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6th of November, 9am Eastern Time update: Decision Desk HQ have called the presidential race for Joe Biden, others networks are expected to follow shortly

Alaska will not be releasing updates until November 10th and North Carolina won't until November 12th or 13th.

7th of November, 11:30am Eastern Time update: All major news networks except Fox News have now also called the presidential race for Joe Biden. 11:45am update: Fox News have now also called the race for Joe Biden.

The mods will be watching this thread closely, so do not post unsourced (this means Twitter) information, inflammatory statements, or respond with "we're all doomed!", that is obviously and clearly damaging the quality of this thread.
Help resources for if you are experiencing difficulties due to the stress of the election can be found via the National Institute of Mental Health[1].

  • States expecting nearly all results tonight: N.H, Vt, Del, Fla, S.C, Ala, Tenn, Ark, Mo, Neb, Okla, Wyo, Mont, Idaho, Ore, Hawaii.
  • States expecting most results tonight: Maine, Mass, R.I, Va, Ga, Mich, Ohio, W. Va, N.C, Wis, Ill, Ind, Ky, Miss, Minn, Iowa, La, N.D, S.D, Kan, Texas, Colo, N.M, Ariz.
  • States expecting only some results tonight: Conn, N.Y, N.J, Md, D.C, Pa, Nev, Utah, Wash, Calif, Alaska.
Last poll closing times for each state, in EST (US Eastern Standard Time, UTC-5):
  • 7pm: Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia.
  • 7:30pm: Ohio, West Virginia.
  • 8pm: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, D.C, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee.
  • 8:15pm: North Carolina (should have been 7:30, but voting extended due to issues).
  • 8:30pm: Arkansas.
  • 9pm: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
  • 10pm: Iowa, Montana, Nevada, Utah.
  • 11pm: California, Idaho, Oregon, Washington.
  • Midnight: Hawaii.
  • 1am: Alaska.
Only try and draw understanding from results when a county, district or state has reported results in FULL. Mail-in-ballots can be counted at the beginning, middle or end of the process, so incomplete results will be misleading.
Websites for following results: NBC[2], CNN[3], ABC[4], New York Times[5], Decision Desk HQ[6], NPR[7].

Edited by Silasw on Nov 7th 2020 at 4:44:39 PM

nova92 Since: Apr, 2020
#4976: Nov 13th 2020 at 8:23:36 AM

IA-2 Democratic candidate Rita Hart will request a recount - she's trailing the Republican by just 48 votes. [1]

Edited by nova92 on Nov 13th 2020 at 8:23:44 AM

Alphatater Since: May, 2020
#4977: Nov 13th 2020 at 9:37:04 AM

Porter Wright has dropped being Trump's lawyers in his lawsuit against Pennsylvania out of a mixture of disgust that this is undermining democracy as well as the fact that the case is idiocy

Worth noting that the law firm did not give a reason for withdrawing; the talk of "disgust" is pure speculation.

It could as easily be that Trump is too broke to pay them but they were too tactful to say so.

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#4978: Nov 13th 2020 at 9:46:18 AM

The New York Times article mentioned issues of disgust but its behind a Paywall.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#4979: Nov 13th 2020 at 10:02:58 AM

First Pompeo, now Peter Navarro says they're proceeding under the assumption that Trump won a second term. Even though he lost a week ago.

These people are delusional.

Edited by speedyboris on Nov 13th 2020 at 10:05:42 AM

Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#4980: Nov 13th 2020 at 10:08:22 AM

Oh, they are perfectly sane. They're just operating under the system they always have. Please the Dear Leader at all costs.

Alphatater Since: May, 2020
#4981: Nov 13th 2020 at 10:09:04 AM

[up]x3 Gotcha, thanks for clarifying!

Edited by Alphatater on Nov 13th 2020 at 10:09:16 AM

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#4983: Nov 13th 2020 at 10:35:47 AM

Just did a check at the big dates coming up are. [1]

December 8th: The day by which all states must have certified their results, most will have done them by then, but that’s the hard deadline.

December 14th: The electoral college votes.

December 23rd: Congress receives the votes of the electoral college.

January 6th: Congress counts the votes of the electoral college.

January 20th: Inauguration day.

Mixed in with this we have January 5th as the runoff election date in Georgia.

Edited by Silasw on Nov 13th 2020 at 6:36:05 PM

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
LSBK Since: Sep, 2014
#4984: Nov 13th 2020 at 10:40:42 AM

More likely to fire them up/ I really don't see the Democrats taking both seats. One, maybe but not both

Hence my usage of the word "hope". You're not saying anything no one doesn't already know.

AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#4985: Nov 13th 2020 at 11:03:37 AM

Trump is in the stage of denied, I am kinda worried too see what he will do when he reaches the stage of anger.

Specially with all his batshit crazy supporters.

Inter arma enim silent leges
Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#4987: Nov 13th 2020 at 11:07:20 AM

He'll probably be stuck oscillating between Anger and Bargaining, and never reach Depression or Acceptance.

Disgusted, but not surprised
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#4988: Nov 13th 2020 at 11:26:49 AM

I could see him hitting Depression eventually, but Acceptance ain't happening while he's alive.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#4989: Nov 13th 2020 at 11:29:52 AM

CNN has called North Carolina for Trump, and Georgia for Biden. Final Score: 306-232.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#4990: Nov 13th 2020 at 11:42:00 AM

They believe they can cast down democracy. They are not funny. They are dangerous. They are evil.

Author of The Rules of Supervillainy, Cthulhu Armageddon, and United States of Monsters.
Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#4991: Nov 13th 2020 at 12:47:38 PM

[up][up] So pretty much a reverse of 2016… the irony.

Do we have the final results for the Senate and HOR elections, by the way?

Edited by Lyendith on Nov 13th 2020 at 9:49:16 PM

Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#4992: Nov 13th 2020 at 12:50:09 PM

Everything except the Georgia runoffs has now been called, the senate currently sits at 48 Democrats (well Democrats and Independents that caucus with them) and 50 Republicans.

So we won’t know control of the senate until January.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Parable Since: Aug, 2009
#4993: Nov 13th 2020 at 1:26:37 PM

The "voter fraud" hotline Trump set up is being shut down because of all the prank and spam calls.

Incidentally some of the instances of voter fraud the Trump legal team brought to court in Michigan include Republican poll watchers complaining that someone was too loud on the megaphone, and someone calling one of them a Karen.

I'm beginning to see why these keep getting tossed out of court.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#4994: Nov 13th 2020 at 1:31:38 PM

And why his lawyers keep quitting, its to save their careers and reputations.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#4995: Nov 13th 2020 at 1:32:21 PM

Also he may no longer be bothering to pay them.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#4996: Nov 13th 2020 at 1:37:14 PM

[up]Can he pay them? Unless he got a major infusion of cash, he's flat broke.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#4997: Nov 13th 2020 at 1:53:34 PM

The RNC might have the cash on hand, but they probably want to put that shit into Georgia rather than the hailest of all Hail Marys.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Redmess Redmess from Netherlands Since: Feb, 2014
Redmess
#4998: Nov 13th 2020 at 1:57:06 PM

Presumably they are paid by the RNC or the election team.

And yeah, like I said, those lawyers have zero loyalty to Trump. They may be Republicans, but they are not going to put their careers on the line for Trump or the party. I'm glad these lawyers at least have some decency left in them.

Hope shines brightest in the darkest times
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#4999: Nov 13th 2020 at 1:59:12 PM

I wouldn’t say it’s decency, it’s self-interest, a number of judges have been threatening Trump’s lawyers with loosing their ability to practice law if they don’t get the bullshit.

It’s not decency, it’s a desire not to face legal sanctions.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#5000: Nov 13th 2020 at 2:02:53 PM

And apparently their other clients were threatening to drop the firm, because they didn't want to be associated with this shit.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.

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