# Election Day \[Week\]\[Month\[s\]\] \[Year\] 2020 follow-along thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 3, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618 "2020-11-03T05:36:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 113
**Author:** ![MikeF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2243 "2020-11-05T15:49:12Z")
> [@orcenio](#): > > The most alarming point to take away from this election is that you have +68 million Trump voters in your country. Exactly this. I cannot, for the life of me, understand how so many people do not recognize Trump for what he is or, if they do, are O.K. with it because they “like his polices.” I am an early 60s,college educated white white male, career law enforcement officer raised in a Republican household. As a matter of fact, I am registered Pub and voted straight Dem this time around. Whenever I try to have a rational discussion with a Trumper, they resort to yelling, interrupting and making assertions they can’t back up. They are clones of Trump. Is so infuriating that I have given up. I do have a Trumper friend that will be wearing a Biden t-shirt if Biden wins and he loses the bet. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2244 "2020-11-05T15:50:15Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > The legal team sent to fight for Trump is not the typical GOP insider legal teams, it’s just Rudy, Bondi, and Sekulow. (This is a big tell, imho.) Yeah, this is Naboo sending Jar Jar Binks to be their Senator. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2245 "2020-11-05T15:50:42Z")
There’s apéritifs and finger sandwiches being served over here … if you’re interested: > [@US-Americans, I Pit you!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-americans-i-pit-you/924745): > > Today is the 4th of November and the result of the election is not clear cut. Trump might still win, some write this is even probable. When Trump was elected, many people, good people, thought it was a weird aberration that would be corrected at the next oportunity. It has not been. You have not done it. Whatever the final result, you have not repudiated Trump decisively after seeing him in office for four years. Half of you Americans have voted again for lies, delusions, unfairness, superstit… Your post was very well-written. I’m disassembling my dad’s old safety razor at this very minute 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2246 "2020-11-05T15:50:45Z")
You forgot - I’m afraid Biden will enact another COVID shutdown so I’m voting for Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2247 "2020-11-05T15:52:06Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Can I just remark that it is appearing that the GOP institutionalists have already conceded? Yes, for now… but if the vote in PA doesn’t come through, and AZ flips, they will be right there fighting the fight in GA and/or WI. For now it is best for them to stay silent and let the votes come out. There is no benefit for them getting the stink on them when it’s entirely possible that PA, GA, AZ, and NV all fall to Biden (leaving no room for Trump to pull it out) ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2248 "2020-11-05T15:55:14Z")
> [@solost](#): > > - Eh, I don’t know much about politics, so I’ll just vote for the incumbent > - I’m scared of the riots, and I heard trump say “LAW AND ORDER” several thousand times > - I can’t stand him personally, but I’m a lifelong Repub, and I heard Biden is a Socialist commie > [@Skywatcher](#): > > - I’m afraid Biden will enact another COVID shutdown so I’m voting for Trump. Also … - Abortion is evil so I have to vote for the Republican. - I don’t want men who claim to be women competing against my daughter in field hockey, so I have to vote for the Republican. - The S & P is up 40% under Trump, so he must be doing something right. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2249 "2020-11-05T15:58:27Z")
If you talk to my Trump supporting family, the biggest issue facing America is that colleges may offer a course in transgendered studies. So, they have to vote for Trump or something. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2250 "2020-11-05T15:59:19Z")
> [@urbanredneck2](#): > > I think democrats need to look at why every city run by democrats is full of homeless and crime. I see pictures of Los Angeles with tents everywhere. I see people leaving California because of the high taxes and crime. What does that tell people about democrats ability to lead? Moderating: Don’t hijack threads. No warning issued. ---
**Author:** ![solost](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/solost/32/11776_2.png) [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2251 "2020-11-05T15:59:31Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > > [@solost](#): > > > > - Eh, I don’t know much about politics, so I’ll just vote for the incumbent > > - I’m scared of the riots, and I heard trump say “LAW AND ORDER” several thousand times > > - I can’t stand him personally, but I’m a lifelong Repub, and I heard Biden is a Socialist commie > > > [@Skywatcher](#): > > > > - I’m afraid Biden will enact another COVID shutdown so I’m voting for Trump. > > Also … > > - Abortion is evil so I have to vote for the Republican. > - I don’t want men who claim to be women competing against my daughter in field hockey, so I have to vote for the Republican. > - The S & P is up 40% under Trump, so he must be doing something right. Oh yeah, speaking of the single-issue trump voter, I also forgot: - 2ND AMENDMENT! Biden’s gonna take away mah guns!! ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2252 "2020-11-05T16:00:55Z")
Seen on the Interwebs this morning … [https://scontent.fapa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/123351774\_2828858320695782\_940002881623112458\_n.jpg?\_nc\_cat=105&ccb=2&\_nc\_sid=8bfeb9&\_nc\_ohc=rM5pur9oUgUAX8XUhob&\_nc\_ht=scontent.fapa1-2.fna&oh=a4dcf9f469c2bfbeff8f84de28f937a9&oe=5FC94A79](https://scontent.fapa1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/123351774_2828858320695782_940002881623112458_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=2&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=rM5pur9oUgUAX8XUhob&_nc_ht=scontent.fapa1-2.fna&oh=a4dcf9f469c2bfbeff8f84de28f937a9&oe=5FC94A79) ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2253 "2020-11-05T16:00:55Z")
> [@JohnT](#): > > Can I just remark that it is appearing that the GOP institutionalists have already conceded? > > … McConnell is talking about how he’s going to stymie Biden. > > … The legal team sent to fight for Trump is not the typical GOP insider legal teams, it’s just Rudy, Bondi, and Sekulow. (This is a big tell, imho.) Don’t forget Eric. He’s the Trump family poster boy for losing. I think part of the reason his legal team is who they are is any _real_ lawyer would demand payment up front, cash or certified check only , or maybe just cash. But apparently his base expects a fight, so a fight they will get. There were signs a few weeks ago that Mitch McConnell might have serious health problems. My thoughts and prayers are going out because the Dem governor would appoint his replacement. That would just be the perfect way to end his his career. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2254 "2020-11-05T16:01:51Z")
It’s tiring to see Democrats continue to be blamed for Trump, or for not winning by a large enough margin. It’s bullshit. The abolitionists weren’t to blame for not ending slavery soon enough – they did the best they could with the information they had. Slavers and slavery-defenders were to blame. It wasn’t the Jews who were to blame for the Holocaust – it was Nazis. And it’s not Democrats to blame for Trump – it’s Trump supporters, and Trump enablers. There’s no magic bullet. Democrats got historically high turnout. And it was still close. That’s not Democrats’ fault – that’s the fault of Trump’s supporters, and Trump’s enablers. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2255 "2020-11-05T16:02:58Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > Yeah, this is Naboo sending Jar Jar Binks to be their Senator. Err… Isn’t that how we ended up with Emperor Palpatine? ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2256 "2020-11-05T16:05:47Z")
I’m pretty sure they all think it will cost them money in some fashion and then freak out about it. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2257 "2020-11-05T16:07:21Z")
Just doing some conservative guessing and conservative rough estimating and conservative adding and subtracting, I cautiously think Biden’s gonna win it by a cat’s whisker. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2258 "2020-11-05T16:10:32Z")
Interesting Tweet from Dave Wasserman: > I’ll definitely consider this in future cycles, possibly just giving to the DSCC or DCCC as opposed to the candidates themselves, to prevent headlines about out-of-state donations flooding in, which could help the incumbent. ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2259 "2020-11-05T16:16:52Z")
Georgia is going to a recount. But Biden wins by 100k in Pennsylvania anyway. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2260 "2020-11-05T16:20:44Z")
Are you conjecturing? I’ve seen nothing about either of these? ---
**Author:** ![Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiendish_astronaut/32/3295_2.png) [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2261 "2020-11-05T16:21:29Z")
Yeah sorry, it’s my educated guess. But I’m fairly confident. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2262 "2020-11-05T16:21:32Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > Are you conjecturing? I’ve seen nothing about either of these? I believe so. Even then, someone wins in Georgia as a result of a recount. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=112) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=114)