• LovableSidekick@lemmy.world
    2·
    19 minutes ago

    As you watch the results remember the “red mirage” - a well known phenomenon where Republican candidates take an early lead because Republican votes get reported early. This is simply because Republicans tend to live in smaller towns and low-population areas, which finish their vote counting sooner because there are fewer ballots. Democrats tend to live in denser urban areas that take longer to count, so their votes show up later; this is known as the “blue shift”.

    You can see the red mirage happening right now… 45 minutes ago Trump had 23 electoral votes and Harris 7. Now it’s Trump 95 Harris 35. This should even out as the counts from the cities start to roll in.

    Trump is planning to declare victory early in the night before the blue shift occurs, so his followers can turn off the TV and go to bed happy. Then when the final count shows Harris on top they will “know” the election was stolen because in their minds they “saw” him win.

  • AItoothbrush@lemmy.zipEnglish
    3·
    3 hours ago

    I am just waiting it out and getting the news when it gets posted(im european tho this election sadly effects me and a lot of other people who are outside the us)

    • LovableSidekick@lemmy.world
      2·
      17 minutes ago

      I need 3 Grand Slam Chili Stampedes - one with extra onions, one with extra chili and extra onions, and one with extra chili and extra extra onions.

  • HelixDab2@lemm.ee
    15·
    8 hours ago

    Unless either candidate OVERWHELMINGLY wins, there’s not going to be anything tonight, and probably not tomorrow. The last of the swing states won’t close polls until 8p (Mountain time, I think). Trump is almost certainly going to declare that he is the winner “by a lot”. Best case, we’ll know tomorrow morning.

    So take a couple alprazolam, drink a couple shots, and black out until tomorrow.

  • Mercuri@lemmy.world
    26·
    12 hours ago

    Let’s go to the Winchester, have a nice cold pint, and wait for this to all blow over

    • MystikIncarnate@lemmy.caEnglish
      6·
      8 hours ago

      The only message that matters right now.

      I’m not American and I cannot vote for an American President. If you’re American and have not yet voted, please do so as soon as possible. If you have voted, thank you for your service 🫡

  • Maggoty@lemmy.world
    1·
    8 hours ago

    Check in every hour for 10 minutes. Check out doing something else. It’s the only way I can get through election day anymore.