# 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:** 204
**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, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4070 "2020-11-07T04:17:35Z")
A friend just texted me that Mark Meadows tested positive for COVID. So at least one person gives a shit. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4071 "2020-11-07T04:17:48Z")
Sorry, I thought this was the gangrene self-help group. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4072 "2020-11-07T04:18:17Z")
And he was in the residence on election night. ---
**Author:** ![sweepkick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweepkick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweepkick)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4073 "2020-11-07T04:19:22Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > > [@ThelmaLou](#): > > > > No fucking joke. I donā€™t hate DJT, but I hate Mitch. He is evil and destructive. > > Actually, I hate them both. > > I saw Mitch on TV today. He does not look particularly healthy. Heā€™s the only human being on this planet for which I will be paying the money for a plane ticket to piss on their grave. The damage Trump has done to the country is dwarfed by the damage that Mitch has caused to this country and its political institution and norms. Fuck that guy. ---
**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, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4074 "2020-11-07T04:19:40Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > In addition to his general extreme unpopularity, hundreds of investors are furious at having been fleeced on their investments in the Toronto Trump Hotel & Tower ā€“ no surprise there. Some who bought expensive condos hoping to rent or resell at exorbitant profits found there were no takers at half the price they had paid. I have no sympathy. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4075 "2020-11-07T04:21:58Z")
Hey, watch it! We have are fair share of racist idiots. But no more than most other states. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4076 "2020-11-07T04:22:26Z")
Thanks for explaining it! ---
**Author:** ![Jungian\_Camisole1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jungian_camisole1/32/3646_2.png) [@Jungian\_Camisole1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jungian_Camisole1)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4077 "2020-11-07T04:24:06Z")
Nah. Heā€™ll be carried by Marine One to Walter Reeā€¦ Sorry. I canā€™t even finish it. Reap, sowing, chickens coming home to roost. Once in a while, people get what they deserve. Iā€™m not fully on board with Joe winning, but I am putting the champagne in the fridge. šŸ™‚ ---
**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 7, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4078 "2020-11-07T04:28:17Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Hey, watch it! > We have are fair share of racist idiots. But no more than most other states. Iā€™ll bet you live in Maracopa. When Iā€™m down there, it looks like you folks also believe in COVID. Yesterday, I was following a car on a residential road in Yavapai County. I watched as a big red pick-up blew through a stop sign and hit the little silver Kia. The young black man got out of his little car, the 30ish white woman opened the door of her truck and stood on the doorsill looking at the damage while holding a finger up to stop the poor guy from talking because she was still on the phone. I gave the young man my name and number, then thought about it and pulled over so my dash cam was recording everything that happened. I was very frightened for the young black man and felt I should be there to at least testify about how he ended up getting killed. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4079 "2020-11-07T04:28:45Z")
They appear to be rounding up, somewhat incorrectly it seems. I went on their website and plugged in the numbers and got a difference of 0.004339090 (or 0.433%) ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4080 "2020-11-07T04:31:38Z")
I donā€™t disbelieve you; Iā€™m not checking the math, so thanks! ---
**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, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4081 "2020-11-07T04:32:38Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Actually, I hate them both. I think DJT is mentallyā€¦derangedā€¦wrongā€¦unstableā€¦addledā€¦goofyā€¦nutsā€¦bentā€¦moronā€¦idiotā€¦pick your adjective. McConnell is lucid and smart. He knows what he is doing. Thatā€™s what makes him evil. He knows the horrors he is pushing and he does it anyway. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4082 "2020-11-07T04:34:00Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > > [@wolfpup](#): > > > > In addition to his general extreme unpopularity, hundreds of investors are furious at having been fleeced on their investments in the Toronto Trump Hotel & Tower ā€“ no surprise there. Some who bought expensive condos hoping to rent or resell at exorbitant profits found there were no takers at half the price they had paid. > > I have no sympathy. Neither have I! The superb irony here is that Toronto real estate has been incredibly hot in that same period, so while those being fleeced by Trumpā€™s alleged allure were losing millions, sensible real estate investments were doubling in value or more during that same time period, some even tripling. Weā€™ve had many decades now where itā€™s essentially impossible to lose money buying real estate in or around Toronto, much like itā€™s pretty much impossible to lose money running a casino ā€“ but what we now know is expressed in those famous and eloquent words, ā€œeverything that Trump touches turns to shitā€. There had been a movement for quite some time to rip his name off that development on the basis of being a municipal and national embarrassment. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4083 "2020-11-07T04:34:50Z")
I actually screwed up a bit of the math (didnā€™t count Jorgensen) - anyways Biden has 49.56% which NBC is rounding up to 49.6% which is the difference. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4084 "2020-11-07T04:35:30Z")
Yes, I live in Scottsdale. But, I have a place in Williams, and even though Coconino is pretty Blue, Williams isnā€™t. We are surrounded by Trumpsters. I just avoid politics up there. Good for you to help the guy who got hit. I hope your testimony helps him. ---
**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, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4085 "2020-11-07T04:38:27Z")
> [@squidfood](#): > > Whoa!! And NYT is still reporting ~24,000 uncounted in Philly alone! Then thereā€™s the delayed Pittsburgh votes out there. Looking like good chance of avoiding the \<0.5 recount zone. > > Over/under on when they call it or where it settles out? Iā€™ll say call imminent, ending margin 45K (heh). Iā€™d like to see it be a 65k margin, and the victory song be Pennsylvania 6-5000. ---
**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, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4086 "2020-11-07T04:38:42Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Yes, I live in Scottsdale. I used to live in Carefree. Which, as big as Scottsdale is, means I may have been within walking distance or a two hour drive of you. (Arizona is weird like that) ---
**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, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4087 "2020-11-07T04:39:37Z")
Exactly! There is a calculated malice in Mitch that DJT aspires to but doesnā€™t even understand. DJT doesnā€™t plan, he shoots from the hip with only one immediate goal in mind: self-aggrandizement. He sows chaos to make himself _seem_ smarter than the people around him. Heā€™s a big faker. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2020, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4088 "2020-11-07T04:43:46Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > He sows chaos to make himself _seem_ smarter than the people around him. Heā€™s a big faker. After meeting with Trump in the wake of the 2016 election, Obama said to Biden: _Heā€™s a bullshitter_ That about sums up the whole thing. ---
**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, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4089 "2020-11-07T04:44:51Z")
Iā€™m going to drop the topic in this thread, because itā€™s about governing, not the election. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=203) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=205)