Here's a novel thought.

[strongermessage]

Why don't we wait until the clear results are in before speculating?

[newdeal2]

1. People love the doom

I'm not worried at the moment. These things take time.

[MontanaMama]

2. I don't know anyone who loves doom.

These things do take time but I don’t think it’s fair to say our fellow DUers love doom. We’ve seen our fellow Americans vote against their own best interests and against the safety and security of their family members and friends. People are afraid and have good reason.

[newdeal2]

5. I think people's emotions are being played upon

By MSM and things like the NYT needle. The data isn't complete or necessarily representative, but people are reading all sorts of things into what's being shown minute by minute.

[MontanaMama]

10. That could very well be AND

I maintain that people don’t love doom. Folks are fragile and afraid. We have been burned more than once.

[Mister Ed]

3. As I recall, this is exactly where things stood at this hour in 2020. n/t

[edisdead]

6. Not really.

This is bad. The votes aren’t there in some states.

[Self Esteem]

7. Unfortunately, they didn't.

In 2020, Biden was down significant margins in most states but there was a ton of outstanding votes in the blue areas.

That isn't happening tonight.

In 2020, only 20% of Philadelphia had reported.

Right now? It's over 60% and she's not pulling in near the margins Biden did four years ago.

[newdeal2]

8. I remember going to sleep that night (on the west coast mind you)

Feeling despair. Barely slept but woke up to much better news in the morning. Things change. The "dumps" will come in

[Self Esteem]

4. Because there's a clear trend.

And it's a trend that showed itself around this time in 2016.

I think it's best we start preparing ourselves. It's not like 2020 where there was so many outstanding Biden votes.

At this point, Biden was down double-digits to Trump in PA. Places like Philadelphia barely had any reporting numbers.

But right now? Philadelphia is at over 60% reported and Harris is doing worse there than any Democrat going back to Kerry has.

That's a concern.

[fishwax]

9. another novel idea: there is a lot on the line. Give people space to process in their own way.

You can always hide the panicked threads.