US Election 2020: President Elect Biden and VP Elect Harris

[Chief]

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US Election 2020: President Biden and VP Harris - The Aftermath

Now we have most of the main players confirmed its time to start the thread on this Pence I assume will be Trumps VP - but I will leave the ? until confirmed https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20210120T09&p0=900&msg=Inauguration+2021&font=sanserif

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[mxett]

What are the odds that Kamala Harris takes over as President at some stage during the term? Is that possible?

I get a real evil vibe off that woman.

i'd like that. I trust her to do the job over an 80yr old Bidden

 

[Hank Scorpion]

What are the odds that Kamala Harris takes over as President at some stage during the term? Is that possible?

I get a real evil vibe off that woman.

I suspect so. Biden unlikely to run in 2024. I expect he'd step down a bit before to let her run with an incumbency advantage and ward off any challenge from the progressive wing in the primary.

 

[darrenmorgan]

On what grounds?

on the grounds that he is likely to lose there.

 

[The Sultan]

And Trump received the 3rd most votes in the history of U.S elections.

Let's face it, the fact these 2 candidates received the amount of votes they have is mind boggling.
Good on the American people for getting out there and voting, just shocked it was these 2 that inspired that!

the promotion of mail in made it alot easier.. many CBF voting on a work day, especially if they have to wait in line

 

[bourbons]

I see he is still throwing his toys out of the cot.

His behaviour would have you think you are in a third world country not America.

The greatest, slowest motion dummy spit ever.

Amazing

 

[The Sultan]

Trump has sued to halt the vote count in Philadelphia.

LOL, Trump and Rudi those crazy kooks

 

[Kurve]

On what grounds?

Via Wall Street Journal.

The Trump campaign filed a federal lawsuit Thursday alleging its poll watchers weren't permitted to observe vote counting in Philadelphia. The suit asks a judge to order that officials stop counting ballots if GOP poll watchers aren't present.

 

[telsor]

On what grounds?

He wants the votes (re)counted with his observers there. (the state Dems denied them access, but the courts have ruled they're allowed in).

What kind of whackjob electoral system doesn't allow observers in by default?

 

[QuietB]

Via Wall Street Journal.

The Trump campaign filed a federal lawsuit Thursday alleging its poll watchers weren't permitted to observe vote counting in Philadelphia. The suit asks a judge to order that officials stop counting ballots if GOP poll watchers aren't present.

So nothing really.

This is all optics.

 

[The Passenger]

The Republicans look like they might be using this opportunity to decouple themselves from Trump.

First shots fired and they haven't even officially lost yet.

 

[Satan]

penn 325k votes to be counted trump 90k ahead biden needs 70% to be 40 k ahead at end, higher perc , more votes ahead

 

[Venkman]

We're all going to be laughing about this a few years when Trump's military coup is well established and he is declared Emperor or the US has turned into a Gotham like dystopia and Trump is operating as some kind of super villain character operating out of Trump Tower. There are no other options.

 

[Venkman]

Rudy trying to bring down the whole edifice of US democracy. Fair play to him, it takes balls.

 

[The Casey Cat]

The Republicans look like they might be using this opportunity to decouple themselves from Trump.

The smart ones should have been doing this soon as the election began. Problem is they seem to have very few smart ones and even fewer with any spine.

 

[Crow54]

Not even trying to hide it now. Calling in favours already.

 

[Norwegian Blue]

I suspect so. Biden unlikely to run in 2024. I expect he'd step down a bit before to let her run with an incumbency advantage and ward off any challenge from the progressive wing in the primary.

I can't see Biden stepping down. He's been a career pollie for over 40 years and has finally (almost) reached the pinnacle. No way does he give that up. He won't run again in 2024, but nor will he leave early.

 

[The Casey Cat]

We're all going to be laughing about this a few years when Trump's military coup is well established and he is declared Emperor or the US has turned into a Gotham like dystopia and Trump is operating as some kind of super villain character operating out of Trump Tower. There are no other options.

Nothing new. We've been laughing at the US for a very long time now.

 

[Westy Bogan]

Fox news not helping with Biden cheating narrative.... They seem to be swatting it away with every motion...

 

[Pessimistic]

It's almost as certain as Biden taking this election.
Personally believe this was the way to get the first woman president in office without actually putting her up again Trump.

They might want to get Julia in as a consultant on that.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

He wants the votes (re)counted with his observers there. (the state Dems denied them access, but the courts have ruled they're allowed in).

What kind of whackjob electoral system doesn't allow observers in by default?

they were allowed in, he wanted more than the maximum

 

[sherb]

I hasten to add, no-one’s kidding themselves the Dems are pure as the driven snow.

But when it comes to obstructionism and gaming the system, man oh man, the Republicans, since their takeover by the Tea Party lunatics, really take the cake.

It depends on the context.

Stand alone, absolutely they are not.

Compared to the cancer that is the Republican Party however, well that's a completely different matter.

 

[Pessimistic]

Nothing new. We've been laughing at the US for a very long time now.

That would be Militia not Military. I doubt hes that popular there

 

[Ned_Flanders]

 

[Sixpence]

I went through the same thing with BoJo/Corbyn. The UK certainly can't throw stones at the US.

Corbyn wasn't a bad candidate. He was just a little too Left to get enough votes. More comparable to Bernie Sanders than either Trump or Biden.

Bojo is Trump light.

 

[Catfish Alley]

That his chances of being able to win the state would be significantly hampered if his opponent had more votes than him.