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Cosmocat

(15,375 posts)
9. Here is one BIG problem with mail in votes in this situation
Mon Jun 22, 2020, 10:49 AM
Jun 2020

If the deadline is the day of or before the election, you can't get the final tally in that night or every in the next few days.

PA expanded its mail in voting for the primary this year and the number of Ds who voted by mail was much greater than Rs, and the "normal" returns we are used to that come in a few hours after polls closed showed that 45 had more votes than Biden and Bernie had total - when all of the mail votes were counted and the final tally came in a a few days later, Biden and Bernie had a good bit more votes than 45.

He W I L L declare victory election night if it works out like this in November, and it will be a HUGE mess.

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I'm a little surprised to hear Howard Fineman say this Poiuyt Jun 2020 #1
Brian Klaas isn't a hair-on-fire type, either, but he tweeted this today: highplainsdem Jun 2020 #6
I agree, but there's no other interpretation of what trump is doing themaguffin Jun 2020 #19
Biden is paying attention....He will pounce in a manner we least expect. ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2020 #2
I believe we have to have a 2008 level or greater of turnout. ms liberty Jun 2020 #3
+1 Turnout is everything. We have to completely overwhelm the Reputins. lagomorph777 Jun 2020 #4
Videos of Trump being dragged out of the White House on January 20 DavidDvorkin Jun 2020 #5
I would love to see him removed by armed guards wryter2000 Jun 2020 #7
Hey Lincoln Project - we need an ad for this! FM123 Jun 2020 #8
Here is one BIG problem with mail in votes in this situation Cosmocat Jun 2020 #9
they need to do what we do in Tarrant County Texas. yellowdogintexas Jun 2020 #18
Thanks Cosmocat Jun 2020 #24
Yes the time delay to do a physical count must be accounted live love laugh Jun 2020 #25
His plan was to have a million of his base stand to block the people trying to remove him on Jan 21 NightWatcher Jun 2020 #10
Remember his call during the DC protests leftieNanner Jun 2020 #12
Worse scenario.. "he mysteriously "wins" when way behind in polls" Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2020 #11
Yup. He's NOT trying to discredit the results. AleksS Jun 2020 #15
Yep. Projection, as always. We have to overwhelm and be diligent. Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2020 #16
We don't have to remove him... lame54 Jun 2020 #13
Good one! I think he would leave within days to go golf or Laura PourMeADrink Jun 2020 #20
Some states didn't sign on to the Constitution to be a dictatorship. roamer65 Jun 2020 #14
Kicking this. I want it to be seen. calimary Jun 2020 #17
Simply let Biden reside and govern from another location in DC. MarcA Jun 2020 #21
He's projecting. He's a dangerous man. dmr Jun 2020 #22
We can't let it get to a "Bush vs Gore" situation. kskiska Jun 2020 #23
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