I don't expect early results will be good in Calif for Joe when polls close tonight

[Jersey Devil]

Last edited Tue Mar 3, 2020, 09:44 AM - Edit history (1)

but you have to remember that a lot of states have early voting, which took place well before the SC results were known, all the endorsements and the great media Joe' been getting since Saturday night.

So, the way I look at it from the point of view of a Biden supporter, is that when the first results come in that will be the worst case scenario for Biden and that after that it will continue to improve, perhaps for days. I am particularly thinking of California which took about a week to count all its votes in 2016. Of course, not as many will vote in a primary, but it will take at least a few days before we really know the Ca results.

[samnsara]

1. next week im sure wash state will call for bs too..they did over hills last year..

..and see how well that turned out?

[hlthe2b]

2. Maybe, but I thought I saw reporting that CA early ballots thus far were less than 8%?

Maybe wishful thinking?

[Jersey Devil]

4. lol, and I read that it was Texas that was 8% - nt

nt

[Fresh_Start]

3. 5days ago, Biden wasn't viable in CA nor was Warren

I'm betting both are viable today. but it will be a few weeks before all the votes are counted.

[Jersey Devil]

6. weeks? That's worse than I thought

But I imagine that tonight they will at least have some results from early voting. The thing is, Cal is so big and diverse I doubt anyone will be able to figure out what it means.

[bearsfootball516]

12. Remember the 2018 midterms in California.

The ballots are often handcounted, and with millions and millions voting, it took them nearly a month for full results. It was late November and they were still calling races.

[frazzled]

15. 67.7% of voters voted by mail in CA in 2018

https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/historical-absentee/

It will probably be the same or greater this time.

[Celerity]

16. In the UK & Sweden we hand count our paper ballots very rapidly, same night for national elections.

All the US needs to do is scale up. The UK is 5 times smaller than the US in pops (and also has 27 million more than California), and with 330 million Americans, surely they can find the competent numbers.

[blm]

13. Warren was 2nd last week.

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

5. Could be weeks before we know

If Bernie wins big no momentum.

[Jersey Devil]

7. So Joe could actually lead in delegates tonight

at least temporarily. Bernie's gonna be pissed.

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Joe will do fine

No worries at all

[ucrdem]

9. Tonight's reporting will be from today's votes

The mail-in, NPP, provisional and same-day registration votes all have to be verified and that takes time . . . they roll in later

[Recursion]

10. CA's not going to report for a week anyways

And I expect there's going to be a shitshow about... well... anything people can make a shitshow about.

[onetexan]

11. Thank you for pointing this out. This helps me to mentally prepare. That said,

i am in good spirits about Joe's chances now with the party and other former candidates rallying behind him. He's got wind in his sails and a fresh infusion of cash to help the campaign.

[abqtommy]

14. Could be. But I think a more accurate title for your op would be to add the word "early" to your

title, as in "early results". That's what I found out that you meant when I read the text. No axe-
grinding here, I've just developed a desire for Truth In Language lately...

[Jersey Devil]

17. edited - thanks - nt

nt

[chia]

18. Clara Jeffery reminder about CA vote tally:

Link to tweet

?s=20

[still_one]

19. You are probably right, but it will take time to get a final count because California goes out of

their way to insure all votes are counted