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SKKY

(11,807 posts) Wed Nov 4, 2020, 11:39 AM Nov 2020

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Are there enough outstanding votes in PA to overcome the advantage Trump...

...has right now?

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Are there enough outstanding votes in PA to overcome the advantage Trump... (Original Post) SKKY Nov 2020 OP

At least a million or more mail-in ballots BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #1

Yes. I think there is over a million mail in votes. Claustrum Nov 2020 #2

The "experts" keep saying so, but I have my doubts. Those ballots have to go well over 70% for Hoyt Nov 2020 #3

Most are going to come out of Philly BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #8

Well Democrats voted by mail more than 2:1 over Republicans in PA. Statistical Nov 2020 #9

Dave Wasserman says yes octoberlib Nov 2020 #4

Yes mcar Nov 2020 #5

It's close. Laelth Nov 2020 #6

Maybe, maybe not. Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2020 #7

BumRushDaShow

(128,977 posts)

1. At least a million or more mail-in ballots

Reply to SKKY (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 11:40 AM

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Claustrum

(4,845 posts)

2. Yes. I think there is over a million mail in votes.

Reply to SKKY (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 11:41 AM

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If it goes 2:1 to Biden, it could potentially overcome Trump's lead.

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

3. The "experts" keep saying so, but I have my doubts. Those ballots have to go well over 70% for

Reply to SKKY (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 11:42 AM

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Biden. It's possible. Fortunately, it doesn't seem to make a difference in reaching 270, but it would be nice to have extra EC votes.

BumRushDaShow

(128,977 posts)

8. Most are going to come out of Philly

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 11:44 AM

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and they are processing 10,000 an hour, having received over 400,000 of them and only able to extract them and start processing them yesterday morning. They are working 24/7 and are being live-streamed -

ETA - here is the city's count so far - https://results.philadelphiavotes.com/ResultsSW.aspx?type=FED&map=CTY

Statistical

(19,264 posts)

9. Well Democrats voted by mail more than 2:1 over Republicans in PA.

Reply to Hoyt (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 11:45 AM

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Still it looks like it will be very close.

octoberlib

(14,971 posts)

4. Dave Wasserman says yes

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Wed Nov 4, 2020, 11:42 AM

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mcar

(42,329 posts)

5. Yes

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Wed Nov 4, 2020, 11:43 AM

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Laelth

(32,017 posts)

6. It's close.

Reply to SKKY (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 11:44 AM

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There are roughly a million votes outstanding. Joe needs to win 75% of them to overcome Velveeta Voldemort’s lead. We’ll see.

-Laelth

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,853 posts)

7. Maybe, maybe not.

Reply to SKKY (Original post)

Wed Nov 4, 2020, 11:44 AM

Nov 2020

It was close in WI and MI, and it will surely be close in PA too.

I'm so relieved that AZ and the NE district went blue!

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