GET OUT: US politics November 2020

Hugs, map.

That really sucks, map, I'm sorry, I do want to say that if Biden wins and there's a Dem Congress there will 100% be more bailouts but that's not structural change. (Biden prez + GOP Senate will mean Mitch McConnell doing everything he can to keep you and millions of others from getting even short-term relief with the intent of maximizing public misery until 2022 midterms)

maps what's your profession and where do you live? just curious

i'll take your hugs but really would you slip me $100s while you're at it? j/k

i'm an archivist and i live in slc

totally sympathetic and I know Dems getting the trifecta ain't gonna improve things overnight. but if you want the body to heal, you have to excise the cancer first.

yah i get that. part of my frustration is also living in a very conservative state and feeling like there's no way out. anyway

good post, map. the longer one, but i liked the $100 one too. :)

hehe

#Final @TheEconomist Forecast:

Chance of winning:
Biden 97%
Trump 3%

Estimated electoral votes:
Biden 356
Trump 182https://t.co/7qDemmlWU0 pic.twitter.com/lBR06i6AmK

— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) November 3, 2020

Zero people in line at my neighborhood polling station at 7:50am.

Pennsylvania has received more than 2.5 million mail-in and absentee ballots as of today, which is a return rate of 81 percent, according to state officials.

Registered Dems = 1,641,826
Republicans = 586,336
Independents/Other = 278,393

— Holly Otterbein (@hollyotterbein) November 3, 2020

Trump is not winning Pennsylvania

He's winning where it counts - his anus

Trump is not winning Pennsylvania

Big, beautiful anus

^^ good morning!

Don Jr. wanted a hug at the final rally of the 2020 campaign, but daddy said no way. pic.twitter.com/tJP6V8fnFK

— Vic Berger IV (@VicBergerIV) November 3, 2020

Pennsylvanius

xp

Another longtime UK lurker checking in to wish you the best of luck tomorrow. This is the 2nd US election I have followed mainly via ILX politics threads, and once again this place has proven to be a great resource with some booming posts over the last few months :)

It was clearly obvious as of last night but Elections Project confirms with their first morning update looking at the remainder of last night's voting as we know it -- over 100 million people early voted. Remarkable.

2.5 million early votes in PA is less than half of the 2016 total vote, which was ~6 million.

Yeah what's notable re PA is comparing it to the percentage of early votes cast in 2016 -- something like 5%. So ramping up to that level is actually pretty astonishing given the state didn't really do that approach before.

xp

join usssss, Willlllllll

we need more people who post and don't think we suck

is this the impenetrable wall or whatever that they're putting up around the white house, i guess?

Went to visit the new 'wall' around the White House this morning.

Here are a few views.

This 1st is of the fencing as it passes in front of the Old Executive Office Bldg., which is part of the White House complex, next to the White House.

Note Jersey barriers behind fence. pic.twitter.com/JfWYsNhfUA

— (((Charles Fishman))) (@cfishman) November 3, 2020

damn, extra barriers to keep christie out as well, this is just getting sad for him

wow, that truly looks unscalable.

Also, the fencing appears to have had a previous life backstage at Lollapalooza. pic.twitter.com/svAYja8q5r

— Mikey Smith (@mikeysmith) November 3, 2020

xp @ Karl - as a non-US dweller I feel like its not really my place to spray these threads with my low info challops, don't want to end up with a Fred B rep

NO SCALPING TICKETS TO THE TRUMP ELECTORAL VOTE WIN PARTY! YOU MUST SELL THEM FOR THEIR FACE VALUE OF $0, NO MORE.

I must surely be a straight white American male because I have no idea how one would lurk here over a long time and never post.

I mean, everybody has an opinion about everything, surely. And most of us have utterly no expertise in this shit, we're just running our mouths. I'm sure I'm frequently wrong and obnoxious and annoying a high percentage of the time, but nevertheless I persist.

Agree that more voices - even dissenting ones - are welcome

As someone that mostly lurked for 11 years before posting regularly, I get it. This place is intimidating until you read the luna thread and realize everyone here is as dumb as you.

shout out big love to all the non u.s. lurkers for the kind thoughts

map - hugs 2 u <3

aaannnnd..

about those fences

Also, the fencing appears to have had a previous life backstage at Lollapalooza. pic.twitter.com/svAYja8q5r

— Mikey Smith (@mikeysmith) November 3, 2020

PBKR lol

this is beautiful

Everyone needs to watch Karl Rove’s 2012 election night meltdown on Fox News, when he didn’t believe the Ohio results and Megyn Kelly marched over to the decision desk to confirm with the nerds. Fantasy vs. facts. https://t.co/JLRcx6YPhL

— Peter Hamby (@PeterHamby) November 3, 2020

I watched that live in 2012 semi-drunk and had to ask people the next day if it really happened.

I too enjoyed that moment, but let's not go too crazy on praising Megyn Kelly

My take as a lurker is that people tend to want to know who someone is before responding to them, as that sort of feeds (maybe unconsciously) into how they react to someone. If a lurker posts and people are not sure whether it’s someone they respect or not, it seems there is less willingness to engage. And on my end, I’m not willing or able to put in the time it takes to overcome that (small) obstacle and become an active member of the community. So I mostly lurk and occasionally chime in if I feel the urge. You guys are a part of my life and I appreciate you, but I don’t feel the need to force myself into your lives. Unless I can somehow contribute, which isn’t often.

Is that weird and creepy? I hope not.

"apparently the website is now being crashed because they can no longer refresh it"

otm

just to remind y'all again: 71% of Republicans think he's going to win the popular vote. if Biden wins - especially if it's clear tonight that he'll be the victor - the meltdown is going to be incredible

:D

As someone that mostly lurked for 11 years before posting regularly, I get it. This place is intimidating until you read the luna thread and realize everyone here is as dumb as you.

― the colour out of space (is the place) (PBKR), Tuesday, November 3, 2020 10:56 AM (seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglinkp

wait what's up with luna? she ok? haven't heard from her since i donated to her last gofundme

I just Paypal-ed her a quick hundo to see if she's alright.

OnlyScams

My take as a lurker is that people tend to want to know who someone is before responding to them, as that sort of feeds (maybe unconsciously) into how they react to someone. If a lurker posts and people are not sure whether it’s someone they respect or not, it seems there is less willingness to engage. And on my end, I’m not willing or able to put in the time it takes to overcome that (small) obstacle and become an active member of the community. So I mostly lurk and occasionally chime in if I feel the urge. You guys are a part of my life and I appreciate you, but I don’t feel the need to force myself into your lives. Unless I can somehow contribute, which isn’t often.

― epistantophus, Tuesday, 3 November 2020 17:14 (four minutes ago) link

I've had the same experience, and I'm not a lurker as much as I am just relatively infrequent. But either way I feel any of my bigger thoughtful posts have been a bit more overlooked than the more established ilx blue checkmarks around here. Another ilx observation: people cannot resist typing "Ned" in their response to Ned posts. It's an understandable thing to do in a reply to someone specific, but still- it's irresistible for all ilxors.

I want to believe, but there's no way.

https://i.imgur.com/34vyB1r.jpg

xpost A mysterious thing! But hey.

hey hey it's the raggett

Re: PA, my mom is a PA voter and told me voting was a particularly onerous pia this year. She requested a mail-in ballot that took so long to show up she decided to just drop it off in person rather than risk another mail delay, and even finding a dropbox to do that was a pain in the ass. fwiw.

hey hey it's the raggett

― Give me a Chad Smith-type feel (map), Tuesday, November 3, 2020 12:35 PM (one minute ago) bookmarkflaglink

Barely a loophole!