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#341026: Nov 24th 2020 at 10:13:45 AM

[up] Spoiling their runoff ballots would do just as well. Anyone who would actually try it isn't sharp enough to cut butter, so no loss to democracy.

Edited by Fighteer on Nov 24th 2020 at 1:14:23 PM

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#341027: Nov 24th 2020 at 10:14:26 AM

I have recently learned that Georgia Runoffs do not allow for Write-in Candidates. So what would most likely happen is any person who intends to write in Trump is gonna see that they can only vote for the Republican Candidates or the Democratic ones, then reluctantly vote for the Republican ones. Any that would still attempt to write in Trump would be considered illegitimate.

We need them to boycott the Election, not try to write in Trump.

Would that stop people from writing in Trump anyway?

Edited by sgamer82 on Nov 24th 2020 at 10:15:03 AM

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#341028: Nov 24th 2020 at 10:14:29 AM

Yeah, democrats should be happy about this infighting but anything that banks on republicans not falling in line seems like a misplaced hope. it'll still be hard.

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#341029: Nov 24th 2020 at 10:14:33 AM

Biden's making his official announcement on cabinet and other senior officials positions right now. I think it's just the ones we already know, but I can't stick around to watch all of it so someone might want to keep an eye on that in case a new name pops up.

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#341030: Nov 24th 2020 at 10:17:27 AM

[up]x3 I think it would stop most of the Trumpeteers from trying. Not all of them, but enough that Loeffler and Perdue would come out victorious. I'm doubtful Poll Workers aren't telling the voters they have to vote for the names only on the Sheets (though I'm not in Georgia, so maybe they are not telling them anything?).

Edited by DingoWalley1 on Nov 24th 2020 at 1:18:03 PM

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#341031: Nov 24th 2020 at 10:18:27 AM

I'm not counting on this kind of stupidity winning the runoff elections for Democrats, I'm just engaging in some popcorn/schadenfreude.

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#341032: Nov 24th 2020 at 10:19:08 AM

Congressman seeks to have Rudolph Giuliani disbarred over attempts to overturn election

Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) cited fraud and misconduct in his complaints against Giuliani

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/11/24/rudy-giuliani-disbar/

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#341033: Nov 24th 2020 at 10:20:08 AM

Gee, just one complaint? I'd think he'd have quite the pile by now.

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sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#341034: Nov 24th 2020 at 10:21:48 AM

Funny you should say that:

'Beyond an embarrassment,' legal experts say of Trump and Giuliani's floundering efforts in court – "It's as dysfunctional a litigation strategy as I've ever seen," one attorney told NBC News.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/beyond-embarrassment-legal-experts-say-trump-giuliani-s-floundering-efforts-n1248667

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#341035: Nov 24th 2020 at 10:38:25 AM

I'm amazed it took so long for a complaint against Ghouliani, but I also remember that it took Jack Thompson over a decade of antics to get disbarred and declared Vexatious.

There's an argument on scale there, sure, but it shows just how slowly these things move.

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#341036: Nov 24th 2020 at 11:07:21 AM

I was about to bring up the ultimate Moral Guardian (more like oppressor) when it comes to comparing faulty lawyers.

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#341037: Nov 24th 2020 at 11:09:56 AM

Holy shit, jack thompson Is a name I haven't heard in ages.

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#341038: Nov 24th 2020 at 11:42:14 AM

That name, I never thought I would ever see it again. That's a nightmare from over a decade ago.

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#341039: Nov 24th 2020 at 12:29:11 PM

The Nevada results have been certified. That just leaves Arizona, as far as Biden swing states go.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/24/politics/state-certification-2020-election-results-joe-biden/index.html

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#341040: Nov 24th 2020 at 12:49:21 PM

Yeah, democrats should be happy about this infighting but anything that banks on republicans not falling in line seems like a misplaced hope. it'll still be hard.

I don't think we should assume it would definitely work but it's just as unfounded to assume that it can't. As I said before, Trump already depressed turnout during the General, possibly leading to his loss in Georgia. It doesn't seem unreasonable to hypothesize that it could happen again.

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Galadriel Since: Feb, 2015
#341041: Nov 24th 2020 at 1:03:25 PM

Considering that 2020 is record turnout for the 21st century, I don’t really believe that.

Xopher001 Since: Jul, 2012
#341042: Nov 24th 2020 at 1:03:42 PM

The same article also says that turnout was depressed among Democratic voters more than it was among Republicans

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#341043: Nov 24th 2020 at 1:06:31 PM

[up]

Which does stand to reason - if someone's preferred Primary pick lost the actual nomination, they would be more inclined to stay at home than someone whose Presidential pick was locked in from the start by the party at large.

Something else to consider - who may have passed away between the Primaries and the General election in those States?

Edited by ironballs16 on Nov 24th 2020 at 4:52:28 AM

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smokeycut Since: Mar, 2013
#341044: Nov 24th 2020 at 3:31:44 PM

People who passed away, as well as people who were disenfranchised by a criminal record and so on.

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#341045: Nov 24th 2020 at 3:39:34 PM

It seems that with Trump having lost the election people in Georgia know that Biden will work best with a Democrat-controlled Senate in order to get rid of this pandemic. Georgia voters, especially older ones, are fearful of dying from the virus, and thus wanted the most immediate and effective solution to ending the pandemic. Since Trump won't be president any longer come January, they may vote Democrat just to get the Covfefe Covid out of their lives. Also, Trump's temper tantrums after losing the election and Republican infighting may have turned off these voters.

Edited by clemont107 on Nov 24th 2020 at 6:40:47 AM

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#341046: Nov 24th 2020 at 3:41:56 PM

Honestly, I am wondering if the coronavirus pushed the needle any.

If it did, that gives the horrifying answer that Trump would have possibly won.

Mind you, Biden's lead continues to grow and that makes me feel mildly better about the election.

It's not so much "1/2 of America is Trumpists, it's more, 1/3rd."

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#341047: Nov 24th 2020 at 3:45:37 PM

The way I see it, Trump wasn't beaten by Biden, he was beaten by coronavirus and himself.

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#341048: Nov 24th 2020 at 3:48:57 PM

It's a pretty common take that if T**** had done, y'know, pretty much anything to control COVID then it would've been a much more standard incumbent/challenger election.

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#341049: Nov 24th 2020 at 3:52:27 PM

If he was the kind of person to actually act to control COVID he wouldn’t have won the Republican nominee in 2016.

The incompetence and greed are a key part of his appeal, that’s why I continue to dislike when people bring up fears of “a competent Trump”.

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#341050: Nov 24th 2020 at 3:55:25 PM

He probaly would have won without the virus in all honesty... all of the metrics low info voters care about were doing well dispite his best attempts to break them.


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