CitizenVectron Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 On the verge of the United States re-electing a quasi-authoritarian President due to vote suppression, election law tampering, and potential violence, the NYT, protector of liberty, runs an important piece: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Just now, Jason said: I was going to say "fuck that coward". But I will add one caveat...it would be quite catty if it turned out to have been Pence all along! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbiggsly Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 2 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said: deranged This nonsense helped him win Michigan last time. Hopefully enough people realize he's full of shit this time around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, Jason said: As in today, yeah? Because if it's in a week, I might be saying some expletives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, Joe said: As in today, yeah? Because if it's in a week, I might be saying some expletives. I was about to ask the exact same thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osxmatt Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Remarkableriots said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 15 minutes ago, Joe said: As in today, yeah? Because if it's in a week, I might be saying some expletives. Article says this afternoon. Fuck them for waiting this long, honestly. A week before the election after 70 million people have already voted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 @Chris- how does it feel knowing that PA might be the "Florida" of 2020? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 minute ago, Chris- said: Article says this afternoon. Fuck them for waiting this long, honestly. A week before the election after 70 million people have already voted? For sure! But imagine if they waited a day after the election? Words wouldn't even be able to describe how infuriating that would be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 32 minutes ago, Jason said: The individual: Everyone else: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 If Trump manages to win we will have very little to be happy about come next Wednesday. But at least it would be satisfying to see Trump kick off his second term tour of extrajudicial executions with this profile in cowardice. I generally never get amused at Trump's craziness. It always just depresses and angers me. But I have to admit it will be fun to see him lose his absolute shit over whoever this douchbag is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, Emperor Diocletian II said: @Chris- how does it feel knowing that PA might be the "Florida" of 2020? It’s crazy, especially because of how obvious it has become. You’re going to hear a lot about ‘orange bar’ ballots soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remarkableriots Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 10 minutes ago, Chairslinger said: If Trump manages to win we will have very little to be happy about come next Wednesday. But at least it would be satisfying to see Trump kick off his second term tour of extrajudicial executions with this profile in cowardice. I generally never get amused at Trump's craziness. It always just depresses and angers me. But I have to admit it will be fun to see him lose his absolute shit over whoever this douchbag is. Will we even know the results by next Wednesday with so many mail in ballots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Just now, Remarkableriots said: Will we even know the results by next Wednesday with so many mail in ballots? If they don't call it on Tueday night, counting ballots probably isn't going to have much to do with who wins, anyways... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 2 minutes ago, Jason said: Who? Just now, Emperor Diocletian II said: Guy who helped White Supremacist Barbie put kids in cages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneticBlueprint Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 5 minutes ago, Emperor Diocletian II said: You know! Miles Taylor! The guy who was maybe in the same room as the President like twice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 CNN has spoken. CNBC also has Biden at +11 nationally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chairslinger Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Just now, PaladinSolo said: CNN has spoken. Has anyone ever connected Trump's uncanny hold on that 42% with 42 being the meaning of life? Yet more proof that the beings running the simulation that houses our reality decided in '16 to say, "Fuck it, let's see how much we can get away with before they realize they're in the Matrix"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 One of the strangest things about the human condition is the concept of "momentum" in any battle. If a sports team A is up 40 points but then team B scores 35 unanswered points in a row, it is more likely that team B will win, even though team A is still ahead. Why? Because the idea of momentum changes how people act, and causes them to tilt, or become even better. The same is true of politics. When one side starts to get a runaway lead, more people tend to pile on and increase the lead further. Why? Maybe people want to be on the winning team? It happens all the time. I feel like Biden has reached that point, and the American consciousness has decided that he is the winner already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Yup - this seems about right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaladinSolo Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 6 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: One of the strangest things about the human condition is the concept of "momentum" in any battle. If a sports team A is up 40 points but then team B scores 35 unanswered points in a row, it is more likely that team B will win, even though team A is still ahead. Why? Because the idea of momentum changes how people act, and causes them to tilt, or become even better. The same is true of politics. When one side starts to get a runaway lead, more people tend to pile on and increase the lead further. Why? Maybe people want to be on the winning team? It happens all the time. I feel like Biden has reached that point, and the American consciousness has decided that he is the winner already. This is the only explanation for why pollsters like Rasmussen and Trafalgar exist, they're like broadcasters saying "Well if they score here, get the onside kick then, score again, then score on the onside kick and go for two it'll be a game!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 Quote Going in, President Donald Trump's three nominees to the bench could be crucial and it could play out in North Carolina, a key battleground state with a Republican-led legislature and a Democratic governor. Tuesday, lawyers for the GOP legislators asked the Supreme Court to step in and block a nine-day ballot extension deadline while appeals play out. They are targeting a state court decision that adopted a consent decree agreed to by the state board of elections as a part of a legal settlement. Already, the legislators had asked the Supreme Court to block a federal court opinion upholding the same decree. That petition is pending. In both cases, the Republicans want the Supreme Court to reinstate a deadline passed by the state legislature that allowed ballots to be received three days after the election if they are postmarked by election day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbiggsly Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 I dropped my ballot off a couple weeks ago and its status has been received since the day after. I was hoping I'd be able to check if it was approved or rejected but I don't see any option for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, osxmatt said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, osxmatt said: @Emperor Diocletian II Florida will once again retain its title as the unfortunate lynchpin of our republic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 8 minutes ago, Chris- said: @Emperor Diocletian II Florida will once again retain its title as the unfortunate lynchpin of our republic. See what I just posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaysWho? Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share Posted October 28, 2020 People forget that the results were called for Florida I believe the night of in every election since 04. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Jason said: Who? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 17 minutes ago, osxmatt said: 13 minutes ago, Emperor Diocletian II said: This is why they were rushing to confirm her. If Roberts is the deciding vote he'll feel pressure to not fuck around as much. But with her in place, they have five with Kav, and Roberts can save face by voting no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 58 minutes ago, CitizenVectron said: One of the strangest things about the human condition is the concept of "momentum" in any battle. If a sports team A is up 40 points but then team B scores 35 unanswered points in a row, it is more likely that team B will win, even though team A is still ahead. Why? Because the idea of momentum changes how people act, and causes them to tilt, or become even better. The same is true of politics. When one side starts to get a runaway lead, more people tend to pile on and increase the lead further. Why? Maybe people want to be on the winning team? It happens all the time. I feel like Biden has reached that point, and the American consciousness has decided that he is the winner already. Demoralization of your opponent is an incredible weapon. Fighters like Tyson, Fury, and pre-fury wilder won many fights before they got in the ring. Terrorists panic when Seals/DF/MARSOC kick in doors, and fall apart because of spec ops reputation. Woods in his prime. Low tier sports teams go on incredible win streaks, especially in playoff seasons. And of course, like you mentioned, incredible comebacks. its amazing how it can bring down anything from a single fighter to whole football team, to a presidential campaign Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted October 28, 2020 Share Posted October 28, 2020 He doesn’t know him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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