This shit gives me anxiety every day. Unreal that the future of the country could lie with one Supreme Court judge.
It's right to be concerned about voter suppression efforts by the GOP, OTOH, CNN is in the business of getting more ratings by playing up that the election is a "horse race" despite the fact that Biden has had a stable 10 point lead over Trump for quite some time.
Because the polls don't mean shit when it comes to actual election night. The more polls are higher for Biden, the more people are likely to be complacent and not vote.
Similarly the more Trump says the election will be stolen the less likely Trump people will vote.Because the polls don't mean shit when it comes to actual election night. The more polls are higher for Biden, the more people are likely to be complacent and not vote. I don't blame them for playing up the horse race.
Dude, you're gonna be like Captain America with how long you're gonna be out.It's going to be a rough late October and a hell of a November. Just wake me up when it's over.
Sorry, but that's straight bullshit and just fear mongering. Too many people are traumatized by 2016 and think the same thing will happens in 2020, when Biden is in a much more secure footing than Clinton.
Again, your second post is as wrong as your first postBut that is what happened in 2016, and we should be fearful of it happening again. Polls and everyone was saying Clinton had it locked, there was no chance of Trump winning, and look what happened.
You can't take risks like this, and if fear is needed to get folks to get off their asses, then by all means
The projections show drumpf winning a landslide on election night 408-130Unless biden wins in a landslide on election night things are gonna get really ugly
The seeds of mistrust are being planted every day of an illegitimate election. You can see what is going to happen a mile away.
It's right to be concerned about voter suppression efforts by the GOP, OTOH, CNN is in the business of getting more ratings by playing up that the election is a "horse race" despite the fact that Biden has had a stable 10 point lead over Trump for quite some time.
But that is what happened in 2016, and we should be fearful of it happening again. Polls and everyone was saying Clinton had it locked, there was no chance of Trump winning, and look what happened.
Sorry, but that's straight bullshit and just fear mongering. Too many people are traumatized by 2016 and think the same thing will happens in 2020, when Biden is in a much more secure footing than Clinton.
Similarly the more Trump says the election will be stolen the less likely Trump people will vote.
That and I don't believe there has been any proof that higher polling leads to less turnout. If anything it energizes people to vote. But I guess people will see things how they want or fear things will happen.
I like CNN sometimes because their headlines tend to take a massive shit in Trump's mouth, but they are a bit sensationalist compared to some other news sources. If there was a lefty version of Fox News, CNN is probably closest to it.
This shit gives me anxiety every day. Unreal that the future of the country could lie with one Supreme Court judge.
I don't see how it's "fear mongering", that just sounds like a convenient way to dismiss a very plausible scenario. Trump consistently tries to sow doubt in the confidence of our elections every single day.Not hard to see why Trump constantly downplays the virus. Anything to get his idiots to vote in person. This story is pure fear mongering though.
The scenario is extremely plausible. Unless you think election night will go down without a hitch and Trump will go quietly into the night.Your anxiety is good for CNN's business, which is why the publish things like this.
Because states aren't going to declare winners. Trump can say whatever the hell he wants, but no one is going to enforce it.I don't see how it's "fear mongering", that just sounds like a convenient way to dismiss a very plausible scenario. Trump consistently tries to sow doubt in the confidence of our elections every single day.
I have no doubt he's going to pull some fuckery when it counts start showing him losing and telling his supporters to take to the streets and shit. Come on.
The scenario is extremely plausible. Unless you think election night will go down without a hitch and Trump will go quietly into the night.
I have a tendency to go to BBC for news. That seems much more centrist to me than CNN. If you insist that CNN isn't left-leaning, then they are absolutely alarmist.Is this a joke? CNN is incredibly centrist, I would even say it leans conservative in a lot of ways. There's nothing lefty about CNN at all.
So what you're saying is we can't draw any conclusions about what polling does. And I agree.No, it isn't "fear mongering." Get that fucking shit out of here. I don't blame people for being traumatized by 2016. The polls in that election year showed Clinton up and everyone felt comfortable that a total fucking idiot in Trump wouldn't win against Clinton and then look at what happened. The same thing could just as easily happen this year and to believe that it's gonna be fine because of Biden having a 10 point lead is pretty naive. What matters is that people go out and vote and not look at the polls. If it takes CNN saying that it's a horse race, then good. Maybe that will motivate and encourage people to vote. And you know what, fuck it. If it takes a little bit of fear of another four fucking years of Trump destroying your fucking country, then so be it. But this isn't about fear, it's about common fucking sense.
Considering how borderline militant the right has become in defense of Trump, they're probably more likely to go vote. I don't understand how him saying the election will be stolen will mean less people voting for Trump. That doesn't make any sense. The right came out in droves to support him in 2016 and they'll just double down this year.
I personally think Biden will win this, but to brush off CNN and their description of the election as a horse race as bullshit because Biden has a 10 point lead is basically the exact thing I'm talking about. Don't brush it off and use it as motivation to get people to go vote. I can say the same thing about there no being any proof that higher polling leads to more people voting and like you said, you'll just see things how you want. I don't think it energizes to people to vote when the person you're likely to vote for has such a high lead. Obviously I don't have proof either, but I've seen thing anecdotally in Canada all the time. High polling numbers for a local candidate, people (who I knew personally) then don't vote because he's gonna win, then he lost... polling gives a good indication of voter intention, but until that turns into an actual vote on election night, it means nothing.
Have you seen the kind of shit he's pulled these past 4 years? He practically owns the DOJ. He's ripping apart the post office. States can count everything and declare the real winner but he's in his own reality. That shit doesn't matter to him, he'll just call it rigged.Because states aren't going to declare winners. Trump can say whatever the hell he wants, but no one is going to enforce it.
my take: this isn't a horse race so news media needs to push this as the next-best thing so people will at least tune in like crazy on election night.
out of all of these states, only minnesota starts counting when the polls close on election day.
DOJ can't do shit. The states will count votes and then name the winner of their electoral votes. Just like always, even if it takes a few days or even weeks. Trump can bluster all he wants, but he is powerless to do anything about it. The military leaders have already said they won't get involved.Have you seen the kind of shit he's pulled these past 4 years? He practically owns the DOJ. He's ripping apart the post office. States can count everything and declare the real winner but he's in his own reality. That shit doesn't matter to him, he'll just call it rigged.
And once that happens, you know he'll tell his cretins to take to the streets. It's so obvious you can see it a mile away.