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It looks like this will come down to Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania, and someone posted (Original Post) still_one Nov 2020 OP
did trump pick up any states Hillary won last time? mucifer Nov 2020 #1
Not so far still_one Nov 2020 #9
I don't think so, not yet. BusyBeingBest Nov 2020 #10
Pennsylvania results may not come in until Friday. Marie Marie Nov 2020 #2
No wonder Trump said his lawyers are going in tonight NorthOf270 Nov 2020 #13
oh boy, it is exactly like 2016 then. And DU folks keeps saying it is not AlexSFCA Nov 2020 #3
No it isn't. There is no Comey, and the Biden campaign were heavily in the blue wall states still_one Nov 2020 #7
Or it could be like 2018 when it didn't look good until late election night. Kaleva Nov 2020 #8
Yes. This is the worst case scenario because Trump will tie everything in court. Claustrum Nov 2020 #4
He'll try Sugarcoated Nov 2020 #11
Right. But winning one of the other state making PA less important would avoid the court battle. Claustrum Nov 2020 #16
True Sugarcoated Nov 2020 #17
And Trump will almost certainly declare victory tonight. joshcryer Nov 2020 #5
Ohio is still good. MontanaFarmer Nov 2020 #6
These are exactly the states we thought Biden would be our best bet to pick up unblock Nov 2020 #12
Yes, and the campaign made the right choice to focus there still_one Nov 2020 #15
Yup. I admit I'm a weenie. I can't take it straight through. Will watch an episode or two of Frasier hlthe2b Nov 2020 #14
Well, this looking a lot like last time, very close, people can stop saying that Hillary didn't win betsuni Nov 2020 #18

Claustrum

(4,845 posts)
4. Yes. This is the worst case scenario because Trump will tie everything in court.
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 10:59 PM
Nov 2020

And they will try to throw away as many votes as they can in cities. Winning at least one of the other battleground state was to avoid this situation.

Sugarcoated

(7,722 posts)
11. He'll try
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 11:01 PM
Nov 2020

but his lawyers haven't been successful with their nutsy legal challenges so far, particularly in PA.

unblock

(52,183 posts)
12. These are exactly the states we thought Biden would be our best bet to pick up
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 11:01 PM
Nov 2020

Nate silver said if trump wins Ohio by only a point or two, which is looking quite possible, it's very likely Biden wins Pennsylvania because that's rather outperforming expectations in that region.

hlthe2b

(102,200 posts)
14. Yup. I admit I'm a weenie. I can't take it straight through. Will watch an episode or two of Frasier
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 11:02 PM
Nov 2020

and try to sleep.

I'm afraid of what I will find when I wake up, but I have to remain hopeful.

betsuni

(25,449 posts)
18. Well, this looking a lot like last time, very close, people can stop saying that Hillary didn't win
Tue Nov 3, 2020, 11:09 PM
Nov 2020

these states last time because she ran a bad campaign, was unlikeable/untrustworthy, didn't go to Wisconsin enough or ignored the working class or whatever. This is the little silver lining I choose to think about right now.

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