# 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:** 296
**Author:** ![robby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robby/32/11048_2.png) [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5910 "2020-11-13T22:10:37Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > The White House Press Bimbo says Trump will attend his own inauguration. I’ve called her the “Mouth of Trump” before, but she’s really more like [Baghdad Bob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Saeed_al-Sahhaf). Just like Baghdad Bob denied in front of TV news cameras that there were any American tanks in Baghdad as they rolled right by him in 2003, Kayleigh will be insisting that Trump has won the election as Biden is taking the oath of office. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5911 "2020-11-13T22:12:02Z")
Trump is dropping his Arizona lawsuit and it looks like other lawsuits aren’t really gaining much traction beyond potentially impact scattered provisional votes. There’s going to be a moment - probably soon - when Trump realizes, his time in the White House is nearing its end, and with it, his time as a free man and a really rich man may also be nearing an end as well. I suspect what we will see then isn’t spite, but full-on panic and there is the potential for some really erratic behavior. If I were him and his family, I’d be moving funds into overseas accounts that evade FATCA/Fincen and have no extradition treaty, and I’d be searching for contacting Pinkerton and a good real estate agent. ---
**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 13, 2020, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5912 "2020-11-13T22:13:04Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > There’s going to be a moment - probably soon - when Trump realizes, his time in the White House is nearing its end By all accounts he knows this. He is just being a shit because he can. ---
**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 13, 2020, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5913 "2020-11-13T22:14:36Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > MSNBC carried it live, until Trump turned the podium over to someone from the virus task force, and cut away when it was apparent that he wasn’t going to be making a concession speech. > > To recap: it was classic Trump. He looked throughout like he was close to tears. So we’ve seen denial, anger, and now depression. Can acceptance be far behind? ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5914 "2020-11-13T22:27:36Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > His hair is as white as the stripes in the flag. Evidently his stylist has left the building. How utterly bizarre. So he just gets an orange ‘rinse’ instead of getting his hair actually dyed? How much time would he spend each day get his hair coiffed FFS? Oh and white looks just soooo much better on him, of course. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5915 "2020-11-13T22:29:10Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > > [@asahi](#): > > > > There’s going to be a moment - probably soon - when Trump realizes, his time in the White House is nearing its end > > By all accounts he knows this. He is just being a shit because he can. And also because he knows he has to keep the dog-and-pony show going, in order to continue extracting money from the suckers who support him. We probably will be hearing about the “illegitimate” Biden administration for years to come, whatever Trump’s next scam turns out to be. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5916 "2020-11-13T22:31:39Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > Oh and white looks just soooo much better on him, of course. - So would a mask. [https://nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Masks-large.jpg](https://nerdist.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Masks-large.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5917 "2020-11-13T22:32:49Z")
Think we still have bargaining. “If you let me play president again, I pinky-promise to be a good boy!” (And “I’ll gladly pay you ~~Tuesday~~ in two weeks for a hamberder today!”) ---
**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 13, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5918 "2020-11-13T22:36:30Z")
FYI: > **[Joe Biden is the apparent winner over Trump in Georgia, the first Democrat to...](https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/13/georgia-election-results-2020.html)** > > Joe Biden's victory in Georgia secures a big lead in the Electoral College over President Donald Trump in the race for the White House. That puts Biden at 306 electoral votes. Same as Trump so therefore a mandate right? ---
**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 13, 2020, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5919 "2020-11-13T22:36:59Z")
He is basically pathological. Lying is his normal mode, I’m not sure if he even has enough self-awareness to know it. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5920 "2020-11-13T22:39:58Z")
Yeah, I think a lot of this is about extracting cash from idiot donors. Trump is gradually coming to a place where he seems ready to accept his fate. I’m sure he will vacillate between different moods and reactions but in the end, the math makes it clear that Biden is the winner, and I think it’s getting harder for Republicans to keep up the act. Still, they’re afraid of disconnecting with his base, so this could drag on for a while. ---
**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 13, 2020, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5921 "2020-11-13T22:46:02Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > That puts Biden at 306 electoral votes. Same as Trump so therefore a mandate right? Potentially more. Due to faithless electors, although Trump won states worth 306, he actually received 304. If Biden receives all of his, he’ll beat Trump again. Cite: [2016 Presidential Election Actual Results - 270toWin](https://www.270towin.com/maps/2016-actual-electoral-map) ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5922 "2020-11-13T22:49:40Z")
Trump tweeted this a couple of hours ago, > Does that mean he’s going to start tilting at the voting machine company now? DHS took great pains to debunk that one, guess they’ll have to try harder. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5923 "2020-11-13T22:52:21Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > It would be a lot easier if they just gave each other a goddamned reach-around. Pence’s mother won’t allow him that common courtesy. ---
**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 13, 2020, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5924 "2020-11-13T22:53:47Z")
Mother mother or mother? Scary that makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5925 "2020-11-13T22:56:44Z")
Yes, still a horrible pandemic, but some experts say maybe only 1/4 the deaths. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5926 "2020-11-13T23:06:15Z")
One tidbit from the briefing: > New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo “will have to let us know when he’s ready for it because otherwise, we can’t be delivering it to a state that won’t be giving it to its people immediately,” Trump said during a press conference from the White House Rose garden. > **[Trump says coronavirus vaccine won't be delivered to New York right away](https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/business/money-report/trump-says-coronavirus-vaccine-wont-be-delivered-to-new-york/2724323/)** > > President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. government would not deliver a coronavirus vaccine to New York if and when one is available. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5927 "2020-11-13T23:07:55Z")
As if he’s going to be around to have any say in the matter. ---
**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5928 "2020-11-13T23:09:04Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > > [@Railer13](#): > > > > His hair is as white as the stripes in the flag. Evidently his stylist has left the building. > > How utterly bizarre. So he just gets an orange ‘rinse’ instead of getting his hair actually dyed? How much time would he spend each day get his hair coiffed FFS? > > Oh and white looks just soooo much better on him, of course. I thought his hair care runs $60k per year. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2020, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/5929 "2020-11-13T23:15:57Z")
If anyone feels like reading walls o’ text, CNN put up a transcript from closed captioning. [https://www.c-span.org/video/?478093-1/president-trump-coronavirus-vaccine-widely-april-rules-future-lockdown](https://www.c-span.org/video/?478093-1/president-trump-coronavirus-vaccine-widely-april-rules-future-lockdown) The White House should have its own – much easier to read – transcript up eventually. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=295) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=297)