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Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#337801: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:21:43 AM

Honestly, if Fox News plays it right the Republicans could actually get out far ahead on impeachment.

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#337802: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:29:50 AM

Why would they even bother impeaching him if he loses?

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Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#337803: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:31:47 AM

The networks have started calling the election for Biden.

It's over now.

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#337804: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:38:27 AM

Coincidence that I was watching a video about the 2000 elections when this happened.

It's like this year's election is the inverse of 2000.

💙

Edited by alnair20aug93 on Nov 8th 2020 at 12:38:48 AM

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#337805: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:38:36 AM

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/07/politics/joe-biden-wins-us-presidential-election/index.html

https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54836636

It's official, several news websites have declared Biden the victor and the votes gap in Pennsylvania unsurmountable for Trump.

Somewhat appropriately, Biden was first elected to Congress 48 years ago on this day.

Edited by AlleyOop on Nov 7th 2020 at 11:39:08 AM

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#337806: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:41:10 AM

Now it's really just a question of how many other states he wins. GA flipping is unlikely since recounts barely change anything and Biden's lead is up by thousands, AZ is narrow but Trump is just slightly under the margin he needs from the last ballots in Maricopa. The remaining ballots according to Nate Silver aren't necessarily going to favor Trump, although we don't know yet.

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ScubaWolf from South Carolina Since: Feb, 2020
#337808: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:45:19 AM

Now for the annoying part...helping the democrats take the GA senate in the runoffs, and making sure the Republicans pay for their part in this attempted coup of democracy.

"In a move surprising absolutely no one"
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#337809: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:48:55 AM

[up] Yes, starting tomorrow (or preferably today) Mega-Democrats like Obama and Biden need to go to Georgia and not stop campaigning for Ossoff and Warnock until the Runoffs happen. Senatorial Powers are at stake here.

TitanJump Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Singularity
#337810: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:50:01 AM

So is it over or not?

When is it becoming official?

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#337811: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:50:58 AM

[up]It's already over because all the major networks are calling it. That's what everyone was waiting for.

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#337812: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:52:58 AM

[up]x2 It's official: Biden is President-Elect.

We just gotta get 2 of 4 Senate Contests to get a 50-50 Senate; North Carolina, Alaska, and the 2 Georgia Run Offs. Without the Senate Biden is basically beholden to Republican Interests, and would have to rule by Executive Order which would still limit his abilities.

TitanJump Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Singularity
#337813: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:53:35 AM

It's...over?

Really?

For real?

So Biden managed to win?

Both the popular vote and the electoral college?

IS THE NIGHTMARE FINALLY OVER!?

Forenperser Foreign Troper from Germany Since: Mar, 2012
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#337814: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:54:38 AM

Well the count is still theoretically going, but the gap is now officially to wide, recounts be damned.

It's over, yes.

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ScubaWolf from South Carolina Since: Feb, 2020
#337815: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:54:51 AM

[up][up] No, this is just the beginning. Remember, Trump couldn't have pulled off any of this without the Republican led Senate supporting him. Our true battle begins now.

Edited by ScubaWolf on Nov 7th 2020 at 11:54:58 AM

"In a move surprising absolutely no one"
TitanJump Since: Sep, 2013 Relationship Status: Singularity
#337816: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:56:11 AM

But Trump has been denied four more years and lost his immunity, right?

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#337817: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:56:32 AM

Yeah, the democrats have to start campaigning in Georgia right now because it's a big uphill battle.

Also, stacey abrams should honestly become head of the DNC assuming she wants the job, she clearly knows something about how to get people to vote

[up]Yes. There are other problems but as far as Trump himself is concerned, he's only a problem now until January 20th.

Edited by Draghinazzo on Nov 7th 2020 at 1:57:10 PM

ScubaWolf from South Carolina Since: Feb, 2020
#337818: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:56:54 AM

[up][up] Yes, but the Republicans can still put forward their evil agenda. This won't be over until they're dealt with.

Edited by ScubaWolf on Nov 7th 2020 at 11:57:01 AM

"In a move surprising absolutely no one"
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#337819: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:59:01 AM

It won't be over until America, as a country and as a people, have well and truly rejected Trumpism and Fascism, and even then, as the past decade has shown, there's no guarantee that Those Assholes won't try this shit again or that they won't succeed at doing so. But at least the country has earned a respite from the non-stop horror show.

Someone did tell me life was going to be this way.
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#337820: Nov 7th 2020 at 9:00:28 AM

Gotta wonder, how will Trump's base react to the GOP leaving him to his fate? It could have implications for the Georgia runoffs.

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#337821: Nov 7th 2020 at 9:00:36 AM

I bet Biden and Harris used this song for their "Keep the Faith" slogan. Which is a Woo! 💙

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#337822: Nov 7th 2020 at 9:06:00 AM

If There's a Lesson to Be Learned From the 2020 Election, It Isn't 'Shut Up About Defunding the Police'

     Excerpts from the article 
During a contentious call among House Democrats on Thursday, representatives griped about the negative impact that progressives have had on their campaigns. In a curse-laden rant, Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger said that “Tuesday was a failure,” and that Democrats should stop brushing off smears by Republican competitors in attack ads, explaining that even if their claims sound ridiculous, constituents could believe them. She also took issue with phrases like “defund the police” and “socialism” which she blames on House losses.

This was a transparent jab at Congresswomen Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, some of the few and most vocal members of Congress who have supported defunding police departments across the nation, in light of a series of police brutality incidents in spring and summer. While they were accused by some of their colleagues of getting too embroiled in activist lingo and sentiment, they stood firm to their positions. This didn’t hurt their own re-election efforts, but Spanberger is suggesting that Republicans jumping on the anti-police rhetoric destroyed their fellow Democrats in House races across the nation.

Valorizing the police and demonizing socialism are common tactics that speak to all-American values, so Spanberger’s argument would be believable and compelling if a little thing called ‘facts’ didn’t shit all over it. Language regarding policing didn’t move the needle enough for President Trump to sail to re-election on the campaign trail, and data suggests that the protests against police brutality may have helped bring Democrats to the voting booth.

Chatter about defunding the police was massive at the height of these protests, and while it’s unlikely that newly registered voters were naive enough to believe that they could vote away police brutality, it’s not hard to imagine that they were motivated to oust President and a party that overwhelmingly reveled in villainizing protesters and threatening them with state violence.

Republican fixation on policing and socialism often act more as dog whistles of racial grievance than coherent objections to healthcare, cleaner air, and police accountability. Instead of falling for them, Democrats should focus on organizing on the ground and make these issues as popular as national polling suggests they already are, so that constituents won’t be susceptible to right-wing scare tactics.

But it’s easier for Spanberger and those like her to point the finger at the left than look inward. They’ll fall for the right’s fear-mongering just as easily as the voters they curse for doing the same. A candidate in favor of defunding the police might not always be the right candidate for every district, but it’s evident that when a middle of the road moderate like Spanberger and others reclaim their House seats by the skin of their teeth, there’s likely more than just the specter of The Squad to blame.

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#337823: Nov 7th 2020 at 9:09:45 AM

The Cult will either:

A) Realize that they aren't actually "Republicans" or "Christians" anymore as they rather defend Trump than Conservative or Religious standards and wake up.

B) Keep lying for themselves and turn on the GOP, calling them "TRAITORS!"

C) "Drink the Kool-Aid."

D) Spread destruction.

E) Get very confused for the next four years and enact in acts of terrorism as "vengeance" against democratic establishments.

One thing for certain, they won't go back to "normal" any time soon.

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#337824: Nov 7th 2020 at 9:11:14 AM

Let's party like we're in Philly!

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#337825: Nov 7th 2020 at 9:13:08 AM

The Spirit Bomb finally worked, everybody.

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