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Resileafs I actually wanted to be Resileaf Since: Jan, 2019
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#336726: Nov 1st 2020 at 4:30:34 PM

I wonder if Trump even has the money to hire lawyers to contest swing state results.

Medinoc from France (Before Recorded History)
#336727: Nov 1st 2020 at 4:31:21 PM

He'll use the DOJ's money for it.

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#336728: Nov 1st 2020 at 4:37:23 PM

I'm starting to get pretty anxious about the 3rd. Trump the man means nothing to me, but the people he has inspired and what they might do in the very near future scares the hell out of me. There needs to be a law that if a sitting President has done nothing but praise and endorse local terrorist groups, he should be removed immediately.

Edited by Codafett on Nov 1st 2020 at 4:37:34 AM

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#336729: Nov 1st 2020 at 4:40:11 PM

Trump could do everything that QAnon claims Democrats do to children, and his hardcore base would still stay in line.

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jjjj2 from Arrakis Since: Jul, 2015
#336730: Nov 1st 2020 at 4:41:20 PM

I will say the election is giving me serious Hope Is Scary vibes (especially because I think it's likely Biden will win).

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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#336731: Nov 1st 2020 at 4:43:53 PM

Qanon's distributor hosts child porn.

They never cared about anything but owning the libs.

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#336732: Nov 1st 2020 at 4:49:02 PM

NY Times: Trump’s supporters block traffic on major roadways in New York and New Jersey.

Caravans of President Trump’s supporters blockaded the Mario M. Cuomo Bridge and the Garden State Parkway on Sunday, snarling traffic on two of the busiest highways in the New York metropolitan area just two days before Election Day.

Videos taken by motorists showed the president’s backers parked in the middle of the westbound lanes of the bridge, which carries Interstate 287 across the Hudson River and is named for the father of the current governor, Andrew M. Cuomo.

A number of them exited their vehicles in the rain and waved Trump banners and American flags as motorists honked their horns.

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#336733: Nov 1st 2020 at 4:51:57 PM

I got no words that weren't said already for people like them.

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#336734: Nov 1st 2020 at 5:14:51 PM

Blocking major roads during a pandemic/election sounds like it should be a felony or something.

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#336735: Nov 1st 2020 at 5:17:04 PM

BUT WAIT, THERES MORE:

While the above was happening, NYPD felt it would be a more worthy use of their time and resources to arrest people at an anti-trump protest, including journalists.

One of the journalists arrested in Chelsea, wearing two cameras and carrying an umbrella, was tackled to the ground as she walked onto the sidewalk after being ordered from the street. A second journalist wearing a press identification from a foreign country, was nabbed after he stepped off the curb nearby.

The NYPD later claimed on Twitter that the reports of journalist arrests were false, as the pair of reporters apparently lacked official, NYPD-issued police credentials.

Bold part mine.

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Edited by TheAirman on Nov 1st 2020 at 7:23:53 AM

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#336736: Nov 1st 2020 at 5:28:53 PM

Good news for NC: there's an unprecedented level of voting, not comparable to anything the state has seen in prior elections.

More than 3.6 million people voted in person before early voting closed Saturday afternoon. An additional 929,000 have voted absentee. Combined, that’s nearly 62% of the state’s 7.3 million registered voters.

vicarious vicarious from NC, USA Since: Feb, 2013
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#336738: Nov 1st 2020 at 5:53:22 PM

They say high turnout almost always favors the Democrats.

American electorate, here's your chance at redemption. Four years in the making.

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LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#336739: Nov 1st 2020 at 5:56:12 PM

On that note, yesterday I heard someone say that Trump was likely to win because the high turnout is among white-working class men, i.e. Trump's base.

Even if it is true, I can only assumed based around everything else it's being outweighed by even higher turnout from Democrats (or at least anti-Trump people) but I'm curious if anyone knows if it's actually true.

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#336740: Nov 1st 2020 at 5:58:06 PM

I remember reading once that increased turnouts usually don't favor the incumbent. But that as a long time ago so not sure if that still holds true.

[up]I think it was said earlier that black and latino voters don't fully trust early/mail-in voting and are planning to vote day-of so it could just be that.

Edited by sgamer82 on Nov 1st 2020 at 6:02:07 AM

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#336741: Nov 1st 2020 at 6:01:33 PM

The polls and endless news from the elections pretty much all indicate that Biden is getting powerful support, so I see no reason to think that this high turnout is indicating something else than what seems to be the logical thing.

Plus Trump is in complete panic over things, so I can't believe that the president wouldn't know how good or bad things are going for him.

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#336742: Nov 1st 2020 at 6:07:42 PM

I think it was said earlier that black and latino voters don't fully trust early/mail-in voting and are planning to vote day-of so it could just be that.

Dave Wasserman of the Cook Political Report said as much. Plus, he says this election was not really about Biden winning through a huge surge of Po C voters but more just winning enough whites to beat trump. Which we have strong evidence that he has, especially suburban women who voted for the democrats in the midterms and who have no reason to sit this election out. Biden polling well with seniors is also really bad for him.

Of note, there's an organization called "Souls to the Polls" run by black churches that's been operating for a while and makes election day this big tradition. They have actually been trying to get people to early vote, and obviously that doesn't account for all black voters but it does give some insight into the voting culture that's apparently prevalent in a lot of black communities since a lot of the older black voters don't feel as safe about having their vote count if they aren't doing it in person on election day.

Edited by Draghinazzo on Nov 1st 2020 at 11:16:20 AM

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#336743: Nov 1st 2020 at 6:17:22 PM

I was listening to the organizer of Souls to the Polls in an interview a few weeks ago. Reverend was preaching holy fire he was so excited to organize this year. And a big thing they hoped to do was get as many people to go vote as soon as Sunday morning church service ended.

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#336744: Nov 1st 2020 at 6:20:06 PM

The Trumpsters blocking highways was a somewhat coordinated thing as I've heard of them in multiple states.

I-610 in Houston.

I also heard of one in western Washington, but I don't have a source that isn't another forum.

Speaking of: video: a police escorted pro-Trump caravan tried to intimidate a predominately Black Ft. Worth neighborhood by driving through the polling place, but the community wasn't having it.

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#336745: Nov 1st 2020 at 6:32:36 PM

One of the things I had to vote for was bonds for more money to various areas, such as libraries, roads, buildings, and police. I voted to approve all of them except the police one.

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#336746: Nov 1st 2020 at 6:35:30 PM

[up]I think it was said earlier that black and latino voters don't fully trust early/mail-in voting and are planning to vote day-of so it could just be that.

While this is technically true, the way people frame it greatly exaggerates the small statistical trend. It's like a 10% difference at most, less IIRC. Which is statistically significant and we can ask questions about it, but it's not like "black voters hate early voting!"

Edited by Clarste on Nov 1st 2020 at 6:35:50 AM

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#336747: Nov 1st 2020 at 6:41:06 PM

If its blocking of highways now... what is going to happen on election day is going to be insane, like lots of guns I bet.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#336748: Nov 1st 2020 at 6:45:33 PM

It sounds like minority voters, who already fear having their votes thrown out/stopped altogether for a host of reasons, heard all the noise about tossing out/not counting mail in/early votes, decided to risk Election Day.

It makes sense, given the context, that this fear would cause a significant if not huge shift in voting habits.

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#336749: Nov 1st 2020 at 6:58:13 PM

The FBI is going to have a very busy day on Tuesday.


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