US election night super thread

[mboy]

This thread is beyond belief.

Here’s the bit where Trump ponders aloud deploying the troops to stop the result being implemented...

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Pinched:

One sunny day in January 2021 an old man approached the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue, where he'd been sitting on a park bench. He spoke to the U.S. Marine standing guard and said, "I would like to go in and meet with President Trump." The Marine looked at the man and said, "Sir, Mr Trump is no longer President and no longer resides here." The old man said, "Okay", and walked away.

The next day, the same man approached the White House and said to the same Marine, "I would like to go in and meet with President Trump." The Marine repeated, "Sir, as I told you yesterday, Mr Trump is no longer President and no longer resides here." The man thanked him and, again, just walked away.

The third day, the old man approached the White House and spoke to the very same U.S. Marine, saying again, "I would like to go in and meet with President Trump." The Marine, understandably irritated at this point, looked at the man and said, "Sir, this is the third day in a row you've been here asking to speak to Trump. I've told you each time that he's no longer the President and no longer resides here. Don't you get it?" The old man looked at the Marine and said, "Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it."

The Marine snapped to attention and said, "See you tomorrow, Sir."

[cj]

Dec 19, 2020 8:26:57 GMT Richard Allen said:

Dec 19, 2020 1:03:09 GMT manchesterman said:

There's always the "trump resigns, Pence takes over and pardons him" get out of jail card I guess

Pence desperately wants to avoid this scenario. As soon as he has presided over the electoral vote tabulation on 6th January he is heading overseas for a visit to Bahrain, Israel and Poland. This is scheduled to last a week but his people have said it might be longer. The assumption is that he will stay as far a way from Trump as possible to avoid having to have a conversation about this.

If only he hadn't have had that pesky vaccine, one less excuse for distancing

[cj]

Dec 19, 2020 12:16:58 GMT grahammurray said:

Dec 19, 2020 12:09:43 GMT @kipper1 said:

I think this is the first time President Trump has told people to show up to a protest. He's mentioned #StoptheSteal rallies before and he's thanked people for going there but this is the first time he's mentioned a rally some time in advance and that he's specifically instructed his supporters to attend.

The "will be wild" comment suggests it could be an interesting day.

I would love to see a breakdown from anybody rational as to what "Statistically impossible to have lost the 2020 Election" means.  I suspect Trump doesn't even know what it means let alone being able to explain it.

But I'm sure he believes he has all the statistics, literally the best statistics

[grahammurray]

Dec 19, 2020 19:36:58 GMT mboy said:

This thread is beyond belief.

Here’s the bit where Trump ponders aloud deploying the troops to stop the result being implemented...

"During the meeting, the president asked about Flynn’s suggestion of deploying the military, those briefed said. That was also shot down."


I hope that's just an unfortunate choice of phrase.

[seanryanj]

Dec 19, 2020 21:23:27 GMT grahammurray said:

Dec 19, 2020 19:36:58 GMT mboy said:

This thread is beyond belief.

Here’s the bit where Trump ponders aloud deploying the troops to stop the result being implemented...

"During the meeting, the president asked about Flynn’s suggestion of deploying the military, those briefed said. That was also shot down."


I hope that's just an unfortunate choice of phrase.

Pretty crazy stuff, I would love to think it is exaggerated but I don't think so! 

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If Democrats win the Georgia runoffs it means a 50/50 Senate to add to Biden and Trump both winning 25 states.

[mboy]

[manchesterman]

If "cross the rubicon" in this context, means declaring Martial Law (?), then using the hashtags #Liberty & #Freedom can only be described as 'peak irony'!!

[mboy]

GOP Senate candidate for Delaware call for military coup and tribunals:

[Richard Allen]

The Trump campaign has also filed another lawsuit with the US Supreme Court. It asks the court to overrule three decisions made by the PA Supreme Court, invalidate the election in PA and direct the PA legislature to appoint another slate of electors.

Chances of the US Supreme Court agreeing to hear this case is pretty much zero. They might not even discuss the matter as the Justices are not due to meet again until 8th January.

[Deleted]

Two predictions for 2021

Nina Turner wins the eventual special election in OH-11

Andrew Yang wins the New York City Mayoral election

[timmullen1]

Probably explains why he’s resigning: us.cnn.com/2020/12/21/politics/william-barr-hunter-biden-election-special-counsel/index.html

[Richard Allen]

Mitch McConnell has today said that if the GOP retain control of the Senate he will allow all of Biden's cabinet nominees a vote on the Senate Floor saying

"They aren’t all going to pass on a voice vote, and they aren’t all going to make it, but I will put them on the floor"

He also added that he would treat Biden

"a hell of a lot better than Chuck Schumer ever treated Donald Trump."

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Nicknames for states I picked up in 2020

Arizona - The Copper State
California - The Golden State
Connecticut - The Constitution State
Florida - The Sunshine State
Georgia - The Peach State
Illinois - The Land of Lincoln
Indiana - The Hoosier State
Iowa - The Hawkeye State
Kentucky - The Bluegrass State
Maine - The Pine Tree State
Massachusetts - The Bay State
Minnesota - The Land of 10,000 Lakes
Mississippi - The Magnolia State
Nevada - The Silver State
New Hampshire - The Granite State
New Mexico - The Land of Enchantment
New York - The Empire State
North Carolina - The Tar Heel State
Ohio - The Buckeye State
Pennsylvania - The Keystone State
South Carolina - The Palmetto Estate
Tennessee - The Volunteer State
Texas - The Lone Star State
Vermont - The Green Mountain State
Virginia - The Old Dominion
Wisconsin - The Badger State

[timmullen1]

Dec 24, 2020 10:59:59 GMT @conservativeestimate said:

Nicknames for states I picked up in 2020

Arizona - The Copper State
California - The Golden State
Connecticut - The Constitution State
Florida - The Sunshine State
Georgia - The Peach State
Illinois - The Land of Lincoln
Indiana - The Hoosier State
Iowa - The Hawkeye State
Kentucky - The Bluegrass State
Maine - The Pine Tree State
Massachusetts - The Bay State
Minnesota - The Land of 10,000 Lakes
Mississippi - The Magnolia State
Nevada - The Silver State
New Hampshire - The Granite State
New Mexico - The Land of Enchantment
New York - The Empire State
North Carolina - The Tar Heel State
Ohio - The Buckeye State
Pennsylvania - The Keystone State
South Carolina - The Palmetto Estate
Tennesee - The Volunteer State
Texas - The Lone Star State
Vermont - The Green Mountain State
Virginia - The Old Dominion
Wisconsin - The Badger State

New Jersey - The Garden State
Oklahoma - The Sooner State
Montana - The Big Sky State
Nebraska - The Cornhusker State (since 1945, was previously The Tree Planter State)

[john07]

Dec 24, 2020 10:59:59 GMT @conservativeestimate said:

Nicknames for states (most of which I learned in 2020)

Arizona - The Copper State
California - The Golden State
Connecticut - The Constitution State
Florida - The Sunshine State
Georgia - The Peach State
Illinois - The Land of Lincoln
Indiana - The Hoosier State
Iowa - The Hawkeye State
Kentucky - The Bluegrass State
Maine - The Pine Tree State
Massachusetts - The Bay State
Minnesota - The Land of 10,000 Lakes
Mississippi - The Magnolia State
Nevada - The Silver State
New Hampshire - The Granite State
New Mexico - The Land of Enchantment
New York - The Empire State
North Carolina - The Tar Heel State
Ohio - The Buckeye State
Pennsylvania - The Keystone State
South Carolina - The Palmetto Estate
Tennesee - The Volunteer State
Texas - The Lone Star State
Vermont - The Green Mountain State
Virginia - The Old Dominion
Wisconsin - The Badger State

You missed out Missouri: The Show Me State.

Show me the way to any other state as Bill Bryson once commented.

[Richard Allen]

Dec 24, 2020 11:05:06 GMT timmullen1 said:

New Jersey - The Garden State
Oklahoma - The Sooner State
Montana - The Big Sky State
Nebraska - The Cornhusker State (since 1945, was previously The Tree Planter State)

A minor quibble but Montana is "Big Sky Country" or "The Treasure State"

[timmullen1]

Dec 24, 2020 11:28:59 GMT Richard Allen said:

Dec 24, 2020 11:05:06 GMT timmullen1 said:

New Jersey - The Garden State
Oklahoma - The Sooner State
Montana - The Big Sky State
Nebraska - The Cornhusker State (since 1945, was previously The Tree Planter State)

A minor quibble but Montana is "Big Sky Country" or "The Treasure State"

Jon Tester confusing me by calling his newsletter “State of the Big Sky State”.

I forgot to add The Wolverine State for Michigan, The Hawkeye State for Iowa, The Peach State for Georgia, The Buckeye State for Ohio and The Bluegrass State for Kentucky. Alabama doesn’t have an official nickname but is usually The Yellowhammer State or The Cotton State.

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Dec 24, 2020 11:49:20 GMT timmullen1 said:

Dec 24, 2020 11:28:59 GMT Richard Allen said:

A minor quibble but Montana is "Big Sky Country" or "The Treasure State"

Jon Tester confusing me by calling his newsletter “State of the Big Sky State”.

I forgot to add The Wolverine State for Michigan, The Hawkeye State for Iowa, The Peach State for Georgia, The Buckeye State for Ohio and The Bluegrass State for Kentucky. Alabama doesn’t have an official nickname but is usually The Yellowhammer State or The Cotton State.

The First State for Delaware