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Election Day 1
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2024 5:11 pm
by Res Ipsa
Here we go. A handy map of poll closing times:
And in case you’re feeling stressed, Joe Biden has your back. He’s released a huge portion of the nation’s Strategic Alcohol Reserves to help calm the nerves of a jittery nation.
https://www.borowitzreport.com/p/us-rel ... dium=email
And, because we all need one final poll, here’s an Election Day prediction from the one pollster I trust with my life:
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/bas ... ing-happen
[Above link isn’t working because of our language filter. Go to the first page of the site and scroll down. TL/DR — Pollster is 100% sure that there is a 50% chance of anything happening. And all the other pollsters are wrong.]
And just in case you are seized with an unbearable case of optimism, I highly recommend a bracing dose of Eeyore’s guide to Election Day self care.
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/eey ... -self-care
Re: Election Day 1
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2024 6:18 pm
by IWMP
What time do you expect it to be done? It's bonfire night here. Hot dogs, toffee apples and fireworks for us tonight.
Re: Election Day 1
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2024 6:27 pm
by Res Ipsa
IWMP wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 6:18 pm
What time do you expect it to be done? It's bonfire night here. Hot dogs, toffee apples and fireworks for us tonight.
Guy Fawkes Day, right? Have fun!
If the election is close, might not be done for weeks.
Re: Election Day 1
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2024 6:32 pm
by Xenophon
Res Ipsa wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 5:11 pm
And, because we all need one final poll, here’s an Election Day prediction from the one pollster I trust with my life:
Might just be me but the link 404's... which did tickle my funny bone.
Re: Election Day 1
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2024 7:05 pm
by Res Ipsa
Xenophon wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 6:32 pm
Res Ipsa wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 5:11 pm
And, because we all need one final poll, here’s an Election Day prediction from the one pollster I trust with my life:
Might just be me but the link 404's... which did tickle my funny bone.
I’ll try to fix it.
ETA: The language filter strikes again.
Re: Election Day 1
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2024 8:13 pm
by Doctor Steuss
One note with Nevada: We've got until Friday for mail in ballots to be counted (as long as they are post-marked by today). If it's close, be prepared for plenty of memes again of how Nevada doesn't know how to count, because we won't commit our electoral votes for a few days.
Re: Election Day 1
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2024 8:17 pm
by Xenophon
Doctor Steuss wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 8:13 pm
One note with Nevada: We've got until Friday for mail in ballots to be counted (as long as they are post-marked by today). If it's close, be prepared for plenty of memes again of how Nevada doesn't know how to count, because we won't commit our electoral votes for a few days.
To expand, a
nice breakdown from BBC on each swing state's timing:
Georgia - Polls close in the Peach State at 19:00 EST (00:00 GMT). Georgia's top election official estimates that about 75% of votes will be counted within the first two hours.
North Carolina - Polls close 30 minutes after Georgia. North Carolina's results are expected to be announced before the end of the night.
Pennsylvania - Voting ends at 20:00 EST (01:00 GMT) but experts agree it may take at least 24 hours before enough votes are counted for a winner to emerge.
Michigan - Voting concludes at 21:00 EST (02:00 GMT). A result is not expected until the end of Wednesday.
Wisconsin - Results should come in shortly after polls close at 21:00 EST for smaller counties but experts predict the state won't have a result until at least Wednesday.
Arizona - Initial results could come as early as 22:00 EST (03:00 GMT) but the state's largest county says not to expect results until early Wednesday morning. Postal ballots dropped off on election day could take up to 13 days to count.
Nevada - Votes here could also take days to count. The state allows mail-in ballots as long as they were sent on election day and arrive no later than 9 November.
Re: Election Day 1
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2024 8:20 pm
by IWMP
Res Ipsa wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 6:27 pm
IWMP wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 6:18 pm
What time do you expect it to be done? It's bonfire night here. Hot dogs, toffee apples and fireworks for us tonight.
Guy Fawkes Day, right? Have fun!
If the election is close, might not be done for weeks.
Yeah. Don't really understand the logic of why we do it. I greatly doubt anyone will be put on a bonfire if they tried to blow up the houses of parliament nowadays. It has been eventful so far. Did our own fireworks and sparklers then the neighbour invited us to watch theirs but their neighbour came out and started arguing with them so I took the kids to the bonfire on the corner. Which was huge. My daughter gave out leftover Halloween sweets to the kids.
Neighbours were still screaming at each other when we came back.
Now to try to get the kids to bed with all this noise.
Hopefully you get a quick result so you aren't left in limbo.
Re: Election Day 1
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2024 10:54 pm
by Marcus
Res Ipsa wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 5:11 pm
... from the one pollster I trust with my life...
For one brief second after reading this sentence my heart literally stopped...
Ah. All is right with the world again! That was a close one!
(okay, okay, not
literally. But it felt like it. : ) )
Re: Election Day 1
Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2024 11:28 pm
by Moksha
IWMP wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2024 6:18 pm
What time do you expect it to be done?
Republicans have arranged for voting in some locales to take many weeks, with numerous hand counts.
