# 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:** 17\ **Page:** 5
**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 4, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/81 "2024-11-04T16:37:59Z")
I went ahead an added a poll. ---
**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 4, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/82 "2024-11-04T16:39:09Z")
@What_Exit: Cool, thanks. I voted. ETA: Did you mean for it to be an attributed poll or was that an oversight? I don’t know that I have an opinion on attributed vs anonymous, but I was a bit surprised at first glance to see it set to attributed. ---
**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 4, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/83 "2024-11-04T16:39:35Z")
ooooh, thank you so much! ---
**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 4, 2024, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/84 "2024-11-04T16:46:08Z")
Stuff like that in P&E, if you’re the OP flag your OP and request the poll be added. Please include the poll questions though, once the poll is up, we can’t tweak it, just delete it and then put a new one up. > [@LSLGuy](#): > > ETA: Did you mean for it to be an attributed poll or was that an oversight? I don’t know that I have an opinion on attributed vs anonymous, but I was a bit surprised at first glance to see it set to attributed. “Attributed” translates to “Public=True” in the board software. It was on purpose. This felt like one where people should stand by their selection come Wednesday. I voted first, so I’m public about it. My choice is relying on a very large turn out by the 18-29 year old voters. I feel they’re the ones being very under-represented in polls and much more favorable to Harris or at least anti-Trump. I hope I’m right and I hope they get out and vote. ---
**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 4, 2024, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/85 "2024-11-04T17:03:46Z")
Thanks for the follow-up. Agree that in this thread where folks are likely to post their thought processes, poll or no, it makes plenty of sense to choose the public option. I suspect all the talk in other threads of secret polling, secret voting, and especially the recent bit about women needing to be told they can keep their ballot secret from their controlling SO sort of conditioned my initial subconscious surprise reaction. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/86 "2024-11-04T17:07:59Z")
I expect either “Too close to call”, or “Trump victory” between how close I expect it to be, the difficulty in getting an accurate count, and a Trump-leaning media. The _accuracy_ of the headlines will be doubtful, however. ---
**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, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/87 "2024-11-04T17:09:12Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > …especially the recent bit about women needing to be told they can keep their ballot secret from their controlling SO… Great ad for this (30 seconds): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/FaCPck2qDhk/maxresdefault.jpg "Julia Roberts Reminds Us - Your Vote, Your Choice") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaCPck2qDhk) ---
**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 4, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/88 "2024-11-04T18:28:54Z")
My fantasy headline is **KAMALA!** Historic victory for Harris Florida man melts down in strip mall parking lot Ok, it probably won’t be that straightforward, but a girl can dream. ---
**Author:** ![Horatius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horatius/32/3572_2.png) [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/89 "2024-11-04T18:49:08Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > Trump disputes Harris victory “Trump files one-day record number of lawsuits” Honestly, whether he wins or not, that’s what I’m expecting. He’ll challenge any county he lost in, and challenge any county he won, saying he should have won by even more. ---
**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 4, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/90 "2024-11-04T19:17:30Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > **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._ I’m not religious, but I pray this is the case. Or as the saying goes, “…from your lips to God’s ears.” ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/91 "2024-11-04T19:47:49Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > Harris wins decisively… …but there are still lawsuits and recounts. Though luckily there’s enough of a cushion that none of those would make a difference. Oh, and 30% of Americans believe Trump when he claims that he won both the electoral college and the popular vote. eta: And there’s a poll worker in Outagamie County, Wisconsin who’s keeping an undisclosed number of ballots hostage in her glove compartment. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/92 "2024-11-04T19:50:45Z")
> [@digs](#): > > Oh, and 30% of Americans believe Trump when he claims that he won both the electoral college and the popular vote. His fanatics will believe anything; something which makes it irrelevant as far as they go whether Harris wins or loses or by how much since they’ll be paying attention to their fantasy world. Not the actual votes. ---
**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 4, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/93 "2024-11-04T20:15:39Z")
now that i am not scribbling a strike tally… i see the results here are very close to the smerconish survey. ---
**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 4, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/94 "2024-11-04T21:01:48Z")
> [@Kent\_Clark](#): > > You don’t recall 2000? I don’t recall Al Gore being declared the winner of the election in 2000. ---
**Author:** ![TeroSunbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terosunbear/32/14748_2.png) [@TeroSunbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeroSunbear)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/95 "2024-11-05T13:35:57Z")
There are two real possibilities. One is good for us and for the press: Harris wins. Two: Headline reads “Trump and Harris still tied. Pennsylvania count will finish on Friday.” ---
**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 6, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/96 "2024-11-06T12:25:22Z")
A very devastating trump ekes out a victory. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623/97 "2024-11-07T02:47:12Z")
Well, I was wrong. The victory was both decisive and overwhelming, including not just the E.C. but the popular vote as well. Not who I wanted to win, but oh, well. The sky isn’t falling. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-wednesday-s-headline-poll-added-to-op/1009623.md?page=4)