# 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:** 86
**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 4, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1702 "2020-11-04T19:54:24Z")
Trump says stop counting if he’s ahead but keep counting if he’s behind. ---
**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 4, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1703 "2020-11-04T19:54:44Z")
Again…explain republicans being only slightly to the right of your “hugely left” liberals. Were conservatives “hugely left” too? ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1704 "2020-11-04T19:55:38Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > Hoping that is a sign of unease among Trump supporters. My overwhelmingly red workplace has been oddly silent about the elections since yesterday. In fact, I was just in the warehouse to drop off some paperwork, and one guy who was gazing at a projection map clicked away quickly when he realized I was out there. ---
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1705 "2020-11-04T19:56:13Z")
Or cheating? ---
**Author:** ![Lantern2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lantern2/32/3010_2.png) [@Lantern2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern2)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1706 "2020-11-04T19:57:04Z")
Synthesizing recent tweets from the two Nates the picture I am getting is this: Biden should win Wisconsin and Michigan. Then it all boils down to Arizona, PA and Georgia and Trump will have to win all three. All three will be close with Biden having the edge. Pretty tense stuff… ---
**Author:** ![urbanredneck2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/5f8ce5/32.png) [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1707 "2020-11-04T20:00:11Z")
About the pre election polls: Was anyone here actually asked before November 3 “Who will you vote for”? ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1708 "2020-11-04T20:00:30Z")
Anyone have a clear idea about Nevada? It doesn’t seem to be getting as much attention as the other remaining states. ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1709 "2020-11-04T20:01:48Z")
> [@Election Day \[Week\]\[Month\[s\]\] \[Year\] 2020 follow-along thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1683): > > Nevada has announced they will not release new totals until tomorrow morning. I believe 9am local time. But there may be one more update from Washoe County before then - it’s not clear. If that does happen it will give us a picture of the type of ballots outstanding at least, since it’s currently Biden+4 (and was only D+1.2 last cycle). Nevada is sort of the mirror of PA in that the counties fully reported do in fact look redder than in 2016. And Clark County (Vegas) is about 2 points under wh… ---
**Author:** ![urbanredneck2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/5f8ce5/32.png) [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1710 "2020-11-04T20:04:06Z")
I think democrats need to look at why every city run by democrats is full of homeless and crime. I see pictures of Los Angeles with tents everywhere. I see people leaving California because of the high taxes and crime. What does that tell people about democrats ability to lead? ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1711 "2020-11-04T20:04:57Z")
Has anyone seen any numbers on where the 300,000 missing ballots within the bowels of the USPS originated? Some heads need to roll for that, for sure. In state criminal courts, if not Federal. ---
**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 4, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1712 "2020-11-04T20:06:32Z")
Ah…because places like West Virginia are such bastions of low crime and good governance. 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Kron](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kron/32/12444_2.png) [@Kron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kron)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1713 "2020-11-04T20:06:55Z")
> [@urbanredneck2](#): > > I think democrats need to look at why every city run by democrats is full of homeless and crime. I see pictures of Los Angeles with tents everywhere. I see people leaving California because of the high taxes and crime. What does that tell people about democrats ability to lead? Surely California must be an empty hellhole at this point, considering how long I’ve heard right-wingers trot this tired bullshit out. ---
**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 4, 2020, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1714 "2020-11-04T20:07:43Z")
> [@urbanredneck2](#): > > I think democrats need to look at why every city run by democrats is full of homeless and crime. I see pictures of Los Angeles with tents everywhere. I see people leaving California because of the high taxes and crime. What does that tell people about democrats ability to lead? Why don’t you take your lame attempt at a hijack somewhere else? ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1715 "2020-11-04T20:08:42Z")
Am I right in thinking that if Biden gets Arizona, Michigan, and Nevada, that’s exactly the 270 he needs? ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1716 "2020-11-04T20:09:07Z")
You are correct. ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1717 "2020-11-04T20:09:16Z")
Yes. That takes Biden to 270 on the dot. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1718 "2020-11-04T20:09:32Z")
> [@Deeg](#): > > Has there been any speculation that Democrats again sat at home because the polls told us Biden was going to win? No, because it seems that isn’t the case this time. Gore and Hillary Clinton lost because Democrats stayed home or voted third party. Despite it looking like it will be Biden 270-268, this was not a low turnout, people staying at home or voting third party type election like 2000 and 2016. That is why I’m so discouraged. If Democrats just barely win despite getting most people to show up, the post-mortem looks a lot different than simply saying “we should have had a better ground game.” Now it’s an issue of where are the policies at fault, and what do we need to change about the party. ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1719 "2020-11-04T20:12:22Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > > [@Deeg](#): > > > > Has there been any speculation that Democrats again sat at home because the polls told us Biden was going to win? > > No, because it seems that isn’t the case this time. This is the highest turnout election in 120 years, according to 538. ---
**Author:** ![Wolf333](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf333/32/3460_2.png) [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1720 "2020-11-04T20:12:43Z")
The population of LA is 4M plus. The population of the entire state of Arkansas is just over 3M. Amazingly, societal problems continue to happen in areas where people live. ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618/1721 "2020-11-04T20:13:12Z")
Has anyone heard on what’s going on with Arizona and Nevada? The numbers on CNN’s map are the same that I saw this morning when I got up at 6 CST. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=85) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-week-month-s-year-2020-follow-along-thread/924618.md?page=87)