U.S. Presidential Election

[Fuzzy Afro]

🚨🚨🚨 YouGov MRP calls Biden to win Texas 

[squirrelarmy]

9 minutes ago, steviewevie said:

Going to bed. My final prediction...we won't know result tomorrow...Trump will be declared winner in a few days time.

You’ll wake up to messages saying Trump thinking he has won but reality will soon kick in and he’ll be humiliated. Hopefully his supporters take defeat graciously. 

[Spindles]

I'd be massively shocked (but happy) if Biden does take Texas. 

[Zoo Music Girl]

I haven't managed to go to bed early. So now the plan is to stay up for a bit, then have maybe a three-hour nap, then get up again. What could do wrong?

[Homer]

I’m on the way home pissed up. What time does it all start happening?

[SwedgeAntilles]

My sleep plan didn't work so well.

[squirrelarmy]

I’ve just got home from the pub. I’m not sober and have to be up in 7 hours. Do I give in or do I join the party 

[SwedgeAntilles]

9 minutes ago, Zoo Music Girl said:

I haven't managed to go to bed early. So now the plan is to stay up for a bit, then have maybe a three-hour nap, then get up again. What could do wrong?

I actually managed to get about 3 hours kip, but woke up about half an hour ago, made the mistake of checking twitter and now have given up trying to get back to sleep. I'm all in now. 

[Fuzzy Afro]

Big drop in the whiteness of the electorate from 71% last time to 65% now, good news for JB 

[Fuzzy Afro]

Also 5% INCREASE in the proportion of voters who have a college degree, also good for Biden and the blues 

[Fuzzy Afro]

14 minutes ago, Spindles said:

I'd be massively shocked (but happy) if Biden does take Texas. 

I won’t! Mainly cos I need Trump to get to 180 college votes to win some cash 😂

[WestCountryGirl]

I was planning to sleep for a bit, then messaged one American pal with my plan for waking/zooming later, with my Zoom link. 

Then she tells me she is entering the Zoom. Turns out, she's back in the UK to continue working on her PhD. Came back to the country a few weeks ago - just in time for new lockdown.

But she did catch me up on the last few months, including a great story about her boyfriend being mauled by an otter. It made the LA Times! https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-30/encounter-with-mother-otter-at-california-national-park-sends-visitor-to-the-hospital

 

So that's my election night so far. More at 11.

 

Edit: I just realised it is already gone 11. Time flies.

Edited November 3, 2020 by WestCountryGirl

[Zoo Music Girl]

5 minutes ago, SwedgeAntilles said:

I actually managed to get about 3 hours kip, but woke up about half an hour ago, made the mistake of checking twitter and now have given up trying to get back to sleep. I'm all in now. 

Ha! Glad it's not just me. I don't even eat until 9pm usually so don't know who I was kidding... well done on getting some sleep.

[sime]

15 minutes ago, Homer said:

I’m on the way home pissed up. What time does it all start happening?

First results, from Michigan are due very soon...

[Sawdusty surfer]

Was going to go to bed but decided to have a quick look at the CNN live stream. 

Might be up for a while. 

 

[Spindles]

Watching the clock while I wait for my shift to end so I can light a spliff and get my election head on.

[the_arsonist]

Wasn’t gonna bother staying up but here I am. Might even crack a beer, why not eh

[SwedgeAntilles]

1 minute ago, the_arsonist said:

Wasn’t gonna bother staying up but here I am. Might even crack a beer, why not eh

Way ahead of you.

[Ayrshire Chris]

Decided to stay up and watch it but have been sidelined by an old Colin Welland play for today on BBC4 about a 1970 strike in Leeds .  Engrossing! 

[WestCountryGirl]

I'm on my first drink now, got a good playlist on, and everything is feeling a bit more fun. It likely won't last, so I'm clinging on to it while it's here.

[Spindles]

Good start to the night with a young lady on sky news giving it a 'fuck trump' live on the telly and them continuing with the interview without batting an eyelid.  Good on you girl.

[Zacko]

Buzzing now, I love the excitement and the pace of change on an American election night. 

[Ayrshire Chris]

Bookies have Biden at 1/2 and trump at 2/1. 

[Reckoner]

Checking in after a full nights sleep. Sorry everyone.

[Spindles]

Just now, Gregfc15 said:

Checking in after a full nights sleep. Sorry everyone.

Proper jealous.  I was hoping to get a good nights kip and woke early for the old mr 2 hats special then couldn't get back to sleep so I'll be bollocksed by about 2am.  Thankfully I've got this tin of little magic stamps that always help to enthuse me in times of need.

Meanwhile, polls have closed, Come on Georgia, do it for us.