We're not only going to win this thing, but we may have already won. Still, vote though.

[Yavin4]

No. I don't have any data or links or anything to support my post title. It's just my very non-scientific hunch. If you count the votes of those that have already voted, Biden may have already won. Trump needs a massive turnout and win a large percentage of that turnout to over take Biden's lead.

Like I said, I have no evidence to support this, except the Biden campaign, and other Democrats, are unusually quiet. I've heard little to no stories about campign in-fighting. No criticism of campaign strategies by other Democrats. No complaints from Democratic candidates. This signals to me a calm confidence that I've never seen before.

[luv2fly]

1. The repugs cheating hasn't kicked into full gear yet

It's far from won

[cwydro]

2. I read this same kind of post in 2016.

I’ll wait and see.

Then I’ll celebrate.

[Yavin4]

4. But it's not 2016.

Just like covid-19 is not like the ordinary flu.

[cwydro]

6. I'm not counting any chickens just yet.

I’ve had Covid, so yes, I know it’s not the ordinary flu. What an odd comment to make.

[Yavin4]

9. I'm not counting chickens. I'm counting votes.

Sorry about your diagnosis.

[cwydro]

13. Oh, wow!

Didn’t realize the votes were in and we have a “genuwine” vote counter here!

Cool! Good to know we won! Woohoo!

[Thekaspervote]

3. There is some evidence..according to polls

Biden leading by 8-9 pts average, with 4% undecided and MOE of 3%, trump would have to have all the undecideds vote for him, and the MOE tilted completely in his favor and he still would win

[muriel_volestrangler]

16. No, that is not evidence that we have already won. It's evidence we are *likely* to win.

The OP's "If you count the votes of those that have already voted, Biden may have already won" is obviously wrong. If no one voted Democratic from now on, we'd lose most states (maybe win Hawaii, since they've already voted more than in 2016? States that have nearly all mail voting, like Oregon?)

You are talking about the opinion poll answers which include the intention to vote, not just what people have already done.

A pointless thread, that just needs correcting with a bit of common sense. Everyone still needs to see their intention to vote Democratic to completion. This is not a walk in the park.

[Ms. Toad]

5. Unless you liked 2016 so much you want a repeat, this is a bad idea.

This is the kind of smug complacency that let some Democrats feel ok skipping voting, or voting for 3rd party candidates to send a message to "president" Clinton.

[cwydro]

7. Thank you.

[Yavin4]

11. My posting on DU is not going to make anyone complacent.

People are already voting in huge numbers, and the trend will continue through election day.

[Trumpocalypse]

14. DU is a public forum

That is monitored by the news media. Don’t assume it is private.

[Ms. Toad]

15. Kinda what people said in 2016, too. n/t

[captain queeg]

8. I think Trump is going down. But we Really need the senate.

[sarcasmo]

10. The youth vote is up 600 percent in Texas, we got this.

https://www.kvue.com/article/news/politics/vote-texas/more-young-texans-showing-up-to-the-polls-compared-to-2016/269-4f20e513-b2fb-4487-9ee0-2885aca6d814

[Yavin4]

12. If folks in Texas are voting. Yeah, we got this.

I'm not nervous at all.