The online buzz is that Joe has increased his lead in Nevada, and is on the verge of winning Pennsylvania. Possible that both will be called for him before midnight. My goal since November 2016 has been for the 2020 Democratic nominee to win every state Hillary carried, and flip MI, PA, and WI back to blue. I made that decision after I did a little arithmetic: In each of those three states, Jill Stein's vote total was larger than the margin Cheezy won by.
In Michigan, Cheezy's margin was 10,704 and Stein received 51,463 votes. In Pennsylvania, Cheezy won by 44, 292 and Stein got 49,941. And in Wisconsin, Cheezy won by 22,748 and Stein won 31,072. This proved to my satisfaction that there were plenty of votes in those states if they went to the Democratic candidate instead of the Green Party.
Bottom line: I'll be happy if Joe picks up Pennsylvania and Nevada, and thrilled if he can add either Arizona or Georgia.
Update 6:56 PM Thursday: The old expression is "The watched pot never boils." That's true, since I've been on the Internet off and on all damned day, expecting to see at least one of the four states called for Joe. Instead, it seems like this particular kettle is on extremely low heat. At this point, Joe is still behind in PA, but Cheezy had a large lead to overcome.
Final thought for this day: It seems ironic to me that mail-in voting was the focus of all types of sabotage by Cheezy, but it will probably be what ends his political career.
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