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atse

(42 posts)
14. Don't give up!
Wed Nov 4, 2020, 09:10 AM
Nov 2020

Peters is likely to pull it out in MI. Last I heard he was only down a few thousand, with hundreds of thousands of blue leaning votes to count.

Collins might lose in Maine. She's currently at 49.5%. The vote count stopped with 66%, so her percentage could go down. They do ranked choice voting. If a big percentage of the third party voters don't have her as second choice, there's a chance. The Dem Gideon plus the greenish independent candidate together equal 48%, with other third party candidates making up the last 2 and a half percent.

Does anyone know what the remaining Maine votes are like? If Collins only goes down a percentage point or so, I see that as being doable for Gideon, assuming the vast majority of third party votes break for her.

Then there's Georgia. Purdue's lead has been shrinking. He's only at 50.8% now, with the remaining votes supposed to be leaning blue. I think he'll get below 50%, which means a runoff. The other Georgia race is already going to a runoff.

So if Peters pulls it out, and the Dems win both Georgia races in the runoff two months from now, that would be a tie in the Senate. if Collins loses, that sure would help. Technically, there's still a chance the Dems could get to 51.

No. Nt helpisontheway Nov 2020 #1
Really? The polls were that off? Just_Vote_Dem Nov 2020 #4
or the election was hacked mucifer Nov 2020 #5
Or the rubes are lying to the pollsters? n/t Just_Vote_Dem Nov 2020 #7
No Meowmee Nov 2020 #2
Not going to happen. nt Raine Nov 2020 #3
Holy shit Just_Vote_Dem Nov 2020 #6
So Biden with a Republican Senate. Ace Rothstein Nov 2020 #8
And we can forget about any progressive legislation Just_Vote_Dem Nov 2020 #10
Collins is under 50% thus ranked Demsrule86 Nov 2020 #9
Plus MI Gary Peters, whose behind the GOP candidate now, will benefit from the mailin ballots onetexan Nov 2020 #11
Ok, now I feel a little better Just_Vote_Dem Nov 2020 #13
I was hoping we would at least get a 51-49 Just_Vote_Dem Nov 2020 #12
Don't give up! atse Nov 2020 #14
Welcome to DU! mvd Nov 2020 #15
Actually... atse Nov 2020 #16
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