and make it harder for people how they don't want to vote to cast a ballot.

My sister is still posting "stories" and "proof" how the election was stolen and that justice will still prevail. I expect there's a few million Americans who hold similar beliefs.

[celedhring]

http://kaitlan Collins
@kaitlancollins
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5h
Some news — Jared Kushner has approached President Trump about conceding the election, per two sources.

[Solmyr]

Long article from Politico about the internal fuckuppedness of the Trump campaign: https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/07/this-f-ing-virus-inside-donald-trumps-2020-undoing-434716

[Razgovory]

This election was rough on me.  I was so nervous that I had a psychotic episode.  After pulling a bunch of nails out of the wall and getting some sleep I think I'm okay.

[Josquius]

It won't move the needle significantly, but it keeps feeding the GOP myth of widespread voter fraud and election irregularities which they will use as excuses to again try and make it harder for people how they don't want to vote to cast a ballot.

My sister is still posting "stories" and "proof" how the election was stolen and that justice will still prevail. I expect there's a few million Americans who hold similar beliefs.

I guess she doesn't know what election fraud is?

The Democrats won in SPITE of widespread election fraud.

[Solmyr]

So apparently that Four Seasons mixup was actually an attempt to save face for Donald, because the hotel did not want him. https://twitter.com/thatbilloakley/status/1325169127355396101?s=19

[celedhring]

So apparently that Four Seasons mixup was actually an attempt to save face for Donald, because the hotel did not want him. https://twitter.com/thatbilloakley/status/1325169127355396101?s=19

Doesn't add up, first time he tweeted about the presser he already referred to the landscaping company, not the hotel.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
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21h
Big press conference today in Philadelphia at Four Seasons Total Landscaping — 11:30am!

[Liep]

So apparently that Four Seasons mixup was actually an attempt to save face for Donald, because the hotel did not want him. https://twitter.com/thatbilloakley/status/1325169127355396101?s=19

Doesn't add up, first time he tweeted about the presser he already referred to the landscaping company, not the hotel.

Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump
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21h
Big press conference today in Philadelphia at Four Seasons Total Landscaping — 11:30am!

According to https://projects.propublica.org/politwoops/user/realDonaldTrump he deleted a few tweets that day.