# 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:** 248
**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 8, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4950 "2020-11-08T17:50:03Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Even if true, this all leaves open the question of who decided to book this particular venue, and why. I’m really really hoping it was surreptitiously suggested by Borat. ---
**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 8, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4951 "2020-11-08T17:51:18Z")
Did you see Borat revoked his job offer to DJT? It must be fun playing Borat. ---
**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 8, 2020, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4952 "2020-11-08T17:52:44Z")
Thank you. Is there a good source for the meaningful votes still being counted? I’d like something more like what MSNBC was doing before the networks made their calls, and less like the NPR or NYT sites where numbers are being indifferently loaded, with little to no commentary. ---
**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 8, 2020, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4953 "2020-11-08T17:55:35Z")
I am not sure what the other sites were like but the [NYTimes site](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/11/03/us/elections/results-president.html) has running updates on the side commenting on various bits as they happen. ---
**Author:** ![Mk\_VII](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Mk\_VII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mk_VII)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4954 "2020-11-08T17:57:19Z")
Meanwhile, in Scotland, the _Ayrshire Daily News_ manages to find a local angle on the story. > **[South Ayrshire Golf club owner loses 2020 presidential election | Ayrshire...](https://www.ayrshiredailynews.co.uk/news/south-ayrshire-golf-club-owner-loses-2020-presidential-election)** > > Donald Trump, a South Ayrshire golf club owner has lost the 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden, after running again to be re-elected for a second presidential term. Donald Trump, currently the 45th president who also owns the Trump Turnberry... ---
**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 8, 2020, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4955 "2020-11-08T17:57:25Z")
> [@susan](#): > > Thank you. Is there a good source for the meaningful votes still being counted? This is a good source but you have to sign up. The rest is done on a calculator. > **[DDHQ](https://decisiondeskhq.com/results/)** > > Live Election Results, Analysis, and Projections ---
**Author:** ![Biffster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biffster/32/339_2.png) [@Biffster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffster)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4956 "2020-11-08T18:00:13Z")
> [@psychobunny](#): > > I am worried about Trump’s stability and what he will do now. I also don’t want to sink to his level For me: > Dancing in the streets-OK > Cheering-OK > Flipping Trump off to his face-not OK > Booing him in person-not OK > Posting on a message board “ Choke on all of today’s liberal tears (of joy)”- probably OK > > Let’s follow Biden’s lead, embrace our better angels and continue to take the high road. The most appropriate (and damaging) thing anyone could do to Trump at this point would be to ignore him completely. Narcissists hate 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 8, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4957 "2020-11-08T18:22:45Z")
> [@Biffster](#): > > The most appropriate (and damaging) thing anyone could do to Trump at this point would be to ignore him completely. Narcissists hate that.- Excellent point! ---
**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 8, 2020, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4958 "2020-11-08T18:26:00Z")
> [@Biffster](#): > > The most appropriate (and damaging) thing anyone could do to Trump at this point would be to ignore him completely. Narcissists hate that. Certainly true but it is near impossible to ignore the president. ---
**Author:** ![Boycott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boycott/32/6741_2.png) [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4959 "2020-11-08T18:30:02Z")
He should still be working to get a stimulus package done. President Carter kept working to get the hostages out of Iran in the lameduck period after being losing re-election. ---
**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 8, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4960 "2020-11-08T18:32:11Z")
> [@Biffster](#): > > The most appropriate (and damaging) thing anyone could do to Trump at this point would be to ignore him completely. Narcissists hate that. I wish the media would follow this advice but the way they follow Trump around reminds me of Denis Leary’s old bit about how no one wanted to change the channel for 20 years after JFK was shot live on TV. Trump is a continuous parade of “I can’t believe that just happened” moments and the more desperate his situation becomes the wilder his actions will become. That’s some must-see TV right there. ---
**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 8, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4961 "2020-11-08T18:33:21Z")
> [@Boycott](#): > > He should still be working to get a stimulus package done. I have read that with the two senate runoff races in Georgia McConnell might be interested in getting a stimulus package through so the republicans in the Senate race look better. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4962 "2020-11-08T18:40:26Z")
> [@DWMarch](#): > > …I wish the media would follow this advice but the way they follow Trump around reminds me of Denis Leary’s old bit about how no one wanted to change the channel for 20 years after JFK was shot live on TV… As a historian, Denis Leary is a helluva standup comic. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4963 "2020-11-08T18:42:14Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Certainly true but it is near impossible to ignore the president President who??? 🙃 ---
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4964 "2020-11-08T18:42:43Z")
I think that’s right. Expect it to include a big funding bump for the CDC (headquartered in Atlanta) and for McConnell to effusively praise Purdue and Loeffler for their work on crafting the package. ---
**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 8, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4965 "2020-11-08T18:46:13Z")
This shows how tight AZ has become: [[Album] Tight ![](https://i.imgur.com/llOLB5l.jpeg?fb "Tight") ](https://imgur.com/a/ouOxYtw) ---
**Author:** ![Boycott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boycott/32/6741_2.png) [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4966 "2020-11-08T18:46:41Z")
Statement from President George W Bush [![](https://i.imgur.com/0QM6J8l.jpg) ](https://i.imgur.com/0QM6J8l.jpg) ---
**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 8, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4967 "2020-11-08T18:48:20Z")
Seems like a very nice man. Any idea who he is ?? :wry smile: ---
**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 8, 2020, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4968 "2020-11-08T18:49:33Z")
The best thing that ever happened to Bush the younger is Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/4969 "2020-11-08T18:51:03Z")
Boy howdy, tell me about it. I would’ve taken Dubya for a third term (a nice message from him, BTW) in a heartbeat at any time since Jan. 20, 2017. And I _loathed_ him in the White House. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=247) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=249)