US Election Week Results 2020

[Dark Carnival]

BBC still not called Arizona, which I’m sure got called by the US networks before I went to bed.

NBC still not calling it either.

 

[Lucille]

Eurgh my head hurts.

 

[funky]

Based on Biden’s confident speech and Trump’s tantrums about fraud, you have to assume that, while the media is being understandably cautious, the campaigns have dissected the data based on which counties and ballots are yet to come in, and they look largely to favour Biden (he says hopefully)

CNN were comparing it last night, quite early on in fact, that it feels like 2018 when it looked like a really disappointing night for Democrats but as it dragged on the true picture was better and closer to polling that first thought (albeit still a bit OFF)

 

[Indie]

BBC still not called Arizona, which I’m sure got called by the US networks before I went to bed.

I'm watching CNN right now and they've not called it

 

[ButterTart]

The AP have called it which, from the research I’ve hastily done over the last couple of hours, seems to indicate it’s a done deal.

 

[AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaAAaaaA]

Oh GOD is there a chance Arizona could actually flip back red? A NIGHTMARE!

 

[ButterTart]

If Biden takes Arizona, Wisconsin and Nevada, what does he NEED to win from there on?

 

[RS]

I so regret staying up late yesterday.

 

[Indie]

If Biden takes Arizona, Wisconsin and Nevada, what does he NEED to win from there on?

Bury North

 

[ButterTart]

I so regret staying up late yesterday.

I know, all the panic and wild speculation was still here waiting for you when you got up this morning.

 

[ZenGiraffe]

Here’s a look at what we know about the outstanding vote in each battleground state:

• Arizona: While some outlets, such as the Associated Press, have projected Arizona for Biden, ABC News has not. Before the election, officials did warn that any super-close races might not be resolved until the last votes are counted on Thursday or Friday. However, the race isn’t that close right now (Biden 52 percent, Trump 47 percent), so we might see a projection sooner.
• Nevada: The race is very tight — Biden has a very slight lead — and all in-person votes have been counted. But a count of late-arriving mail ballots and provisional ballots — which tend to be Democratic — is still to come.
• Wisconsin: The race is very tight — tied 49 percent to 49 percent as of this writing — and it’s unclear how much of the vote remains.
• Georgia: Trump is ahead in a tight race, but significant votes are outstanding. The big holdup here is Fulton County, which as of 2 a.m. was home to most of the outstanding ballots. The count there was delayed by a burst pipe (no ballots were damaged), and election officials told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution their goal was to go into Wednesday with just 20,000 ballots left to count. However, the secretary of state estimated those results would not be released until the afternoon.
• Michigan: There are still hundreds of thousands of absentee ballots to be counted here, and it’s unclear if counting will continue throughout the night. Election officials did say earlier on Tuesday that they expected counting to wrap up by Wednesday night.
• Pennsylvania: Trump is ahead with 75 percent of the expected vote in, but there are significant chunks of votes still to come from urban and potentially rural counties as well. Going into the election, many county and state election officials predicted that results wouldn’t approach completion until Friday.
• Maine: Honestly, this is anyone’s guess. Election officials are taking much longer here than they originally expected.
• North Carolina: 95 percent of the expected vote has already been counted here, so it seems quite possible that all we’re waiting on are late-arriving mail-in ballots, which have until Nov. 12 to arrive. That means we could be waiting over a week for a call here

From 538

 

[funky]

I so regret staying up late yesterday.

I regret it every single time. Because the result is always either disappointing or inconclusive.

 

[ButterTart]

I mean, why are Wisconsin dragging this out so much? No frigger lives there; it’s just a couple of farms, Topher Grace and a duck.

 

[funky]

If Biden takes Arizona, Wisconsin and Nevada, what does he NEED to win from there on?

if he takes Maine I don’t think he even needs PA at that point. Either PA or Michigan will do.

 

[cwej]

Is this true?

According to the exit poll, Trump did better in 2020 with every race and gender except white men. Change from 2016:
White Men -5
White Women +2
Black Men +4
Black Women +4
Latino Men +3
Latino Women +3
Other +5

Come through... white men(?)

I mean 99-5 is still a lot more than 2+3....


Let’s not get too excited about white men.



(obviously those numbers are hyperbolic for effect before someone asks me where I got them from...)

 

[ButterTart]

if he takes Maine I don’t think he even needs PA at that point. Either PA or Michigan will do.

Maine is a safe democrat state isn’t it?

 

[cwej]

The BBC talking about Arizona being project for Biden even though they haven’t projected it themselves

the BBC have been super cautious with all projections all night and I really think that’s actually a good course of action to take in an election this closely contested.

 

[funky]

The swing in demos is Biden v Clinton not Biden v Trump obviously, so Biden was always going to be up with white men and down with women. The Latino vote is disappointing however. I’m sure Biden has a favourable lead overall with Hispanics, but to not gain on that lead after 4 years of Trump wall building is baffling

 

[funky]

Maine is a safe democrat state isn’t it?

the Maine district sorry

 

[RS]

I regret it every single time. Because the result is always either disappointing or inconclusive.

Exactly, and usually misleading.

 

[POP!]

Pennsylvania is looking GRIM

 

[Madison]

Pulling almost level in Michigan.

 

[POP!]

Michigan's margin is closing thank GOD

 

[funky]

An accurate reading of both campaign HQ last night (and what was going on in my head)

 

[AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaAAaaaA]

I think most of Detroit is yet to be counted in Michigan? Which should tip heavily blue WE HOPE!

 

[Kate]

lolz so I'm not the only one that keeps hearing "male" when he says "mail"

 

[ButterTart]

Pennsylvania is looking GRIM

I’m never watching It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia ever again if they fuck us over now.

 

[Soldi]

I’m watching Georgia CLOSELY.

 

[Soldi]

I’m never watching It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia ever again if they fuck us over now.

I’m never eating Philadelphia cheese again.

 

[win_the_game]

I’m never eating Philadelphia cheese again.

It’s fucking rank anyway.

 

[octophone]

So...is it conceivable that we could have a result today as in before, say, 10pm UK time or are we going to have to sleep on all this again?

 

[Loufoque]

I mean 99-5 is still a lot more than 2+3....


Let’s not get too excited about white men.

You're right but I was mainly trying to trigger Ms @RaspberrySwirl into stanning white cis men (and it werqed)

 

[dmlaw]

It is important that we merge this thread with the horror film thread and keep the title 'HORROR'.

 

[POP!]

So...is it conceivable that we could have a result today as in before, say, 10pm UK time or are we going to have to sleep on all this again?

If it goes south for Wisconsin and/or Michigan, it could take a few more days until we know Pennsylvania, no? It seems the former two are going to be most critical.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

Mostly FUCK LAST MINUTE POSTAL VOTERS.

 

[AGinAg (37)]

 

[ButterTart]

The gap is closing VERY nicely in Michigan.

 

[RJN]

Shit like this and the "broken pipe" in Atlanta is just massive shocking. It's not that far off Russian/Nazi Germany tactics. Ludicrous this stuff happens in "the greatest country in the world" in 2020.

Last year, I didn't have running water for a week because of a burst pipe. So I guess this doesn't surprise me, but this seems very inconvenient.

After kind of sleeping for a few hours, I was hoping I would wake up to something more decisive, but it is starting to look better I THINK.

 

[Kate]

Liking this woman on CNN "IT'LL GET DONE WHEN IT GETS DONE, BITCH"

 

[big ron]

I've just been busy for an hour, I expected something more exciting than this. What a flop election.