Trump vs Biden 2020, And the winner is.......... (pt 4) Read OP

osarusan · 06-11-2020 02:09PM

sondagefaux wrote: »

Or just scrap it altogether and let the national, democratic vote decide the outcome?

Sure, but I can understand why individual states would feel weakened by that.

Another suggestion, often made, is to reform the system to distribute the Electoral college votes (or Election points) based on the ratio of voting in each state, rather than the 'winner takes all' system.

But even with the system the way it is right now, the idea that somebody, at the end of it all, can change their vote from how they pledged, is crazy.

J2CVC · 06-11-2020 02:09PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Thousands of pages of posts here of people all excited that Donald Trump is been thrown out in a country over 4 thousand miles away. Yet we had buffoons like cowen and ahern here and hardly a squeak about domestic politics. . Probably less likes on the twitter, baords and facebooks posts for Irish politics.

Yeah everyone loves Cowen and Ahern

MeMen2_MoRi_ · 06-11-2020 02:09PM

sdanseo wrote: »

No, it needs to be federalized and made a standard procedure across the country so as to remove doubt. Part of the reason Trump's supporters are swallowing his absolute tripe is the fact that all 50 states seem to have different, overly complex rules, many of which are devoid of logic.

Pretty much what DeanAustin said In reply to this I agree.

I'd add with the federal level, there should be X amount of polling stations per x of population, also voting by mail should be standard if the polling station one can't be.

06-11-2020 02:10PM

Real Life wrote: »

Theres plenty about domestic politics, the American election is big news here because we have to listen to what they're doing every day anyway and what they do over there can and will have some affect on us at times too.

Its not as dramatic or exciting, but it would be nice to see Irish people get half as engaged with our own domestic politics.

sondagefaux · 06-11-2020 02:10PM

Tij da feen wrote: »

You see, you would need to go to one of the Irish election threads for that. Of which there are plenty when there's an election.

There are literally thousands of threads on Irish politics, going back years and years, on Boards.

Maybe they're invisible to whiny Trumpists?

namloc1980 · 06-11-2020 02:10PM

sdanseo wrote: »

No, it needs to be federalized and made a standard procedure across the country so as to remove doubt. Part of the reason Trump's supporters are swallowing his absolute tripe is the fact that all 50 states seem to have different, overly complex rules, many of which are devoid of logic.

Elections are clearly a state power. The constitution confers that to states.

Boggles · 06-11-2020 02:11PM

eagle eye wrote: »

I put on CNN for a while last night. They are so biased it's unreal.
It was the news source for me about 15 years ago, sad what's happened to them.

Don't switch to Fox, they have gone full Democratic Party.

:pac:

schmoo2k · 06-11-2020 02:11PM

ohnonotgmail wrote: »

the electoral college votes on Dec 14th. it is all over by then.

And there is nothing in law that mandates that the college vote has to be inline with the actual votes - apparently its just tradition!

Tchaikovsky · 06-11-2020 02:11PM

eagle eye wrote: »

I put on CNN for a while last night. They are so biased it's unreal.
It was the news source for me about 15 years ago, sad what's happened to them.

There wasn't a pathological lying conman as president 15 years ago.

joe40 · 06-11-2020 02:11PM

eagle eye wrote: »

I put on CNN for a while last night. They are so biased it's unreal.
It was the news source for me about 15 years ago, sad what's happened to them.

They have a republican senator on their panel. Granted they don't like Trump but how could you possibly defend his actions over the last 4 years and especially him throwing America electoral system under the bus and stoking up hatred.

balanced reporting/coment does not mean agreeing with nonsense and worse.

uptherebels · 06-11-2020 02:11PM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

We've had four good years of watching the lefties cry, entirely worth it, hope your few weeks of false hope matches it.

Were you the guy who lost 500 euro on Trump? Or am I confusing you with someone else?

walshb · 06-11-2020 02:11PM

PA update due?

sondagefaux · 06-11-2020 02:11PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Its not as dramatic or exciting, but it would be nice to see Irish people get half as engaged with our own domestic politics.

There are literally thousands of threads on Irish politics, going back years and years, on Boards.

Maybe they're invisible to whiny Trumpists?

Enquiring · 06-11-2020 02:12PM

Quin_Dub wrote: »

Everyone posting here will have a bias of some kind or other , yes even Mods - That is human nature.

But , the suggestion that there is an "institutional bias" at a site/organisation level driven by some command structure that says "only allow opinion X or Y" is completely incorrect.

Ah yeah but there's a clear bias on this thread anyway, I say that as someone who's happy that Biden won.

06-11-2020 02:12PM

uptherebels wrote: »

Were you the guy who lost 500 euro on Trump? Or am I confusing you with someone else?

Georgia too. And he's the guy who recommended other Boards users give their money to an obvious scam.

Boggles · 06-11-2020 02:12PM

Enquiring wrote: »

Ah yeah but there's a clear bias on this thread anyway, I say that as someone who's happy that Biden won.

Bias in politics?

Noooooooooooooooooooooo.

Doctors room ghost · 06-11-2020 02:12PM

walshb wrote: »

PA update due?

“Minutes away” 2 hours ago.
Go on Biden

duploelabs · 06-11-2020 02:12PM

Tchaikovsky wrote: »

There wasn't a pathological lying conman as president 15 years ago.

Just a drunk led by Dick Cheney

Tij da feen · 06-11-2020 02:13PM

schmoo2k wrote: »

And there is nothing in law that mandates that the college vote has to be inline with the actual votes - apparently its just tradition!

Some states have laws against faithless electors, but you're right for the most part. The main reason it's a thing is when electors used to have to travel long ways for the final vote and news didn't travel quickly in those days so was a mechanism to change the vote if new info came to light.

Man Vs ManUre · 06-11-2020 02:13PM

DJT - “is there anything to be said for saying another mass??”.

Dressoutlet · 06-11-2020 02:13PM

Enquiring wrote: »

Ah yeah but there's a clear bias on this thread anyway, I say that as someone who's happy that Biden won.

Theres not bias, everyone is free to post, it's just there's more people who post for Biden instead of Trump.. Like the election

Christy42 · 06-11-2020 02:14PM

Enquiring wrote: »

Ah yeah but there's a clear bias on this thread anyway, I say that as someone who's happy that Biden won.

Sure but it is an Irish board and will be heavily connected with Irish people. Ireland these days is slightly to the left of the democratic party so are hardly going to go for Trump in large numbers.

06-11-2020 02:14PM

sondagefaux wrote: »

There are literally thousands of threads on Irish politics, going back years and years, on Boards.

Maybe they're invisible to whiny Trumpists?

Like 99% of your posts, attacking other boards members. Very bitter mind you have there Sondagefaux.

Curious_Case · 06-11-2020 02:14PM

I think the conspiracy may run deeper than any of us have previously imagined --

The dastardly Dems may have intercepted consignments of Covid vaccines and replaced said vaccines with Biden votes.

A "lot" of people are saying it,
"Everyone" knows it,
But the "fake media" aren't reporting it.

Boggles · 06-11-2020 02:14PM

https://twitter.com/Jerri_Lynn25/status/1324545625778581507

robinph · 06-11-2020 02:14PM

jmayo wrote: »

People seem to forget the counting goes on in all states even though they have been declared.

Biden is racking up votes in California, New York, etc.

Still another 34% of the vote to be counted in California, that is going to increase the difference by another couple of million at least. They are just in no rush to get to the final count as it makes no difference to the EC part of the result.

Biden could be up to 6 or 7 million advantage in the popular vote by the time they complete everywhere.

Dressoutlet · 06-11-2020 02:14PM

uptherebels wrote: »

Were you the guy who lost 500 euro on Trump? Or am I confusing you with someone else?

Nearly a grand if he cashed out.

Tell me how · 06-11-2020 02:14PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Thousands of pages of posts here of people all excited that Donald Trump is been thrown out in a country over 4 thousand miles away. Yet we had buffoons like cowen and ahern here and hardly a squeak about domestic politics. . Probably less likes on the twitter, baords and facebooks posts for Irish politics.

Fake news.

Discussions about Irish politics, and politicians and Peter Casey are as intense at appropriate times. Check out threads on the formation of the last government, Leo's escapades, the Maria Bailey affair for reference.

But right now this 'death by a thousand cuts' Donald is undergoing is the biggest topic on the planet.

sondagefaux · 06-11-2020 02:14PM

schmoo2k wrote: »

And there is nothing in law that mandates that the college vote has to be inline with the actual votes - apparently its just tradition!

Over 20 states have laws requiring the Electoral College voters in those states to vote in line with the democratic result, on a First Past The Post basis.

jmayo · 06-11-2020 02:14PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Thousands of pages of posts here of people all excited that Donald Trump is been thrown out in a country over 4 thousand miles away. Yet we had buffoons like cowen and ahern here and hardly a squeak about domestic politics. . Probably less likes on the twitter, baords and facebooks posts for Irish politics.

Maybe if you had wandered out of the GAA forum once in a while you would have seen lots of posts about biffo, Ahern, NAMA, bank bailouts, ECB, etc

And what happens in the US has huge fooking ramifications for little old Ireland or maybe you don't realise how many people in Ireland work for US mulitnationals including those in Mayo that work for Baxters, Allergan, Hollister, Coca Cola, Lionbridge.

And if anything someone with your name should be cheering for Biden with his Mayo roots unlike that orange gimp that the fookers in Clare are lauding.

Trump vs Biden 2020, And the winner is.......... (pt 4) Read OP

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