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I think it's important to be careful before crying foul. Never presume malice when stupidity will suffice. Look at VA right now on 538: https://projects.fiveth

by mabbo 6y ago

I think it's important to be careful before crying foul. Never presume malice when stupidity will suffice. Look at VA right now on 538: https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/virginia/ https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/... If polls are accurate, and Nate Silver's models don't fail, it's already been won by Biden. No matter who you suppress from signing up it won't matter- neither party cares about VA anymore. (And yes, those same models said Trump had 'only' a 30% chance 4 years ago to win overall, but they say he's got 1% in VA today. And also 30% is still a huge chance.)

noja 6y ago
> be careful before crying foul. I think it's safe to say the current administration has lost the benefit of the doubt.
- WillPostForFood 6y ago
  The current administration of Virginia is a Democrat governor, with Democrat control of both houses of the legislature.
  - anonuser123456 6y ago
    Why should I let your facts get in the way of my beliefs?
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gkop 6y ago
I agree it does not look like a conspiracy, just poor infrastructure. That said, this is a general election with consequential down ballot races that are very much in play, even if the presidency is not.
- Armisael16 6y ago
  Is it poor infrastructure to not have multiple fiber lines inbound to the facility? The roadcrew fucked up and cut a cable.
  - gkop 6y ago
    There should be more than just a single link to the datacenter.
klyrs 6y ago
"If polls are accurate" is doing far too much work here. 538 gave Trump a 3-in-10 chance of winning 2016. With all the shenanigans surrounding ballot delivery/collection and voter registration this year, I have a very dismal view of polling. It will be even worse in the decade to come, thanks to sustained efforts to undermine the national census.

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I think it's important to be careful before crying foul. Never presume malice when stupidity will suffice. Look at VA right now on 538: https://projects.fiveth

by mabbo 6y ago

noja 6y ago
> be careful before crying foul. I think it's safe to say the current administration has lost the benefit of the doubt.
- WillPostForFood 6y ago
  The current administration of Virginia is a Democrat governor, with Democrat control of both houses of the legislature.
  - anonuser123456 6y ago
    Why should I let your facts get in the way of my beliefs?
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gkop 6y ago
I agree it does not look like a conspiracy, just poor infrastructure. That said, this is a general election with consequential down ballot races that are very much in play, even if the presidency is not.
- Armisael16 6y ago
  Is it poor infrastructure to not have multiple fiber lines inbound to the facility? The roadcrew fucked up and cut a cable.
  - gkop 6y ago
    There should be more than just a single link to the datacenter.
klyrs 6y ago
"If polls are accurate" is doing far too much work here. 538 gave Trump a 3-in-10 chance of winning 2016. With all the shenanigans surrounding ballot delivery/collection and voter registration this year, I have a very dismal view of polling. It will be even worse in the decade to come, thanks to sustained efforts to undermine the national census.