2020 Presidential Election Results & Exit Polls commentary thread

[Alben Barkley]

If it’s not about being gay or something else Trump has on him, how do you explain how Lindsey Graham went from this...

...To being the only major Republican who has implicitly endorsed an illegal coup among state legislators to elect Trump against the will of the people.

What the f—k happened???

[ChiefFireWaterMike]

So got off work a little early, check into Atlas and had to go through about (70) additional pages since I last checked in, much of which was relatively irrelevant.

Am I the only one who has read all (519) pages of this thread since I don't have anyone on ignore?

So basically, we're either waiting for Biden to take the lead in GA Tonight in Clayton County, or if not than after Gwinnett reports tomorrow Morning, but even so likely not called by networks bcs of Provisionals and Overseas Ballots (Plus Recount Zone).

PA might well see Biden take a lead Tonight from a combination of Philly updates every two hours (are they counting all Night?) or miscellaneous counties reporting updates?

Allegheny likely won't be the County to push Biden over the top, bcs counting won't be restarted until Tomorrow.

Is that a correct summary of the situation now?

I've been reading every one too man. I just wish they would call it and start the next chapter. The endless court wars.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

So got off work a little early, check into Atlas and had to go through about (70) additional pages since I last checked in, much of which was relatively irrelevant.

Am I the only one who has read all (519) pages of this thread since I don't have anyone on ignore?

So basically, we're either waiting for Biden to take the lead in GA Tonight in Clayton County, or if not than after Gwinnett reports tomorrow Morning, but even so likely not called by networks bcs of Provisionals and Overseas Ballots (Plus Recount Zone).

PA might well see Biden take a lead Tonight from a combination of Philly updates every two hours (are they counting all Night?) or miscellaneous counties reporting updates?

Allegheny likely won't be the County to push Biden over the top, bcs counting won't be restarted until Tomorrow.

Is that a correct summary of the situation now?

Yep. Unlike with GA, networks are likely to call PA as soon as Biden takes the lead.

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So got off work a little early, check into Atlas and had to go through about (70) additional pages since I last checked in, much of which was relatively irrelevant.

Am I the only one who has read all (519) pages of this thread since I don't have anyone on ignore?

So basically, we're either waiting for Biden to take the lead in GA Tonight in Clayton County, or if not than after Gwinnett reports tomorrow Morning, but even so likely not called by networks bcs of Provisionals and Overseas Ballots (Plus Recount Zone).

PA might well see Biden take a lead Tonight from a combination of Philly updates every two hours (are they counting all Night?) or miscellaneous counties reporting updates?

Allegheny likely won't be the County to push Biden over the top, bcs counting won't be restarted until Tomorrow.

Is that a correct summary of the situation now?

I've been reading every one too man. I just wish they would call it and start the next chapter. The endless court wars.

1876/2020: when stealing one state like 2000 isn't enough.

[HisGrace]

The solution to the voting issues is to count early/mail votes as they come in. They tried to do that in Penn in anticipation of a surge in mail voting due to covid but the Republican legislature blocked it for whatever reason, I guess to try and quibble about the mail ballots afterward.

[Obama-Biden Democrat]

https://twitter.com/IntelDoge/status/1324575593401327619?s=19

THIS is Trump's rhetoric.

Yep

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_wolf_(terrorism)#Stochastic_terrorism

The party of law and order is now the party of domestic terrorism, due to Trump inciting violence  with his dangerous conspiracy theories and getting his MAGA death cult whipped into a frenzy.

[gerritcole]

So got off work a little early, check into Atlas and had to go through about (70) additional pages since I last checked in, much of which was relatively irrelevant.

Am I the only one who has read all (519) pages of this thread since I don't have anyone on ignore?

So basically, we're either waiting for Biden to take the lead in GA Tonight in Clayton County, or if not than after Gwinnett reports tomorrow Morning, but even so likely not called by networks bcs of Provisionals and Overseas Ballots (Plus Recount Zone).

PA might well see Biden take a lead Tonight from a combination of Philly updates every two hours (are they counting all Night?) or miscellaneous counties reporting updates?

Allegheny likely won't be the County to push Biden over the top, bcs counting won't be restarted until Tomorrow.

Is that a correct summary of the situation now?

I've been reading every one too man. I just wish they would call it and start the next chapter. The endless court wars.

1876/2020: when stealing one state like 2000 isn't enough.

jfk stole illinois but that's okay tho

[musicblind]

I can’t believe I’m saying it, but Mitch McConnell is better than Lindsey Graham. I hoped against hope that after win ing another 6 years, Lindsey would moderate himself again. Instead he is as far as I know now the ONLY major GOP figure who has implicitly endorsed ignoring the vote and letting state legislatures pick alternative Republican electors. Mitch wasn’t having that s—t, just said all the votes need to be counted.

I know people joke a lot about Graham being gay, but I genuinely suspect Trump has some sort of psychosexual hold on him.

I know there are apparently many gay people here based on earlier in the thread. I don’t want to offend anybody but for those of you who are gay and/or have ties to the gay community:

1. What does your gaydar say about Graham indeed being gay?

2. Do you think this is sufficient to explain the change we have seen in his behavior for the past few years?

I mean, if you are gay you should know better than anybody how perceptions of being gay have shifted since Obergefell, and how likely it is that someone would go out of their way to betray everything they ostensibly believe in to avoid being outed.

Graham "pings" in my opinion. If I saw him out and about, I'd think him more likely gay than not.

That said, I don't know his personal situation well enough to say whether it is sufficient to explain his recent behavior. I'll tell you this — I grew up in a small town where alcohol was still illegal until just ten years ago... I was terrified of being outted back then. I would have wound up dead in a ditch somewhere.

So, I don't know Graham's particular situation. If he were outted, his career would be over, but I imagine, given the power of his position, that he'd be in a lot safer place than I was. But who knows?

[Buzz]

https://twitter.com/Politics_Polls/status/1324569910538915840?s=19

Way to disappoint me republicans

But seriously, no to the top 3, please no.

Yea not the most inspiring top 3.  Pence is fine and Haley is meh.  Don Jr. is a big HELL NO.  Where is Josh Hawley?!?!

Hawley isn't on the list. Would probably be in my top 3 choices, though for some reason I see him as more vice president material.

If you nominate Charlie Baker or Brian Sandoval you can probably win it. But the GOP will probably nominate Pence.

Establishment moderates would get destroyed

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

We made it to DAY FOUR OF THE ELECTION everyone, glad we're all still f***ing here.

at least it isn't Groundhog Day.

[Bootes Void]

https://twitter.com/BrendanKeefe/status/1324577383328997376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%...

[Splash]

https://twitter.com/6abc/status/1324574435161055233

[ꙮ]

Remember when they said Clayton was releasing before midnight?

And when they said Pennsylvania was finishing tonight?

I think they're messing with us at this point.

[Illiniwek]

https://twitter.com/6abc/status/1324574435161055233

Just like with the Michigan plot, great job by our law enforcement community for catching these terrorists before anyone gets hurt!

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Just like with the Michigan plot, great job by our law enforcement community for catching these terrorists before anyone gets hurt!

[HisGrace]

https://twitter.com/6abc/status/1324574435161055233

Just like with the Michigan plot, great job by our law enforcement community for catching these terrorists before anyone gets hurt!

Good thing we didn't abolish the police.

[Absentee Voting Ghost of Ruin]

If it’s not about being gay or something else Trump has on him, how do you explain how Lindsey Graham went from this...

...To being the only major Republican who has implicitly endorsed an illegal coup among state legislators to elect Trump against the will of the people.

What the f—k happened???

I've always just presumed Lindsey is closeted, and Trump (or more likely, his Russian friends) have some mortally embarrassing material pertaining to that, and Trump uses it to yank Lindsey around the same way Putin yanks Trump's leash.

[Tender Branson]

7am and Biden has still not pulled ahead in PA ?

A bit disappointing, but I actually thought it would happen today rather than yesterday ...

GA is really close, maybe it will stay Trump.

What’s left to count ? 5k votes and a few military ballots ?

[musicblind]

Ossoff is on TV... hubba.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

7am and Biden has still not pulled ahead in PA ?

A bit disappointing, but I actually thought it would happen today rather than yesterday ...

GA is really close, maybe it will stay Trump.

What’s left to count ? 5k votes and a few military ballots ?

There is about 20k left to count, Ebenezer.

[Alben Barkley]

I can’t believe I’m saying it, but Mitch McConnell is better than Lindsey Graham. I hoped against hope that after win ing another 6 years, Lindsey would moderate himself again. Instead he is as far as I know now the ONLY major GOP figure who has implicitly endorsed ignoring the vote and letting state legislatures pick alternative Republican electors. Mitch wasn’t having that s—t, just said all the votes need to be counted.

I know people joke a lot about Graham being gay, but I genuinely suspect Trump has some sort of psychosexual hold on him.

I know there are apparently many gay people here based on earlier in the thread. I don’t want to offend anybody but for those of you who are gay and/or have ties to the gay community:

1. What does your gaydar say about Graham indeed being gay?

2. Do you think this is sufficient to explain the change we have seen in his behavior for the past few years?

I mean, if you are gay you should know better than anybody how perceptions of being gay have shifted since Obergefell, and how likely it is that someone would go out of their way to betray everything they ostensibly believe in to avoid being outed.

Graham "pings" in my opinion. If I saw him out and about, I'd think him more likely gay than not.

That said, I don't know his personal situation well enough to say whether it is sufficient to explain his recent behavior. I'll tell you this — I grew up in a small town where alcohol was still illegal until just ten years ago... I was terrified of being outted back then. I would have wound up dead in a ditch somewhere.

So, I don't know Graham's particular situation. If he were outted, his career would be over, but I imagine, given the power of his position, that he'd be in a lot safer place than I was. But who knows?

Would it really be over though? I mean he’s just won another 6 years. What is SC gonna do, recall him somehow? By 2026, he’ll probably have to be pro-gay to survive anyway.

[Dr. Arch]

7am and Biden has still not pulled ahead in PA ?

A bit disappointing, but I actually thought it would happen today rather than yesterday ...

GA is really close, maybe it will stay Trump.

What’s left to count ? 5k votes and a few military ballots ?

Vote counts were halted for a number of hours due to Trump's campaign spamming lawsuits. That should happen tomorrow.

GA is not staying Trump with the 10,000+ outstanding votes in ATL metro.

[Alben Barkley]

OK, I’m going to post one of my most conspiratorial and controverisal theories:

Lindsey Graham is gay and was IN LOVE with John McCain. Wasn’t just friends with him, had an unrequited romantic attraction to him. This is what kept him relatively grounded and moderate, the type of “maverick” who praised Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton, for years.

But when McCain died, everything changed. Not just because the man he was in love with was gone, but also because the Trump camp dug deep enough to find evidence of Graham’s relatively open secret. And he is so terrified of being outed, he will do ANYTHING to avoid it, including disgrace the memory of the man he loved and betray his own principles.

[musicblind]

I can’t believe I’m saying it, but Mitch McConnell is better than Lindsey Graham. I hoped against hope that after win ing another 6 years, Lindsey would moderate himself again. Instead he is as far as I know now the ONLY major GOP figure who has implicitly endorsed ignoring the vote and letting state legislatures pick alternative Republican electors. Mitch wasn’t having that s—t, just said all the votes need to be counted.

I know people joke a lot about Graham being gay, but I genuinely suspect Trump has some sort of psychosexual hold on him.

I know there are apparently many gay people here based on earlier in the thread. I don’t want to offend anybody but for those of you who are gay and/or have ties to the gay community:

1. What does your gaydar say about Graham indeed being gay?

2. Do you think this is sufficient to explain the change we have seen in his behavior for the past few years?

I mean, if you are gay you should know better than anybody how perceptions of being gay have shifted since Obergefell, and how likely it is that someone would go out of their way to betray everything they ostensibly believe in to avoid being outed.

Graham "pings" in my opinion. If I saw him out and about, I'd think him more likely gay than not.

That said, I don't know his personal situation well enough to say whether it is sufficient to explain his recent behavior. I'll tell you this — I grew up in a small town where alcohol was still illegal until just ten years ago... I was terrified of being outted back then. I would have wound up dead in a ditch somewhere.

So, I don't know Graham's particular situation. If he were outted, his career would be over, but I imagine, given the power of his position, that he'd be in a lot safer place than I was. But who knows?

Would it really be over though? I mean he’s just won another 6 years. What is SC gonna do, recall him somehow? By 2026, he’ll probably have to be pro-gay to survive anyway.

It would be over in 2026, and I doubt he'd want it to be.

He may also have friends and/or family he is afraid of losing.

[Ferguson97]

https://twitter.com/EmmaKinery/status/1324584003786186752