# Election Day Omnibus thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 4, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683 "2024-11-04T20:15:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 22
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/421 "2024-11-06T00:53:31Z")
> [@Jas09](#): > > “Red mirage” does not apply to FL or GA. Got it. Georgia may be too early to call but Florida really looks to be going to Trump (though Florida seemed like a stretch to me anyway). ---
**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/422 "2024-11-06T00:53:58Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Are they? Because in the past, mail-in votes didn’t get counted until later. Kornacki said the early returns will be “vote by mail and early in-person vote”. Take that for what it’s worth. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/423 "2024-11-06T00:54:06Z")
Philly is dropping its mail-in votes at 8:01, which will be the first significant dump thus far. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/424 "2024-11-06T00:54:53Z")
Harris is currently leading in Ohio. I’ll be surprised if that holds, but we’ll see. ---
**Author:** ![liirogue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dbc845/32.png) [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/425 "2024-11-06T00:55:04Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Judge refused to extend voting times (fucker) although he will let those in line at 8 PM vote. Is it not already the law that people already in line when polls close are allowed to vote? ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/426 "2024-11-06T00:55:18Z")
16 states and dc to close in 5 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/427 "2024-11-06T00:56:02Z")
I’ve decided to break into the whiskey and Mike’s Hard Lemonade a little early so as to help stay calm. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/428 "2024-11-06T00:56:04Z")
Yes, it is. Usually if there are delays or something wonky they will extend as a courtesy. ---
**Author:** ![PhillyGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@PhillyGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PhillyGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/429 "2024-11-06T00:56:13Z")
> [@JaneDoe42](#): > > > [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > > > Trump also got West Virginia. > > Without any votes being counted. The polls weren’t even closed before it was called. Most should have been closed. And they have been exit polling all day. Exit polls aren’t meaningful in a close race, but it is not a close race. Questioning the projections, when the AP and legacy networks agree, risks feeding Trump fear, uncertainty, and doubt nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/430 "2024-11-06T00:56:14Z")
> [@Win\_Place\_Show](#): > > Kornacki said the early returns will be “vote by mail and early in-person vote”. I think as @Jas09 said that won’t be universal. I zoomed in on Georgia, and none of the counties where their big cities are even show who is leading yet (except Chatham County, where Savannah is, says Harris is leading). I wouldn’t be surprised if it is insanely close yet again in Georgia. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/431 "2024-11-06T00:56:59Z")
> [@PhillyGuy](#): > > Most should have been closed. And they have been exit polling all day. Exit polls aren’t meaningful in a close race, but it is not a close race. I mean, it’s all but certain that CA, OR, and WA will get called for Harris the instant polls close on the west coast. The outcome of the vote there is not in question. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/432 "2024-11-06T00:57:46Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Harris is currently leading in Ohio. I’ll be surprised if that holds, but we’ll see. It won’t. One sliver of brightness in GA is that the ring counties look a bit more pro-Harris than they were pro-Biden. Looking at Rockdale and Douglas. We will see if that augers well for Fulton, Cobb, and Gwinnett. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/433 "2024-11-06T00:58:19Z")
Florida on AP’s map shows 80% counted with Trump 10 points ahead, so I expect it to be called any minute. ---
**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/434 "2024-11-06T00:58:43Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I think as @Jas09 said that won’t be universal. Ah, gotcha. I will say that Kornacki was doing his thing in front of his North Carolina map when he made that comment (I quickly rewinded my Youtube TV to make sure I’d heard him right). ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/435 "2024-11-06T00:58:44Z")
We should have a bunch of projections coming in in just about 2 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/436 "2024-11-06T00:59:57Z")
I missed if this is only for Presidential elections, but if not Rep. Maxwell Frost won his Florida seat. A tiny win, but good. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/437 "2024-11-06T01:00:01Z")
They will want to see some in-person numbers from various precincts before they call it, but yeah FL will be a pretty early call it seems. A Democrat can’t win there without winning in Miami. ETA: Nevermind, they called it for Trump at poll close. Very bad omen for Harris. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/438 "2024-11-06T01:00:15Z")
> [@Win\_Place\_Show](#): > > I will say that Kornacki was doing his thing in front of his North Carolina map when he made that comment (I quickly rewinded my Youtube TV to make sure I’d heard him right). Oh, so his comments might have been about NC specifically, which would be a good reason to be cautious about that state at the moment. I gotta stop watching this stupid map. Ohio flipped from Red to Blue (my guess is that they got the Columbus votes counted from my zooming in) and I’m going to drive myself crazy. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/439 "2024-11-06T01:01:21Z")
Trump: FL, TN, MO, AL, OK Harris: MA, MD, DC ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/440 "2024-11-06T01:01:41Z")
I had promised myself on the way home that I would spend this evening tidying my desk, and ignore the news. Instead, I’ve been rotating through a set of three tabs pretty much since I got home. 😕 (I did turn off the news as soon as I got home, so I guess that was a good move.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683.md?page=23)