US Election Week 2020

[Josquius]

I guess it's notable that trump lost by quite some margin however the house and senate elections were pretty bad for the dems?

This does point towards sane republicans being reasonably numerous.

[Razgovory]

Maybe she is working pro malus instead.

Lol

She isn't working for that law firm anymore.

[alfred russel]

I guess it's notable that trump lost by quite some margin however the house and senate elections were pretty bad for the dems?

This does point towards sane republicans being reasonably numerous.

I think the calculus is that Trump brought out some poor white voters that have been disengaged. Those voters plus traditional republicans were formidable down ballot. But Trump turned off enough traditional republicans that he lost.

I think the reason the party is turning trumpist is that they hope to keep those poor white voters while keeping traditional republicans if they take some of the rough edges off of Trump. Trumpism without Trump basically.

It isn't a profound statement to say that Trumpism/the current Republican Party doesn't stand for anything. Their ads are all about stopping socialism and rioting. The major election billboard entering Atlanta was "It is America vs. Communism". Honestly, I think there is just a realignment going on and it will be a few years before this all shakes out.

[The Brain]

The GOP are Communists now?

[viper37]

Cleta Mitchell is a partner at Foley & Larder, an AmLaw 100 law firm (top 50 gross in the US with annual revenue of nearly $1 billion).  Don't think the firm will welcome this kind of press.

... And she "resigned"!

[viper37]

The GOP are Communists now?

they share a lot of traits with the far left: political violence, isolatonism, economic decline, opposition to international treaties and opposition to democracy when it does not suit their needs.

[The Minsky Moment]

Cleta Mitchell is a partner at Foley & Larder, an AmLaw 100 law firm (top 50 gross in the US with annual revenue of nearly $1 billion).  Don't think the firm will welcome this kind of press.

... And she "resigned"!

No surprise there.

[The Brain]

The GOP are Communists now?

they share a lot of traits with the far left: political violence, isolatonism, economic decline, opposition to international treaties and opposition to democracy when it does not suit their needs.

Nah. At least a Communist believes in something.

[crazy canuck]

Maybe she is working pro malus instead.

well done

[DGuller]

I guess it's notable that trump lost by quite some margin however the house and senate elections were pretty bad for the dems?

This does point towards sane republicans being reasonably numerous.

I think it's less about sane Republicans and more about insane independents.

[Valmy]

GA. GENERAL: RUNOFF
45% results in
CANDIDATE   PERCENT   VOTES
Raphael Warnock (Dem)   54.5%   1,020,479
Kelly Loeffler (GOP) ●   45.5%   850,744
Source: AP (as of 7:29 p.m. CT on Jan. 5, 2021)
● - Incumbent
GA. GENERAL: RUNOFF
45% results in
CANDIDATE   PERCENT   VOTES
Jon Ossoff (Dem)   54.2%   1,013,332
David Perdue (GOP) ●   45.8%   857,619
Source: AP (as of 7:29 p.m. CT on Jan. 5, 2021)

Not bad so far.

[viper37]

I like it!
The GOP shooting itself in the foot would be wonderful

[DGuller]

How are the early votes counted?  Before, same time, or after in-person votes?

[Sophie Scholl]

Watching the Democrats sloooowly lose their 9+ point leads has been painful. Will this be another case where absentee totals and big cities report later so the blue hangover will hit?

[DGuller]

It seems impossible to know what to read into the early numbers unless you know the order in which votes are being counted.  Are these Georgia runoff elections more like Florida or more like Pennsylvania when it comes to the timing of votes being reported?