I'm already depressed even though it looks like he's winning. This bodes poorly not just for the US, but for the resilience of liberal democracy in the 21st century. — Echarmion
If Trump wins all the states where he's currently leading (which includes NC, PA, GA, and AK), he finishes out with 268, which is 2 shy of the 270 needed, so he'll come in 2nd place, which is pretty good comparatively.Is North Carolina still in play or has that ship sailed? — Benkei
I do like his strategy of trying to get them to stop the counting there, especially if the counting is not putting tick marks next to his name. — Hanover
that's the fairest thing to do. — Hanover
So... Like...
Cheat until it's become clear you have lost, and then try to call a mulligan cause fairness? — VagabondSpectre
best out of 7 match — Hanover
So, in baseball, in the World Series (which is a true "world" series, with teams spanning the globe from as far as Atlanta to Seattle), it's a best out of 7 match. We ought to do that for elections. That's all I'm saying. It's not really a "do over" per se, but more just proof you didn't just happen to have a particularly good or bad day. — Hanover
The take-home is that half of eligible voters wanted to put their trust in a liar. — Banno
Troublesome to say the least. The people believe Trump. — creativesoul
Far more nuanced... — creativesoul
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