2020 US General Election Thread VII: Summer of Discontent

[Kannap]

In North Carolina, Cunningham leads Tillis 48% to 40%

Nice, nothing would delight me more than to see Tillis lose.

[Kannap]

Like me, I'm getting my mail-in application sometime next week, so I should be getting my ballot sometime in August or September.

My state, Colorado, has had all-mail voting for a number of years now. I suppose there are some in-person voting places, but mostly you just take it to a drop-off place, of which there are lots. And you get a lot of time between the arrival of the ballot and election day.

Unfortunately my state doesn't have mail-in voting, so I-

All registered voters may request an absentee ballot for the November 2020 general election.

Nevermind, I just Googled it and they're making an exception to the absentee ballot requirements this year.

[Repubblica Fascista Sociale Italiana]

8 Big Reasons Election Day 2020 Could Be a Disaster

One particular part of the article I really liked:

“My biggest concern for the fall election is an election administrator’s job is to convince the losers that they lost,” Washington’s Republican secretary of state, Kim Wyman, told me this spring during an event at the Aspen Institute, where I head its cybersecurity initiatives. “I guarantee you that half of the country cannot conceive that Republicans can win in November. The other half of the country cannot conceive that Democrats can win.”

[Kannap]

Biden won't be president. He dwells in his basement too much. People who live in their basements don't become president. I shall enjoy watching him lose.

I don't have a basement, why am I not the sitting President right now?

[Nuroblav]

8 Big Reasons Election Day 2020 Could Be a Disaster

One particular part of the article I really liked:

“My biggest concern for the fall election is an election administrator’s job is to convince the losers that they lost,” Washington’s Republican secretary of state, Kim Wyman, told me this spring during an event at the Aspen Institute, where I head its cybersecurity initiatives. “I guarantee you that half of the country cannot conceive that Republicans can win in November. The other half of the country cannot conceive that Democrats can win.”

That makes a lot of sense. Of course you're gonna have a case every election where some will be disappointed by the results, but especially this time round given that the tension between two sides is becoming even more apparent.

[Kannap]

8 Big Reasons Election Day 2020 Could Be a Disaster

One particular part of the article I really liked:

“My biggest concern for the fall election is an election administrator’s job is to convince the losers that they lost,” Washington’s Republican secretary of state, Kim Wyman, told me this spring during an event at the Aspen Institute, where I head its cybersecurity initiatives. “I guarantee you that half of the country cannot conceive that Republicans can win in November. The other half of the country cannot conceive that Democrats can win.”

All I'm seeing here is that its inconceivable anybody wins

[Jerzylvania]

Biden won't be president. He dwells in his basement too much. People who live in their basements don't become president. I shall enjoy watching him lose.

I don't have a basement, why am I not the sitting President right now?

I'd ask him "how does sitting in the driveway in front of an open garage door effect candidacies?" but I am pretty sure that's a better location than the shotgun shack he probably dwells within. Meh.

8 Big Reasons Election Day 2020 Could Be a Disaster

One particular part of the article I really liked:

All I'm seeing here is that its inconceivable anybody wins

Rest assured nobody really ever wins.

[Zurkerx]

My state, Colorado, has had all-mail voting for a number of years now. I suppose there are some in-person voting places, but mostly you just take it to a drop-off place, of which there are lots. And you get a lot of time between the arrival of the ballot and election day.

Unfortunately my state doesn't have mail-in voting, so I-

All registered voters may request an absentee ballot for the November 2020 general election.

Nevermind, I just Googled it and they're making an exception to the absentee ballot requirements this year.

I'm surprised Republicans haven't tried to stop this exception in North Carolina- unless they're trying right now? Either way, more Republicans voted by mail in 2016 then Democrats though that's probably poised to change, especially with Trump's rhetoric of "voting by mail is fraudulent".

[Farnhamia]

Unfortunately my state doesn't have mail-in voting, so I-

All registered voters may request an absentee ballot for the November 2020 general election.

Nevermind, I just Googled it and they're making an exception to the absentee ballot requirements this year.

I'm surprised Republicans haven't tried to stop this exception in North Carolina- unless they're trying right now? Either way, more Republicans voted by mail in 2016 then Democrats though that's probably poised to change, especially with Trump's rhetoric of "voting by mail is fraudulent".

What's next, North Carolina, coed voting booths where any LGBTQ+ gender-flexible pervert can vote right next to your grandmother? Huh?

[Vassenor]

8 Big Reasons Election Day 2020 Could Be a Disaster

One particular part of the article I really liked:

“My biggest concern for the fall election is an election administrator’s job is to convince the losers that they lost,” Washington’s Republican secretary of state, Kim Wyman, told me this spring during an event at the Aspen Institute, where I head its cybersecurity initiatives. “I guarantee you that half of the country cannot conceive that Republicans can win in November. The other half of the country cannot conceive that Democrats can win.”

Which isn't being helped by Trump trying to muddy the waters by screaming about fraud and how he won't accept the result unless he wins.

[Jerzylvania]

I'm surprised Republicans haven't tried to stop this exception in North Carolina- unless they're trying right now? Either way, more Republicans voted by mail in 2016 then Democrats though that's probably poised to change, especially with Trump's rhetoric of "voting by mail is fraudulent".

What's next, North Carolina, coed voting booths where any LGBTQ+ gender-flexible pervert can vote right next to your grandmother? Huh?

Somehow this remind me of The Battle of Pussy Willow Creek.

[Farnhamia]

8 Big Reasons Election Day 2020 Could Be a Disaster

One particular part of the article I really liked:

Which isn't being helped by Trump trying to muddy the waters by screaming about fraud and how he won't accept the result unless he wins.

Pffft ... just tell him he won and he'll go off ranting about not accepting it and then "Well, okay, Mr. President, you're not president anymore." Or something.

[San Lumen]

8 Big Reasons Election Day 2020 Could Be a Disaster

One particular part of the article I really liked:

“My biggest concern for the fall election is an election administrator’s job is to convince the losers that they lost,” Washington’s Republican secretary of state, Kim Wyman, told me this spring during an event at the Aspen Institute, where I head its cybersecurity initiatives. “I guarantee you that half of the country cannot conceive that Republicans can win in November. The other half of the country cannot conceive that Democrats can win.”

None of this was thought through at all and I agree its going to be a catastrophe. My biggest fear is many polling sites don't open out of fear and Trump wins in a cakewalk

[Mount Aris]

Biden won't be president. He dwells in his basement too much. People who live in their basements don't become president. I shall enjoy watching him lose.

Your logic isn't scanning.

You can't win

[Jerzylvania]

Which isn't being helped by Trump trying to muddy the waters by screaming about fraud and how he won't accept the result unless he wins.

Pffft ... just tell him he won and he'll go off ranting about not accepting it and then "Well, okay, Mr. President, you're not president anymore." Or something.

‘I HAD A GREAT LIFE’ Trump says ‘best day’ was the one BEFORE he announced presidential bid and brags he was ‘close to 100% popular’. Trump might not want to be president anymore. Donald says he was devastated when he won in 2016.

[Thermodolia]

8 Big Reasons Election Day 2020 Could Be a Disaster

One particular part of the article I really liked:

None of this was thought through at all and I agree its going to be a catastrophe. My biggest fear is many polling sites don't open out of fear and Trump wins in a cakewalk

I feel that this is an unfounded fear

[Dresderstan]

None of this was thought through at all and I agree its going to be a catastrophe. My biggest fear is many polling sites don't open out of fear and Trump wins in a cakewalk

I feel that this is an unfounded fear

That's because it is and Lumen is freaking out, yet again over a nothingburger.

[Thermodolia]

Pffft ... just tell him he won and he'll go off ranting about not accepting it and then "Well, okay, Mr. President, you're not president anymore." Or something.

‘I HAD A GREAT LIFE’ Trump says ‘best day’ was the one BEFORE he announced presidential bid and brags he was ‘close to 100% popular’. Trump might not want to be president anymore. Donald says he was devastated when he won in 2016.

I wonder if this means Trump will just disappear into the woodwork

[Jerzylvania]

‘I HAD A GREAT LIFE’ Trump says ‘best day’ was the one BEFORE he announced presidential bid and brags he was ‘close to 100% popular’. Trump might not want to be president anymore. Donald says he was devastated when he won in 2016.

I wonder if this means Trump will just disappear into the woodwork

That's the way it sounds, doesn't it? But he's such a skilled liar and con man that it's truly hard to tell what kind of cockamamie angle he's trying to play.

[Vassenor]

Your logic isn't scanning.

You can't win

Says you.

[Jerzylvania]

None of this was thought through at all and I agree its going to be a catastrophe. My biggest fear is many polling sites don't open out of fear and Trump wins in a cakewalk

I feel that this is an unfounded fear

Of course. He's wildly overestimating the amount of cowardice in his fellow countrymen. Who knows why?

[Cisairse]

Biden won't be president. He dwells in his basement too much. People who live in their basements don't become president. I shall enjoy watching him lose.

Have you not been watching his weekly speeches? None of them are from basements.

[Asle Leopolka]

‘I HAD A GREAT LIFE’ Trump says ‘best day’ was the one BEFORE he announced presidential bid and brags he was ‘close to 100% popular’. Trump might not want to be president anymore. Donald says he was devastated when he won in 2016.

I wonder if this means Trump will just disappear into the woodwork

A normal person in that situation would simply decide to not seek reelection. A narcissist cannot fathom the idea of losing so he harms himself for acclaim.

[Thermodolia]

Biden won't be president. He dwells in his basement too much. People who live in their basements don't become president. I shall enjoy watching him lose.

Have you not been watching his weekly speeches? None of them are from basements.

Unless he’s got a sweet ass basement.

Hey didn’t Trump tweet from a basement?

[The Andromeda Island Group]

For those who spam "But 2016" when polls are mentioned:

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If polls missed every state as much as they did in 2016, Biden wins in a landslide of 374 (69.5%) electoral votes.

Biden wins:

Michigan: D +6.2
Nevada: D +5.9
New Hampshire: D +4
Florida: D +3.7
Arizona: D +3
Wisconsin: D + 2.9
Pennsylvania: D +2.7
Georgia: D +2.3
Texas: D +0.4

https://twitter.com/plural_vote/status/ ... 6784191489

I seriously doubt that such a large number of voters have smartened up & realized what happens when you let an incompetent grifter be President. Donald's most devoted followers have doubled down and enjoy the dominion of alternative facts. 2 + 2 = 4? FAKE NEWS!

Don't kid yourselves. Donald Trump and his minions will do anything humanly possible to hold on to power. Trump's whole existence has been about lying and cheating to get ahead. He's not going to stop now.