[Politics] The 2024 US Election - *MATCH DAY*

Mellotron

I've asked for soup

Jul 2, 2008

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Brighton

• Nov 6, 2024

• #8,681

Zeberdi said:

Surely actual voting is more reliable than relying on polymarket etc - doesn’t that just tell you who the betters think will win based on the current snapshot of time - that is why there has been so much fluctuation in the betting market? ie for weeks betting was way out of synch with polling because of Trump’s rhetoric largely - then came Iowa.

- it’s been Trump leading the narrative that the betting markets were more accurate than the polls to suit his ‘election was a steal’ agenda should he lose.

Don’t despair yet - as I said above, we’re seeing a lot of red at the moment because the rural votes are finishing counting much faster that the densely populated Democratic urban areas - I suspect the betting markets are reacting to that.

MSN saying swing States still too early to call.

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Correct. We knew this was going to happen, both in the early counts and in the betting. See 2020. And 2016. And it’ll happen in 4 years’ time.

Not saying it isn’t going to go differently further up ahead, but so far everything is going pretty much as expected.

 

nwgull

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Jul 25, 2003

14,532

Manchester

• Nov 6, 2024

• #8,682

I’d take a draw now.

 

Pavilionaire

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Jul 7, 2003

31,241

• Nov 6, 2024

• #8,683

At least Harris is back ahead in Virginia. Polls close in a number of states in about 15 mins and Harris needs some good news fast.

If she feels bad then imagine how Melania must be feeling.

 

nwgull

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Jul 25, 2003

14,532

Manchester

• Nov 6, 2024

• #8,684

Pavilionaire said:

At least Harris is back ahead in Virginia. Polls close in a number of states in about 15 mins and Harris needs some good news fast.

If she feels bad then imagine how Melania must be feeling.

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Nah, it’s over. The next 4 years are going to be tedious at best.

I really feel for the people of Ukraine and other countries bordering Russia.

 

Triggaaar

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Oct 24, 2005

52,982

Goldstone

• Nov 6, 2024

• #8,685

Nottseagull said:

It looks like Trump's support on this thread is 0% yet he appears to be surging in the USA. Is that because we all hate Putin but most Americans don't care about Ukraine?

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It's not like Putin is the only issue with Trump.

I know a few people in Michigan and they can't stand Trump, but the reason I know them is because they aren't insular. I think the main reason he's able to win is because many Americans can't distinguish between truth and lies in their so called news outlets.

Georgia is going to Trump, Harris needs all of the rust-belt states, and even Wisconsin looks like it'll go to Trump.

 

sparkie

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Jul 17, 2003

13,251

Hove

• Nov 6, 2024

• #8,686

It's looking like a Putin win.

I don't know how we survive this.

 

bhafc99

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Oct 14, 2003

7,443

Dubai

• Nov 6, 2024

• #8,687

How depressing. It looks like he’s done it.

 

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Lever

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Feb 6, 2019

5,443

• Nov 6, 2024

• #8,688

sparkie said:

It's looking like a Putin win.

I don't know how we survive this.

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Agreed. I am genuinely shocked by the choice US voters have made......

 

BBassic

I changed this.

Jul 28, 2011

13,028

• Nov 6, 2024

• #8,689

Idiot Yanks.

 

Hugo Rune

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NSC Patron

Feb 23, 2012

23,635

Brighton

• Nov 6, 2024

• #8,690

Harris will win New Jersey but there has been a huge swing to Trump in this traditional Democratic area. It’s surely over for Harris.

 

nwgull

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Jul 25, 2003

14,532

Manchester

• Nov 6, 2024

• #8,691

Lever said:

Agreed. I am genuinely shocked by the choice US voters have made......

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I’ve been to the US enough times to not be shocked.

 

BadFish

Huge Member

Oct 19, 2003

18,173

• Nov 6, 2024

• #8,692

Can the senate save the US from themselves/Project 2025?

 

nicko31

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Jan 7, 2010

18,510

Gods country fortnightly

• Nov 6, 2024

• #8,693

Jesus this feels like Zaha's second in the playoffs plus Brexit all at once. America is a failed state

 

pb21

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Apr 23, 2010

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• Nov 6, 2024

• #8,694

Trump's going to win the popular votes too

 

BBassic

I changed this.

Jul 28, 2011

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• Nov 6, 2024

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It's going to be entertaining watching all the 'Leopards Ate My Face' moments over the coming years.

 

willalbion

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May 8, 2006

1,585

London

• Nov 6, 2024

• #8,696

This is horrendous. Great for Putin, Musk, terrible for Ukraine, the environment, American women, most of the world..

 

dwayne

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Jul 5, 2003

16,250

London

• Nov 6, 2024

• #8,697

Unbelievable how pathetic the polls have been. It's an absolute mauling and no one predicted it. Woeful display from the Dems, Kamala a dreadful candidate as I suspected.

 

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BN41Albion

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Oct 1, 2017

6,822

• Nov 6, 2024

• #8,698

My god, America is f***ed. I cannot believe just how many absolute morons there are in America that have voted (again) for such a disgrace of a human. its an unreal place away from the coasts really

 

Hugo Rune

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Feb 23, 2012

23,635

Brighton

• Nov 6, 2024

• #8,699

dwayne said:

Unbelievable how pathetic the polls have been. It's an absolute mauling and no one predicted it. Woeful display from the Dems, Kamala a dreadful candidate as I suspected.

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She is doing worse than Biden everywhere.

I suspect it comes down to the fact that she is a black woman and he is a white old man. That’s Americans for you.

 

Swegulls

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Aug 29, 2023

1,289

Stockholm

• Nov 6, 2024

• #8,700

It wasn't fun waking up to this. Unbelievable, how the h*ll can so many vote for that moron?