# 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:** 159
**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, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3166 "2020-11-06T04:47:02Z")
> [@sweepkick](#): > > Er, Biden is trailing PA by 24k, not leading. I specified NBC’s map, not AP. NBC is showing Biden ahead. There is something a bit funky with NBC’s GA tally, however. When I hover over GA, it first shows Biden 2K behind, then after about 10 seconds the values swap and he’s shown ahead. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3167 "2020-11-06T04:49:00Z")
exactly, although I have only seen CNN do that. Make it simple. Trump has one path, win PA and everything else except NV. Unless I have forgotten some little detail ---
**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 6, 2020, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3168 "2020-11-06T04:49:55Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > I specified NBC’s map, not AP. NBC is showing Biden ahead. I’m looking at their map right now, and it shows Biden behind in PA by 24K (which is what everyone else is showing, too). I suspect that it was a momentary glitch. > **[Presidential election results: Live map of 2020 electoral votes](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-elections/president-results/?icid=election_usmap?icid=election_usmap)** > > Results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, including electoral votes between Trump and Biden in each state, and who is winning the popular vote. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3169 "2020-11-06T04:51:30Z")
FWIW, Carville very definte BIden wins PA by substantial margin, GA by a couple thousand but not until the morning ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3170 "2020-11-06T04:52:04Z")
I had a busy day today and couldn’t keep up with the thread (or news). But I kind of wanted to know the news and discussion as it happened so I could know the full context rather than just jumping right into the current discussion, so I just read about 1000 posts in a row. That’s gotta be some kind of record. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_fun_ball/32/17664_2.png) [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3171 "2020-11-06T04:52:52Z")
I don’t think so. In that case it will be Republicans 50, Dems 48 and Ind 2. But I am just guessing. ---
**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, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3172 "2020-11-06T04:53:25Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > I’m looking at their map right now, and it shows Biden behind in PA by 24K (which is what everyone else is showing, too). I suspect that it was a momentary glitch. I’m showing the same now. Never mind. Damn. ---
**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 6, 2020, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3173 "2020-11-06T04:53:26Z")
Im putting your prize in the mail, but it’s gotta go through Carson City first, so it may be a while. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3174 "2020-11-06T04:53:37Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > I had a busy day today and couldn’t keep up with the thread (or news). But I kind of wanted to know the news and discussion as it happened so I could know the full context rather than just jumping right into the current discussion, so I just read about 1000 posts in a row. That’s gotta be some kind of record. You are awesome! I have been wasted for 2 days, been refreshing my comp every couple of minutes and haven’t puked once. Hows that for a record? ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3175 "2020-11-06T04:53:39Z")
That NBC map puts Biden on top of Trump in Georgia even though he’s behind in the vote count. I think because it’s just sorting based on rounding 49.4% as being equal, and then order them probably in alphabetical order. Bad design. Made me think that Biden had flipped the current count in Georgia. ---
**Author:** ![Lance\_Turbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lance_turbo/32/6156_2.png) [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3176 "2020-11-06T04:54:04Z")
> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > If a faithless elector would every really happen it’s in this most fucked-up of elections. Faithless electors happen all the time. [There were seven in 2016, and three more had their votes invalidated by state laws.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faithless_electors_in_the_2016_United_States_presidential_election) Ron Paul ran for president three times with no success, but he finally received his first electoral vote in 2016. ---
**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 6, 2020, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3177 "2020-11-06T04:56:25Z")
MSNBC is reporting that Clayton County, in Georgia (Atlanta area), is going to release additional results yet tonight, apparently around 4000 total. Assuming that Biden gets a similar high proportion in these to what he’s gotten earlier tonight, that may put him past Trump in Georgia tonight. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3178 "2020-11-06T04:56:52Z")
> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > If a faithless elector would every really happen it’s in this most fucked-up of elections. I’m Canadian and I’m pretty sure faithless electors are impossible here so I am curious about how it works in the US. We’re talking about a scenario where Biden wins 270 or more electoral votes but someone in the Electoral College decides that they want Trump to be President instead? And they can do this and it would be binding? That seems like it would be a very bad idea for that person, the country and the system at large. I know Trump has many sycophants but is it likely that some utterly shameless person would put everything on the line to throw the election to Trump after he lost? At some point the Republican Party has to approach Trump and tell him to get with the times, no? He’s not just embarrassing himself, he’s also forcing others to come along for the ride. Although I guess that ship sailed a long time ago. Still… ---
**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, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3179 "2020-11-06T04:57:08Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > > [@kenobi\_65](#): > > > > I’m looking at their map right now, and it shows Biden behind in PA by 24K (which is what everyone else is showing, too). I suspect that it was a momentary glitch. > > I’m showing the same now. Never mind. Damn. Give it time. Last I heard PA should flip by 3-4 am. ---
**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 6, 2020, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3180 "2020-11-06T04:59:18Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > We’re talking about a scenario where Biden wins 270 or more electoral votes but someone in the Electoral College decides that they want Trump to be President instead? And they can do this and it would be binding? Depends on the state, but yeah. And they don’t necessarily need to switch from Biden to Trump - the President-elect needs 50%+1 to win. Anything less sends it to the House for a per-state delegation vote. ---
**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 6, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3181 "2020-11-06T05:00:00Z")
> [@solost](#): > > Give it time. Last I heard PA should flip by 3-4 am. Which I really, really should not try to stay up for. See you all sometime in the morning. Probably not early, I’m already going to bed too late. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3182 "2020-11-06T05:01:57Z")
> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > > [@Mike\_Mabes](#): > > > > the court room scenes in the Odd Couple, I believe there are 3 EPs with them, are some of the funniest TV ever > > What’s “EP”? Is that Extended Play? 'Cause I thought that was for records (single, EP, LP) not video. **EP** isodes. ---
**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, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3183 "2020-11-06T05:02:48Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > because the rules can’t be changed retroactively and I don’t believe in the end it’s going to be a 270 EV election. As I pointed out before your post there is no need to change _any_ rules retroactively or otherwise because currently–_this election_–a faithless elector can not be stopped in the majority of states. I think you are confusing the issue re: states can not retroactively change the _manner in which they select their electoral college voters_. That’s not what we’re talking about. We are talking about an EC voter not voting for whom they are pledged to vote or in other words, a faithless elector. For this topic it does not matter _how_ that EC voter was selected which is what you were thinking of. Also, it doesn’t matter what the EV score is, a faithless elector could happen regardless. ---
**Author:** ![Mike\_Mabes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mike_mabes/32/1782_2.png) [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3184 "2020-11-06T05:03:57Z")
and EP records, do they even exist anymore with the comeback of vinyl? I imagine they do ---
**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, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3185 "2020-11-06T05:04:16Z")
> [@thorny\_locust](#): > > > [@solost](#): > > > > Give it time. Last I heard PA should flip by 3-4 am. > > Which I really, really should not try to stay up for. > > See you all sometime in the morning. Probably not early, I’m already going to bed too late. This. Good night everyone. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=158) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=160)