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SeptimusHeap from Switzerland (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Mu
#336176: Oct 30th 2020 at 8:07:27 AM

Last I checked though Georgia is more likely to become the deciding state than Texas. And it's easier to campaign in and more useful in the Senate contest, plus is called earlier than Texas. So I'd pay attention to the southeastern state, first.

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Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#336177: Oct 30th 2020 at 8:17:36 AM

At present, the odds for Biden in Georgia are slightly in his favor with a 57% chance. The senate race has also gotten a lot closer with recent high quality pollsters giving Ossof a slight lead (though within margin of error).

Scarecrow4774 from In Wonderland Since: Mar, 2017 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
#336178: Oct 30th 2020 at 8:20:35 AM

If Georgia is called on election night and it goes to Biden, what would his odds of winning the presidency be?

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doctor05 Since: Sep, 2015
#336179: Oct 30th 2020 at 8:21:38 AM

Let's hope enough state turns Blue that even Republicans have to accept the results and have no ways of denying it without going Russia.

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#336180: Oct 30th 2020 at 8:23:17 AM

[up][up]According to 538's forecast, if you pick georgia going blue biden's chances go up to 99%.

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#336181: Oct 30th 2020 at 8:23:27 AM

By 538's model? >99%. Basically ANY of the more unlikely states have that effect. Because if Biden wins one, it means others are liable to break for him due to a favourable national environment and correlation between voter demographics. For instance, if he wins Georgia, he's narrowly ahead to take Texas.

nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#336182: Oct 30th 2020 at 8:23:34 AM

Almost certain (with the obvious caveat). Trump's only real plausible path to victory requires him to win all of the high-EV swing states: Pennsylvania, Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, and Georgia. If Biden wins even one of them - and carries the states he's currently leading by more than five points - he wins.

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Edited by nrjxll on Oct 30th 2020 at 10:23:56 AM

archonspeaks Since: Jun, 2013
#336183: Oct 30th 2020 at 8:28:07 AM

I've heard MAGA cultists state that they would rather abandon the United States entirely and move to Costa Rica or someplace similar because they refuse to live "under socialist rule" in any form or with Biden as president.

It was Roger Stone and Rush Limbaugh who said that, in response to a potential Clinton victory and the ACA being passed respectively. You’ll notice that neither of them actually ended up moving. People like to say things like that, but they never actually do it.

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Scarecrow4774 from In Wonderland Since: Mar, 2017 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
#336184: Oct 30th 2020 at 8:32:05 AM

Well fingers crossed and knock on wood that one of the swing states is called early for Biden.

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TitanJump Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Singularity
#336185: Oct 30th 2020 at 8:32:22 AM

Yeah, that's true...

The MAGA-cultists are all talk and zero action. Just like their "deranged Don" and the rest of the GOP are.

That said, I hope that public education gets more money in order to properly educate the next generations so cults like the GOP can be avoided in the future...

ciyinwanderer Since: Dec, 2018
#336186: Oct 30th 2020 at 8:33:20 AM

[up][up][up] This take also showed up on a recent Daily Show segment where one of their reporters goes to Trump rallies and lets the Trumpsters say crazy shit.

Edited by ciyinwanderer on Oct 30th 2020 at 11:33:42 AM

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Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#336187: Oct 30th 2020 at 8:33:50 AM

I find it amusing that Biden's polling average at 538 is currently above Trump's by 8.8.

nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#336188: Oct 30th 2020 at 8:42:29 AM

People like to say things like that, but they never actually do it.

The coronavirus is the only reason I didn't do serious research into emigration to Canada over the last few months. No matter who wins, actually - I have at no point been able to really believe anything I'm saying about Trump losing on an emotional level, so I know for sure there's no way I can survive another round of this in four years (and there's no chance of the GOP improving during that time). Not that Canada's some utopia, but its conservative party is at least not outright fascist in general, as far as I can tell. So I think people moving because of an election definitely does actually happen.

Now, people who literally make their living peddling grievance politics, on the other hand? That's an entirely different story, yes.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#336189: Oct 30th 2020 at 8:43:31 AM

I'd question the statement that Canadian politics is all that free of fascist influences. Besides, why not stay in the US where you can potentially enact real change?

Edited by AlleyOop on Oct 30th 2020 at 11:44:14 AM

nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#336190: Oct 30th 2020 at 8:50:21 AM

That's equally true anywhere I go, though. Every country's got problems, but there are differences between them, and I just... cannot deal with America's, emotionally speaking, anymore, at least not with this degree of immediacy. I'll admit, it's not a 100 percent certain decision, but the only other option I see is indeed to commit full-time to political activism, which is not something I'm suited for.

I don't want to get too off-topic about this, though (you can take it to PMs if you want). My intent was to just use myself as an example of how it'd be wrong to assume that all "If X wins the election, I'm fleeing the country" statements are hyperbole.

Edited by nrjxll on Oct 30th 2020 at 10:52:56 AM

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#336191: Oct 30th 2020 at 8:56:58 AM

Statement A: "People who say that they'll move if their candidate loses the election are usually full of shit."

Statement B: "Not so. I intend to move to Canada regardless of who wins or loses the election."

Statement B doesn't actually contradict Statement A. Just saying.

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megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#336192: Oct 30th 2020 at 9:02:22 AM

Also side note - I've noticed the past three or four days my YouTube ads have all headlined Biden/Harris. It's usually been the case that the two campaigns alternate around the night of debates.

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#336193: Oct 30th 2020 at 9:11:12 AM

@Alley Yeah, look up Derek Sloan and Maxine Bernier. And our two biggest provinces are run by right-wing populists.

Also, immigrating to Canada, or most places, is not easy. It's not something you can do casually.

Edited by Rationalinsanity on Oct 30th 2020 at 1:12:33 PM

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#336194: Oct 30th 2020 at 9:13:34 AM

Trump is running out of ad money.

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Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
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#336195: Oct 30th 2020 at 9:14:01 AM

Yeah, I think most people who say that do mean it, but they quickly find out that actually doing it isn't as easy as moving cities.

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#336196: Oct 30th 2020 at 9:18:50 AM

Now, if the Supreme Court lets red states run rampant over human rights, I could see migration to blue and swing states, or at least further movement to urban centers.

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nrjxll Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Not war
#336197: Oct 30th 2020 at 9:19:14 AM

Statement A: "People who say that they'll move if their candidate loses the election are usually full of shit."

Statement B: "Not so. I intend to move to Canada regardless of who wins or loses the election."

Statement B doesn't actually contradict Statement A. Just saying.

What I was trying to say was more like "I intend to leave the country even if my candidate wins because of how horrified I am by the other party even having a chance, so it's easy to believe in people leaving the country if their candidate actually does lose."

And yes, I do get that actually emigrating is not easy - undoubtedly that's a huge part of why this isn't common even among people who don't just mean it as hyperbole. Certainly I myself will not be taking any life risks until we're no longer living with a raging pandemic.

All I was trying to say is that I don't think the idea is inherently worthy of ridicule, or on a par with the usual MAGA delusions. (Again, pundits claiming it - or the idea that a Biden presidency is going to be dramatically leftist at all - are different matters).

Edited by nrjxll on Oct 30th 2020 at 11:20:31 AM

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#336198: Oct 30th 2020 at 9:20:39 AM

Even something like moving out of state isn't a trivial endeavor. You need to upend your whole life, find a new job, give up whatever social life you have where you live, etc. And as far as moving out of the country goes, a lot of the time the people who would have the easiest time doing that are the ones less likely to suffer the most under a trump presidency.

Edited by Draghinazzo on Oct 30th 2020 at 1:21:29 PM

Galadriel Since: Feb, 2015
#336199: Oct 30th 2020 at 9:31:22 AM

Texas’ voter turnout is now higher than its total turnout in 2016, and it’s still four days before election day. https://electproject.github.io/Early-Vote-2020G/index.html

There are several other states that are already over 80% of 2016 turnout.

Edited by Galadriel on Oct 30th 2020 at 12:32:44 PM

MichaelKatsuro Since: Apr, 2011
#336200: Oct 30th 2020 at 9:58:59 AM

Glad to see that people vote. Though it's a bit sad that it takes suppression to make people realize the importance.

Edited by MichaelKatsuro on Oct 30th 2020 at 5:59:08 PM


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