Exclamation Marc wrote: » WI recount will cost $3m. Oof.
pixelburp wrote: » I can't say I"ve dug too deep into Biden's manifesto, but the language of "healing" and the overall tone of reconciliation in Biden's words - not to mention being famously a centrist - does make me wonder how much foreshadowing was applied towards the possibility the Senate would not turn blue. It must have been a factor in the thinking of the campaign; in which case the obvious next step might be identifying soft R republicans who could be turned on more palatable, centrist initiatives. Obviously, things like the expansion of the ACA are now going to be very difficult to achieve, while I"m not sure where many Republicans might sit in terms of electoral reform (or expansion of the SC etc).
TomOnBoard wrote: » Yes. That's how it was set up in the bi-cameral model. The House was created as a body to represent the voting populations, and the Senate to represent the States..
paleoperson wrote: » Funny you should mention Russia - I was just thinking today about how if this the US looking on from abroad they would simply pick the side they favoured and declare them the winner and the other side imposters. For example if Putin narrowly won and the other side was saying there was vote tampering oh god we'd never hear the end of it. The mere allegations of vote tampering or otherwise unfair activities in voting are enough for people like you to go to town on Russia as having unfair elections. Meanwhile when Trump says it it's just all sour grapes, right? Protests in the streets - if it was in Russia or another countries it'd be valiant angry protestors protesting against democracy gone wrong when the people chose someone else. With Trump it's more like angry racists trying to wreak havoc now that their leader has lost. Eh? Eh? Where is the lie?
Itssoeasy wrote: » I don’t agree that a Biden presidency will be impossible to function because of McConnell. McConnell has a relationship with Biden pre trump having served in the senate together. He gave some very warm remarks towards Biden when Biden became Vice President and also passed an amendment to a cancer bill to rename it to beau Biden. My point is that Biden may be able to work with the GOP in the senate given his history.
peteeeed wrote: » Anyone see this guy on the BBC this morning? Looks like he's still drinking the kool aidhttps://twitter.com/sethweathers/status/1324048471675068416?s=21
Deleted User wrote: » Easy to do when it's meaningless. He went on the record right from the start of the Obama administration to block and frustrate everything the Dems would try to do.
extra gravy wrote: » It's quite American that you can buy a recount rather than it being based on the public interest.
Carfacemandog wrote: » The key criteria is being within 1% I believe, which it currently is as Biden leads by 0.7%. There is 5% left to be counted though which ifi am correct is almost entirely provision and mail in, whichnight put Biden above that threshold. I guess we'll have to see.
embraer170 wrote: » Anyone think we will have some more clarity in the next 5 hours? I am hoping to get to bed a bit earlier tonight.
vafankillar wrote: » are the small percentages of votes left to be counter in wisconsin and michigan mail in or election day or what? anything in the mix to give trump a hope of a win? won't be sad to see him leave office, but truely enjoyed the dems being made sweat scared ****less for the entire day
vafankillar wrote: » are the small percentages of votes left to be counted in wisconsin and michigan mail in or election day or what? anything in the mix to give trump a hope of a win? won't be sad to see him leave office, but truely enjoyed the dems being made sweat scared ****less for the entire day
jasonb wrote: » Biden now 84000 behind in Georgia, not sure how many ballots are left but I'm guessing he's going to have to win a lot of them to catch Trump?
Shelga wrote: » 239k coronavirus deaths and counting, yeah it's an absolute hoot.
vafankillar wrote: » the overreaction as if Trump has caused some near genocidal number of deaths with corona virus is such rubbish. Belguim and spain have more deaths per capita along with a few others. also biden doesn't even support healthcare for all during a pandemic. There probably still would have been around 150k-180k deaths from the corona virus regardless of who was in charge, especially since some of the worst hit places where democratic cities with huge poverty rates and low-heath insurance rates
BorneTobyWilde wrote: » If Biden wins you'll not see a republican president for the next 16 years.
spacecoyote wrote: » Just checked that AP site and they have Trump ahead now in Michigan. Have been switched off for a while with work. What's going on there, thought they reckoned it was done there?
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