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Fiendish Thingy

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7. The networks won't call it until the weekend

Reply to underpants (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 10:11 AM

Oct 2024

It will be clear that Harris is the popular vote winner on Election Night, but it’s likely that the EV winner won’t be clear for several days because of razor thin margins that may rely on the counting of military and overseas ballots to finalize.

But the courtroom chaos sure to follow will keep the nation in suspense until the safe harbor date in December.

Fasten your seatbelts.

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DU predict - When will major news operations call the POTUS in two weeks? [View all] underpants Oct 2024 OP

When one of the 3 states go to Harris. And they are Ohio or Texas or Florida. Botany Oct 2024 #1

Your keyboard to god's monitor... Wounded Bear Oct 2024 #3

If those state turned blue, we would certainly know election night Fiendish Thingy Oct 2024 #9

arizona didnt call trump til about 3 am pacific time....or therabouts..i went to bed thinking trump had won samnsara Oct 2024 #2

Remember 78-3 underpants Oct 2024 #12

I think it will be at least a week. Happy Hoosier Oct 2024 #4

SO far DeepWinter Oct 2024 #5

Okay. Thanks. underpants Oct 2024 #6

Agreed... RustyWheels Oct 2024 #10

They won't have all their votes counted. But to make a call, that's not always necessary. lees1975 Oct 2024 #11

I think Friday the 8th JustAnotherGen Oct 2024 #13

These sound like new laws lame54 Nov 2024 #18

The networks won't call it until the weekend Fiendish Thingy Oct 2024 #7

If for no other reason, taxi Nov 2024 #19

by midnight Pacific Time WarGamer Oct 2024 #8

January 6th after the Republicans have voted and his next coup attempt fails or succeeds. Uncle Joe Oct 2024 #14

Without a doubt, not before midnight Polybius Oct 2024 #15

I'm clueless Beringia Oct 2024 #16

Well Newsmax and the like Arthur_Frain Oct 2024 #17