Joe Biden, the President Elect, is holding a speech in a few hours to declare victory. At this point you are just arguing for the sake of it
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Joe Biden, the President Elect, is holding a speech in a few hours to declare victory. At this point you are just arguing for the sake of it
Arizona is the key. Win it and it is over. Georgia is still not certain, while PA has a weird law that allows their congress (currently lead by GOP) to overrule the elections and directly choose EC. I wouldn’t put past GOP to do so if all depends on PA (Lindsay Graham even mentioned that ‘all the options are on table’ when asked about it).
If Arizona (and Nevada) go Biden then it is over. Until then, it is not totally safe IMO.
And the constitution enshrines the Electoral College process. Which means we still have to await a meeting of State Electors and a meeting of both Chambers of Congress to agree to everything. Unprecedented and ongoing legal challenges are going to muddy the waters.
Don't make up quotes. I never said "up to Trump".
Are you seriously arguing that Trump is playing by the usual playbook, or that the transition of power is going to be as smooth as in every other election?
Doesn’t sound the most coherent either at times, but I like his grand pappy story about keeping the faith, odds on the first song at the victory party?
Nahhh, surely with how it's worked out that they wouldn't dare. It's a resounding victory.
They wouldn’t. If they did then the People would, rightfully, burn down the entire country.
One thing is certain, that country shouldn't be named United States of America.
The States of America maybe. Much blame on both sides, but thank god Biden wins this. His speeches as actually been very good and hopefully he will be a president for both sides and unites that weird weird country
The States of America maybe. Much blame on both sides, but thank god Biden wins this. His speeches as actually been very good and hopefully he will be a president for both sides and unites that weird weird country
Seems overdue at this stage. They don't realise the relative squalor they exist in.
I know the Republicans pretty much abandoned any pretence of dignity in their slavish devotion to Trump's cult but surely that's a line their local lawmakers would not cross. Their life would be in danger. The outrage would be... seismic.
And Congress. Which can be partisan and influenced. That's Trump's tactic.
You can believe it won't work if you want. But it's obviously the strategy he's using and the pathway the final result will need to take.
Your exact words were "the path to the Whitehouse is going to be the one that Trump decides it to be."
And that is just categorically wrong. The path to the Whitehouse is NOT what Trump decides it to be in any way whatsoever.
The process can't be influenced by Trump anymore because there is 100 years of case law at the Supreme Court protecting the right to vote.
Yea, nobody [other than Trump] is going to be willing to risk civil war. Just won't happen.
Call nevada for crying out loud. Trump cannot win the state.
He's just using big words to dribble shit. I'd ignore at this point. Likely a WUM.
He just doesn't have the resources. Between states that are Dem-dominated and Reps who realise they need to pivot to ensure their legacy, there's no path.
If it'd been close they could flirt with civil war, but it's comprehensive.
So you're 100% there won't be any further twists in the story after his speech? That Trump won't continue his strategy of taking extraneous legal action to draw out the result?Joe Biden, the President Elect, is holding a speech in a few hours to declare victory. At this point you are just arguing for the sake of it
He can't win PA either haha. They are being such cowards!
Does Biden victory imminent mean before 2021?
What’s Biden likely to be like as President? Actually a good one or just anyone but Trump?
You were waiting for the opportunity
he pretty much is though isn’t he?
How?
I'm only talking about Trump's tactics. You seem to be getting upset that he has tactics and want to ignore them because it's easier to assume that everything is already done-and-dusted. Nothing about the last 4 years of Trump should give you that confidence.
Nobody knows. Probably a fairly ineffective one unless they somehow take the senate.
My friend, enjoy that bottle. My first sip was the single greatest sip of my life. So. Damn. Smooth.
This is a fun read.
He can have any twists he wants, but the mainstream has already given him the "jaysus bud, calm down like". The margin is too wide for them to go all-in on a confrontational position. It's wayyy too much of a stretch to support. His word will become weaker by the day.
Stop with this "both side" business and normalise the fecketry. One side is clearly much much worse than the other.
The loonies need to stomped out, not negotiated with.
In every other election, against any other Presidential candidate.
Trump is playing from a different playbook. It's the one he's been talking about for years. It's the one he's been tweeting about for weeks. It's the one he'll be dipping into for days to come.
But you guys must have an idea on what type of guy he is? What his policy would leave you believe he will be like?
KEY RACE ALERT (@unchanged_lineup edition): Pretty much fecking smashed. That is all.
Probably. But that doesn't change the fact that Trump will still try.
I don't get why the idea is controversial. He'll do whatever it takes, and he'll draw out the process for ages. It's been obvious for ages that this was his strategy.
I'm on the way!! Not much whiskey left though.
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