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OTBWY said:
Georgia flipped!

Happy morning. Maybe he's going to win all the states remaining?



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Jumpin said:
OTBWY said:
Georgia flipped!

Happy morning. Maybe he's going to win all the states remaining?

That would be the best case scenario, yes. Sadly 2020 isn't known for those.



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TallSilhouette said:

If Dems take the presidency and hold the House I'll celebrate. If they lose the House I'll at least be able to breathe with Trump out. If they lose both I may take up alcoholism.

We could take up Buddhism together and split the difference..and the bill for the alcohol.

Was watching this yesterday (buddism):   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWvI2WZJjwE

Takes abit to get through, but worth it for the story alone.

That said, Gorgia just flipped.... its now blue :)
(1100+ in bidens favor, and theres like 8k military votes (possibly) not yet counted or something, which is apparently very 50/50)



Jumpin said:
OTBWY said:
Georgia flipped!

Happy morning. Maybe he's going to win all the states remaining?

Not Alaska. And I am doubtful over North Carolina. And Arizona might still be lost. Pennsylvania is indeed close, so it looks good for Biden. Anyways, if Georgia really goes to Biden, that makes it a lot easier.



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Bofferbrauer2 said:
LuccaCardoso1 said:

The second part of my post was unrelated to the first one. It's undemocratic because of the electoral college, not because of how long it takes to count.

But well, I have a few problems with voting on paper, as the votes are destructible. With electronic voting machines, every vote is stored even if the machine is destroyed. That's likely not going to change the outcome of an election or anything, but it seems more democratic to ensure that everyone has their votes counted.

Paper votes are destructible. However, any changes made to them are immediately obvious.

Electronic votes are also destructible. You just need to hack into the voting machines and you can make any changes you want. If you know how everything works you can change the outcome of the election on the fly and nobody would even know anything about it.

This is the reason why European countries still use paper ballots - they're more fragile, but it's much more difficult to tamper with them.

There are also multiple observers standing near the box's the votes are collected into.
They follow the boxes, and the counting until done.

Its not possible to cheat, by destroying votes, or tossing them out or the like, without observers noticeing.

You get your paper ballot, go to a voteing place, hand it in (they check your social security number/name/adr, ect to see if you are who you are, and your checked off a list (they know how many people live in area and are voteing there). Theres no chance to vote multiple times.

The waiting in line in denmark is like 5-10mins at most.
You go home after and eat, and usually the same day (3-4hours after voteing closes) you have results.

Honestly our way seems vastly better than the american one.
Like someone said above, its just about manpower.



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Mnementh said:
Jumpin said:

Happy morning. Maybe he's going to win all the states remaining?

Not Alaska. And I am doubtful over North Carolina. And Arizona might still be lost. Pennsylvania is indeed close, so it looks good for Biden. Anyways, if Georgia really goes to Biden, that makes it a lot easier.

Georgia is blue currently... with like 1100 votes in bidens favor.
Apparently theres like 8000+ military votes yet to be counted, but they dont nessarily lean rebulican.
So its gonna be close, but currently its blue.



I wonder if Republicans are gonna go after Trump when he's not President anymore. When they don't have to gain anything from his antics anymore. You know, like they did before he was elected.



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2020 is being such a bitch that I'm not celebrating Trump's loss until all counting ends. But I already bought the party hats and horns.



LuccaCardoso1 said:
2020 is being such a bitch that I'm not celebrating Trump's loss until all counting ends. But I already bought the party hats and horns.

This is how it's gonna feel for both sides.



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