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doc03

(35,328 posts)
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 08:15 AM Nov 2020

I have been seeing the same headline for at least 8 hours about

Joe Biden is going to pull ahead in PA but the numbers haven't changed all night.
If they are supposed to be counting the votes all night are they asleep or maybe waiting to make the big
announcement giving PA to Biden? They have been saying numbers coming any minute for 8 f--g hours.

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I have been seeing the same headline for at least 8 hours about (Original Post) doc03 Nov 2020 OP
I didn't think they were counting all night... apcalc Nov 2020 #1
Philly has been counting all night BannonsLiver Nov 2020 #4
There is a live camera showing people counting votes all night in Philadelphia. They are supposed doc03 Nov 2020 #8
It's a big job that takes time to do by hand PirateRo Nov 2020 #2
WTF are you watching. BannonsLiver Nov 2020 #3
SSH, don't get in the way of a good conspiracy nt sweetloukillbot Nov 2020 #7
SOS shows same numbers as last night LeftInTX Nov 2020 #9
Last night when I went to bed they were saying Biden would likely pull ahead doc03 Nov 2020 #13
A significant dump of data is expected very soon. honest.abe Nov 2020 #5
Trump has an 18,000 vote lead with 163,000 left to count. texasfiddler Nov 2020 #6
Patience Grasshopper..... groundloop Nov 2020 #10
270 to win gab13by13 Nov 2020 #11
Trump's frivolous lawsuits have slowed the counts and stopped Pittsburgh's counts totally wishstar Nov 2020 #12
I don't think Alleghany halt is because of lawsuits. Claustrum Nov 2020 #17
... Cirque du So-What Nov 2020 #14
I am glad I went to bed instead. Claustrum Nov 2020 #15
John King explained it. ananda Nov 2020 #16
It saves on costs... JHB Nov 2020 #18
I blame the protesters Midnightwalk Nov 2020 #19
That's because you're the only one who's awake. marybourg Nov 2020 #20
Here is Wolf "any time now we are getting a new batch from PA". He has been saying that all night. doc03 Nov 2020 #21

doc03

(35,328 posts)
8. There is a live camera showing people counting votes all night in Philadelphia. They are supposed
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 08:21 AM
Nov 2020

resume counting for Allegheny county this morning.

PirateRo

(933 posts)
2. It's a big job that takes time to do by hand
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 08:18 AM
Nov 2020

Lot of ballots and verification. I’ve been seeing the same numbers for days now. Understand your frustration.

doc03

(35,328 posts)
13. Last night when I went to bed they were saying Biden would likely pull ahead
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 08:24 AM
Nov 2020

by 2 to 4 am. I think the number was about 20000 8 hours ago.

texasfiddler

(1,990 posts)
6. Trump has an 18,000 vote lead with 163,000 left to count.
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 08:20 AM
Nov 2020

58,000 of the 163,000 is Philadelphia. It will flip in another couple of batches (hopefully). I am so ready to finish this thing off.

wishstar

(5,269 posts)
12. Trump's frivolous lawsuits have slowed the counts and stopped Pittsburgh's counts totally
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 08:23 AM
Nov 2020

Trump won one suit where court ruled observers can watch from just 6 feet from election workers. Election boards in Alleghany Co. had to stop totally yesterday and will not release their 35000 remaining votes until later today. We would already know if Repubs hadn't done everything in their power to slow counting down by making precincts halt counting or have to count much more carefully.

Claustrum

(4,845 posts)
17. I don't think Alleghany halt is because of lawsuits.
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 08:30 AM
Nov 2020

There was a lady on CNN last night explaining the halt was always expected due to a 3rd party mailing service mailing 29,000 ballots that were wrong, so they had to resend them. And the court gave them until today to return the ballots. So they have to wait till after today to do their counting. It was decided before election day.

Claustrum

(4,845 posts)
15. I am glad I went to bed instead.
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 08:27 AM
Nov 2020

I was going to stay up but I couldn't resist sleep. I thought PA would be blue but only GA turned blue so far.

I guess it's good though. It's better to flip in the day time so Biden can do his speech with people awake and watching.

ananda

(28,858 posts)
16. John King explained it.
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 08:30 AM
Nov 2020

Vote counting did go on all night, but then the SOS
and others went home after saying results would
be released in batches of a few thousand each.

There are still many outstanding ballots to be checked
and counted, and that must start at 5pm today by
court order.

We will get some results this morning that will put
Joe Biden ahead; and the rest of the results will
increase that lead incrementally -- through tomorrow.

Midnightwalk

(3,131 posts)
19. I blame the protesters
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 08:39 AM
Nov 2020

They switched chants from “stop the votes” to yelling out random numbers.

1056....1057....1058....29....damn where were we?

1....2....

Sorry I deal with tension by saying stupid things.

marybourg

(12,631 posts)
20. That's because you're the only one who's awake.
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 08:55 AM
Nov 2020

The rest of us were sleeping. We’ll get back to work after breakfast.

doc03

(35,328 posts)
21. Here is Wolf "any time now we are getting a new batch from PA". He has been saying that all night.
Fri Nov 6, 2020, 09:20 AM
Nov 2020

I never watched much of it the last 2 days but last last night they started the any minute now bs. I am retired
have no work to got to. One good thing nobody at McDonalds was arguing about politics yesterday. The Republicans are always the ones to start it but yesterday they were still in shock.

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