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I agree, too. If the legislature wanted late arriving votes to count, they would have made that part of the law. I don't know if they have special circumstances for overseas ballots which are often primarily from military personnel. Many states do allow some time for those ballots to arrive after election day, including North Carolina. I think a lot of the people who are buying into this idea of widespread election fraud (aside from Trump, Crazy Rudy, and their sycophants) are people who get their news from social media instead of from mainstream news outlets. They don't understand how the process works, so they believe anything. All the tv stations covered this, but I followed the post-election ballot counting on CNN which had extensive coverage. I got a real education on how ballot security and counting works as well as how the different procedures for handling in-person and mail-in ballots that states had skewed the reporting of election results early on, and why it took so much longer for one state to report results than another state.

Nobody is saying there are not any instances of vote fraud. What people are saying is that there's absolutely no evidence of widespread voter fraud as is being alleged by Trump, Guiliani, and Trump true believers. See below. Another complaint in PA is that the GOP doesn't want ballots that were postmarked on/before Election Day but arrived after the polls closed counted. They might have a case here, but those ballots were segregated and have not been counted pending the court decision. These ballots number fewer than 9,000 while Biden's lead in PA is north of 40k the last time I looked. One of the reasons that votes continue to dribble in from all over the country is the large number of provisional ballots, which is a result of the large turn out. Provisional ballots are ballots cast by individuals with issues --- in-person voters who have moved and went to the wrong polling place; in-person voters who lacked sufficient ID; in-person voters who requested mail-in ballots, mail-in votes that might be from questionable voters, etc. This was a study of numerous elections over several years. It found a very tiny number of instances of outright fraud amid mostly inadvertent mistakes.

Anybody can make any allegation about anyone or anything, especially on social media. Without real evidence -- names, places, times, etc -- that will stand up to scrutiny in court, it's all sound and fury without meaning. So far, the GOP hasn't provided any kind of proof that there was any significant fraud anywhere much less any kind of organized fraud in multiple states, which would be necessary to "steal" a national election.

I will add three additional points to your excellent post: Because of the pandemic, millions of voters voted by mail. Most states besides the three that voted primarily by mail prior to 2020 changed their mail-in voting rules to allow all registered voters who wished to vote by mail to do so. Some states didn't have much experience in counting high volumes of mail-in ballots and had rules for that delayed the count. PA voting districts, for example, couldn't even open mail-in ballots until after the polls closed. The turnout for this election was the highest ever, almost 150 million votes cast, or about 43% of the total US population (not registered voters, not adults, not citizens -- the entire US population of about 331 million). When everything's totaled up the turnout is expected to rival the massive turnout in the 1960 election between Kennedy and Nixon. That millions of these votes were cast by mail slowed down the counting. Trump did his best to discourage people from voting by mail for six months. His followers listened to him. Those opposed to him did just the opposite, and that skewed mail-in voting patterns. All the data from the states that track the party affiliation of voters who used mail-in ballots has shown that Democrats used mail in voting far more than Republicans. In some urban areas, Biden was getting 80+ percent of the mail in vote. The different state rules for when to count mail-in ballots then skewed the reporting of election votes depending upon when states counted the mail in ballots (before/during/after in person voting on election day).

Be smart and get your flu shot. Be smarter and wear a mask and practice social distancing. November 9, 2020 - Pfizer has reported that its coronavirus vaccine candidate appears to be 90% effective in 2nd and 3rd stage trials. November 8, 2020 - Joe Biden established his coronavirus advisory committee filled with respected epidemiologists and public health experts. He also released an outline of his plan to get control of the coronavirus pandemic ASAP. November 8, 2020 - The U of Washington's IHME projects that more than 399,000 Americans could die of the coronavirus by February 1, 2021. November 7, 2020 - US coronavirus recorded 126,742, the highest ever. Texas became the first US state to top 1,000,000 coronavirus cases. October 22, 2020 - The National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University reports that between 130,000 and 210,000 deaths from coronavirus could have been avoided with a better response from the US government policies and crisis messaging. (Avoidable Covid-19 Deaths) October 13, 2020 - The U of Washington's IHME projects that more than 363,000 Americans could die of the coronavirus by January 1, 2021 and more than 394,000 by February 1, 2021 with the seasonal flu making the coronavirus more deadly. November 9, 2020 - 238,235 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 651. November 8, 2020 - 237,584 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 461. November 7, 2020 - 237,123 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 1059. November 6, 2020 - 236,064 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 1120. November 5, 2020 - 234,944 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 1210. November 4, 2020 - 233,734 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 1096. Average daily deaths from coronavirus, November 4-2-8, 2020: 933 Average daily deaths from coronavirus, October 28-November 3, 2020: 852 Average daily deaths from coronavirus, October 21-27, 2020: 800 Average daily deaths from coronavirus, October 14-20, 2020: 726 Average daily deaths from coronavirus, October 7-13, 2020: 851 Average daily deaths from coronavirus, September 30-October 6, 2020: 707 November 1, 2020 - 22,748 Americans died of coronavirus in the month of October, an average of 734 per day. October 1, 2020 - 21,311 Americans died of coronavirus in the month of September, an average of 710 per day. November 1, 2020 - 231,003 Americans have died of coronavirus October 1, 2020 - 207,808 Americans have died of coronavirus. September 1, 2020 - 185,594 Amercians have died of coronavirus. July 1, 2020 - 127,299 Americans have died of coronavirus.

Well said. 👍

My guess is that Biden lasts longer than Covid Donnie. He's 3 years older than Trump but in better physical and mental health. I would not be surprised if Covid Donnie has a serious, possibly fatal, health crisis like a heart attack or stroke within 2 years.

Good post, but it's more than temperament. Trump is a sociopath; he doesn't care that what he says or does harms others (his response to the coronavirus pandemic) or harms the country (undermining the electoral process). What he wants or what benefits him is all that matters. Read the definition of sociopath from this link: ASPD. It describes Trump's behavior to a T.

Ooops! The American people chose Fauci over Covid Donnie by more than 4 and a half million votes. Actually the good news on Pfizer's vaccine came out a week too late to help Covid Donnie. Maybe it was karma or maybe it was Pfizer refusing to be used politically.

It would be hard for Covid Donnie to run a presidential campaign from Gowanda Correctional or Mid-State Correctional when access to social media isn't allowed in NYS prisons.

Your own words demonstrate just how paranoid and delusional you are: "I never said that they were coming after me. I actually lead an extremely low profile out side of these boards. I give very little reason for people to chase me down. Heck, I don't even have an avatar any place I go on the internet so my footprint is extremely light.". Coming from a Trumplet, that's really funny since the only recent American politician I've heard demanding that his critics and/or opponents be locked up is Covid Donnie, something he's done several times, including inciting his Trumpbots at rallies in Michigan to chant "Lock her up" in reference to Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer. Projecting much?

Be smart and get your flu shot. Be smarter and wear a mask and practice social distancing. November 9, 2020 - Pfizer has reported that its coronavirus vaccine candidate appears to be 90% effective in 2nd and 3rd stage trials. November 8, 2020 - Joe Biden established his coronavirus advisory committee filled with respected epidemiologists and public health experts. He also released an outline of his plan to get control of the coronavirus pandemic ASAP. November 8, 2020 - The U of Washington's IHME projects that more than 399,000 Americans could die of the coronavirus by February 1, 2021. November 7, 2020 - US coronavirus recorded 126,742, the highest ever. Texas became the first US state to top 1,000,000 coronavirus cases. October 22, 2020 - The National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia University reports that between 130,000 and 210,000 deaths from coronavirus could have been avoided with a better response from the US government policies and crisis messaging. (Avoidable Covid-19 Deaths) October 13, 2020 - The U of Washington's IHME projects that more than 363,000 Americans could die of the coronavirus by January 1, 2021 and more than 394,000 by February 1, 2021 with the seasonal flu making the coronavirus more deadly. November 8, 2020 - 237,584 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 461. November 7, 2020 - 237,123 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 1059. November 6, 2020 - 236,064 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 1120. November 5, 2020 - 234,944 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 1210. November 4, 2020 - 233,734 Americans have died of coronavirus with a single day death toll of 1096. Average daily deaths from coronavirus, November 4-2-8, 2020: 989 Average daily deaths from coronavirus, October 28-November 3, 2020: 852 Average daily deaths from coronavirus, October 21-27, 2020: 800 Average daily deaths from coronavirus, October 14-20, 2020: 726 Average daily deaths from coronavirus, October 7-13, 2020: 851 Average daily deaths from coronavirus, September 30-October 6, 2020: 707 November 1, 2020 - 22,748 Americans died of coronavirus in the month of October, an average of 734 per day. October 1, 2020 - 21,311 Americans died of coronavirus in the month of September, an average of 710 per day. November 1, 2020 - 231,003 Americans have died of coronavirus October 1, 2020 - 207,808 Americans have died of coronavirus. September 1, 2020 - 185,594 Amercians have died of coronavirus. July 1, 2020 - 127,299 Americans have died of coronavirus.

I was hoping that the Bills would at least be able stay with the Seahawks but I was prepared to endure a loss. I never expected them to smack the Hawks around like they did. The Carp went into Glendale and beat the Cards yesterday with a good defense and a modest offense. The Bills have a much better offense and a decent defense. They should be able to go into Glendale and make a game of it. I'm not sure. I think the Bills hit/knocked down Wilson 16 times according to the broadcasters at the end of the game -- and Wilson is mobile rather than a statue like Brady.

Aren't you the whiny little cretin who demanded in another thread today that people who accused you of being a racist and a Nazi should "take it back"? Why should they even consider doing that when you keep demonstrating your racism and fascism with regularity?

You're as paranoid and delusional as your hero, Covid Donnie.

Trump hasn't "gone made with power"; he's always been there.

Maybe you should get your news from some place other than FAUX NEWS and various right wingnut websites: Bloomberg Slate Brookings

It's the old idea that if it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it might be a duck.

So, McEnany isn't a professional writer?

They don't have active investigations of their actions. Trump and the Baby Trumps do. NYS AG and the Manhattan DA both have active investigations going on about Covid Donnie's financial dealings in NY. Trump is still under court order to release several more years of tax returns to the DA. They are looking for proof of fraud and other misconduct. The IRS has been investigating Trump for several years. This investigation was halted when Trump became POTUS but it can always been restarted. Trump can pardon the Baby Trumps for federal crimes and he can even try to pardon himself, but that doesn't shield any of them from state charges, and Andrew Cuomo, like his father Mario, is a bad enemy to have.

Like Kayleigh McEnaney?

What the hell does this response have to do with anything I posted?

If you don't want to be considered a dumbass, then don't choose to blindly believe and repeat the baseless rantings of a demented sociopath who has repeatedly demonstrated he will say anything to incite his followers. That Union soldiers voted by mail during the Civil War and that mail-in voting has been a part of US elections ever since is not "a position". It's a fact that has been in history books for more than 150 years so find one about the Civil War from decades ago and check it out.

Americans have been voting by mail since soldiers in the Union Armies serving during the Civil War cast votes in the 1864 presidential election! That's 154 years ago, dumbass! Get your brain out of the sewer of Right wingnut websites and Donald Trump's alternative universe.

Why am I not surprised that there's joy in Western Europe at Biden's win? I bet there weren't a lot of celebrations in Russia, however.