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All over bar the shouting? 05:50 - Oct 20 with 5874 viewsspell_chekker

No, no, no, please don't go.

What are we going to do without him?

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All over bar the shouting? on 08:10 - Nov 4 with 617 viewsBringBackTheRedRoom

All over bar the shouting? on 07:58 - Nov 4 by janegallagher



Few million ballots to be counted yet.


Just watch Dominic Rabb trying to get himself out of a Trump sized hole and failing. Might have been an idea to tell your MPs to stop tweeting pro Trump stuff, and calling Biden an IRA supporter.

‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’

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All over bar the shouting? on 09:52 - Nov 4 with 610 viewsjanegallagher

All over bar the shouting? on 08:10 - Nov 4 by BringBackTheRedRoom

Just watch Dominic Rabb trying to get himself out of a Trump sized hole and failing. Might have been an idea to tell your MPs to stop tweeting pro Trump stuff, and calling Biden an IRA supporter.


Up in Wisconsin now. So tight.


We’ve got Simon Sadler

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All over bar the shouting? on 10:47 - Nov 4 with 606 viewsBringBackTheRedRoom

All over bar the shouting? on 09:52 - Nov 4 by janegallagher

Up in Wisconsin now. So tight.



Going to guess at

Biden 271

Trump 267

That then opens a whole can of worms if any representatives flip when casting their votes in the Electoral College

‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’

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All over bar the shouting? on 11:59 - Nov 4 with 594 viewsbasilrobbiereborn

All over bar the shouting? on 10:47 - Nov 4 by BringBackTheRedRoom

Going to guess at

Biden 271

Trump 267

That then opens a whole can of worms if any representatives flip when casting their votes in the Electoral College


I've been following this avidly for three months and the thing I take from this is that, four years on, there is STILL something wrong with the way that the Yanks poll their electorate.

I still think Biden might win Pennsylvania, but his margin for error there is very small. Ironically, it is possible that he could win without it, which is something hardly anyone forecast either.

271-268 doesn't look a bad shout, but if Biden somehow pulls Pennsylvania out of the fire it will look a lot less close.

I think the Democrats will need something of an inquest after this, win or lose. Given the state of the nation, they should not have been scrabbling around for a path to victory like this.

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All over bar the shouting? on 12:01 - Nov 4 with 593 viewsspudgun

All over bar the shouting? on 10:47 - Nov 4 by BringBackTheRedRoom

Going to guess at

Biden 271

Trump 267

That then opens a whole can of worms if any representatives flip when casting their votes in the Electoral College


"Stop the counting" - an attempted hijacking of democracy from the "leader of the free world". A stab at autocracy in plain sight. Wow!!

Every time Trump is contemplating or covering up a crime, he accuses the other side of it. Understand this and you understand a tenet of Trump`s psyche.

Trump`s speech shows that the intel is possibly that Biden has just enough gas in the tank - with the mail-in votes to be opened - to get him over the line on fumes.

It`s been a shock to see how many voters in the USA not just tolerate but positively embrace Trump`s depravity, and actually buy into his lies...
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All over bar the shouting? on 12:03 - Nov 4 with 593 viewsspell_chekker

All over bar the shouting? on 11:59 - Nov 4 by basilrobbiereborn

I've been following this avidly for three months and the thing I take from this is that, four years on, there is STILL something wrong with the way that the Yanks poll their electorate.

I still think Biden might win Pennsylvania, but his margin for error there is very small. Ironically, it is possible that he could win without it, which is something hardly anyone forecast either.

271-268 doesn't look a bad shout, but if Biden somehow pulls Pennsylvania out of the fire it will look a lot less close.

I think the Democrats will need something of an inquest after this, win or lose. Given the state of the nation, they should not have been scrabbling around for a path to victory like this.


Simple really, people aren't voting for Biden 'cos he's too old.

He's 77 for crying out loud.

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All over bar the shouting? on 13:03 - Nov 4 with 583 viewsBringBackTheRedRoom

All over bar the shouting? on 12:01 - Nov 4 by spudgun

"Stop the counting" - an attempted hijacking of democracy from the "leader of the free world". A stab at autocracy in plain sight. Wow!!

Every time Trump is contemplating or covering up a crime, he accuses the other side of it. Understand this and you understand a tenet of Trump`s psyche.

Trump`s speech shows that the intel is possibly that Biden has just enough gas in the tank - with the mail-in votes to be opened - to get him over the line on fumes.

It`s been a shock to see how many voters in the USA not just tolerate but positively embrace Trump`s depravity, and actually buy into his lies...


Watched a report a few weeks ago about record numbers of first time voters registering to vote, but in mainly republican districts, which they didn't think pollsters were picking up.

However it doesn't explain what's going on in Pennsylvania, even if there's quite a few mail in votes to count, polls are/were miles out there so far. All very strange.

‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’

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All over bar the shouting? on 17:40 - Nov 4 with 572 viewsspudgun

All over bar the shouting? on 13:03 - Nov 4 by BringBackTheRedRoom

Watched a report a few weeks ago about record numbers of first time voters registering to vote, but in mainly republican districts, which they didn't think pollsters were picking up.

However it doesn't explain what's going on in Pennsylvania, even if there's quite a few mail in votes to count, polls are/were miles out there so far. All very strange.


A Tump fairy tale:

"Last night I was leading, often solidly in many key states, in almost all instances Democrat run and controlled.

Then, one by one, they started to magically disappear, as surprise ballot dumps were counted. VERY STRANGE."

Donald struggles with the phenomena of ballot counting whilst he is asleep...
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All over bar the shouting? on 17:45 - Nov 4 with 571 viewsspell_chekker

Have they got a swingometre over there?


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All over bar the shouting? on 17:46 - Nov 4 with 571 viewsspell_chekker

Who's the youngest?


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All over bar the shouting? on 17:52 - Nov 4 with 569 viewsspell_chekker

All over bar the shouting? on 17:46 - Nov 4 by spell_chekker

Who's the youngest?



One of my favourite and abiding political memories was in 1998, watching the swingometre and other new fangled gadgets.

The blue tory seats exploding as they were taken over by red, labour, seats.

Little did we know .....

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All over bar the shouting? on 18:02 - Nov 4 with 564 viewsjanegallagher

All over bar the shouting? on 17:52 - Nov 4 by spell_chekker

One of my favourite and abiding political memories was in 1998, watching the swingometre and other new fangled gadgets.

The blue tory seats exploding as they were taken over by red, labour, seats.

Little did we know .....


‘Simple really, people aren't voting for Biden 'cos he's too old.

He's 77 for crying out loud ‘


They’re voting for him because he’s a man of decency.

Arizona Nevada Wisconsin Michigan gets Biden to 270. Job done.

We’ve got Simon Sadler

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All over bar the shouting? on 18:46 - Nov 4 with 559 viewsspell_chekker

All over bar the shouting? on 18:02 - Nov 4 by janegallagher

‘Simple really, people aren't voting for Biden 'cos he's too old.

He's 77 for crying out loud ‘


They’re voting for him because he’s a man of decency.

Arizona Nevada Wisconsin Michigan gets Biden to 270. Job done.


He's a decent old forgetful chap with some good policies.

Has he won?

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All over bar the shouting? on 19:43 - Nov 4 with 555 viewsBringBackTheRedRoom

All over bar the shouting? on 18:46 - Nov 4 by spell_chekker

He's a decent old forgetful chap with some good policies.

Has he won?


Sadly not over until those Electoral College votes are counted in January

Here's a term you're going to hear a lot of...

Faithless elector

An elector votes for each office, but at least one of these votes (president or vice president) must be cast for a person who is not a resident of the same state as that elector.[104] A "faithless elector" is one who does not cast an electoral vote for the candidate of the party for whom that elector pledged to vote. Thirty-three states plus the District of Columbia have laws against faithless electors,[105] which were first enforced after the 2016 election, where ten electors voted or attempted to vote contrary to their pledges. Faithless electors have never changed the outcome of a U.S. election for president. Altogether, 23,529 electors have taken part in the Electoral College as of the 2016 election; only 165 electors have cast votes for someone other than their party's nominee. Of that group, 71 did so because the nominee had died — 63 Democratic Party electors in 1872, when presidential nominee Horace Greeley died; and eight Republican Party electors in 1912, when vice presidential nominee James S. Sherman died.[106]

While faithless electors have never changed the outcome of any presidential election, there are two occasions where the vice presidential election has been influenced by faithless electors:

Some constitutional scholars argued that state restrictions would be struck down if challenged based on Article II and the Twelfth Amendment.[109] However, the United States Supreme Court has consistently ruled that state restrictions are allowed under the Constitution. In Ray v. Blair, 343 U.S. 214 (1952), the Court ruled in favor of state laws requiring electors to pledge to vote for the winning candidate, as well as removing electors who refuse to pledge. As stated in the ruling, electors are acting as a functionary of the state, not the federal government. In Chiafalo v. Washington, 591 U.S. ___ (2020), and a related case, the Court held that electors must vote in accord with their state's laws.[110][111] Faithless electors also may face censure from their political party, as they are usually chosen based on their perceived party loyalty.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College#Electors

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All over bar the shouting? on 19:49 - Nov 4 with 552 viewsspell_chekker

All over bar the shouting? on 19:43 - Nov 4 by BringBackTheRedRoom

Sadly not over until those Electoral College votes are counted in January

Here's a term you're going to hear a lot of...

Faithless elector

An elector votes for each office, but at least one of these votes (president or vice president) must be cast for a person who is not a resident of the same state as that elector.[104] A "faithless elector" is one who does not cast an electoral vote for the candidate of the party for whom that elector pledged to vote. Thirty-three states plus the District of Columbia have laws against faithless electors,[105] which were first enforced after the 2016 election, where ten electors voted or attempted to vote contrary to their pledges. Faithless electors have never changed the outcome of a U.S. election for president. Altogether, 23,529 electors have taken part in the Electoral College as of the 2016 election; only 165 electors have cast votes for someone other than their party's nominee. Of that group, 71 did so because the nominee had died — 63 Democratic Party electors in 1872, when presidential nominee Horace Greeley died; and eight Republican Party electors in 1912, when vice presidential nominee James S. Sherman died.[106]

While faithless electors have never changed the outcome of any presidential election, there are two occasions where the vice presidential election has been influenced by faithless electors:

Some constitutional scholars argued that state restrictions would be struck down if challenged based on Article II and the Twelfth Amendment.[109] However, the United States Supreme Court has consistently ruled that state restrictions are allowed under the Constitution. In Ray v. Blair, 343 U.S. 214 (1952), the Court ruled in favor of state laws requiring electors to pledge to vote for the winning candidate, as well as removing electors who refuse to pledge. As stated in the ruling, electors are acting as a functionary of the state, not the federal government. In Chiafalo v. Washington, 591 U.S. ___ (2020), and a related case, the Court held that electors must vote in accord with their state's laws.[110][111] Faithless electors also may face censure from their political party, as they are usually chosen based on their perceived party loyalty.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Electoral_College#Electors


Who's going to read all that kind of guff?

And in plain English, what does it mean?

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All over bar the shouting? on 21:58 - Nov 4 with 542 viewsbasilrobbiereborn

All over bar the shouting? on 19:49 - Nov 4 by spell_chekker

Who's going to read all that kind of guff?

And in plain English, what does it mean?


It means, an electoral college vote isn't in the bag until it has actually been pledged.

That is last resort stuff though, and as things stand I'm not sure who would want to try to undermine what is beginning to look like a fairly clear win.

Nate Silver seems to think that Trump will win North Carolina but is probably second favourite for all the others. That would give Biden over 300 college votes, I think, if he is right.

There are going to be some legal moves, but none of them are going to be based upon them being able to have a significant impact on the overall result.

It looks like the Republicans will hold on to the Senate. Which means the first two years of a Biden Presidency may be quite frustrating for him if he doesn't get the financial backing he wants for stimulus, New Green Deal etc.

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All over bar the shouting? on 09:12 - Nov 5 with 532 viewsspudgun

All over bar the shouting? on 21:58 - Nov 4 by basilrobbiereborn

It means, an electoral college vote isn't in the bag until it has actually been pledged.

That is last resort stuff though, and as things stand I'm not sure who would want to try to undermine what is beginning to look like a fairly clear win.

Nate Silver seems to think that Trump will win North Carolina but is probably second favourite for all the others. That would give Biden over 300 college votes, I think, if he is right.

There are going to be some legal moves, but none of them are going to be based upon them being able to have a significant impact on the overall result.

It looks like the Republicans will hold on to the Senate. Which means the first two years of a Biden Presidency may be quite frustrating for him if he doesn't get the financial backing he wants for stimulus, New Green Deal etc.


The schadenfreude voyeur in me says this is unfolding perfectly, although I am worried about my popcorn stock level - and the possible effects on the streets of America (but in that order).

As reality knocks on the door of the house of delusion it will be interesting to see how far Trump and his band of enablers will go, and how long before the GOP signal the end of this debacle.

What more could you want during a lockdown?

Apart from a visit from Kellyanne dressed as a Halloween witch, of course...

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All over bar the shouting? on 09:46 - Nov 5 with 531 viewsBringBackTheRedRoom

All over bar the shouting? on 09:12 - Nov 5 by spudgun

The schadenfreude voyeur in me says this is unfolding perfectly, although I am worried about my popcorn stock level - and the possible effects on the streets of America (but in that order).

As reality knocks on the door of the house of delusion it will be interesting to see how far Trump and his band of enablers will go, and how long before the GOP signal the end of this debacle.

What more could you want during a lockdown?

Apart from a visit from Kellyanne dressed as a Halloween witch, of course...



There is part of me that would like this to finish 270-268, just to see where this insanity takes us. However to save lives I hope Biden sweeps what's left and ends this madness.

The GOP are really just like us, no more than bystanders, they had a good night in the House/Senate races because of Trump supporters, doubt they dare upset them by telling Trump to go.

See two QAnon believers get elected to the House for Republicans.

‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’

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All over bar the shouting? on 12:51 - Nov 5 with 526 viewsBringBackTheRedRoom

All over bar the shouting? on 09:46 - Nov 5 by BringBackTheRedRoom

There is part of me that would like this to finish 270-268, just to see where this insanity takes us. However to save lives I hope Biden sweeps what's left and ends this madness.

The GOP are really just like us, no more than bystanders, they had a good night in the House/Senate races because of Trump supporters, doubt they dare upset them by telling Trump to go.

See two QAnon believers get elected to the House for Republicans.




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All over bar the shouting? on 19:21 - Nov 5 with 511 viewsspell_chekker

All over bar the shouting? on 12:51 - Nov 5 by BringBackTheRedRoom



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They're dragging it out a bit.

Biden no< 253.

Trump 214.

6 states still to declare.

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All over bar the shouting? on 20:02 - Nov 5 with 508 viewsBringBackTheRedRoom

All over bar the shouting? on 19:21 - Nov 5 by spell_chekker

They're dragging it out a bit.

Biden no< 253.

Trump 214.

6 states still to declare.



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All over bar the shouting? on 21:10 - Nov 5 with 500 viewsspell_chekker

I notice this 4 part docu / history thingymabobby is being broadcast in November. Especially for you politicos, a president to rival Trump:-

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12351448/?ref_=ttls_li_tt
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All over bar the shouting? on 21:10 - Nov 5 by spell_chekker

I notice this 4 part docu / history thingymabobby is being broadcast in November. Especially for you politicos, a president to rival Trump:-

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12351448/?ref_=ttls_li_tt
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Trump not planning to concede - campaign official

President Trump is not planning to throw in the towel simply because Joe Biden declares victory, CBS reports, quoting a senior Trump campaign official.

“In a free and fair election, the president will win,” CBS quotes the official as saying.

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‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’

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All over bar the shouting? on 22:52 - Nov 5 by BringBackTheRedRoom

Trump not planning to concede - campaign official

President Trump is not planning to throw in the towel simply because Joe Biden declares victory, CBS reports, quoting a senior Trump campaign official.

“In a free and fair election, the president will win,” CBS quotes the official as saying.

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His dad's press conference is comedy gold at the moment

‘Where there is harmony, may we bring discord. Where there is truth, may we bring error. Where there is faith, may we bring doubt. And where there is hope, may we bring despair’

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All over bar the shouting? on 07:47 - Nov 6 with 481 viewsspell_chekker

Live election coverage:-

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