# 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:** 152
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3025 "2020-11-06T02:50:05Z")
Why do you think GA will go to Trump? Late military ballots? ---
**Author:** ![gnarator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gnarator/32/8266_2.png) [@gnarator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnarator)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3026 "2020-11-06T02:51:33Z")
It goes to the House, but each state gets one vote. Republicans control more state delegations than Democrats, so Trump wins. ---
**Author:** ![jshore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@jshore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jshore)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3027 "2020-11-06T02:54:05Z")
According to FiveThirtyEight, CNN is saying that Clayton County, GA plans to release results from its 5700 outstanding ballots by midnight. If it is similar to the last batch from Clayton (87-13% for Biden), that would likely put Biden up in Georgia by about 2000 votes. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3028 "2020-11-06T02:56:27Z")
> [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](#): > > I doubt he’ll ever serve any time. I suspect he’ll croak before he’s ever found guilty of anything. I think sudden debilitating illness that prevents court appearances is a fairly common outcome when autocrats fall. The only one I’m personally familiar with is Suharto, who after being a vigorous leader for decades became suddenly fragile and incapacitated after being pushed out. Perhaps other posters can name a few more? I believe both Idi Amin and Robert Mugabe were too sick at the ends of their lives to answer in court for their crimes, but my grasp of modern world history is shakier than it ought to be. ---
**Author:** ![jshore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@jshore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jshore)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3029 "2020-11-06T02:59:02Z")
Yeah…There is little doubt that Georgia is very close to a tie…As I noted up-thread when it was down to 1/4 of 1%, we are unlikely to see the tally ever larger than that in either direction again. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3030 "2020-11-06T03:01:17Z")
> [@CairoCarol](#): > > I believe both Idi Amin and Robert Mugabe were too sick at the ends of their lives to answer in court for their crimes, but my grasp of modern world history is shakier than it ought to be. Milosevic as well, no? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3031 "2020-11-06T03:02:19Z")
PA’s a nail-biter all right, but I’m continuing to take the rosy view and believe Biden will take it going away, by tomorrow afternoon or so. Cheer up, Mr. Trump; now you’ll have even more time for golf than you did the past four years. At least until the indictments get handed down. ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3032 "2020-11-06T03:03:16Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > The spreadsheet guy’s spreadsheet no longer even has a scenario on it where Trump wins Georgia. Do we all know who the spreadsheet guy is? ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3033 "2020-11-06T03:04:17Z")
A day ago, AZ was called and NV seemed certain to go next for Biden, and PA and GA seemed questionable to doubtful. Now it seems that PA is the most likely to go Biden’s way, and GA might as well; and Biden now has real problems in AZ and NV. ---
**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 6, 2020, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3034 "2020-11-06T03:04:37Z")
There will almost certainly be a recount in GA. And I don’t blame Trump for that, or really for requesting a recount in any of these close races. But I could easily see a recount flipping the result. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3035 "2020-11-06T03:05:42Z")
> [@gnarator](#): > > It goes to the House, but each state gets one vote. Republicans control more state delegations than Democrats, so Trump wins. It’s probably the most undemocratic part of our election system. The electoral college is bad enough, but at least California’s say is weighted, even if not enough, for its higher population. An EC tie makes CA’s vote count the same as Wyoming’s. ---
**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 6, 2020, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3036 "2020-11-06T03:07:52Z")
> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > Do we all know who the spreadsheet guy is? @gogigupta and @apalm18 are their Twitter handles. ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3037 "2020-11-06T03:08:07Z")
CNN: “The president claims he is losing because of fraud. It’s because of math.” 😆 ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3038 "2020-11-06T03:09:25Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Biden now has real problems in AZ and NV. Biden will likely win NV. What’s mystifying is why it’s taking them so long. What are they doing? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3039 "2020-11-06T03:10:02Z")
> [@Jas09](#): > > > [@CairoCarol](#): > > > > I believe both Idi Amin and Robert Mugabe were too sick at the ends of their lives to answer in court for their crimes, but my grasp of modern world history is shakier than it ought to be. > > Milosevic as well, no? Shah of Iran, also. Died about 18 months after the revolution. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3040 "2020-11-06T03:11:12Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Biden now has real problems in AZ and NV. AZ, yes. Nevada, maybe not. It’s just totally opaque what is going on there. Many pundits, including Jon Ralston who knows that state’s elections better than anyone, think it’s in the bag for Biden. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3041 "2020-11-06T03:12:38Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > Biden will likely win NV. What’s mystifying is why it’s taking them so long. What are they doing? I listened to a press conference from the Clark County election director earlier today. From what I understand the problem is a lack of a central database keeping track of who voted in the various counties. Due to this they have to check the mail in ballots against multiple databases to make sure nobody voted multiple times. ---
**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 6, 2020, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3042 "2020-11-06T03:13:26Z")
How am I supposed to sleep tonight? 😳 ---
**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 6, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3043 "2020-11-06T03:14:15Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > A day ago, AZ was called and NV seemed certain to go next for Biden, and PA and GA seemed questionable to doubtful. Now it seems that PA is the most likely to go Biden’s way, and GA might as well; and Biden now has real problems in AZ and NV. I’ve been hearing NV is still looking good for Biden, but who knows. Chuck Todd just did an analysis of GA and AZ. He was sounding very punchy and tired, but the upshot as far as I could follow was he thinks PA is still looking really good for Biden but AZ is dicey. He didn’t mention NV or NC. ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3044 "2020-11-06T03:14:30Z")
This is not going to happen. SCOTUS already ruled on this issue in July. > **[Supreme Court Rules State 'Faithless Elector' Laws Constitutional](https://www.npr.org/2020/07/06/885168480/supreme-court-rules-state-faithless-elector-laws-constitutional)** > > The decision could directly affect the election, which will take place in November amid a pandemic and a partial economic collapse. In part: > The U.S. Supreme Court has unanimously upheld laws across the country that remove or punish rogue Electoral College delegates who refuse to cast their votes for the presidential candidate they were pledged to support. > > The decision Monday was a loss for “faithless electors,” who argued that under the Constitution they have discretion to decide which candidate to support. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=151) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=153)