2020 US Election mega thread

[pheoxs]

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Does gerrymandering even apply for the presidential election? I thought that’s more for House and state legislatures

In a indirect way it slightly does.

In terms of the president for this election it doesn't typically sway things, the electoral college mostly goes to the victor overall. However it does affect local elections significantly and those local officials make policy that governs the state (and future elections). So decisions about when ballots can arrive by, what access to early voting is available, etc are done by the state. So those in power can help skew policy to slightly favor one demographic sometimes.

[The_Rural_Juror]

Biden prez + Mitch senate is probably the worst outcome for stonks.



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[killramos]

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Biden prez + Mitch senate is probably the worst outcome for stonks.

Is a trump Mitch Pelosi combo any better for some reason?

[sabad66]

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It absolutely does apply. More in some states than others, but since each state has it's won rules for how votes translate into elector college stuff, yes.

How does it apply to the 47 states that don’t do the EV split thing?

[Xtrema]

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Is a trump Mitch Pelosi combo any better for some reason?

Isn't that what we had in the last 2 years?

[Disoblige]

Has there been an election closer than this, with a similar amount of voters?
It's pretty amazing to witness this. 6 states hold the decision!

[killramos]

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Isn't that what we had in the last 2 years?

Yes it is.

Is it any better?

[BerserkerCatSplat]

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Has there been an election closer than this, with a similar amount of voters?
It's pretty amazing to witness this. 6 states hold the decision!

Didn't Gore-Bush go down to a single state recount and had to be decided by the SCOTUS? Less voter turnout I assume though.

[sabad66]

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In a indirect way it slightly does.

In terms of the president for this election it doesn't typically sway things, the electoral college mostly goes to the victor overall. However it does affect local elections significantly and those local officials make policy that governs the state (and future elections). So decisions about when ballots can arrive by, what access to early voting is available, etc are done by the state. So those in power can help skew policy to slightly favor one demographic sometimes.

Makes sense but it’s a stretch. But my point is that in practice, the way districts are drawn doesn’t really affect statewide elections (like presidency EVs) by definition. If the state changes the way EV are decided due to the gerrymandering then I guess that’s how it indirectly affects it but I don’t see that realistically happening any time soon.

[ExtraSlow]

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How does it apply to the 47 states that don’t do the EV split thing?

I'm not an expert, but I think the idea is to set it up so "opposition" voters are grouped together in fewer ridings (districts?) so that your own supporters become a majority in a higher number of districts. I think that works in any state that doesn't give the entire number of electoral college votes to the winner of the statewide popular vote.

[The_Rural_Juror]

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Yes it is.

Is it any better?

Trump does have some of key senators by the bawls.

[Mitsu3000gt]

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Didn't Gore-Bush go down to a single state recount and had to be decided by the SCOTUS? Less voter turnout I assume though.

Yes to both. It was Florida, Bush won by a mere 537 votes.

[Disoblige]

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Yes to both. It was Florida, Bush won by a mere 537 votes.

Thanks tips.
https://www.theguardian.com/commenti...gore-bush-2000

[Mitsu3000gt]

So far if every state votes the way it is projected, and even if Trump wins Pennsylvania, it looks like Biden wins 270-267. If Biden wins Pennsylvania he should win by a pretty significant margin.

[CompletelyNumb]

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Doesn't seem to be any actual source for this. Just the same images circulating twitter and people reposting it. There's differing comments of saying 'oh go check XYZ site' but when I did I can't find any other reference. Not to mention there's spikes like this in other states going the otherway. Look at Pennsylvania at 20%. Huge lead then boom giant spike and they are losing.

It was reported and then recanted. There was a "human error" from the counting stations where they accidently added a 0 to their reported votes or some shit. It was covered very briefly on the news this morning. But those two graphs were screengrabs of an actual vote count, not making this election any less controversial.

[Disoblige]

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So far if every state votes the way it is projected, and even if Trump wins Pennsylvania, it looks like Biden wins 270-267. If Biden wins Pennsylvania he should win by a pretty significant margin.

Congrats? You know how to add 238 + 16 + 6 + 10 = 270 off the Google front headlines?

[JfuckinC]

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Congrats? You know how to add 238 + 16 + 6 + 10 = 270 off the Google front headlines?

i sense some hostility here

i must have missed something

[pheoxs]

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i sense some hostility here

i must have missed something

kids throw tantrums when daddy loses

[msommers]

My takeaway from this election is after the last four years, approx. half of the US still feels that Trump is the better option.

Remarkable isn't the right word. Open to suggestions.

[Tik-Tok]

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My takeaway from this election is after the last four years, approx. half of the US still feels that Trump is the better option.

Remarkable isn't the right word. Open to suggestions.

The Dems made the same mistake they made 4 years ago. Electing the wrong person as their candidate.