# FiveThirtyEight's election forecast is out! **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fivethirtyeights-election-forecast-is-out/917890 **Category:** Politics & Elections **Created:** [August 12, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fivethirtyeights-election-forecast-is-out/917890 "2020-08-12T15:01:11Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 133
### Author: ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann) #### Post date: [October 8, 2020, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fivethirtyeights-election-forecast-is-out/917890/133 "2020-10-08T20:24:32Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I think it’s possible… Yeah, it wasn’t an entirely rhetorical question. It’s much less likely (and probably not even feasible with 100% Republican compliance) if the election is a decisive result in favor of Biden, but the very fact that we’re even considering the possibility is frightening. I think @mozchron’s post in the other thread sums up what Biden needs to do to save this country. I hope he gets this and has the conviction to do what he needs to do. > [@The Pack the Court Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pack-the-court-question/921906/13): > > Assuming Biden wins the Presidency and the Dems hold the house and win the senate (looking good but i’m not celebrating until after the election), they must: > > 1. Pack the court. Go whole-hog to 13 justices. > 2. Admit DC and Puerto Rico as states to help ensure a Democratic Senate Majority going forward. > 3. Pass voter enfranchisement and protection laws with teeth. > 4. It’s a census year. RUTHLESSLY redistrict to ensure Democratic representation in the house. Hey, the repubs did it back in 2010. Elections have consequences. > 5. Lobby state governments for the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. Just a handful more. > > I am very concerned that, after winning the battle for the Presidency, Biden and the Dems won’t have the stomach to complete the war. The republican party needs to be completely, utterly, destroyed. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fivethirtyeights-election-forecast-is-out/917890)._