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[Dan]

This is hysterical. "As president, I will do whatever you cheer loudest for!"

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

I'm all for pushing back against Putin but maybe that's too much?

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-hackers-ready-hit-back-if-russia-disrupts-election-n677936

Naw. Send the message.

 

[Debirudog]

You hit the USA, they're gonna hit twice as hard.

 

[Blader]

This is hysterical. "As president, I will do whatever you cheer loudest for!"

I was wondering what that reminded me of, then it clicked: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIgSTjzrmRg

 

[Touchdown]

Do the polls stop coming in at some point? The pollsters would stop running new polls obviously but they have to take time to process them anyways. When do we expect the polls to start drying up?

I think we'll get polls right up to the day of.

 

[Cerium]

I'm all for pushing back against Putin but maybe that's too much?

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-hackers-ready-hit-back-if-russia-disrupts-election-n677936

Nah fuck 'em in every hole and some they don't have yet. We'll make more.

 

[Maxim726X]

I hope Trump speak and lingo dies with his canadicy.

Just thinking the same thing.

It was funny months ago. Now it's annoying.

 

[royalan]

Well fuck...

Apparently, a judge denied the injunction SEPTA attempted to file to get the striking transit workers back to work.

We won't know until a hearing on Monday at 10:30 of the strike will end or be paused for election day.

I'm trying not to panic, but a transit strike on election day worked be disastrous for Philly turnout.

 

[Black Mamba]

Depressing.

 

[TheFatOne]

I'm all for pushing back against Putin but maybe that's too much?

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-hackers-ready-hit-back-if-russia-disrupts-election-n677936

Not at all. Trying to meddle in an election requires a response like this. You can't fuck around with Russian, and you have to show them they if they even attempt to try some bullshit you will end them.

 

[Maxim726X]

I was wondering what that reminded me of, then it clicked: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIgSTjzrmRg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-S-eeInJVk

 

[Knuckle Sandwich]

Why would you fuck with us after stuxnet? You dummies.

 

[newjeruse]

Chances of ESPN dropping his site like a hot rock are pretty damned high, so you may be correct.

Wherever he ends up after this, let's hope it's somewhere with a little less pressure and more humility.

We will see. My heart hopes he's wrong, but my head isn't so sure. The great part of this is that we will see on election day. I've been following Silver since the PECOTA days back at Baseball Prospectus, so I'll always be loyal to him even if his methodology is questionable at times.

 

[Beer Monkey]

Is there a YouTube of Sam Gold from this evening's first TV appearance?

 

[Finale Fireworker]

Can anyone please recap our Senate situation for me?

 

[Ac30]

Well fuck...

Apparently, a judge denied the injunction SEPTA attempted to file to get the striking transit workers back to work.

We won't know until a hearing on Monday at 10:30 of the strike will end or be paused for election day.

I'm trying not to panic, but a transit strike on election day worked be disastrous for Philly turnout.

Maybe the Dems should start busing them around.

Fuck, this keeps getting worse.

 

[Christian]

GUYS IVE BEEN OFFLINE FOR A FEW HOURS WHERES THE OPPO GUYS

 

[Emarv]

Will he will put out a solid projection for how the states and election play out in the end? Otherwise he can show Clinton at 1% and claim the outcome was just unlikely, but possible in the model.

He said on the podcast they will stop adding polls on Monday at midnight and Tuesday morning he will have a post on the website with his final model. According to him, he's not "calling anything". Essentially the model says what it says and if you want to call that "the call" than it is. Basically he's trying to cover his bases by saying it's only 65% or whatever. Scientifically, that's the correct way to say it but other model analysts are more confident in how they word it. We'll see how he writes the post.

He and Wang both agree though that they're gonna get a few Senate races wrong because it's just so close in a few of them. So even if they call them all, it's important to note it's just a coin toss right now and luck.

 

[NYCmetsfan]

Well fuck...

Apparently, a judge denied the injunction SEPTA attempted to file to get the striking transit workers back to work.

We won't know until a hearing on Monday at 10:30 of the strike will end or be paused for election day.

I'm trying not to panic, but a transit strike on election day worked be disastrous for Philly turnout.

Someone I think will balk for the strike. Neither wants trump.

I think the Union thinks they can get the city/state.

The union has endorsed Clinton. They're not going to screw her. My guess is they get a temporary agreement for election day

 

[Hopfrog]

Well fuck...

Apparently, a judge denied the injunction SEPTA attempted to file to get the striking transit workers back to work.

We won't know until a hearing on Monday at 10:30 of the strike will end or be paused for election day.

I'm trying not to panic, but a transit strike on election day worked be disastrous for Philly turnout.

Would be the definition of Democrats fucking themselves over if a strike hurt turnout in Philly enough to swing the state to Trump. Congratulations SEPTA, you played yourselves.

 

[Grexeno]

Spoiler alert: the Philly transit strike won't matter at all

 

[TheFatOne]

We will see. My heart hopes he's wrong, but my head isn't so sure. The great part of this is that we will see on election day. I've been following Silver since the PECOTA days back at Baseball Prospectus, so I'll always be loyal to him even if his methodology is questionable at times.

If you need reasurance looks at the early voting numbers in NV, and FL. In the immortal words of Vince Carter.

 

[NYCmetsfan]

Can anyone please recap our Senate situation for me?

toss up. IN looks like it might have slipped.

Otherwise likely turnout game

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Well fuck...

Apparently, a judge denied the injunction SEPTA attempted to file to get the striking transit workers back to work.

We won't know until a hearing on Monday at 10:30 of the strike will end or be paused for election day.

I'm trying not to panic, but a transit strike on election day worked be disastrous for Philly turnout.

Am I reading this wrong or isn't everything still operating as normal on election day either way?

 

[Hopfrog]

Someone I think will balk for the strike. Neither wants trump.

I think the Union thinks they can get the city/state.

The union has endorsed Clinton. They're not going to screw her. My guess is they get a temporary agreement for election day

Obama needs to have a word with them when he is there on Monday.

 

[HanShotFirst]

GUYS IVE BEEN OFFLINE FOR A FEW HOURS WHERES THE OPPO GUYS

We have until the clock strikes midnight, otherwise the oppo won't droppo.

 

[royalan]

Am I reading this wrong or isn't everything still operating as normal on election day either way?

The union has not committed to returning to work for Election day.

 

[faisal233]

I'm all for pushing back against Putin but maybe that's too much?

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/u-s-hackers-ready-hit-back-if-russia-disrupts-election-n677936

No, Russian cyber attacks on election day might as well be considered an act of war. This is just a warning to the kremlin, but harsh and immediate retribution against Russia for any election hacking is necessary.

 

[Manmademan]

Am I reading this wrong or isn't everything still operating as normal on election day either way?

you're reading it wrong.

the strike is still active. nothing will run on election day except regional rail and suburban transit.

SEPTA is trying to get a court injunction to force striking workers back to work for election day, it didn't happen today, might on monday.

edit: that being said it probably won't make a huge difference even if SEPTA is still on strike.

 

[Iolo]

I just don't understand this election anymore. The polls are crazy. Hope the Hillary campaign has better information than everybody else.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Hillary needs 271 because there's a Bernie or Buster who thinks Hillary should be in prison as one of the electors in Washington state.

Why :/

 

[shinra-bansho]

What are we freaking out about today?

 

[faisal233]

If they're telling NBC about it, they've already done the damage, or they're announcing that we have the capacity and expect that the Russians believe that we do, and will, if they don't get their shit in order PDQ.

Ain't propaganda grand?

If they are telling NBC then they have already penetrated their systems but haven't done any damage. The damage will come if election disruptions from Russia happens. This is just a warning.

 

[Already Torn]

What are we freaking out about today?

PA is lost and without oppo Trump will continue to rise in the polls

 

[Angry Grimace]

Depressing.

Horse race journalism has been a thing basically since they invented election coverage.

 

[TheFatOne]

Rudy on Chris Mathews? Time to bail as he lobs him softball questions while constantly interrupting him.

 

[Knuckle Sandwich]

What are we freaking out about today?

Pennsylvania is on strike and my mother-in-law won't stop sending me requests to play Piggy Boom on FB.

 

[Angry Grimace]

Maybe California is weird, but every place I've ever lived I could walk to the polling place.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

Hillary needs 271 because there's a Bernie or Buster who thinks Hillary should be in prison as one of the electors in Washington state.

Why :/

How many plausible maps are there where she wins exactly 270?

 

[Nairume]

Someone I think will balk for the strike. Neither wants trump.

I think the Union thinks they can get the city/state.

The union has endorsed Clinton. They're not going to screw her. My guess is they get a temporary agreement for election day

As I said before, though it's not quite the same situation, I imagine most unions still remember what happened to PATCO and aren't going to do anything that would risk Trump getting into office, since he'd pull the kind of things Reagan did and fuck unions even harder.

 

[ItWasMeantToBe19]

Really though, that twice as many people think Hillary is a criminal than Trump is fucking astonishing.

TRUMP BRAGGED ABOUT SEXUALLY ASSAULTING WOMEN, FUCKHEADS.

 

[BadRNG]

Hillary needs 271 because there's a Bernie or Buster who thinks Hillary should be in prison as one of the electors in Washington state.

Why :/

Wow, I am surprised this is possible. And a 1000 dollar fine is all that happens to him?

 

[CygnusXS]

What are we freaking out about today?

It won't stop raining.

 

[BigJonsson]

Maybe California is weird, but every place I've ever lived I could walk to the polling place.

If it takes people longer to get to and from work maybe they won't have time to vote

 

[Basileus777]

How many plausible maps are there where she wins exactly 270?

Something like this I suppose:

 

[NYCmetsfan]

The union has not committed to returning to work for Election day.

Why would they say that? Even if that was their intent?

 

[banefirelord]

What are we freaking out about today?

My copy of Battlefield 1 STILL hasn't shown up!

 

[Suikoguy]

What are we freaking out about today?

Personally? Nothing.

I took the Civ 6 advice earlier this week, lol.

 

[streetsahead123]

Chris Matthews eating Giuliani alive right now

 

[NYCmetsfan]

As I said before, though it's not quite the same situation, I imagine most unions still remember what happened to PATCO and aren't going to do anything that would risk Trump getting into office, since he'd pull the kind of things Reagan did and fuck unions even harder.

LOL I thought you were talking about the PATCO Speedline