Biden Defeats Trump to Become Next President

  • I hope the runoffs in Georgia swing blue. A Republican controlled Senate will stall our recovery from trump for at least a couple more years.

  • There are other threads with a lot of points, but they've been flagged. I'm assuming this one will be flagged too.

    NY Times https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25016070

    CNN https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25015967

  • Phew. As a U.K. citizen I look forward to our government shitting itself next.

  • So what does this mean for potential recounts? Would they still mean anything, or is it pretty much known at this point?

  • This is a projection.

    edit: I was wrong. Headline is accurate.

  • Is dang out of bed yet? All the flagging going on is childish.

  • Aaaand flagged. FYI there's an active campaign going on to flag every thread calling Biden the winner

  • I've seen several posts calling Biden the winner get flagged. Let's see how long this one hangs around.

    Edit: Looks like even a simple statement of fact on this topic gets downvoters. Anyone care to state their reasons?

  • Dewey defeats Truman

    Madame President

  • It'll take a while for the media to decide what narrative to settle on about how and why this happened, but to be honest, I don't think we should overthink it:

    America has many systematic and cultural problems, and a deep divide about how it ought to be governed, and by who. Ultimately, though, a slim majority of voting Americans were not willing to tolerate the level of severe mismanagement of government that Donald Trump delivered, particularly over the last year with regards to coronavirus.

    I think this says much less about us - good or bad - than we'd like it to. Personally, I am relieved, but I know the societal problems in this country will continue. I wish Joe Biden and Kamala Harris good luck, but I am not going to be cutting them a break, either.

    We still have to decide what sort of country we want to be.