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Will Biden win the election.?

For what its worth, I think he will. Not my country caveat applies. I thought Trump and Hillary were 50/50 four years ago but now I think its highly unlikely Trump can win. Its possible but I'd say Biden is 85-90% to become President and will probably win convincingly. Judging from some of very many bad arguments that Trump supporters are putting forward on here, it seems that they think so to. Whether they admit to it or not.

Im not a Biden fan and I think that thete are a lot if legitimate criticisms one can make of him. I think that there is still a significant differences between the two candidates, with Trump being much worse.

The nationalist right needs to lose its global figurehead. Problems are deeper - in Ametica and elsewhere - but a Biden win would be good for the world.
windinhishair · 61-69, M
The website 538, run by Nate Silver, does a good job of aggregating all of the polls, both nationally and by state, and then modelling election results. Right now he is showing Biden with an 89% chance of winning. Four years ago on Election Day he showed Clinton with a 64% chance of success, and Trump with 36%.

One thing that bothers me about Silver's prognostication is that it does not take Trump's cheating into account. So yes, in a fair election, Biden will win 89% of the time, but what about in an election where Republicans are pulling out all the stops to prevent Democratic votes, to intimidate Democratic voters, to destroy Democratic votes, and to prevent Democratic votes from being counted. That has to increase the chances of Republican success.

Trump's political appointees have slowed mail delivery significantly. Major cites (that tend to vote Democratic) in swing states are seeing on-time delivery slowed to 40-55% instead of the 91% that it was a year ago during the same period. Even in my rural area, mail delivery is much later than it has been in over 30 years. This will directly impact mail-in vote delivery, as it is designed to do.

Voter suppression is the only way Republicans can win now and continue minority rule. And they are doing everything possible to maintain power, no matter what they destroy in the process.
windinhishair · 61-69, M
@Burnley123 Northwest is right as usual.

I have been opposed to adding more Supreme Court justices for decades, but I am rethinking that position. It may be necessary to preserve democracy.
@windinhishair It's very difficult to gauge the effect of voter suppression, COVID-19, and other factors that weren't present in other elections.

I've found that electoral-vote.com has some very good analysis.
windinhishair · 61-69, M
@LeopoldBloom Yes they do. Good point.
Biden will definitely win a fair election. Trump has the advantage of a compliant Supreme Court willing to suppress votes and award the presidency to him. If that happens, it’s the end of the American experiment as we will have turned into a dictatorship.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@LeopoldBloom Yes, so I think it important that Biden wins big enough that it can't be contested.
BlueVeins · 22-25
Biden will win and then Trump will start his own media company.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@BlueVeins I mean they have a huge following and are a big asset to the American left and we have nothing on that scale in the UK, but yeah it is very tabloidy and they are lazy about doing research. They surely have the budget to do proper journalism and failing that they could just Skype a sympathetic and informed person in the UK and do a live interview. It costs virtually nothing and there would be lots of people who would do it. Cenk Uygur likes the sound of his own voice too much. Though Kasparian is decent and came on Novarra Media too.

Having said all that though, I'd be glad that it is there because the left need all the sympathetic platforms they can get. It's also probably a gateway drug to better channels.
BlueVeins · 22-25
@Burnley123 I honestly sometimes wonder if having them around is a net negative just because of how brazenly they ignore the truth. I dunno, I hope they work as a gateway drug though.
@BlueVeins Assuming he doesn't go to prison for tax and insurance fraud. But you're right, he'd love nothing better than to spend the rest of his life on TV, bitching and moaning about how "unfairly" he was treated.
JohnOinger · 41-45, M
I Think So Trump blew it with the coronavirus he should of handled it better when it first came
JohnOinger · 41-45, M
@JohnOinger im.very Confident he will win he's more likeable than Hillary
BittersweetPotato · 31-35, F
It is never though the case, in America or elsewhere, that one candidate is so great and therefore we vote for them. It is always the case that we pick the lesser of the two evils. I hope your prediction is accurate.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@BittersweetPotato Cthulu vrs Darth Vadar. That is your choice Americans so suck it up.
SW-User
I’m certain Biden will. The only way Trump could win re-election is if he steals the election with the help of the Supreme Court because as of now he’s done for. Hopefully that doesn’t happen.
I’m not going to predict anything. People did that with Hillary, and they were [b]wrong[/b]. All we can do here is make sure we vote, and then see what happens.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@bijouxbroussard I can make a prediction because i have distance lol. I respect that its much harder for you with so much more at stake.

I was kind of right about it being to close to call last time though. We will see.
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Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@SW-User Im not defending them but so far they have shown little intetest in military actions outside of their region. They have the resources to do that.
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deadgerbil · 22-25
I'd say so. Clinton was pretty disliked yet she barely lost. She was faltering in the polls right before the election too. Biden is a lot more likeable than her, is out performing her, and after four years of trump, many people don't want to have it extended to eight years.
uncalled4 · 56-60, M
People disagree with me, but I think Sanders could have done better than HC in 2016, but the Dems decided to go with what they thought was a sure thing. I think they're doing the same thing now, and that might turn out to be a mistake again. I can't believe that Biden was the best they could do.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@uncalled4 I agree. Im a leftists and a Sanders fan too.

However, Trump is a lot worse and Biden is polling well.
@uncalled4 We already [b]have[/b] someone in office whom your barber would probably outclass as president.
uncalled4 · 56-60, M
@bijouxbroussard No argument there
Doomflower · 36-40, M
I hope he will but I see too many pro trump signs. If there is one brave enough to put a sign up there are a dozen more hiding. If they are here in the suburbs they are rampant in poor and uneducated areas as well as quite a few wealthy people.
Doomflower · 36-40, M
@Burnley123 maybe. It is just too similar to the 2016 vibe. It's like... "Biden: he's good enough!"
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@Doomflower President Bernie Sanders would have been much better imo but Biden is polling much better than Hillary Clinton did.
Northwest · M
@Doomflower more target practice for my dog.
justanothername · 51-55, M
You’ve got more chance of getting through Covid alive if Biden wins.
Elessar · 26-30, M
Agreed with the last sentence. If sovranism loses in the U.S., after having lost much of its consent over the year pretty much everywhere, it'll hopefully be even more exposed for being the ridiculous movement it is.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@Elessar I mean, we know Trump losing would not kill the nationalist right or make them back into 'normal' Conservatives. It wont deal with the causes of global Trumpism or deal with deep systemic problems but it would be a defeat for them.

Im pretty critical of the neo liberal centre and they can do some awful things.

Still, the far right are that much worse. And the Trump movement is part of a far right process imo.
Elessar · 26-30, M
@Burnley123 Yeah but as you said it'll probably be the biggest defeat for the movement so far. A lot of countries, mine for instance, seem to align politically with whatever goes on in the U.S., the two main idiots in the opposition here have documented ties with Bannon, and they wouldn't have enough brainpower to keep their shit up on their own if the guy who moves their strings gets exposed or even investigated/neutralised overseas.

Yeah, any day better the "centre-left" that is actually a centre/centre-right than the "alt-right".
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@Elessar Agree to all of that. I really dont wanna talk about the Labour Party right now.
Nobody00 · F
Trump has won already
Elessar · 26-30, M
@Nobody00 Yet so many cunts are constantly pissed over here as if he lost already. 🤔
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Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@MalteseFalconPunch Yeah elections are a stressful time.
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PSuss1 · 51-55, M
bookerdana · M
agreed

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Northwest · M
I hope so and every vote counts. My vote has already been counted.
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
Looks like I was kind of right and kind of wrong too.
Lolz..

I think that thete are a lot if legitimate criticisms one can make of him?

Like embezzlement if billions of taxpayers funded aide and being the CCPs bitch.. ?
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@TheOneyouwerewarnedabout

At no stage at all did I push the Russian collusion narrative. On the contrary, I pushed against it and disagreed with my American liberal freinds on here!

🤷‍♀️

I think your angry reaction demonstrates pretty well that I hit a nerve.

You know everything I've said is right and you hate it.
deadgerbil · 22-25
@Burnley123 YoUrE jUsT a LibTaRD

*Foams at the mouth*
Burnley123 · 41-45, M
@deadgerbil Seriously, he is even more wrong than normal. I even did posts questioning the evidence base for Russian colusion. I got hearted by Trump suppoeters and criticised by liberals for that. Lol
we'll see, when the votes are counted.

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I think he will

 
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