For those who don’t know (I, at 69, didn’t know till yesterday), there’s something called the “red mirage” and “blue shift”.
Republicans appear to take an early lead in almost every presidential election, because red, Republican-voting districts are smaller and their votes are counted up more quickly then huge big city Democrat-voting districts. That creates the “red mirage.” As more votes get counted throughout the night and over the next several days, that lead gets smaller and smaller, this is called the “blue shift.”
That’s right, it’s completely predictable and it occurs nearly every time. Even Fox News CEO said this to Congress.
Likewise, Democrats tend to use vote by mail more than Republicans, and many states don’t even start counting mail-in ballots until Election Day (like all-important Pennsylvania). (Thank you to Robert Reich and to NPR for this info.)
So, we need to be patient, and hope the corrupt SCOTUS doesn’t stop the counting like they did in 2000.
They are saying repubs have been encouraged to do more early voting this time so don’t freak when some of those early numbers make their turnout look better than usual.
I’ve been saying to anyone who thinks their one little vote doesn’t matter, why would the GOP spend all this time and money trying to suppress/negate/gerrymander your vote out of existence?
We have to get through to Dec 17 when the Electoral College meets. So from Nov 10- Dec 17 will be tough then the dreaded Jan 6 where states certify. Trust and believe Mike Johnson has a plan and SCOTUS does too. All the Democratic Governors are working with Legal Counsel to ensure a proper process. But you Greg Abbott and others who will not. Buckle kids we are in for a bumpy ride from Nov 5 on.
Yes, we are! But this time, we are not unprepared. And Joe has immunity from Presidential Acts -and SCOTUS. He can deny the Presidency to a convicted Felon who wants to suspend the Constitution and have Fascism take over. And yes, there will be civil war - it was always going to happen with this crowd.
We were told last night, by Governor Cooper, that North Carolina canvassing has been the envy of other states because our thousands, maybe 10s of thousands, of volunteers have been going at this thing. We’ve called, we’ve knocked, we’ve listened, we’ve empathized, we’ve encouraged and we’ve cheered every cuss word used against Trumpty Dumpty. I don’t know if it’s true or not but I choose to believe it is (making more calls tonight!).
I’ve been saying for years now NC is NOT the 50/50 state our dumbass media keeps saying it is; not any longer.
And let me give you an example of Kamala’s class. True story, as Joe would say. When calling Western NC citizens we were instructed to first do a wellness check, see if their needs are being met post-Helene, and given all kinds of resources if they need them. That’s class, folks. That’s what a President does.
Adam and Sam, you forgot to mention another part of Joe Biden’s legacy. Ever since he called MAGA garbage, the Flotsam and Jetsam of the MAGA movement have been crying. Dark Brandon has finally opened the opportunity that I’ve been waiting 8 years for. I’ve been telling MAGA’s “That’s not what he meant” and “Fuck your feelings.” It’s as if I won a ”Twofer.”
For those who don’t know (I, at 69, didn’t know till yesterday), there’s something called the “red mirage” and “blue shift”.
Republicans appear to take an early lead in almost every presidential election, because red, Republican-voting districts are smaller and their votes are counted up more quickly then huge big city Democrat-voting districts. That creates the “red mirage.” As more votes get counted throughout the night and over the next several days, that lead gets smaller and smaller, this is called the “blue shift.”
That’s right, it’s completely predictable and it occurs nearly every time. Even Fox News CEO said this to Congress.
Likewise, Democrats tend to use vote by mail more than Republicans, and many states don’t even start counting mail-in ballots until Election Day (like all-important Pennsylvania). (Thank you to Robert Reich and to NPR for this info.)
So, we need to be patient, and hope the corrupt SCOTUS doesn’t stop the counting like they did in 2000.
They are saying repubs have been encouraged to do more early voting this time so don’t freak when some of those early numbers make their turnout look better than usual.
I’ve been saying to anyone who thinks their one little vote doesn’t matter, why would the GOP spend all this time and money trying to suppress/negate/gerrymander your vote out of existence?
BECAUSE IT F-IN’ MATTERS! 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
Thank you both for all that you do to inform us and help us laugh when we often feel the need to cry. Thanks again and BLUE ALL THE WAY!!
All gas, no brakes!!
You all a freaking amazing and TBS is freaking awesome
Man, I CAN"T WAIT FOR THIS TO BE OVER! Either we will win or we fight like Hell for the rest of our lives to right a horrible wrong.
We have to get through to Dec 17 when the Electoral College meets. So from Nov 10- Dec 17 will be tough then the dreaded Jan 6 where states certify. Trust and believe Mike Johnson has a plan and SCOTUS does too. All the Democratic Governors are working with Legal Counsel to ensure a proper process. But you Greg Abbott and others who will not. Buckle kids we are in for a bumpy ride from Nov 5 on.
Yes, we are! But this time, we are not unprepared. And Joe has immunity from Presidential Acts -and SCOTUS. He can deny the Presidency to a convicted Felon who wants to suspend the Constitution and have Fascism take over. And yes, there will be civil war - it was always going to happen with this crowd.
We were told last night, by Governor Cooper, that North Carolina canvassing has been the envy of other states because our thousands, maybe 10s of thousands, of volunteers have been going at this thing. We’ve called, we’ve knocked, we’ve listened, we’ve empathized, we’ve encouraged and we’ve cheered every cuss word used against Trumpty Dumpty. I don’t know if it’s true or not but I choose to believe it is (making more calls tonight!).
I’ve been saying for years now NC is NOT the 50/50 state our dumbass media keeps saying it is; not any longer.
And let me give you an example of Kamala’s class. True story, as Joe would say. When calling Western NC citizens we were instructed to first do a wellness check, see if their needs are being met post-Helene, and given all kinds of resources if they need them. That’s class, folks. That’s what a President does.
Adam and Sam, you forgot to mention another part of Joe Biden’s legacy. Ever since he called MAGA garbage, the Flotsam and Jetsam of the MAGA movement have been crying. Dark Brandon has finally opened the opportunity that I’ve been waiting 8 years for. I’ve been telling MAGA’s “That’s not what he meant” and “Fuck your feelings.” It’s as if I won a ”Twofer.”
🤣😂 & he is pushing away the people who’s vote he wants. Does he know what he’s doing?