# What will be Wednesday’s headline {Poll added to OP} **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [November 3, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623 "2024-11-03T19:03:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/1 "2024-11-03T19:03:52Z")
On Saturday I watched smerconish. The above was the survey question. I wondered how sdmb would answer the survey. Will the headline be: Too close to call Harris wins decisively Trump wins decisively Harris ekes out victory Trump ekes out victory Too close to call Logic tells me too close to call, I really, really, really, want it to be Harris wins decisively. What Exit? added poll _Poll ([view on site](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/1))_ ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/2 "2024-11-03T19:07:46Z")
Too close to call and violence erupts ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/3 "2024-11-03T19:14:24Z")
Yep. Headline will be: _Still Counting_ ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/4 "2024-11-03T19:19:31Z")
Too close to call. It may be a week before we know who won. ---
**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 3, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/5 "2024-11-03T19:31:04Z")
Harris projected to win by large majority, Trump has major heart attack. with a sub-headline of: Dies screaming “it isn’t fair!” ---
**Author:** ![Uniqueorn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uniqueorn/32/2807_2.png) [@Uniqueorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniqueorn)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/6 "2024-11-03T19:40:04Z")
Democracy dies in darkness ---
**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 3, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/7 "2024-11-03T19:45:43Z")
Just because the polls show a close election is no reason to believe it will necessarily drag on for many days. Counting the ballots takes the same amount of time whether the margin is 51-49 or 90-10. Sure, Trump will challenge every loss, but that did him no good in 2020. I think there’s a good chance that Harris will be declared the projected winner by late Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning, with a subhead noting Trump’s whining about “election fraud”. The only way it could drag on for a long time is if too many states require recounts. I doubt that will happen. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/8 "2024-11-03T19:47:44Z")
**Harris Wins Decisively, 325-213 in Electoral College, Captures 52.7% of Popular Vote** WASHINGTON DC - _Vice President Kamala Harris emerged victorious in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, securing a decisive 325-213 win in the Electoral College and capturing 52.7% of the popular vote. Harris swept all of the battleground swing states, including Iowa, to become the first woman president in the history of the United States._ _The vote-counting is not final yet as absentee ballots and mail-in ballots continue to be processed; however, they are only expected to add to Harris’ lead, not cut into it. Trump supporters have been calling for recounts and filing complaints of electoral fraud, but without basis._ _Political analysts credit Harris’s win to her ability to galvanize key demographics, including young voters, women, and minority communities. Her platform prioritized economic recovery from the pandemic’s effects, investments in renewable energy, and reforms in education and healthcare. In particular, Harris was able to heavily outspend Trump and get more women to vote early than ever before._ ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/9 "2024-11-03T19:50:20Z")
But, there will be a newspaper out Wednesday. Sayin’ what? ---
**Author:** ![dolphinboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dolphinboy/32/330_2.png) [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/10 "2024-11-03T19:58:52Z")
Too close to call. That was one of the choices. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/11 "2024-11-03T20:03:01Z")
Trump disputes Harris victory ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/12 "2024-11-03T20:06:02Z")
Harris wins decisively. Pollsters admit they were just shitting us all along- they knew all along she was going to win but had to keep up the pretense of a close rate so they could get paid to do more polls. ---
**Author:** ![HEMAblerd313](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e36b37/32.png) [@HEMAblerd313](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HEMAblerd313)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/13 "2024-11-03T20:20:51Z")
1000% pray this is it ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/14 "2024-11-03T20:43:51Z")
Be nice if the OP re-posted their choices as a poll that we could vote in. How meta. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/15 "2024-11-03T21:02:40Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > **Harris Wins Decisively, 325-213 in Electoral College, Captures 52.7% of Popular Vote** This one requires a subhead that goes without saying: **Trump Claims Fraud, Will Launch Legal Actions Questioning Result** ---
**Author:** ![anny\_m](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/96bed5/32.png) [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/16 "2024-11-03T21:11:00Z")
> [@wolfpup](#): > > Just because the polls show a close election is no reason to believe it will necessarily drag on for many days. Counting the ballots takes the same amount of time whether the margin is 51-49 or 90-10. I’m not sure this logic applies. ISTR plenty of times when election coverage said something like, “With 22% of the votes in, ABS News is projecting that Rufus T. Firefly has won the State of Freedonia.” Those kinds of projections are a lot easier to do when Firefly has 60% of the votes counted so far than when he has 51%. ---
**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 3, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/17 "2024-11-03T21:13:10Z")
Full Marx for an insightful comment. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/18 "2024-11-03T21:20:18Z")
I did try… my iPad did not want to cooperate. ---
**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 3, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/19 "2024-11-03T21:23:47Z")
> [@anny\_m](#): > > > [@wolfpup](#): > > > > Just because the polls show a close election is no reason to believe it will necessarily drag on for many days. Counting the ballots takes the same amount of time whether the margin is 51-49 or 90-10. > > I’m not sure this logic applies. ISTR plenty of times when election coverage said something like, “With 22% of the votes in, ABS News is projecting that Rufus T. Firefly has won the State of Freedonia.” > > Those kinds of projections are a lot easier to do when Firefly has 60% of the votes counted so far than when he has 51%. For sure. I was assuming that it doesn’t take multiple days to count all the votes, or at least enough votes to make projections. If things are so close that every last ballot has to be counted, then yes, it definitely could take some time. I don’t think that will be the case Tuesday night, though the tension may well extend through to Wednesday… ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/20 "2024-11-03T21:29:27Z")
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