2020 Election Thread

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

11 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

I really don't understand the phobia of counting mail-in ballots early. It's efficient and HELLO it doesn't create a freakin' mess for everyone to sort through. It works for our state, and it didn't seem to detract anyone from voting during early vote period or on election day either. The lines were around blocks.

The laws reflect the days of absentee ballots, a few folks overseas or on vacation.

 

Washington state is already training other states how their mail in system workd. The model works. The system is quite good , but not all elements could be copied at the last minute. Our secretary of state is pushing for uniformity in the state laws, this election may do that.

 

The only thing I miss are the sweet old ladies checking my registration and the I voted sticker.

 

 

Edited November 6, 2020 by CanAm1980

[kumbaya 139]

13 minutes ago, yuna628 said:

If you're meaning the person only voted for the President and not for anyone else on the ballot and left it blank...?  I'd be interested to know if they were R's or I's that did it, but I actually know a few that marked their ballots that way in MD. Even when offered the chance to write-in, they just left it blank as a sort of protest. Personally? I did it with our two R candidates that got put on the ballot after committing fraud - no way would I vote for 'em. Left it blank and didn't see the point in writing in a random name.

yeah, there a lot of people who came out just to vote for president.

 

i have never voted for a president/official ever, i only voted directly on issues. registered independent.

 

but this time i def made sure to vote for president and a few other things i took time to research. left a lot of the rest of the ballot empty.

 

[Steeleballz 7,550]

11 minutes ago, CanAm1980 said:

The laws reflect the days of absentee ballots, a few folks overseas or on vacation.

 

Washington state is already training other states how their mail in system workd. The model works. The system is quite good , but not all elements could be copied at the last minute. Our secretary of state is pushing for uniformity in the state laws, this election may do that.

 

The only thing I miss are the sweet old ladies checking my registration and the I voted sticker.

 

 

 

  That was my biggest motivation to vote. In most elections.

[kumbaya 139]

trump told all his supporters for months to NOT vote by mail and vote in person. biden did the opposite.

 

republicans filed lawsuits in several states before nov. to not allow them to count mail-in/absentee votes until after 7PM on election day.

 

officials also know who which parties each ballot requester is registered too and can sort/upload data based on that.

 

im not sure why people are still confused about the ratio of votes for biden or why they are being counted late/overnight/in a bunch.

 

its really simple math after a certain point.

 

the lawsuits before and after the election are just a way to cast doubt on an otherwise very straightforward process from a side whose internal research has shown them losing for months and them trying to rally up their supporters to believe/act stupidly on false/misconstrued information

Edited November 6, 2020 by kumbaya

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

Nevada update came about an hour later and Biden up around 22k from 8k.

[Steeleballz 7,550]

 

    Nevada count finally updates. First time in 24 hours.

[Crtcl Rice Theory 2,432]

2 minutes ago, Steeleballz said:

 

    Nevada count finally updates. First time in 24 hours.

Las Vegas never sleeps?

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

4 minutes ago, CanAm1980 said:

Las Vegas never sleeps?

Just nearly OD's on sleeping pills. 

[Steeleballz 7,550]

4 minutes ago, CanAm1980 said:

Las Vegas never sleeps?

 

   Maybe that's the problem? Actually, with the exception of glitches/malfunctions, I think some places just release the data more frequently. 

[Burnt Reynolds 5,058]

Breaking news: You're all still racists.

 

MSNBC's Joy Reid: Close presidential race shows 'great amount of racism and anti blackness' in US

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/524581-msnbcs-joy-reid-close-presidential-race-shows-great-amount-of-racism-and-anti

[designguy 1,179]

4 minutes ago, Burnt Reynolds said:

Breaking news: You're all still racists.

 

MSNBC's Joy Reid: Close presidential race shows 'great amount of racism and anti blackness' in US

https://thehill.com/homenews/media/524581-msnbcs-joy-reid-close-presidential-race-shows-great-amount-of-racism-and-anti

Looks like the Dems are starting the campaign to lose the mid terms! Great strategy

[Prizm123 1,086]

35 minutes ago, kumbaya said:

yeah, there a lot of people who came out just to vote for president.

 

 

 

my mom had not voted since Nixon

she was so p'd off she had me help her make sure she was registered so she could vote. she went straight dem. she despises trump

 

[OriZ 3,157]

16 minutes ago, designguy said:

Looks like the Dems are starting the campaign to lose the mid terms! Great strategy

Right? Those people are so funny. And they never learn. It took a pandemic, tons of mail-in ballots, and fraud to likely win by a tiny margin. The whole thing is a circus. I'm even happier now that I'm moving to PR next year because I refuse to pay any taxes that go to a Biden  Harris government.

[kumbaya 139]

20 minutes ago, designguy said:

Looks like the Dems are starting the campaign to lose the mid terms! Great strategy

i hate the culture wars but really most of america's issues cant be address because of them. but also journalists are not politicians, but observers.

 

theres a reason why more mono-cultural societies can have a plethora of social services and goods for people without the "socialist" boogey man becoming an issue while the trope of the "welfare queen" with brown skin has people in trailer parks and low-income rural areas voting against their best interest consistently. or why people feel their personal religion should stop someone else's freedom/choice.

 

its impossible to ignore bc both sides use them as a wedge issues. when someone runs a campaign basically dog-whistling that blacks and central american latinos will ruin your neighborhood and still get a reasonable amount of votes, thats indicative of a deep rooted issue.

 

a president cant fix it, but its the truth.

 

[Sarge2155 4,576]

On 11/4/2020 at 6:41 AM, designguy said:

Trump is not going to get 270. With the outstanding absentee votes to count in Michigan and PA it will be very hard for Trump to get there

 

Why else would he have thrown the hissy fit that he did last night

Hissy fit it was!