Current Affairs The 2020 United States Presidential Election

[BirkenheadBlue]

if more people voted for Trump than Biden, then - as crap as that is - it’s still democracy?

By the time it’s all done, Biden will have roughly 5m votes more than Trump.

But in this instance, what people are angry about is that Trump is trying to stop legitimately cast votes from being counted, because he knows if they’re counted, he’ll lose.

The US is turning into a banana republic in front of our eyes... so yeah, people are “moaning”

 

[EFCPaul]

People who are saying at this stage Trump has it are irresponsibly being defeatist. There's millions of mail-in votes left to count, and it's generally accepted that those are mostly Democrats that's why Trump has spent so many months pushing this nonsense mail-fraud conspiracy and why he wants it wrapped up now. It's like going through on away goals but demanding the whistle be blown when the opposition run through for a 1 v 1 to snatch it.

It's far from over.

 

[BlueToff]

They haven't

Okay. So is it down to how the US system works then, or???

I’ve been asleep, so genuinely haven’t followed a second until now

 

[AmericasToffee]

Trump has no legal avenue to stop votes from being counted. Stop believing everything that idiot says

 

[BlueToff]

By the time it’s all done, Biden will have roughly 5m votes more than Trump.

But in this instance, what people are angry about is that Trump is trying to stop legitimately cast votes from being counted, because he knows if they’re counted, he’ll lose.

The US is turning into a banana republic in front of our eyes... so yeah, people are “moaning”

well that’s outrageous. How will he be able to stop those votes getting counted?

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

Not really, though. It may need fine tuning, but ~10 metro areas deciding an election isn't good for anyone.

Yeah, much better to have empty land voting.

By the way, those 10 metro areas prop up the rest of the country economically

 

[arminisgod]

Is he?

Doesn't look like it. Looks like burden will win Nevada and that'd it

 

[ToffeeTim]

Looking like Biden will win the popular vote by ~5m

A broken, broken system

It's not though. There needs to be an element of local to any election or it effectively says local issues don't matter. To most voters, local issues matter most.

The problem is the weighting of votes under the electoral college, not the electoral college itself.

 

[BirkenheadBlue]

well that’s outrageous. How will he be able to stop those votes getting counted?

By taking it to a heavily partisan Supreme Court, on which the GOP have stolen 2 seats in the last 4 years

 

[BlueToff]

Regardless of any of it, maybe putting someone better than Joe Biden up would have helped

 

[Prevenger17]

How will he be able to stop those votes getting counted?

He shouldn't, but can't take anything for granted with this President and this SC

 

[AmericasToffee]

Yeah, much better to have empty land voting.

By the way, those 10 metro areas prop up the rest of the country economically

Good Lord.

 

[Tubey]

By the time it’s all done, Biden will have roughly 5m votes more than Trump.

But in this instance, what people are angry about is that Trump is trying to stop legitimately cast votes from being counted, because he knows if they’re counted, he’ll lose.

The US is turning into a banana republic in front of our eyes... so yeah, people are “moaning”

And of course he's stacked the SCOTUS in his favour to decide.

That said I don't think it'll matter, it looks like he's going to win regardless.

 

[edge]

my prediction ,Bidon to get a last minute winner , Trump sweating on VAR to save him.

 

[Wat Tyler]

Is he?

Yes, he is down in the counting now but the votes to still be counted are anticipated Biden votes, hence Trump crying foul already.