I'm wondering who the arbitrator is lol. I've seen them give stats off by 10-100x. I kind of enjoy their absurd meltdowns though: That was one of the more ridiculous ones. I remember on Super Tuesday they said it was 50-50. It wasn't to anybody who understands politics/statistics at a deeper level. Their usual argument when a Democrat loses is they weren't progressive enough even though data/history has shown being too progressive gets you trounced in swing areas. In my opinion, they're the answer to Limbaugh/Levin who I'll probably enjoy listening to when Trump loses.
Thrown out in federal court also... Federal Judge Dismisses Effort To Throw Out Drive-Through Votes In Houston https://www.npr.org/2020/11/02/9303...t-to-throw-out-drive-through-votes-in-houston U.S. District Court Judge Andrew Hanen today threw out a suit challenging the legality of some 127,000 votes cast at drive-through voting sites in the Houston area. He ruled the plaintiffs don't have legal standing to sue. Harris County, Texas' most populous county, and majority-Democratic, erected ten tents to expedite the early voting process, as a way of allowing people to vote safely during the coronavirus pandemic. They were also in place this summer, prior to the state's primary. Noting that, Hanen, a George W. Bush appointee, asked plaintiffs "Why am I just getting this case?" He later said the suit was not timely, and that "this has been going on all summer." The suit was brought by a group of Republican activists, who argued the move by Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins, a Democrat, was an illegal expansion of curbside voting, which is permitted under Texas law. A similar challenge had been dismissed by the Texas Supreme Court Sunday. All of that court's justices were appointed by Republicans. Hansen said that if he found the plaintiffs did have standing, he would have still ruled against them, "as to the voting that has already taken place," but that he would "probably enjoin tomorrow's votes." He also ordered that records of the votes already cast in the drive through facilities be maintained, in case his decision is reversed on appeal. One of the intervenors in the hearing, ACLU lawyer Andre Segura, argued that a ruling allowing the ballots to be thrown out would cause people to have to vote a second time. "Once the egg has been scrambled it doesn't make sense to put it back in the egg," Segura said, adding: "We're talking about a very large scramble." Other attorneys said some of the affected voters were receiving medical treatment and would be unable to get to the polls on Election Day. The Texas case is one of a number of legal challenges to voting and ballot counting, many of them brought by Republicans. Texas, long a GOP stronghold, has become an unlikely swing state this year with urban and suburban areas like Harris County accounting for the bulk of the growing Democratic vote. In the early vote period alone, the state has already exceeded its voting totals from the 2016 general election. Harris County has also been the site of pre-election vandalism. Some one spray painted "Election No, Revolution Yes" and a hammer and sickle on windows at the county's Democratic party headquarters, and the building's locks were filled with super glue, according to the Texas Tribune.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/02/trump-scotus-pennsylvania-ballots-433889 ‘Something must be done’: Trump lashes Supreme Court for ruling on Pennsylvania ballots “It will also induce violence in the streets,” the president wrote about the decision, which allows the state to count mail-in ballots up to three days after Election Day. President Donald Trump railed against the Supreme Court on Monday for its decision to allow an extended count of Pennsylvania mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day, tweeting that doing so would lead to violent unrest in the country. “The Supreme Court decision on voting in Pennsylvania is a VERY dangerous one,” Trump tweeted on Monday evening, only hours before Election Day. “It will allow rampant and unchecked cheating and will undermine our entire systems of laws. It will also induce violence in the streets. Something must be done!” The justices last month rejected a Republican request for a stay on a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that would allow ballots to be counted up to three days after Election Day. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 4-4 not to issue the stay, allowing the state to go through with counting those votes. The Supreme Court generally requires a majority to grant a stay, and the justices who voted against the Republicans did not justify their decision. Trump reiterated his criticisms on Monday night at a campaign rally in Kenosha, Wis., by saying the Supreme Court made a “very dangerous decision“ last month. He added that he “probably shouldn‘t be speaking this way" against the high court, but said the move was a deep disappointment.
This guy is an officer of the court/ You've got to be Joshing me! "If all the votes are added up in PA, Trump is going to lose. That’s why he’s working overtime to subtract as many votes as possible from this process. If all the votes are added up in PA, Trump is going to lose. That’s why he’s working overtime to subtract as many votes as possible from this process. For the record, he’s 0-6 against us in court. We’ve protected voting rights. Now, ignore the noise—vote!https://t.co/mN8t6TDud7" 30 — Josh Shapiro (@JoshShapiroPA) October 31, 2020
It's cute Republicans getting all outraged for office holders not acting professional. Get used to the Trump norm.