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Of All The Parties With 50+ Electoral Votes of Ballot Access, Which Party Do You Prefer?

Republicans
73
23%
Democrats
111
35%
Libertarians
24
8%
Greens
59
19%
Constitution Party
12
4%
Alliance Party
4
1%
Socialism and Liberation
31
10%
 
Total votes : 314

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Postby Zurkerx » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:06 pm

United States of Devonta wrote:Kobach has lost to Dr. Roger Marshall in the Republican Kansas Senate primary. Damnit!


Then Republicans should be able to win the seat in Kansas. That is music to their ears. To Democrats, eh, not so much.
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Postby Dresderstan » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:07 pm

Zurkerx wrote:
United States of Devonta wrote:Kobach has lost to Dr. Roger Marshall in the Republican Kansas Senate primary. Damnit!


Then Republicans should be able to win the seat in Kansas. That is music to their ears. To Democrats, eh, not so much.

That reminds me, we've done a lot of Presidental predictions using 270towin, but what about potential Senate/House seats?

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Postby Shrillland » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:10 pm

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Shrillland wrote:Oh, and since 90% of all voted in Arizona were early or by mail, we should have everything there wrapped up within the hour.

Explains the lack of any results then, but not totally unexpected either.


No, the lack of results is because Arizona always trips me up because of the Navajo Nation always being on Standard Time. Only they closed polls an hour ago, the rest of the state just did it.
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Postby Dresderstan » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:10 pm

Shrillland wrote:
Dresderstan wrote:Explains the lack of any results then, but not totally unexpected either.


No, the lack of results is because Arizona always trips me up because of the Navajo Nation always being on Standard Time. Only they closed polls an hour ago, the rest of the state just did it.

Oh right I forget Arizona is weird with time.

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Postby Shrillland » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:11 pm

Dresderstan wrote:
Shrillland wrote:
No, the lack of results is because Arizona always trips me up because of the Navajo Nation always being on Standard Time. Only they closed polls an hour ago, the rest of the state just did it.

Oh right I forget Arizona is weird with time.


And I got it backwards anyway lol. Arizona's always on standard time, the Navajo spring ahead.
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Postby Shrillland » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:26 pm

Michigan's now warning everyone that due to record high absentee and mail turnout(state wide 1.5 million +), in Metro Detroit, some races might not be called for some days, including the important Detroit-Westland primary.
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Postby Dresderstan » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:26 pm

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Postby Greater Miami Shores » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:28 pm

Shrillland wrote:Michigan's now warning everyone that due to record high absentee and mail turnout(1.5 million +), in Metro Detroit, some races might not be called for some days, including the important Detroit-Westland primary.

Can you imagine the mess on election night?
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Postby Jedi Council » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:31 pm

Greater Miami Shores wrote:
Shrillland wrote:Michigan's now warning everyone that due to record high absentee and mail turnout(1.5 million +), in Metro Detroit, some races might not be called for some days, including the important Detroit-Westland primary.

Can you imagine the mess on election night?

Theres no requirement that results are announced on election night. Whether the results come right after polls close, or a week later, they are still the results. Anyone stressed by this needs to seriously relax, its not like same day elections have always been a thing.
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Postby Shrillland » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:32 pm

Jedi Council wrote:
Greater Miami Shores wrote:Can you imagine the mess on election night?

Theres no requirement that results are announced on election night. Whether the results come right after polls close, or a week later, they are still the results.


Unfortunately, Trump's depending on the results coming in later on because it makes his narrative of a rigged election seem more credible to his base.
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Postby Jedi Council » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:34 pm

Shrillland wrote:
Jedi Council wrote:Theres no requirement that results are announced on election night. Whether the results come right after polls close, or a week later, they are still the results.


Unfortunately, Trump's depending on the results coming in later on because it makes his narrative of a rigged election seem more credible to his base.

Yes, it does unfortunately play into his hands. Which is why people need to keep pointing out that many, many, many elections, both in America and outside of it, have not been decided until days, or weeks, after the fact.
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Postby Alcala-Cordel » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:41 pm

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No point of changing the mind of an AnCom. They'll never get rid of their Utopia idea

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I feel so bad for babylonbee. They're trying soo hard to become the new Onion, but they don't understand why the Onion is so based.

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Postby Shrillland » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:42 pm

NYT just called....six weeks after the fact....Brooklyn Central for Carolyn Maloney since she now has a large enough lead that the remaining ballots won't remove it.
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Postby Thermodolia » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:51 pm

United States of Devonta wrote:Kobach has lost to Dr. Roger Marshall in the Republican Kansas Senate primary. Damnit!

Interestingly Marshall only leads by one point in the latest poll
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Postby Thermodolia » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:53 pm

Alcala-Cordel wrote:
Solvokina wrote:No point of changing the mind of an AnCom. They'll never get rid of their Utopia idea

Auth-right be like


We aren’t auth right. Not everyone who opposes anarchism is auth right
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Postby Dresderstan » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:57 pm

Shrillland wrote:NYT just called....six weeks after the fact....Brooklyn Central for Carolyn Maloney since she now has a large enough lead that the remaining ballots won't remove it.

I heard that somewhere between 13,000 and 65,000 absentee/mail in ballots were tossed.
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Postby Shrillland » Tue Aug 04, 2020 7:57 pm

Dresderstan wrote:
Shrillland wrote:NYT just called....six weeks after the fact....Brooklyn Central for Carolyn Maloney since she now has a large enough lead that the remaining ballots won't remove it.

I heard that somewhere between 13,000 and 65,000 absentee/mail in ballots were tosses.


Indeed, and about 12,000 were disputed in that court case. All because people forgot to actually put stamps on their mail.
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Postby Shrillland » Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:00 pm

Polls are now closed in Washington.
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Postby United States of Devonta » Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:02 pm

MO-01 is getting close.
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Postby Shrillland » Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:03 pm

United States of Devonta wrote:MO-01 is getting close.


It is....and this is a hereditary seat to boot, the Clays have held it since 1970.
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Postby Shrillland » Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:06 pm

NYT made a suggestion, and I agree with what I'm seeing, so another call to make:

MO-Amendment 2: Approved
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Postby United States of Devonta » Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:06 pm

Shrillland wrote:
United States of Devonta wrote:MO-01 is getting close.


It is....and this is a hereditary seat to boot, the Clays have held it since 1970.


That disgusts me
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Postby United States of Devonta » Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:07 pm

Shrillland wrote:NYT made a suggestion, and I agree with what I'm seeing, so another call to make:

MO-Amendment 2: Approved


Is that medicaid expansion ?
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Postby Dresderstan » Tue Aug 04, 2020 8:08 pm

Shrillland wrote:
United States of Devonta wrote:MO-01 is getting close.


It is....and this is a hereditary seat to boot, the Clays have held it since 1970.

Well don't get too comfy the returns there in St. Louis are gonna be slow we may not know who wins til tomorrow.

EDIT: Redacted the last bit about Amendment 2.
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