# 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:** 196
**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 7, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3909 "2020-11-07T00:26:13Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > > [@Ferris](#): > > > > As a fan of anagrams, my current favourite is turning ‘Trump loses bigly’ into: > > > > TOSS LUMPY GERBIL > > Grumbles: 'tis ploy. Clever! ---
**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 7, 2020, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3910 "2020-11-07T00:30:53Z")
My neighbor gave me a bottle of this last Christmas, and I’ve had it in the fridge unopened ever since. Just broke into it for a wee tot and a big toast to Joe & Kamala! [![](https://costcocouple.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Pennsylvania-Dutch-Egg-Nog-Costco-3-640x480.jpg) ](https://costcocouple.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Pennsylvania-Dutch-Egg-Nog-Costco-3-640x480.jpg) ---
**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 7, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3911 "2020-11-07T00:31:55Z")
> [@Peter\_Morris](#): > > > [@Ferris](#): > > > > As a fan of anagrams, my current favourite is turning ‘Trump loses bigly’ into: > > > > > TOSS LUMPY GERBIL > > Grumbles: 'tis ploy. Mr. POTUS glib lyes. Mr big POTUS yells. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3912 "2020-11-07T00:33:13Z")
A batch of 3000 ballots were just reported in AZ that were 80-20 in favor of Trump. Biden needs some good results from the Maricopa batch coming in a few hours. ---
**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 7, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3913 "2020-11-07T00:33:42Z")
> [@Wrenching\_Spanners](#): > > If it comes to that, then yes, Biden will have no choice but to make four-year acting appointments. I hope the government isn’t in that state. > **[Biden's potential Cabinet picks may be limited 'to those who Mitch McConnell...](https://theweek.com/speedreads/948083/bidens-potential-cabinet-picks-may-limited-who-mitch-mcconnell-live)** > > The latest Speed Read,/speed-reads,,speed-reads, breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at The Week ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3914 "2020-11-07T00:38:15Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > > [@Toxgoddess](#): > > > > Back to the Senate races again, it might be kinda fun in a way for it to be 50/50. Then Vice President Kamala could cast the tie-breaking vote routinely. I’m sure Sen. McConnell would love that. > > Dumb question I could easily Google: If it’s 50/50, is there still a Majority Leader? Yeah, if the Democrats had 50 actual Democrats. At 50/48/2, McConnell might argue for “Plurality Leader” status. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3915 "2020-11-07T00:40:47Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > Yeah, if the Democrats had 50 actual Democrats. At 50/48/2, McConnell might argue for “Plurality Leader” status He can’t, because the majority and minority aren’t broken by party, but by caucus ---
**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 7, 2020, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3916 "2020-11-07T00:42:45Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > A batch of 3000 ballots were just reported in AZ that were 80-20 in favor of Trump. Biden needs some good results from the Maricopa batch coming in a few hours. But, note that Biden still has a lead of over 36,000 votes in AZ. As long as the Maricopa batch isn’t crazy-good for Trump, I’m not too worried. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3917 "2020-11-07T00:43:25Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > > [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > > > \*NOTE: I had to do that weird ( R ) thing because if the parenthesis are where they should be you get (R) > > **codinghorror** , please come back in and fix this. **Moderating** **kaylasdad99** , I am instructing you not to call on coding horror outside the Site Feedback forum. Do not do this again. That’s jerkish. I am editing your post to remove the @. Colibri ---
**Author:** ![Red\_Wiggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/red_wiggler/32/13190_2.png) [@Red\_Wiggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Wiggler)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3918 "2020-11-07T00:48:53Z")
GOP turning to the classics in their hour of need, Cory Lewandoski just told Fox that he has affadavits proving that Dems are counting ballots submitted by dead people. ---
**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 7, 2020, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3919 "2020-11-07T00:51:35Z")
Some tropes never get old… ---
**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 7, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3920 "2020-11-07T00:52:19Z")
It sounds implausible … until you hear that their Exhibit 1 was filled out by Donald Trump 😉 ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3921 "2020-11-07T00:52:28Z")
I just bought more bourbon. Should I have a cocktail to celebrate, possibly jinxing the outcome, or to numb myself so this interminable wait doesn’t give me the screaming Mimis? ---
**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 7, 2020, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3922 "2020-11-07T00:52:53Z")
I don’t see this as an either-or situation. Two drinks. ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3923 "2020-11-07T00:53:39Z")
That makes sense. Thanks. I’ll crack open the bottle now. ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3924 "2020-11-07T00:53:40Z")
> **[Police evacuate area near Philadelphia ballot counting center over bomb threats](https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/524859-police-evacuate-area-near-philadelphia-ballot-counting-center/)** > > Police in Philadelphia evacuated a shopping mall in the Pennsylvania city over a bomb threat on Friday. The Philadelphia Police Department confirmed to The Hill they investigated the threat an… It’s getting dangerous out there. ---
**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 7, 2020, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3925 "2020-11-07T00:55:18Z")
I want to celebrate, but every time I check, Biden’s lead has fluctuated – mostly down slightly, but it’s come back a bit too. So my [corn ‘n’ oil](https://www.liquor.com/recipes/corn-n-oil/) cocktail is more of a nerve calmer than a celebratory drink. I have a fair amount of confidence, but I can’t stop myself from watching the numbers changing. I hope these final states soon get to the point where what’s left isn’t enough, and they can be called. ---
**Author:** ![bobot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bobot/32/21622_2.png) [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3926 "2020-11-07T00:57:57Z")
Let’s just have a drink to celebrate the fact that, at this very time, Donald Trump is freaking out and having a bad time. Fuck you, Trump. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3927 "2020-11-07T00:59:31Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > Seems a bit late to start trying to look as presidential as possible? Also a bit late for the MSM to start explicitly calling him a liar. Seems like a serendipitous confluence of events. ---
**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 7, 2020, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/3928 "2020-11-07T01:01:02Z")
I’d be willing to bet some dead people votes were counted. Thing is, it happens in every election. Some people will vote early and die before election day. The people running the scanners can’t possibly know that. But is it an issue? Nope…I doubt it amounts to many votes at all and it happens to both republicans and democrats. The Grim Reaper knows no political boundaries. It certainly is not election fraud unless he can show a whole cemetery of people voted. Doubtless he knows all of that but is being a dick about it. What’s more, if he can find those votes, then the system is working. It is finding and rejecting those votes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=195) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=197)