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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#261076: Nov 8th 2018 at 12:02:58 PM

Er, Kemp is in Georgia not Florida.

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#261077: Nov 8th 2018 at 12:03:37 PM

Georgia, right. My bad.

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#261079: Nov 8th 2018 at 12:05:36 PM

Yeah, a run-off would be great. If I get this correctly, they only need to find enough votes to bring him under the 50% mark, right? That is entirely possible, especially if those late ballots are accepted.

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#261080: Nov 8th 2018 at 12:08:09 PM

No, a run off is a new election between only him and Abrams.

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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#261081: Nov 8th 2018 at 12:11:13 PM

They do need to do it simply so there's actual fucking democracy.

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#261082: Nov 8th 2018 at 12:23:11 PM

Exactly. As it is, getting him to step down from his potentially-obsolete role now, after all votes have already been cast, but then continuing to decide the election with his anti-democratic measures still in place makes his forced resignation a token gesture.

And is, unfortunately, probably exactly what's going to happen. His resignation is a slap on the wrist if they don't go to runoff.

Edited by TobiasDrake on Nov 8th 2018 at 1:23:39 PM

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#261083: Nov 8th 2018 at 12:32:07 PM

So do we have time frames to learn more about the Georgia stuff?

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#261084: Nov 8th 2018 at 1:13:15 PM

Two things are happening in the Senate:

Of course, they still both are "lean Republican" and even if Democrats win both it's a net 1 seat loss this year (although getting a statewide elected official in form of a senator might help the Democrats in Arizona over the long term in terms of organization)

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#261085: Nov 8th 2018 at 1:36:47 PM

Considering how close Gillum's election was going from "likely Republican" to "lean Republican" is really big.

I hope Abrams has a runoff and Gillum wins, frankly, if both of those things happen then I would consider 2018 a clear victory.

Edited by Fourthspartan56 on Nov 8th 2018 at 4:46:18 AM

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#261086: Nov 8th 2018 at 1:40:13 PM

Shame restoring voting rights didn't come with being able to cast provisional ballots in the event of passing.

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#261087: Nov 8th 2018 at 1:40:31 PM

[up][up][up] Friend wants to know if any of those weird things happened in Pasco county, and since I dont have where you sourced it from >.<;

Edited by Imca on Nov 8th 2018 at 1:40:50 AM

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#261088: Nov 8th 2018 at 1:41:16 PM

They BETTER not stop mail-in ballots! That's my ballot right there!

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#261089: Nov 8th 2018 at 1:41:22 PM

Er, Abrams is female.

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#261090: Nov 8th 2018 at 1:46:03 PM

Er, Abrams is female.

That was just really poor wording on my part.

I meant that I hope Abrams has a runoff and Gillum wins.

I assure you that I know the gender of my state's gubernatorial candidate tongue

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#261091: Nov 8th 2018 at 1:47:30 PM

So, what's the rationale for why the mail-in ballots shouldn't count?

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#261092: Nov 8th 2018 at 1:51:20 PM

Lack of standard handling for verifying unclear signatures. Which they claim means NO new ballots from the two urban counties should be counted or something.

bitemytail Since: Dec, 2011
#261093: Nov 8th 2018 at 1:51:31 PM

[up] Sounds like something about how the signatures are verified.

Edit: [nja]

Edited by bitemytail on Nov 8th 2018 at 2:51:45 AM

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#261094: Nov 8th 2018 at 1:52:07 PM

Something about signature verifications being done too late according to the law and so those ballots shouldn't be counted.

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Edited by Parable on Nov 8th 2018 at 1:52:32 AM

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#261095: Nov 8th 2018 at 1:52:30 PM

I suspect it's some sort of flimsy excuse about completing it outside an official polling station or something

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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#261097: Nov 8th 2018 at 2:17:40 PM

That's probably because it isn't really relevant in the grand scheme of things. The White House saying untrue things isn't exactly a surprise and this doesn't even concern a policy question.

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#261098: Nov 8th 2018 at 2:19:58 PM

Trump's Mouth of Sauron hard at work I see.

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#261099: Nov 8th 2018 at 2:34:43 PM

The fact we’re shrugging at blatantly doctored video being used by the White House to defame a journalist and yank his credentials is.... fucked up. The window of what’s “normal” is moving so fast it's obscene.

On a more positive note- check out this document for a list of ways to help Stacey Abrams. There’s a lot of good options. I’m so mad I can’t campaign right now, I’d be texting voters to check their ballots were tallied right now if I could sad

Edited by wisewillow on Nov 8th 2018 at 5:34:58 AM

ViperMagnum357 Since: Mar, 2012
#261100: Nov 8th 2018 at 2:35:24 PM

Finally got the 18th Democrat called for the Maine State Senate: with the Maine House and Governorship going Democrat, that is another state level trifecta. District 2 is 95% reporting in and neither candidate is much above 46%, so it seems almost certain that ranked choice voting will determine the seat; as per usual, the GOP candidate has already stated he will not accept the ranked choice result (if he loses).

Edited by ViperMagnum357 on Nov 8th 2018 at 5:35:59 AM


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