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LAST UPDATE | 4 Nov 2020
WELL, IT HAS been a long night and a long day, but it looks like there may be a result soon in the US Presidential Election 2020.
With votes still due in Nevada, Arizona, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Georgia, Democrat Joe Biden appears to have the clearest path to victory.
Here’s a rundown of the key things to know from the results so far.
Main points:
With reporting by Hayley Halpin and Órla Ryan
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What is wrong with America? With the voter turnout this year there were hopes of a huge victory for Biden.
@Rathminder: money talks I understand why but dont agree with it he took all the credit for US economic recovery when all the hard work was done by Obama administration and normal workers are afraid of bad times returning with Biden and rest of voters are just narrow minded bigots
@Rathminder: Yes hopes of a huge Biden victory by the main stream media who cherry picks the pollsters who favour democrats the most and report these, EXACTLY the same as four years ago. Fooled must people again.
@LD: you seriously comparing Leo to trump, I’ve heard it all now
@Rathminder: postal votes aren’t fully counted yet. You would assume that the majority of the postal votes will favour Biden. He was the one that urged his supporters to vote by mail over Covid 19.
@Jem Mehmet: if the economy had tanked under trump would you have blamed trump or obama?
@Rathminder: How do you know that the bigger voter turnout this year is not for Trump?
@Rathminder: it’s hilarious how u think u are right on telling American people who they should vote for in there own country depending on there individual values and personal reasons for voting for trump, self righteous much?
Trump doesn’t expect anything from you, apart from your vote, and he promises a lot. That’s a seductive proposition.
@Rathminder: just heard on the radio that Berti said he cringed over Trump talking about legal action. Rich from him!
@Rathminder: the more fun you make of tromp supporters the more motivated they are to vote for the man that pisses off the educated classes.
@Peter McGlynn: excuse us for pointing out when people are making a mistake….
The don’t seem to care that he ignored covid while 225000 Americans died – the mind boggles!
@Teddy: My mind boggles as to how you seem to think you are so in touch with non-panicked Americans priorities. I think most Americans know if the 5 democrat governors didn’t put infected people in old folks homes the number of deaths would be 50% less.
@Teddy: that’s too simplistic and is viewed as a short term issue.
the two voting key factors have always been law and order and economy.
The democrats and Biden have performed terribly on both and have even undermined the police force.
When you have an opponent who’s cognitive cohesion is questionable voters will stay with the devil they know when it means protecting their income and family.
@Teddy: the mind boggles that I would be 99% sure u don’t even know the name of the Chinese president, u know the country where this virus originated
@Teddy:
@Giddy: clown country
@Dannys Dentures: rubbish, the republicans run up debt and harm the economy every time they are in the WH and the Dems have been reining it back and improving it. Obama was dealt to recover from 2008 crash and the economy had been steadily improving since 2010, Trump after taking office took credit for it continuing after taking office. He has done nothing to improve it. It was on an upward trajectory on its own with out his involvement. The republicans just like to scream how bad the Dems are handling the economy when they are always left pick up after they have driven it to ruin, the cycle is clearly visible going back 30 years.
@John Condon: Hmmm, not sure what you mean?
@Derek: National debt means nothing these days, every country is spending well beyond it’s means and Ireland is one of the worst. Literally no resources and looking like a Bannana (tech-pharma) republic, if those companies bounce our gdp looks durt.
@Derek: the point is that democrats picked the wrong candidate again and left the door open. Biden was/is an all to easy candidate to attack , its madness.
Trump will comfortably get to 260 which is quite unbelievable.
the left wing media influenced the democratic selection into thinking this was an easy win and took their eye off the ball again
@Dannys Dentures: Trump is finished,about to lose Wisconsin and Michigan.
@Dannys Dentures: how is Biden too easy to attack when most here never heard of him up to recently while we have been subjected to Trumps childish insulting ranting & outright lies. It’s blatant republicans are projecting as normal making Biden sound like the worst choice, when it’s not even possible to put them in the same category of failures, criminal actions and associations. If you list all their failings & verified actions, Biden might get to 10 things to call him over, whereas with Trumps you’d need a full A4 jotter. Biden was picked as he’s been a politican for 47 years and is basically squeaky clean compared to Trump and his swamp dregged list of WH appointees who most have either been fired, left or imprisoned for corruption. Its not comparing slightly different shades of gray.
This is actually a defeat for America. Trump has been an awful president on so many levels yet US voters turned out in their millions to say they want 4 more years of him. Regardless of whether Biden finally triumphs, Trump is a stain on America.
@lambda sensor: It was a defeat before it began because Biden was an equally woeful candidate. This is two elections in a row now where the American people have had, in case one two massively corrupt criminals on the ballot, and second time around the same criminal against a man who genuinely looks ready for nothing more than a retirement village. Both these elections are a stain on a country that has been staining itself for years with their disgraceful history of foreign policy and unrelenting arrogance on the world stage. Not to mind the disgustingly unequal society they champion as the envy of the world.
@LD: explain how Biden is a criminal please. And dont be a numpty and use the word laptop
@Teddy Bear: Go back and read my comment, and then come back and point out to me where I called Biden a criminal. Will have genuine respect if you can acknowledge that I didn’t! Thanks.
@Teddy Bear:
I think he was alluding to Trumperoo verses Clintooooon.
@lambda sensor: The millions who voted for Trump obviously don’t think
he is a stain on America
The Democrats started the campaign with Eva Longoria and finished with Lady Gaga, ergo they learned nothing from 4 years ago. They are obsessed with ‘celebrities’ while Trump appeals to the ordinary guy
@Virgil: The ‘ordinary guy’
@Virgil: :Like Lil pump?
@Sarah: With the toilet made of gold, yes, an ordinary guy
Biden now favourite to win with most of the remaining votes coming from mail in votes & urban areas.
Trump wanting the counting to stop now shows he is worried & while it will be close & could conceivably still go Trumps way, all the indicators are the Biden is favourite.
@Justin Gillespie: Christ let’s hope so
@Justin Gillespie:
Trump leads heavily in most of the states outstanding. Many have postal votes still to be counted which could bring Biden in, but it’s neck & neck.
The problem is some states have passed laws allowing for postal votes not to have been date stamped, this goes against other states.
This is where I feel Trump will attack legally if Biden squeezes it.
It’s going to be a nightmare….
@David Grey: but is it not the case that each state, or county even, has autonomy to set their rules on vote collecting and counting? Also if not the precedent is there as foreign absentee ballots must be counted if received within 7 days of the 3rd.
@David Grey: and right trump would be to challenge this it’s fraud postal votes not dated , postal papers sent out to people’s address were some are deceased, moved address etc . Is this why Biden was in favor of postal votes .
I have read the comments regarding the way the American voters are voting. People can’t understand why it hasn’t been a Biden landslide. Kind of ironic considering the way we vote at every election.
Woke up this morning though I was in America..U.S. elections mass meadia coverage.. Rightly so., Bet Varadkar is on his bended knees thanking Trump for the statements concerning the (Vote) . As Varadkar would say ..Look over There.
Trump number 1
Worst case scenario, it’s only 4 more years unless he does a Putin on it and becomes president for life. Nothing would surprise me any more when it come to politics in the US
@Tom Leddy: another 4 years of listening to his drivel though….
After the 2016 election even though he won Trump still investigated voter fraud and it was reported that in excess of 3 million were suspect.
Is it no surprise that he would want to do it again
@Paul: BS. The Justice Department (Trump’s AG William Barr in charge) launched an investigation earlier this year into that and guess what……they found almost nothing at all. If you want to spout dishonest crap, then remember this was a widely reported on investigation and we all have access to the Internet. Also, two GOP committees have found no law breaking by Hunter Biden.
Andrew Coumo and Alex Cortez were the two most prominent dems in the last 12 months I said on here many times they were the correct ticket. Why the dems ran Biden made no sence.
@Martin Byrne: YouTube AOC & “pulling yourself up by your boot straps” it’ll give you an indication as to why she’s no better than Trump
@my name: actually here you go it’s priceless
https://youtu.be/24C-Psfotl4
@Martin Byrne: aoc isnt old enough to run. I wouldn’t write off Joe yet. Mail ins still to come and he has pulled ahead in Wisconsin. I wrote him off prematurely last night he is looking in a bit of a stronger permission now.
There’s no art in this White House. There’s no literature, no poetry, no music.
There are no pets in this White House, no loyal man’s best friend, no Socks the family cat, no kids’ science fairs,”
No time when the president takes off his blue suit red tie uniform and becomes human, except when he puts on his white shirt and khaki pants uniform and hides from the American people to play golf.
There are no images of the First Family enjoying themselves together in a moment of relaxation.
No Obamas on the beach in Hawaii moments, or Bushes fishing in Kennebunkport.
No Reagans on horseback, no Kennedys playing touch football on the Cape.
Where’d that country go? Where did all the fun, the joy and the expression of love and happiness go?”
Bruce Sprinsteen
Oh what a croc of s!@t this election has been
Oh god
I’d say it could go to court no matter who wins.
It amazes me how much people care about the result. It doesnt matter, they dont care about you, either party. We are all just little pawns in their grown up games.
Everyone is sick and tired of his tweets, his orange face and his random double speak.
If he walked into your house having never seen or heard of him before you would ask him to leave, its that simple.
The media have managed to make him and what should have passed off as light entertainment credible.
Look at anything long enough and after a while you don’t notice the flaws.
I don’t like Biden either, but enough is enough, all the media have talked about for the last 4 years is this orange huckster.
America was always the land of anything goes, unfortunately they turned the highest office in the land into a sideshow and expect the rest of the world to take them seriously.
The whole ego driven circus over there is a joke at best and a tragedy at worst.
You reap what you sow
Can’t believe I’m actually following this on TV lol. It must be lockdown lol. I had 2 choices housework or TV. The election suddenly became very interesting haha!!!!!
Time for Trump to hold a few mass rallies with his supporters like …ahem….a certain political party when there’s no majority there. He might hold some outside the state like in Russia.
Down with this sort of thing …
Vanguard S&P 500 hit 50 this morning and has fallen back a little bit. Where will it be by the end of the week?
Twitter have done very little to rein in this President even he committed transgressions that would have seen other accounts banned but now that he looks like he could lose suddenly they start sticking labels on his tweets – spineless!
@Sean: Twitter is very left leaning , it’s been busy shadow banning anyone right of Che Guevara.
What happened to his wall…its been 4 years
What happened to his wall…its been 4 years
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