Politics Thread

[chico]

This year, because my sports betting funds are essentially locked down until the Republicans concede or it becomes officially official. I need that money for frivolous Masters wagers!

Ha! I'm in the same boat.

[boozehound]

Shouldn't the plan be "after tax contribution and a credit ? If the contribution is pre tax plus a credit, you are getting credited double. Yes ?

Yes, that is the plan. Sorry if I was unclear. After tax contribution and a corresponding credit.

[GoMuskies]

Here is the most cogent analysis you're going to see about our current political moment. Sums it all up, I think.

https://twitter.com/heckyessica/stat...721277440?s=20

[STL_XUfan]

This year, because my sports betting funds are essentially locked down until the Republicans concede or it becomes officially official. I need that money for frivolous Masters wagers!

Go, did you live bet the night of the election? I was listening to guess the lines with Simmons and Cousin Sal and had no idea that it got to Trump -600 Biden +260 at one point late Tuesday night.

[GoMuskies]

Go, did you live bet the night of the election? I was listening to guess the lines with Simmons and Cousin Sal and had no idea that it got to Trump -600 Biden +260 at one point late Tuesday night.

Yeah, I got Biden +300. Wish I'd have put more on it, of course, but the swings were wild. I went to bed at around 3 Eastern with Biden still around +150. By the time I got up, it was Biden -275 and I knew it was over.

[paulxu]

This year, because my sports betting funds are essentially locked down until the Republicans concede or it becomes officially official. I need that money for frivolous Masters wagers!

No worries. You'll get your money by January 20th, and the Masters is in April.

[xavierj]

No worries. You'll get your money by January 20th, and the Masters is in April.

Maybe this is a joke and I am slow, certainly possible, but the 2020 Masters starts this Thursday.

[paulxu]

Maybe this is a joke and I am slow, certainly possible, but the 2020 Masters starts this Thursday.

I see my attempt at humor fell flat. Sorry about that!

[paulxu]

It seems to me that dragging out the transition is going to be damaging to our country.

In 2016, Hillary lost by:
Mich 11,000
Penn 44,000
Wiscon 23,000

I would guess that in any of those state she could have asked for a recount.
But, she conceded the day after the election, and the transition from Obama to Trump started immediately.

In 2020, Trump is currently behind:
Mich 146,000
Penn 47,000
Wiscon 20,000

They may discover a few ballots here or there that aren't correct. But it's very unlikely to change the result.
So far the lawsuits have been dismissed by the courts (except I think for one where observers were allowed to move from 10' away to 6')

I can only hope they don't drag this out much longer and really damage us by creating difficulties that don't need to happen.

[XU 87]

One thing I noticed is that we have had no post-election riots, unlike the last post- election. Why do leftists commit crimes and riot when they lose an election?