The 2020 Presidential General Election thread

So, this is my little one's first US election (she's 11 so not really but it is). She didn't really know why mommy finds it so interesting. Then she got it. Then she read up on it. And then she started to ask me about why those people are always talking about winning one state or another. So yes, she knows what elections are, and how they are done here. Or if the good guys win or the bad guys.

So I explained to her, it's historical, in the olden days this made a lot of sense because very long distances and they just had horseys and all that. OK.

10 minutes of intensively thinking about it she asks me why it was never changed. So I told her about the states, and why they won't give it up due to political imbalance favoring smaller states. OK.

The sixth time she came back asking but why?! I just made her original American Mac&Cheese to stuff her face. That shut her up good.

It's just good parenting

11!? 11!? Mine is 9!

We're all so old now.

Unlike my wife and I, you folks will be mistaken for your kids' grandparents when you go to middle and high school functions.

Yea. Now let's not speak of that ever again

This is why America is fucked, no matter who wins.

Record turnout this year

I would at a guess say some anti-electioneering laws also prohibit certain displays of support for a candidate within a given distance of the polling place, not just actively campaigning.

It seems like on the face of it, going to the polls with a big-ass sign saying vote for a given candidate would probably be against most electioneering laws.

From this old-ass press release, though, Florida allows passive electioneering:

https://news.ufl.edu/archive/2008/1...t-keep-voters-away-from-polls-in-florida.html

I mean, I don't see that on the front end being that crazy. It's perfectly reasonable to think that the pandemic is still very important but not the most important thing on which to base voting. Heck, it's not true but it's not irrational to think either that the president is doing mostly what can be done in the face of the pandemic.

KY called for Trump.

The on camera talent and (anti Trumpers) on MSNBC look very happy. I'm guessing that they are getting exit poll reports that are very favorable to Biden. Of course, they can't come right out and say that, even if it's true. Wishful thinking or insightful analysis? We'll know soon enough.

CNN calls Indiana for Trump. Not exactly surprises.

Better than Trump calling for KY.

What about Moscow Mitch?

You’d rather he fuck us without it?

VA called for Biden. No surprise there either.

What do you think he’s been doing these last four years.

Don’t know. Good riddance if he loses.

Close in FL. Again. I take it they have learned to count since 2000?

From what I've been reading, after 2000 they actually started to get pretty good at it.

Looks like Trumplethinskin has been dialing his whining up to 11 today.

Trump: Presidency has been ‘mean’ and filled with ‘horrible people’
He also said he found the U.S. to be the “most difficult country to deal with” in the world.

Every channel and website reports different results. It’s annoying. I thought the media would slow down a bit.

dude... I'm gonna be a great uncle in January :o

Why, are you a bad uncle now? Why not start being a great one already?

Looking strongly like Trump has Florida.

mediocre at best.
sometimes the funny one with songs about farts.

What numbers are we looking at?

Counting in Fulton County Georgia has stopped due to a water pipe busting in the arena. Georgia might not be called tonight.

It's symptomatic of 2020 that this is actually suspenseful. I mean how full of shit can you actually be to vote for Trump after the last 4 years?!

Just pick one outlet and stay with it. They'll all end up in the same place eventually.

CNN has him up 50.6 to 48.4 with 91% of the results in.