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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I think I asked this earlier, but does Biden have a Day One agenda, like stuff to do ASAP? I know the Senate will potentially be decided by Georgia run offs, but I can imagine stuff like rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement or establishing a federal coronavirus response can be worked on with E Os.
I hate to have to be an advertisement post, but this is better answered by Joe Bidens concrete campaign promises, which you can read of here
Edited by Aszur on Nov 6th 2020 at 11:30:02 AM
It has always been the prerogative of children and half-wits to point out that the emperor has no clothesSo I’m looking at the numbers for Collins in Maine, and I’m still unsure if it’s all wrapped up.
13% of the vote is yet to be counted, and Collins is only half a percentage point away from dropping under 50%, at which point they start reallocating the votes from other candidates.
If the remaining votes go for Gideon 70-30 (as has happened in a number of places for Biden) then Maine would be very much possible, depending on how many of Savage’s voters put Gideon as their second choice.
Maybe I’m just being stupidly optimistic, but it feels wrong that, with 13% of the vote still out and the possibility of second preferences coming into play, everyone is so sure that it’s all over.
Edit: Thought I was in the other thread, will leave this here just incase anyone finds it interesting.
Edited by Silasw on Nov 6th 2020 at 6:52:23 PM
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranTo my understanding, concessions are actually not legally binding, you can concede and still win hypothetically. Mind you, you'd look like a big goof, but still.
Leviticus 19:34Concessions are a norm established in the past century, there is absolutely no legal need to concede, but one candidate started doing it, and Americans were so impressed that every subsequent candidate started doing it as well, seeing it as good sportsmanship and an affirmation of democratic values.
Trump not conceding isn't a terribly good look for him, but he isn't breaking the law, and he won't face any consequences beyond general opprobrium from the media. And it's not like they don't let him have it as it is anyway.
Hope shines brightest in the darkest timesTLDR News
does a debunking of Democratic voter fraud conspiracy theories. It comes with graphs and stuff. Though I'm sure no one around here needs any convincing, it might come in handy if you need to argue with your uncle on Facebook.
Like fucking clockwork: Graham during a subcommittee meeting says if Republicans win the Senate and he becomes Financial Committee chairman, he'll create a dialogue to help fix the debt.
I've heard a suggestion by a political commentator that Nickey Haley could be a successor to Trump within the Republican Party. Any thoughts? Is this plausible?
He also said that Trumpism won't disappear, because its prophet (his words), Steven Bannon, will still be around.
Edited by Redmess on Nov 6th 2020 at 9:57:16 PM
Hope shines brightest in the darkest times

Their denials are as transparent as Rabbit's and Bear's in I Want My Hat Back.
Disgusted, but not surprised