2020 Election

[John Galt]

here is the highlight

[Kane]

Looks like Barr might be facing resistance from inside the ranks

https://thehill.com/homenews/administra ... ady-before

And I wonder if it at all has to do with this:

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watc ... tart-civil

[John Galt]

well both those things are related in that the president has accused many people of crimes, the worst crimes in american history, without naming the crimes. he also called on his supporters to LIBERATE MICHIGAN (as well as some other states, such as my own)

i don't know that he's facing "Resistance" within the ranks, but rather "resistance" by the truth. this is worse than the independent counsel which went digging for crimes, at least that was just digging for whatever. this is digging for crimes that supposedly exist by political rivals under the expressed direction of the president looking for something to "clear" his own name by pretending it was never his own fault but the fault of others. so long as he doesn't deliver the report they are still under investigation at least. and unlike the senate acquittal, actually delivering the report would lead to actual real exoneration since the whole thing is complete farce

[Kane]

Yeah but if that was the case Barr could just release it anyways and frame it however he wants (like the mueller report) and call it good.

For him to release nothing before the election is out step with his actions thus far.

[John Galt]

at least 10% of the total number of votes from 2016 have already been cast and we're still 3 weeks away from election day. some states, such as my own, only report these numbers once a week, and my state is already at 22% of total vote from 2016

Texas only has 3% lead for Trump
Iowa has 1.2% trump lead
Georgia is tied
OH,NC, AZ, FL, PA, NV, WI, MI, MN, and NH are all favored Biden. If the polls are to be believed, we're looking at 368 - 170, a number not seen since 96. if texas flips biden would have over 400, and the gop will be on its last legs.

hopefully real structural changes can occur in such an event, such as direct popular vote, or at least uncapping the house to be over 700 reps. heck, under the first proposed amendment to the constitution, which can still be considered by the states (12 have ratified it), the current house would either be 1727 reps or 6563 depending on interpretation, which would also help with the electoral college situation, considering the smallest populated state would either have 3 or 12 representatives

[Kane]

Yep. Its not looking good for Trump.

Also of note - that DOJ investigation - my hunch was right. They aren't releasing it before the election because it showed no o wrong doing.

[John Galt]

new polls out show biden leading, slightly, in ohio, texas, and iowa. and in iowa there's a 5% gap between the current senator -- who couldn't name the price of beans in a debate -- and the challenger (who got the price of corn down to the penny). this state will likely be the key state to flip the senate democratic, even without a biden presidency (maine, colorado, and arizona are all likely going to flip D while AL will likely flip R). north carolina is currently a toss up, but i'd still take a look at alaska, geogia, and south carolina which all lean republican. f**k even kansas senate seat is in play

[Spider]

I can imagine these states, Texas in particular, polling blue slightly. Can't imagine them actually voting that way though. Democrats love to make noise. That includes answering polls. But actually voting? Lol.

[Winchester]

I'm beginning to think Montana's senate seat is going to go D, even as we elect his buddy Gianforte as Governor. I'm even think our lone representative seat may go to Kathleen Williams. She'd be the first Democrat to hold a representative seat since 1997. We used to have 2 districts and west side always had a D and east side always had an R.

[exploited]

Obama spoke in Philly.

Holy f**k, it was so, so nice to hear a President who made sense for any period of time. The wife and I watched the whole thing (~40 minutes) and it was shockingly refreshing and reassuring. It's been a long four years. There was alot I hated about Obama but my god man, at least he wasn't a babbling buffoonish creep.