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Mystic Mock 10-11-2022 04:26 PM

Let's hope so.

joeysteele 10-11-2022 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Mystic Mock (Post 11227333)
Let's hope so.

Absolutely.
I hope it is too.

GoldHeart 10-11-2022 05:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mystic Mock (Post 11227333)
Let's hope so.

Same

bots 12-11-2022 06:05 AM

The Dems won the senate race in Arizona, It's now 49 each with 2 results remaining. The dems need 1 of those two to retain control of the senate

MTVN 12-11-2022 06:37 AM

The Republicans were further ahead in Nevada but there's now only 0.1% in it apparently, I expect the Democrats will end up winning it which will make Georgia's run off redundant

The length of time it's taking to count the votes is a joke though and doesn't help build trust in the electoral process

Oliver_W 12-11-2022 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by MTVN (Post 11227799)
The Republicans were further ahead in Nevada but there's now only 0.1% in it apparently, I expect the Democrats will end up winning it which will make Georgia's run off redundant

The length of time it's taking to count the votes is a joke though and doesn't help build trust in the electoral process

Maybe another box of postal votes "was found" at the last moment :hehe:

bots 12-11-2022 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Oliver_W (Post 11227806)
Maybe another box of postal votes "was found" at the last moment :hehe:

they have always been dealing with a definitive set of results, the exception being postal votes that arrive up to the deadline. That is part of state law, that the republicans were responsible for :laugh:

The other thing worth noting is that the dems do well in the postal voting purely because trump told the gop voters to vote in person and never use postal voting :laugh: So basically he has kicked out all the aging republicans from voting who cant make it to a polling station

Oliver_W 12-11-2022 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by bitontheslide (Post 11227827)
they have always been dealing with a definitive set of results, the exception being postal votes that arrive up to the deadline. That is part of state law, that the republicans were responsible for [emoji23]

The other thing worth noting is that the dems do well in the postal voting purely because trump told the gop voters to vote in person and never use postal voting [emoji23] So basically he has kicked out all the aging republicans from voting who cant make it to a polling station

I wasn't being entirely serious ;) that said, a good rule of thumb is just not to trust any politicians, and if a sudden and unexpected change seems fishy, it probably is.

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bots 12-11-2022 08:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oliver_W (Post 11227835)
I wasn't being entirely serious ;) that said, a good rule of thumb is just not to trust any politicians, and if a sudden and unexpected change seems fishy, it probably is.

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the point is that it isn't a sudden change, and it's operation is enshrined in state law. There have been no objections raised by either party to election officials

James 12-11-2022 10:04 AM

In UK General Elections all the votes get counted in less than twelve hours after polls close. :shrug:

Also, I remember one of the BBC correspondents commenting at the last election that one of the big problems with American elections is that each state is allowed to make its own election rules, and there isn't a standard system across the country. That makes legal challenges more likely.

bots 12-11-2022 10:17 AM

the election rules are different in different states. In Nevada, they dont stop accepting postal votes until this Monday and thats law. They also give postal voters an opportunity to sign their ballot paper until Monday, if they forgot :laugh: People may not like it, but its the state law

arista 12-11-2022 10:25 AM

https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2022/11...8239493026.jpg


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...el-Boulos.html

arista 12-11-2022 02:50 PM

US Senate needs 51

Today Now

49 Republicans
49 Democrats

arista 13-11-2022 07:59 AM

US Senate Right Now

50 Democrats
49 Republicans

arista 13-11-2022 08:00 AM

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhXEhd4X...jpg&name=small

arista 13-11-2022 08:17 AM

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhMMULLW...jpg&name=small

Oliver_W 13-11-2022 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by arista (Post 11228148)
US Senate Right Now

50 Democrats
49 Republicans

So will it be 50/50 or 51/49 ?

Has the House been declared yet?

MTVN 13-11-2022 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Oliver_W (Post 11228166)
So will it be 50/50 or 51/49 ?

Has the House been declared yet?

Georgia won't be decided until December but it doesn't matter in practice now, if it's 50/50 the Dems retain control as the Vice President has the tie breaker

joeysteele 13-11-2022 09:34 AM

Biden has been poor so far.

However I'm glad of the Senate result.
It's a kick in the teeth to Trump and I do hope the Republican Party take that on board too.

arista 13-11-2022 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oliver_W (Post 11228166)
So will it be 50/50 or 51/49 ?

Has the House been declared yet?

No

Not all the states are in.

bots 13-11-2022 10:46 AM

it will be weeks until the house is declared, but it's going to be a very small majority whoever ends up winning it

Oliver_W 13-11-2022 11:15 AM

Jesus :joker: how can single states take longer to count and verify their votes when ours are done within 24 hours? Not even the most populated state (Cali) has anywhere near the population of the UK, so they can't use more votes as an excuse.

bots 13-11-2022 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Oliver_W (Post 11228206)
Jesus :joker: how can single states take longer to count and verify their votes when ours are done within 24 hours? Not even the most populated state (Cali) has anywhere near the population of the UK, so they can't use more votes as an excuse.

they have all sorts of state laws in place to make sure everything is verified and double checked at every stage, it takes an enormous amount of time. Also, its not like here where the winner takes over the next day. The new session doesnt start until January, so they have plenty time

Oliver_W 13-11-2022 12:24 PM

Yeah I'm sure they have to ensure they get the right result.

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Mystic Mock 13-11-2022 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeysteele (Post 11228191)
Biden has been poor so far.

However I'm glad of the Senate result.
It's a kick in the teeth to Trump and I do hope the Republican Party take that on board too.

Well it's no coincidence imo that as soon as Trump got more involved the worse the campaign went for the Republicans.

Because contrary to popular belief, most Americans hate Trump, even against Hilary Clinton he got less votes than her.


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