# 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:** 172
**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, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3427 "2020-11-06T15:00:31Z")
> [@Babale](#): > > > [@solost](#): > > > > Good for Twiiter. That kind of talk is just nuts. I hope trump’s twitter account is next > > He’ll just sock up! Without the trump name attached to his comments, no one will listen. Heck, a lot of people are going to stop listening to him in any case. At least I sincerely hope so. trumpism needs to be consigned to the dustbin of history. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3428 "2020-11-06T15:00:48Z")
Best joke I’ve seen today, and have now stolen. “Only way Trump gets to 270 now is with diet and exercise” ---
**Author:** ![Wrenching\_Spanners](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecb155/32.png) [@Wrenching\_Spanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenching_Spanners)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3429 "2020-11-06T15:01:04Z")
I don’t believe the Australian parliamentary system for choosing the Prime Minister is hugely different than the UK system, and here a faithless parliamentarian is entirely possible, if unlikely. Suppose a party has a leading minority after an election, and has the ability to create a coalition with another party in order to form a government with the most minimal coalition majority. Two MP’s from either the leading party or the coalition party announce that they are unwilling to support the coalition, and will instead be independent and support the opposition. If all the MP’s from the other parties support the opposition, they’re no longer the opposition and you have a different government and Prime Minister. ---
**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 6, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3430 "2020-11-06T15:01:41Z")
> [@MandaJo](#): > > Feelings are feelings and none are wrong, but it’s just superstitious to be like “I won’t relax until I know, just to be safe”. It’s more reasonable to say “I won’t relax because I couldn’t take the disappointment”, but I honestly think it’s safe to let that go at this point. I won’t relax until I see Biden take the oath of office in January. (And then we start with McConnell and the new Supreme Court so the slog is only starting.) ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3431 "2020-11-06T15:01:49Z")
I was an Ayn Rand fan when I was 17. We all have our phases. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3432 "2020-11-06T15:03:46Z")
Gotta look for a list of Trump’s Executive Orders. Just rolling those back will be a HUGE improvement, not to mention enacting new ones moving in the OTHER direction. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3433 "2020-11-06T15:03:48Z")
> Stacey Abrams for DNC Chair! ---
**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 6, 2020, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3434 "2020-11-06T15:03:49Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I won’t relax until I see Biden take the oath of office in January. This. > [@](#): > > (And then we start with McConnell and the new Supreme Court so the slog is only starting.) And, sadly, this. Did I read it here or someplace else that Mitch said he plans to block confirmation of all of Biden’s cabinet officers? ---
**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, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3435 "2020-11-06T15:04:18Z")
Maybe it’s just me, but on NBC, Chuck, Savannah and Hoda seem to have dropped their veneer of neutrality and sound positively giddy. ---
**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 6, 2020, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3436 "2020-11-06T15:04:35Z")
Looks like Biden is now up 1100 in **Georgia** , still very narrow. Need that to grow. **NC** won’t friggin move. Bastards! 94% reporting. **PA** is still 7000. 98% reporting **AZ** is 47,000. I would like them to report soon. 90% reporting. ---
**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 6, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3437 "2020-11-06T15:05:40Z")
I’m going to leave my Biden-Harris sign up in my front yard for the next 4 years, regardless. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3438 "2020-11-06T15:05:43Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Did I read it here or someplace else that Mitch said he plans to block confirmation of all of Biden’s cabinet officers? Hadn’t heard of that, but Trump avoided confirmation procedures for a lot of appointees (not Cabinet, as far as I know) by appointing “acting” such-and-such. ---
**Author:** ![Bijou\_Drains](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bijou_drains/32/2814_2.png) [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3439 "2020-11-06T15:06:20Z")
as expected Trump says he will never concede. ---
**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 6, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3440 "2020-11-06T15:06:35Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Did I read it here or someplace else that Mitch said he plans to block confirmation of all of Biden’s cabinet officers? > **[Mitch McConnell is already preparing to torpedo Joe Biden's Cabinet picks](https://www.salon.com/2020/11/05/mitch-mcconnell-is-already-preparing-to-torpedo-joe-bidens-cabinet-picks/)** > > A source close to the majority leader tells Axios that the GOP won't approve any "radical progressives" from Biden ---
**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, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3441 "2020-11-06T15:06:38Z")
> [@drm](#): > > I was an Ayn Rand fan when I was 17. We all have our phases. Thanks drm, I appreciate it! I hope to God it’s just a phase. I’m hoping now that trump is history he’ll find a more appropriate hero. ---
**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 6, 2020, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3442 "2020-11-06T15:07:33Z")
> [@Bijou\_Drains](#): > > as expected Trump says he will never concede. Maybe he can find a nice villa in Vichy, France. As long as they don’t want cash. ---
**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, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3443 "2020-11-06T15:08:09Z")
Or a dacha… ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3444 "2020-11-06T15:09:40Z")
In a city where the tradition is to keep the Christmas lights up all year, this is just puro San Antonio. All my signs are still up as well! [![Google Photos](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/gcQeM0KZmY06ATzreffZRDB-pmbhT0uzMuJa5b97G4I9DEszegv59iPyg3WrKqla9o-lpme5VsutabtLjOZoGy0hWPWXTdbzPmxH2VDE6n8dNepiYZug1mXpv8vhXRAfmYyPgUXhrg=w600-h315-p-k "New item by John Thornton") ](https://photos.app.goo.gl/wKCHsr9HdDotDcas8) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2020, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3445 "2020-11-06T15:10:21Z")
Look, it’s very simple: - Democrats told their voters to vote by mail, and they did. - Trump told his voters NOT to vote by mail and to vote in person, and they did. - · In-person votes are counted before mail-in ballots; thus: - First-counted in-person returns showed a Trump lead - Later-counted mail-in returns show a Biden lead - Legal ballots postmarked before the polls closed, but received after the polls closed, have not been counted yet (as of 10:00 EST 11/06/20). Trump complains that he’s being cheated. But he’s ALSO bragging that Republicans made gains in Congress. They’re not separate ballots, folks. They’re the same ballots. Trump supporters may not know this, but people are not required to vote for representatives of the same party as their choice for president. It’s called ‘splitting the ticket’. > ---
**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 6, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3446 "2020-11-06T15:11:37Z")
Bannon talks like a smacked ass. Why has no one slapped the smug right off his poxied face yet? 🙋‍♂️ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=171) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=173)