[POLL] 2020 U.S. Presidential Election

[SG854]

nevada is not in the bag for biden yet and that scares me

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because of the live updating data on the source im looking at, its nerve wrackingly close and a lot still hasn't been reported

Michigan has 16 electoral which is a lot. And Democrats are winning only by %0.3. Its very very close.

 

[osirisjem]

America is a democracy in name only. It is a failed Nation State. People are just too dumb or greedy. If you didn't vote, you really are next level dumb.

 

[Deleted member 414991]

Michigan has 16 electoral which is a lot. And Democrats are winning only by %0.3. Its very very close.

And that's enough to win. Almost all the remaining votes that needed to be counted, the last 15%, have all been mail in ballots that are extremely likely to be democratic votes.

 

[osirisjem]

Michigan has 16 electoral which is a lot. And Democrats are winning only by %0.3. Its very very close.

The trend is all the outstanding votes have more democrat votes. So Biden will carry

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@Cyan

GBATemp needs to run a Get out the Vote campaign next time. A giveaway of of a 3 Nintendo Switch X Us for those taking a picture with their username on a paper beside their empty ballot (or something to show they went to the polls).

 

[KingVamp]

So, if Biden wins, does that make GBAtemp an A+ poll?

 

[Foupen]

Non American here (I'd have voted for Biden if I were https://gbatemp.net/threads/poll-2020-u-s-presidential-election.571721/page-2#post-9165880 )

This election was one hell of a roller coaster ride. Betting odds on Smarket favored Biden at first, then Trump, and now Biden again. According to the odds at this point, I think it's safe to say Biden pretty much won the election. In fact, I was pretty confident Biden will win because Allan Lichtman, a historian who accurately predicted the winner of every US election since 1984(including Trump in 2016) predicted Biden's win.

But if Trump somehow wins in the end, I don't know what to believe anymore.

 

[Ericzander]

In fact, I was pretty confident Biden will win because Allan Lichtman, a historian who accurately predicted the winner of every US election since 1984(including Trump in 2016) predicted Biden's win.

So I agree with your overall point. I think that Biden might have this. That said, Allan Lichtman isn't always right, he's just moved the goalpost to appear that he was. He said that Al Gore would beat George Bush. When that didn't happen he said it was because he was predicting the popular vote, not the electoral college so he did technically get it correct.

That said, his keys are pretty good. But also subjective.

 

[Deleted member 414991]

gore did beat bush, he would've won if the supreme court didnt stop the recount

 

[Ericzander]

gore did beat bush, he would've won if the supreme court didnt stop the recount

I agree he would have. But it doesn't change the fact that it panned out how it did for better or worse.

I'm just pointing out that I wouldn't assume Lichtman is always correct.

 

[UltraSUPRA]

Abolish big cities.

 

[Deleted member 414991]

Abolish big cities.

ever seen a population density map before?

 

[UltraSUPRA]

ever seen a population density map before?

Abolish big cities.

 

[Deleted member 414991]

k den

 

[D34DL1N3R]

Abolish Trumplicans.

 

[AkGBA]

Abolish electoral college ?
Without it, the winner would be clear at this time.

 

[SG854]

Looks like polls were wrong again and Trump is over performing then what was predicted.

 

[AkGBA]

I really can't understand how a candidate can be elected without having the majority of votes.
I mean, I can understand how.
Just not why people accept it.

 

[SG854]

I really can't understand how a candidate can be elected without having the majority of votes.
I mean, I can understand how.
Just not why people accept it.

Some people don't accept it. Its a split opinion. I think more people want the popular vote? You would have to take a poll to see the majority opinion on that.

 

[D34DL1N3R]

Even Trump said the electoral should be done away with because it is unfair.... until he won because of it.

 

[Ericzander]

I really can't understand how a candidate can be elected without having the majority of votes.
I mean, I can understand how.
Just not why people accept it.

I think it should be popular vote. But I can almost guarantee that it never will be, at least until there's a huuuge political shift in this country. It would require a constitutional amendment. And those aren't easy to pass, especially when the political parties and states are this divided on everything.

You'll never be able to get a small state like Wyoming to agree that the electoral college should be abolished.

Edit: For example, I go on reddit and find comments like this immediately: