Politics & Stuff

[cosmicway 1,313]

I wonder why the results are not computed instantaneously.
Here is my perfect system:
I go to the polling station. The justice representative checks me in his laptop (identity - has n't voted).
I go behind the parapet and it's another laptop. I choose my state e.g  New York. with the mouse I select political party / individual candidates then press enter.
The justice representative sees in his computer that I have voted.
Then everything is transmitted to a centre of operations and the count is instantaneous.
This is fraud proof and further I can vote for New York from as far as lake Titicaca in Peru - by going to the US consulate.

I don't like the internet from home.
It's not fraud proof.
Ahmadinejad comes early in the morning to my house and says vote for me. Won't I ?
It's ten of the best if I refuse as well as ten of the best if I say "but I have already voted".

The cost of installation is no more than 10 million euros for a country the size of Greece, 200 million for USA.

Edited yesterday at 02:53 by cosmicway

[cosmicway 1,313]

WI-PA Harris ahead but hopeless;y close now.
In fact if rate of approach carries on unabated Trump would win both states by 5-10% !

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3 minutes ago, robsblubot said:

Not that close after all.

atm looks like I missed either 1, 2, or 3 states (unless Harris somehow sweeps them, ie wins all 3 of  MI, WI, and PA)

its looks really grim

even if she wins NV, she loses if she doesnt sweep all 3 Blue Wall states (WI, MI, PA)

[cosmicway 1,313]

Just now, Vesper said:

atm looks like I missed either 1, 2, or 3 states (unless Harris somehow sweeps them, ie wins all 3 of  MI, WI, and PA)

its looks really grim

even if she wins NV, she loses if she doesnt sweep all 3 Blue Wall states (WI, MI, PA)

What are the needles doing there ?

[cosmicway 1,313]

WI-PA redded now on the interactive map.

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3 minutes ago, cosmicway said:

What are the needles doing there ?

has not updated in 36 minutes

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there is a real chance that Trump actually wins the popular vote

which, to be brutally honest

I hope he does IF he wins the actual electing Electoral College

as then there is not that drama to the degree they had in 2016 (Clinton won the popular vote by 3 million, but the Blue Wall collapsed and thsu she easily lost the electoral College, just like it may well do now)

Edited yesterday at 03:07 by Vesper

[cosmicway 1,313]

Just now, Vesper said:

there is a real chance that Trump actually wins the popular vote

which, to be brutally honest

I hope he does IF he wins the actual electing electoral College

as then there is not that drama to the degree they had in 2016 (Clinton won the popular vote by 3 million, but the Blue Wall collapsed and thsu she easily lost the electoral College, just like it may well do now)

By the narrowest of margins in any case - immaterial.
What about Iowa ? Does it serve any purpose if stays dem ?

[cosmicway 1,313]

Unless they 've been counting nothing but red wasp nests in WI-PA the last hour, they have both gone over to Trump.

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yikes

first time ever Trump has been projected (ATM) by the New Yorks times in any of his 3 election races

to win the popular vote

[cosmicway 1,313]

WI blued for the moment, PA stays red.

[NikkiCFC 7,926]

PA doesn't look good 😕 

[cosmicway 1,313]

Stupid dems they knew they had to keep the blue wall.

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11 minutes ago, cosmicway said:

Does it serve any purpose if stays dem ?

it is almost ALL Republican post 2022

Repub Governor

Both US Senators are Repub

all 4 US House reps are Repub (that may change now)

both state legislative chambers all vastly Republican

all statewide offices except for ONE, all are Repub, except for the lone Dem:

State Auditor Rob Sand, an ex high fashion model from the early noughties (lol, I told you I am a deep US political junkie)

Edited yesterday at 03:20 by Vesper

[cosmicway 1,313]

Just now, Vesper said:

it is almost ALL Republican post 2022

Repub Governor

Both US Senators are Repub

all 4 House reps are Repub (that may change now)

both state chamber all vastly Republican

all statewide offices except for ONE, all are Repub, except for the lone Dem:

State Auditor Rob Sand, an ex high fashion model from the early noughties (lol, I told you I am a deep US political junkie)

went red as well now on the map

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Just now, cosmicway said:

went red as well now on the map

Iowa

 

and now

 

[cosmicway 1,313]

PA impossible now unless there are huge blue areas not counted yet.
I doubt that very much,