2020 Presidential Election Results & Exit Polls commentary thread

[Rep Jessica]

What is really impressive is the fact that this election wasn't even bad for republicans in general as they cut the democrats majority in the house by over half and held onto the senate, while Trump still lost by historic amounts that are almost as impressive as his wins in 2016. Think about it Biden won Arizona and Ga that hasn't want democrat in decades that are as impressive as Trump winning Wis, Mi and Pa in 2016.

This is sick.

[Rep Jessica]

Natives saving Biden's ass in AZ

I hope he returns the favor as president somehow. If any group deserves a break, Native Americans do. The environmental changes he’s set to make on day one I hope will be appreciated as a start.

He should pump about 5 billion dollars worth of infrastructure investment into their communities. Build up their roads, bridges and electrical infrastructure. Increase exist to internet and hospitals.

[Rep Jessica]

https://twitter.com/HKrassenstein/status/1327218805114875904?s=19

This is obvious.  He's going ballistic because he knows what's coming.

I believe people should be good to this man and give him some hugs. He lost the election but I don't believe he can mentally handle it. Being mean to him is just cruel and heartless.

[Rep Jessica]

ermm i disagree. it wasnt a blowout but he certainly won by more than trump did

Ok, how? It's not clear to me.

His margin of victory in PA and MI are larger than Trump's were in 2016. His margin in WI is almost identical to Trump 2016. Plus, he flipped two red states. Like... his win is bigger than Trump's

All that's true but he also came closer to losing than Trump did in 2016. PA and MI were Trump flips remember. There's nothing special about PA/MI/WI other than if Biden got them back and also held all the Hillary states he wins. He almost didn't though because he barely won Wisconsin.

Arizonia and Ga are Biden Verizon of Wis, Mi and Pa.

[Rep Jessica]

Trump could threaten majority republican state legislator members in states like Pa, Ga, and others(I am not sure about the make up of Wi and mi?)with being voted out of office if they don't vote for a pro-Trump Electoral college slate. Trump has 95% favorability ratings within the republican base and could make a lot of republicans not want to refuse him.

I call bs on such but the party seems to be attached at his butt currently and that is kind of sad. So what do you think of the possibility?

[Rep Jessica]

Dave Wasserman
@Redistrict
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Breaking: Philadelphia just reported almost 8k newly counted ballots...

Biden 6,628 (85%)
Trump 1,140 (14%)

Biden's statewide PA lead now up to 72,379 votes (1.1%), more than double the automatic recount threshold.

[Rep Jessica]

We need to start holding news organizations accountable.  Bring back equal-time rule and ban spread of misinformation on cable TV now!~

We need to ban cultural marxism, anti-family idiocy, and other such idiocy. Bring back traditonal families and values that have worked for thousands of years.
No more pushing of ideas that fail and cause more pain and suffering.

[Rep Jessica]

https://mobile.twitter.com/existentialfish/status/1329847884997660677

We seriously need some internationally-administered de-Trumpification in this country like we did in Germany after WWII. This behavior is not normal and certainly not an indication of a functioning society.

We need to stop the radicalization on both sides. The violence caused by the blm is worst as they really did commit violence and that isn't a sign of any functioning society either. Acting like this isn't a sad reality isn't going to help the divide in our society as the truth is needed to heal our wounds.

I hope both sides can cool it and find a way to work within a peaceful and civilized manner.

[Rep Jessica]

I oppose all violence be it left or right.

I wish we'd just stop and work towards what we believe in peacefully within political means.

[Rep Jessica]

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1330148622898515969

Part of me is loving how salty he is about losing Georgia (and Georgia, specifically).  

This.

Why are Atlas liberals so upset about Trump becoming unhinged about the election results?  He has no chance in overturning the results.  We're literally watching him televise how his life is falling apart.  Just enjoy the show everyone.

Yes, let's all have fun watching somebody tell people with violent tendencies to "take back the country" and undermine the democratic processes.

Lets all sit back and watch with entertainment as Republicans show they are 100% willing to overthrow the election if an avenue were to ever open up.

It's this mindset that allowed people like Hitler to come to power, just watching on the sidelines and laughing, ignoring the danger that was in front of them.

Indeed, if Trump continues his antics, the idea that the election was illegitimate could be gaining traction among the Republican segment of the population. Everyone on this forum thinks that's ridiculous and that Trump is clearly a flailing sore loser, but then again this forum couldn't imagine that 47% in a turbocharged turnout election would vote for Trump.

If/when Trump launches his coup, in whatever form, it would be quite dangerous if he had 30-47% of the population behind him.

Trump's base has been brainwashed by him for years now.  They don't think covid is real.  They were going to view the election as fraudulent no matter what happened other than Trump winning.  There is nothing you can do to change their minds.  People here getting all worked up aren't going to change that fact.  Nor have the people complaining even suggested they are doing anything at all other than complaining here.

And your base is brainwashed too to believe that the blm and the destruction of our cities is acceptable. It really freaking isn't. We both know elements of the left did in fact committ violence this summer and I'll admit that elements of the right probably joined in. I am pretty far to the left on a great number of issues and voted for sanders in 2016 and 2020 but violence is never the answer. I believe Trump clearly losed to Biden but if we're going to heal this nation we have to condemn all violence be it left or right. We both must look in the mirror.

Also I believe Covid to be real. It is really sad I'll even admit that Trump burnt his own house down with his own liberterian small government inaction having to do with this virus.

There's never going to be any healing if we both can't admit that our sides have at least some wrongs on our hands. I know for a fact the left isn't peaceful and the actions taken by many leftist groups are completely unacceptable. I watched it on live streams and t.v for months.

[Rep Jessica]

https://twitter.com/rickhasen/status/1330291262776340481?s=20

Trump lost because economic libertarianism is unpopular and heartless when it came to this virus. The republican party needs to focus on rebuilding our middle class, bringing jobs back and law & order for all. Everyone deserves to have a chance based on merit and to feel safe. Liberterianism is just heartless and Trump governed too far in that direction and he got kicked out.

[Rep Jessica]

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1330327620148465664

And there's another 3 like that.

He needs to prove it or he needs shut up and accept it.  Prove it with real evidence in front of a court of law or you're blowing smoke out of your butt mr.Trump. I don't like the left but you're using people and that isn't ok when it comes to our elections.

[Rep Jessica]

Probably due to rounding, but Biden is offically at a 4% lead on the Cook Popular Vote tracker.

Biden - 51.1%

Trump - 47.1%

In 2024 I'll remember to cut the national poll lead %. The avg was 8-10% going into election day and we're going to be less then half that.