# 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:** 114
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2263 "2020-11-05T16:25:20Z")
Has there ever been a race this close in US history? Has there ever been a race in which so many states are up in the air like this? ---
**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, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2264 "2020-11-05T16:25:49Z")
It’s not that close, at least by the votes (you know, the way a normal democracy does it). ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2265 "2020-11-05T16:27:17Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Has there ever been a race this close in US history? I seems to recall an election in 2000 that came down to a few hundred votes in a Southeast state. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2266 "2020-11-05T16:27:42Z")
I’m relying 100% on Pennsylvania. I’m getting scared. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2267 "2020-11-05T16:28:50Z")
Not American, but I am so ready for this election to be over. I hope Biden takes it today. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2268 "2020-11-05T16:30:10Z")
Sure, I was 17 during the 2000 election so I can’t say I was following it too closely. But has the election ever hinged by a razor thin margin in several states at once like this? ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2269 "2020-11-05T16:30:15Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Has there ever been a race this close in US history? Bush won the 2000 election by 537 votes in Florida, after the Supreme Court decided Florida should stop recounting votes. ---
**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, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2270 "2020-11-05T16:30:32Z")
Is Nevada and Arizona expected to certify today? I thought it’s looking more like late Friday at the soonest. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2271 "2020-11-05T16:31:15Z")
Supposedly Nevada announces in half an hour. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2272 "2020-11-05T16:31:29Z")
I’ve been trying (with futility) to follow it less. The last I read was that Georgia is expected within a few hours. ---
**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, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2273 "2020-11-05T16:33:33Z")
When one man states _so eloquently_ what the rest of us are feeling … > Sigh. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2274 "2020-11-05T16:33:37Z")
> [@Kron](#): > > Supposedly Nevada announces in half an hour. Well, they are supposed to provide an update then; I’m not sure that it’ll be an announcement of final tallies. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2275 "2020-11-05T16:34:39Z")
I don’t know, Nevada may be too stressed to give an update today. They’ve only taken one day off counting since the election. ---
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2276 "2020-11-05T16:36:07Z")
Using the total number of outstanding votes and the weighted average of +19 for Biden, I’m coming up with a net gain for Biden of 11,660 votes. I then plugged everything into Excel, and am coming up with a net gain for Biden of 11,784 votes. Unfortunately, neither of these figures are enough to overcome an 18K deficit. ☹ Hopefully I’m missing something. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2277 "2020-11-05T16:37:32Z")
> [@Kron](#): > > Supposedly Nevada announces in half an hour. > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Well, they are supposed to provide an update then; I’m not sure that it’ll be an announcement of final tallies. Biden is holding a press conference @ 11 AM ET. Does he know something? > ## Biden campaign will speak at 11 a.m. ET > > From CNN’s Arlette Saenez and Sarah Mucha > > Joe Biden’s campaign announced it will be holding a livestreamed press conference at 11 a.m. ET. > > Campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon and senior adviser Bob Bauer will provide an update on the state of the race, as votes continue to be counted. > [CNN](https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-biden-election-results-11-05-20/index.html) Is that going on now? (I’m losing track of my time zones.) ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2278 "2020-11-05T16:38:31Z")
That would have been 38 minutes ago. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2279 "2020-11-05T16:40:40Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > Sigh. At least he stayed on message. ---
**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, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2280 "2020-11-05T16:46:22Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > At least he stayed on message. Yeah: BBQ, Beer, FreeDumb. ---
**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, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2281 "2020-11-05T16:46:53Z")
> [@robby](#): > > Using the total number of outstanding votes and the weighted average of +19 for Biden, I’m coming up with a net gain for Biden of 11,660 votes. > > I then plugged everything into Excel, and am coming up with a net gain for Biden of 11,784 votes. > > Unfortunately, neither of these figures are enough to overcome an 18K deficit. ☹ > > Hopefully I’m missing something. Those leans will be skewed further democrat by the fact that the outstanding ballots are postal votes. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2020, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/2282 "2020-11-05T16:47:40Z")
> [@Kron](#): > > That would have been 38 minutes ago. Sooo… it didn’t happen? ETA: It did. [https://www.local10.com/video/news/politics/2020/11/05/watch-live-joe-bidens-campaign-holds-press-conference-on-state-of-race/](https://www.local10.com/video/news/politics/2020/11/05/watch-live-joe-bidens-campaign-holds-press-conference-on-state-of-race/) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=113) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=115)