***** Official Election Game Day Thread *****

[Moiraine]

Biden down by 4 and 12 points in Wisconsin and PA and 538 still think things look decent for him there.

[Notre Dame Joe]

20 minutes ago, Moiraine said:

Biden down by 4 and 12 points in Wisconsin and PA and 538 still think things look decent for him there.

lots of chatter with Wisconsin, except in football.  But they aren't saying much else tonight. (one FB friend won't concede AZ)

 

Back in 2000 I didn't hear any news until lunch time, and even then I saw a newspaper and assumed it had been printed before they called it for Bush.  I didn't realize what's happening until mid afternoon.  

 

that's not possible today but I doubt I'll be back on HB until mid-afternoon.

[mrandyk]

Sounds like the mail in ballots have flipped Wisconsin and Michigan in Biden's favor. Big wins there.

[commando]

2 minutes ago, BlitzFirst said:

I think there are a LOT of surprised folks here at Huskerboard with how close it is.

 

 

i had more faith in the american people then i should have.  

[knapplc]

In Nebraska, casino gambling overwhelmingly passed despite a strong conservative push. That's pretty impressive and a little surprising.

 

Now if they would just stop finding legal loopholes to keep marijuana off the ballot, we could settle that, too. I think I've signed four or five petitions to put it on the ballot now, but every time they find a sympathetic judge and get it kicked off due to a technicality. 

 

Legalize it and tax it. 

 

But, I guess, baby steps. I'll have to take them. 

[Nebfanatic]

7 minutes ago, BlitzFirst said:

I think there are a LOT of surprised folks here at Huskerboard with how close it is.

 

 

Did people really think this was gonna be a runaway? I had confidence in a Biden victory but I always felt like it was going to be close 

[knapplc]

Also, I've been following politics since I was a teenager, and I swear I've never heard of the "Blue Wall." Saw it a few times already this morning, and apparently it refers to Wisconsin & Michigan? Is this a new thing?

[teachercd]

9 minutes ago, knapplc said:

In Nebraska, casino gambling overwhelmingly passed despite a strong conservative push. That's pretty impressive and a little surprising.

 

Now if they would just stop finding legal loopholes to keep marijuana off the ballot, we could settle that, too. I think I've signed four or five petitions to put it on the ballot now, but every time they find a sympathetic judge and get it kicked off due to a technicality. 

 

Legalize it and tax it. 

 

But, I guess, baby steps. I'll have to take them. 

I was shocked that it passed and last I saw it passed with ease.

 

Should have happened 15 years ago.

6 minutes ago, knapplc said:

Also, I've been following politics since I was a teenager, and I swear I've never heard of the "Blue Wall." Saw it a few times already this morning, and apparently it refers to Wisconsin & Michigan? Is this a new thing?

Ha!  Yes!  I think they are trying to come up with cool new phrases.  

[teachercd]

12 minutes ago, commando said:

i had more faith in the american people then i should have.  

You should just have less faith in the polling numbers.  Those things suck.

[knapplc]

2 minutes ago, teachercd said:

I was shocked that it passed and last I saw it passed with ease.

 

Should have happened 15 years ago.

 

At least. How long have the casinos been across the river in Iowa? Should have happened right then. 

 

I wonder if we'll ever know how much Nebraska money has flowed into the tax coffers of surrounding states. 

 

I'm not a gambler and I'm not about to go to these casinos, but I do have a rudimentary grasp of economics and I want that money staying here. And I want tax money off the doobage we could sell if they'd put that on the damned ballot.

 

 

[knapplc]

2 minutes ago, BlitzFirst said:

 

There were quite a few folks that thought it would be a landslide for Biden.

 

I was skeptical...because Biden isn't progressive enough (in my opinion) and thus wasn't really giving any message other than "I'm not Trump".

 

Could you name some of those folks? Because I must have missed those posts.

2 minutes ago, teachercd said:

You should just have less faith in the polling numbers.  Those things suck.

 

The betting sites were what caught my interest. 

 

I've seen some people say as of this morning it's now Biden -300. They must be pretty confident?

[commando]

Just now, teachercd said:

You should just have less faith in the polling numbers.  Those things suck.

no...the people.   the fact that so many think trump is worthy of leading our country is disappointing.  if my daughter brought home aguy that has been accused of sexual assault, found guilty of fraud, and had 5 kids with 3 different wives (who he cheated on all of them)....i would beat the crap outta the guy and and tell my daughter to forget him?   but the american people think he is presidential.   i don't understand it.

[DevoHusker]

17 minutes ago, knapplc said:

In Nebraska, casino gambling overwhelmingly passed despite a strong conservative push. That's pretty impressive and a little surprising.

 

Now if they would just stop finding legal loopholes to keep marijuana off the ballot, we could settle that, too. I think I've signed four or five petitions to put it on the ballot now, but every time they find a sympathetic judge and get it kicked off due to a technicality. 

 

Legalize it and tax it. 

 

But, I guess, baby steps. I'll have to take them. 

AZ passed a 420 bill last night.

[funhusker]

4 minutes ago, commando said:

no...the people.   the fact that so many think trump is worthy of leading our country is disappointing.  if my daughter brought home aguy that has been accused of sexual assault, found guilty of fraud, and had 5 kids with 3 different wives (who he cheated on all of them)....i would beat the crap outta the guy and and tell my daughter to forget him?   but the american people think he is presidential.   i don't understand it.

There is a significant portion of rural America that want's to "own the libs" more than they did 12-16 years ago.  My fear with the massive amounts of new voters was that many of them were people turned on to politics because of Trump.  There were many people that were disenfranchised with the whole thing and just happy to shoot guns and drink beer on the 4th of July.  When Trump tapped into that persona, I think they became a formidable voting bloc.

 

Social media hasn't helped...

[Ulty]

I feel absolutely sick this morning. I mean, I had understood all along that the counting would not yet be complete on Tuesday night, that Trump would prematurely declare victory, and that actual American values would be fighting against voter suppression efforts...BUT just looking at the sheer numbers at this point is heartbreaking.

 

In 2016, nearly 63 million people cast a vote for Trump. That in itself was unbelievable, but so far today, he has almost 67 million votes and counting. How the f#ck could that many American people look at this horrible man and the state of our country and make that choice?

 

The GOP is gaining seats in the house, and vile incompetent a$$holes like Matt Gaetz, Jim Jordan, and Devin Nunez sailed to easy victories.

 

There is still counting to be done in Senate races, but how the f#ck can the people of South Carolina keep voting for Lindsey Graham? How the f#ck can the people of Iowa keep voting for Joni Ernst? Mitch McConnell is one of the most unscrupulous and evil men in the whole country, and his victory was way too easy.

 

Even if Biden manages to eke out 270 electoral votes when the counting is done, and even if the Dems eke out that 50th Senate seat, it is still very discouraging that this is where we are as a country. If Trump and the GOP maintain control, we are absolutely f#cked.

 

How did we get to this point as a country, and how do we fight back? How can good people change the hearts and minds of the apathetic, the ignorant, and the racist?