Official 2020 November Election Thread.

[Zorro!]

... will Nancy Pelosi assume the office of President ...

Article II, Section 1, Clause 6—specifies that only an "Officer" may be designated as a Presidential successor. Constitutional scholars from James Madison to the present day have argued that the term "Officer" refers to an "Officer of the United States", a term of art that excludes members of Congress.

In fact, the very next section clarifies that "Officers" refer to cabinet heads.

Further, the Incompatibility Clause (Article I, Section 6, Clause 2)—bars officials in the federal government's executive branch from simultaneously serving in either the U.S. House or Senate—so it's unlikely that members of the Congress can legitimately be in the Presidential line of succession.
Therefore, I find it more likely if Congress was unable to select either a President or VP, that Mike Pompeo would become acting President while Congress worked harder on coming up with a winner. If the Senate selected the VP, then they would take over until the House selected a Pres.

And, keep in mind, that Pence will be chairing the Congressional proceedings that are determining the ECV winners.

The Presidential Succession Act of 1947 states that if neither a president nor a vice president is selected by Jan. 20, the Speaker of the House becomes president until a president or vice president is picked. That would almost certainly mean, at least temporarily, President Pelosi.

President Pelosi? Odds are low, but here's how it could happen

What happens if neither candidate receives the required 270 votes in the electoral college and the House is left to pick the country's next president?

www.latimes.com

The 1947 Act is considered by some to be unconstitutional, but has never been ruled as such by the SCOTUS...

Yes. It's untested law.

... And the term "officer" is somewhat open to debate...

The next section of the Constitution makes it very clear that it refers to an Administration Cabinet Head.

... maybe it doesn't mean that a member of Congress couldn't become president...

The Incompatibility Clause in Article 1, Section 6, Clause 2 makes each incumbent member of Congress ineligible to hold an Administrative office during their tenure in Congress.

... If Pelosi is deemed by the SCOTUS to be an officer, then she could resign from her speakership and become the President Pro Tem. Maybe...

If SCOTUS ruled that way, then most definitely she could. I doubt that is how SCOTUS will rule though.

... let's hope it doesn't come to that.

Agreed. But, if it does, we'll survive it.

 

[Turtlesoup]

YES. NEXT QUESTION? Is The Biden Campaign Nervous About Pennsylvania?

Biden lead PA by approx 750,000 votes heading into Election Day

Team Trump expects 2.6 million votes in Election Day

Team Biden should get 1.5 million votes on election day

Team Trump needs to run the score enough to cover the Dem vote fraud that PA is infamous for.

View attachment 410781​

According to Yamiche Alcindor of PBS, the Biden campaign says Biden has “multiple pathways” to winning 270 electoral votes, but she also “stresses that they believe Biden can win without winning FL, PA, OH, and TX, which she called the four largest battleground states.”

But, according to Nate Silver's dohicky here:

Explore The Ways Trump Or Biden Could Win The Election

Choose whether President Trump or Joe Biden will win each state in the 2020 presidential election and we’ll recalculate whether they have a path to 270 electoral votes and what their chance is of winning the Electoral College.

projects.fivethirtyeight.com

If Trump takes PA, FL, OH, TX he has 86% odds of winning.

He has FL And TEXAS for sure--------PA is difficult with all the cheating--expect mail in ballot fraud to be major problem with trump taking it to the SC---Fox is reporting favorable turnout for republicans in trump--think OH was on the list of states but not sure. Bring on the tears dems...you are losing.

 

[charwin95]

Pinellas County has a population of 916,542 - 6th largest in Florida. If that poll is correct, it's trouble for Rump.

My daughter lives in Florida and my second home, have lots of relatives there, know lots of Cubans and Puerto Ricans.

CUBA: Trump turned back the clock the US-Cuba relationship. Hard for Americans to do business with Cuba hurting Cubans. Why the HELL they will vote for this president?


PUERTO RICO: trashed them almost every year there’s calamities like Maria in 2017 trading insults with PR leaders.... This year September 2020 they claimed they are supporting Trump. That’s just BS... Why the HELL they will vote for this president?

Trump is in trouble in Florida.

 

[Chuz Life]

My point of reference.

2020 Electoral Interactive Map

The ABC News 2020 Electoral Map shows state-by-state votes on the path to win the 2020 Presidential Election.

abcnews.go.com

 

[charwin95]

YES. NEXT QUESTION? Is The Biden Campaign Nervous About Pennsylvania?

Biden lead PA by approx 750,000 votes heading into Election Day

Team Trump expects 2.6 million votes in Election Day

Team Biden should get 1.5 million votes on election day

Team Trump needs to run the score enough to cover the Dem vote fraud that PA is infamous for.

View attachment 410781​

According to Yamiche Alcindor of PBS, the Biden campaign says Biden has “multiple pathways” to winning 270 electoral votes, but she also “stresses that they believe Biden can win without winning FL, PA, OH, and TX, which she called the four largest battleground states.”

But, according to Nate Silver's dohicky here:

Explore The Ways Trump Or Biden Could Win The Election

Choose whether President Trump or Joe Biden will win each state in the 2020 presidential election and we’ll recalculate whether they have a path to 270 electoral votes and what their chance is of winning the Electoral College.

projects.fivethirtyeight.com

If Trump takes PA, FL, OH, TX he has 86% odds of winning.

He has FL And TEXAS for sure--------PA is difficult with all the cheating--expect mail in ballot fraud to be major problem with trump taking it to the SC---Fox is reporting favorable turnout for republicans in trump--think OH was on the list of states but not sure. Bring on the tears dems...you are losing.

That is if all republicans are voting for Trump. There are lots of lifetime republicans that had endorsed Biden.

 

[Zorro!]

LAST MINUTE PANIC: Biden Camp Moves Goal Posts, Says Joe Biden Has Multiple Pathways to 270 without Pennsylvania and Florida

But, according to Nate Silver's little dohicky at the link, if PA and FL go Trump, Biden's odds of victory drop to 14%

Explore The Ways Trump Or Biden Could Win The Election

Choose whether President Trump or Joe Biden will win each state in the 2020 presidential election and we’ll recalculate whether they have a path to 270 electoral votes and what their chance is of winning the Electoral College.

projects.fivethirtyeight.com

If he loses PENN....he's fucked.

Yup! Like a Big Dog!

 

[AzogtheDefiler]

RIP GOP...America wants to go Socialist. Sadly.

 

[Turtlesoup]

Pinellas County has a population of 916,542 - 6th largest in Florida. If that poll is correct, it's trouble for Rump.

My daughter lives in Florida and my second home, have lots of relatives there, know lots of Cubans and Puerto Ricans.

CUBA: Trump turned back the clock the US-Cuba relationship. Hard for Americans to do business with Cuba hurting Cubans. Why the HELL they will vote for this president?


PUERTO RICO: trashed them almost every year there’s calamities like Maria in 2017 trading insults with PR leaders.... This year September 2020 they claimed they are supporting Trump. That’s just BS... Why the HELL they will vote for this president?

Trump is in trouble in Florida.

NOpe-he's has 100,000 more republican votes-----sorry FOR YOU, GREAT for the NATION Trump has won Florida---writing is on the wall.

 

[Turtlesoup]

YES. NEXT QUESTION? Is The Biden Campaign Nervous About Pennsylvania?

Biden lead PA by approx 750,000 votes heading into Election Day

Team Trump expects 2.6 million votes in Election Day

Team Biden should get 1.5 million votes on election day

Team Trump needs to run the score enough to cover the Dem vote fraud that PA is infamous for.

View attachment 410781​

According to Yamiche Alcindor of PBS, the Biden campaign says Biden has “multiple pathways” to winning 270 electoral votes, but she also “stresses that they believe Biden can win without winning FL, PA, OH, and TX, which she called the four largest battleground states.”

But, according to Nate Silver's dohicky here:

Explore The Ways Trump Or Biden Could Win The Election

Choose whether President Trump or Joe Biden will win each state in the 2020 presidential election and we’ll recalculate whether they have a path to 270 electoral votes and what their chance is of winning the Electoral College.

projects.fivethirtyeight.com

If Trump takes PA, FL, OH, TX he has 86% odds of winning.

He has FL And TEXAS for sure--------PA is difficult with all the cheating--expect mail in ballot fraud to be major problem with trump taking it to the SC---Fox is reporting favorable turnout for republicans in trump--think OH was on the list of states but not sure. Bring on the tears dems...you are losing.

That is if all republicans are voting for Trump. There are lots of lifetime republicans that had endorsed Biden.

There's a lot of dems down here that went TRUMPY----------there's a lot of hispanics who went Trumpy (mexican south american ones) besides just the cubans and there are lot of blacks not voting for the dems. It's over-----------the hillbillies and their giant trump flags have won Florida and it looks like most other states are going the same way. YEE HAW.

 

[Dr Grump]

Uh oh...Kentucky is looking blue....that can't be good for the Donald.

 

[Turtlesoup]

Pinellas County has a population of 916,542 - 6th largest in Florida. If that poll is correct, it's trouble for Rump.

My daughter lives in Florida and my second home, have lots of relatives there, know lots of Cubans and Puerto Ricans.

CUBA: Trump turned back the clock the US-Cuba relationship. Hard for Americans to do business with Cuba hurting Cubans. Why the HELL they will vote for this president?


PUERTO RICO: trashed them almost every year there’s calamities like Maria in 2017 trading insults with PR leaders.... This year September 2020 they claimed they are supporting Trump. That’s just BS... Why the HELL they will vote for this president?

Trump is in trouble in Florida.

You are so full of chit----------hispanic support for TRUMP is up not down -------by 20% 30%. Biden has lost here.

 

[Chuz Life]

Midwest off to a great start to the "Big Red" wave!

 

[Dr Grump]

Midwest off to a great start to the "Big Red" wave!

I know, just soooo many EC votes in the midwest....bigly numbers....

 

[Chuz Life]

I aint skeered of no "early vote" statistics.

The Trump Rallies forecasted actual voter turnout. . . That is when the silent majority will speak the loudest.

 

[Synthaholic]

Pinellas County has a population of 916,542 - 6th largest in Florida. If that poll is correct, it's trouble for Rump.

 

[Dr Grump]

I aint skeered of no "early vote" statistics.

The Trump Ralliess forecasted actual voter turnout. . . That is when the silent majority will speak the loudest.

Kanye got 426 votes in Kentucky! He's popular.....!!

 

[Dr Grump]

RIP GOP...America wants to go Socialist. Sadly.

You think Mr Orange is gonna lose? I think it is going to be very very close....

 

[Weatherman2020]

 

[Synthaholic]

Did anyone see former MLB player Aubrey Huff's election prediction?

 

[Chuz Life]

I aint skeered of no "early vote" statistics.

The Trump Ralliess forecasted actual voter turnout. . . That is when the silent majority will speak the loudest.

Kanye got 426 votes in Kentucky! He's popular.....!!

No Doubt that Kanye took those votes from Bidumb.

Thanks Kanye!