Georgia senate seats runoff(s) megathread

[EastwoodS]

Bad news for the GOP

The The Wall Street Journal just reported that the Georgia Secretary of State says Election Day turnout is light so far....

Interesting, I’ve heard that Fulton county has an average wait time of 0 while Northwest Georgia, which was lagging in EV, is pretty heavy in turnout. I also heard a lot of the Republican leaning suburbs such as Cherokee also have long lines. Maybe Democrats cannibalized their vote?

Did you really hear that? Be truthful.

Yes.

Where?

Apparently the Fulton county vote app is saying this? Grain is salt, Don’t know how truthful it is though

But where have you heard heavy turnout in NW Georgia? That's not what I'm hearing.

Apparently people on the ground, through social media say Dalton Georgia is pretty heavy.

[GeorgiaModerate]

Bad news for the GOP

The The Wall Street Journal just reported that the Georgia Secretary of State says Election Day turnout is light so far....

Interesting, I’ve heard that Fulton county has an average wait time of 0 while Northwest Georgia, which was lagging in EV, is pretty heavy in turnout. I also heard a lot of the Republican leaning suburbs such as Cherokee also have long lines. Maybe Democrats cannibalized their vote?

Did you really hear that? Be truthful.

Yes.

Where?

Apparently the Fulton county vote app is saying this? Grain is salt, Don’t know how truthful it is though

But where have you heard heavy turnout in NW Georgia? That's not what I'm hearing.

Apparently people on the ground, through social media say Dalton Georgia is pretty heavy.

I'll wait for any reports from Adam regarding Dalton.

[DrScholl]

Bad news for the GOP

The The Wall Street Journal just reported that the Georgia Secretary of State says Election Day turnout is light so far....

Interesting, I’ve heard that Fulton county has an average wait time of 0 while Northwest Georgia, which was lagging in EV, is pretty heavy in turnout. I also heard a lot of the Republican leaning suburbs such as Cherokee also have long lines. Maybe Democrats cannibalized their vote?

Did you really hear that? Be truthful.

Yes.

Where did you hear this information though?

[GeorgiaModerate]

Atlanta filmmaker Tyler Perry requested an absentee ballot on Dec. 2, it was reported mailed on Dec. 4, but never arrived.  So he hopped on a plane to come home and vote in person.

[GeorgiaModerate]

As of 1 pm:

Voters experienced few lines Tuesday morning and turnout appeared to be lower than on Election Day in the presidential election, said Gabriel Sterling, the state’s voting system manager.

Average wait times were between one and five minutes in most areas, with the longest waits reaching 30 minutes in Cobb and DeKalb counties in metro Atlanta, he said.

https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/georgia-runoff-election-polls-open-at-7-am/CMODR53UPBEVXM3KEQ4MOLEQ7E/

[DrScholl]

https://twitter.com/Eggymceggerson3/status/1346513722697773057

[ProgressiveModerate]

https://twitter.com/Eggymceggerson3/status/1346513722697773057

One thing to consider though is that turnout generally increases throughout the day.

[DrScholl]

Atlanta filmmaker Tyler Perry requested an absentee ballot on Dec. 2, it was reported mailed on Dec. 4, but never arrived.  So he hopped on a plane to come home and vote in person.

He posted on Facebook yesterday morning about not getting his ballot. He has a lot name recognition with the Black community so he could definitely encourage some last minute turnout among Black voters who haven't voted yet.

[tagimaucia]

https://twitter.com/GarrettHerrin/status/1346514260244000770

[VAR]

Why don't we just lock this thread and wait until the polls close?

[Bootes Void]

https://twitter.com/charlesbethea/status/1346512501727494149

[Xing]

The most important question of all: How many pages will this thread get to before we get any actual results?

[WD]

Why don't we just lock this thread and wait until the polls close?

Yeah, but that wouldn’t be as fun.

[Holmes]

Why don't we just lock this thread and wait until the polls close?

Why? Speculation based on random anecdotes is Atlas tradition.

[ProgressiveModerate]

The most important question of all: How many pages will this thread get to before we get any actual results?

Imagine if this passes the GE thread?

[KaiserDave]

Oh my god WHO CARES. Nothing matters until 7.

[tagimaucia]

https://twitter.com/GarrettHerrin/status/1346514260244000770

Longest current wait time appears to be 30 mins in a Marietta (Cobb County) precinct that was 68-29 Biden.

[DrScholl]

^^

Eggymceggerson- GASen Warnock/Ossoff LETS GOOOO
@Eggymceggerson3

Lifelong Democrat. Fierce partisan hack. Anti-fascist and anti-populist. Data analyst and center left sh**tposter. Not always in that order. He/Him

Definitely a reliable source right here.

The numbers come from the elections director of Spaulding County. Seems reliable to me.

https://twitter.com/breaking_et/status/1346511208195772425

[sguberman]

https://twitter.com/GarrettHerrin/status/1346514260244000770

Longest current wait time appears to be 30 mins in a Marietta (Cobb County) precinct that was 68-29 Biden.

My dad lived in Marietta from 1979-1983.

[Penn_Quaker_Girl]

^^

Eggymceggerson- GASen Warnock/Ossoff LETS GOOOO
@Eggymceggerson3

Lifelong Democrat. Fierce partisan hack. Anti-fascist and anti-populist. Data analyst and center left sh**tposter. Not always in that order. He/Him

Definitely a reliable source right here.

The numbers come from the elections director of Spaulding County. Seems reliable to me.

https://twitter.com/breaking_et/status/1346511208195772425

What's with the breakfast-food themes?

(Also, I really want scrambled eggs on ciabatta now.)

[Niemeyerite]

At what time (ET) do polls close? And when should we expect the first results to be released?

[T0rM3nTeD]

At what time (ET) do polls close? And when should we expect the first results to be released?

7PM est polls close.

[DrScholl]

At what time (ET) do polls close? And when should we expect the first results to be released?

7 PM ET

[VAR]

I think everyone should be careful with their expectations. That includes expectations of when we’ll know with certainty who won.

I think we know after midnight, Republicans win as any rational predictor would be able to see

Remember that time that you couldn't stop responding to every single post with "Biden can't win Georgia?"
Remember when you told people they were naive for thinking Biden could win Georgia when he was down by 5000 votes and the remaining vote was all from the Atlanta metro?

Pepperidge farm remembers.

I know, MillennialModerate is so annoying. Off-topic, but would you like to get an avatar like all of us? It's super easy, you just go to "profile" then to "Forum Profile Information" and pick an avatar. You don't even have to pick a state/country, you can select a historical avatar like Prussia or the Roman Empire!

[Holmes]

Georgia will find a way to make the counting slow, trust me.

Have to find those extra ballots to put Warnock/Ossoff just over the top.

Good.