It looks as if Trump will win now

Trump is about to speak any minute now from the Whitehouse.

I don't understand why anyone is still shouting after polling finishes.
It's as if they haven't stopped campaigning.
Surely a period of calm before the result is announced might be a good idea. Trump and his team in particular are such a rabble.

If Biden becomes President, despite a Republican Senate I think there is scope for optimism. It’s perfectly possible for progress to be made with the President in the best interests of the American people. There could well be huge sighs of relief amongst senior Republicans at having grown ups to deal with instead of the ever changing cast of Trump appointees in the WH and his poisonous venal family. Have you noticed the deafening silence from leading Republicans these last couple of days ( apart from the ‘I was just tucking my shirt in’ RG)?

My son sent this earlier. I hope it plays. It’s very funny.

m.facebook.com/am4zingvids/videos/333853473735978/

Grannynannywanny thanks for the laugh, especially the first one. Iam I think lemon’s right, I’m not sure he’s ever been unhinged.
The next few months will be difficult enough with the lockdown without having to watch Trump ranting on television every time we put the news on. It doesn’t look as though he’ll go with dignity does it?

Sorry if this has already been mentioned but I'm quite impressed with Biden's deputy. She could easily end up as president, too.

Someone upthread mentioned loving Obama. I'm in love with him, too. I've even read his books - a bit hard going but the wisdom of the man shines through. Pity the orange one hasn't also read them.

It will be two months of having to appear in public but be totally humiliated, especially after his behaviour of the past few days (and the days to come).

A friend wrote this about Trump. It would explain why people still vote for him.

I can't help feeling that the US is like an abused partner of Trump. He has gaslighted them to extreme degrees, tells them he has their best interests at heart, nobody loves them more than he does, only he cares about them, nobody else loves them, and no-one loves them like he does. All the while, punching them where the bruises don't show.

He has indeed lemon but it still felt odd to have him so described by a serious journalist. I realise CNN is the democrat leaning channel but even so.
Yes Grannynanywanny - even more unhinged.

Even if Biden wins Trump will still be President till January. I fear he’ll take unhinged to a whole new level during that time.

He has been sounding unhinged for quite a while now.

I'm watching CNN - Trump was just referred to as sounding unhinged. It would be funny if it wasn't terrifying.

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A little light relief for now

Oh no again

Whitewave
Oh no [grin

This graph currently is showing on the BBC news site

The only place I have found your figures is at capx.co/the-democrats-have-won-this-battle-but-biden-will-be-a-lame-duck-from-day/ , where CAPX say " His electoral college win may end up looking pretty respectable: perhaps as much as 306 to 232, exactly President Trump’s margin in 2016, and larger than George W Bush’s victories in 2000 and 2004." That is just an estimate.

Whitewave Is that really the final call or an estimation from the only possible result from the votes that are still to be counted? Where did you get the info from, I can only find lower figures than that?

There is no such thing as the Red Button. What there is, is what's called the 45 pound suitcase known as 'The Football'
I do know something about the Red Button as one of my friends is a retired nuclear sub mariner.
There were quite a few scares in the 80s which most of the world was totally unaware of.

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? it isn’t the real one, it’s my bet!!

So there we have it.

Final score

Biden. 306

Trump 232

I think we could be waiting quite some time for the official announcement as the court cases have to be resolved. Someone said USA could end up with two men on the Capitol steps both saying they had won.

I agree newnanny things are not going to change much while the Republicans control the Senate.

Maybe he believes in climate change but not man-made climate change.

Maybe he has read that world temperatures have increased and decreased over many centuries, long before human intervention could be blamed.

lemongrove

Lucca

I am pretty sure the president cannot have sole charge of the red button!! Nd trump would be just as much of a liability.

I always thought that the President did have total control of
‘The red button’ although any President would surely only go down that route as a reactive decision.

I actually don’t know Lemongrove but I’m assuming that there are many hoops to jump through so hopefully it’s not just by POTUS bedside for him to press if someone doesn’t like his tweets.