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Everybody does realize that this has no legal significance, right?

by CurtHagenlocher 6y ago

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adamch 6y ago
It's predictive of a forthcoming legally-significant event.
User23 6y ago
Surely somewhere in the emanations and penumbras of the constitution we can find that the AP’s decision is binding.
- dentemple 6y ago
  As Hamilton famously wrote in Federalist Paper #85: "It's not official until it's Facebook Official."
notatoad 6y ago
Yes, I'm pretty sure everybody here understands that AP doesn't officially decide who wins the election. It still has significance.
- iconjack 6y ago
  Joe Biden has added "president elect" to his bio. When Trump tweets that he won, Twitter flags it.
  - amf12 6y ago
    The difference being Joe did not call himself that. He waited for AP to call it.
    - iconjack 6y ago
      That's my point. AP doesn't decide who won the election.
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nooyurrsdey 6y ago
what an obnoxious way to rain on a parade. everyone is more than aware of how the electoral system works.
- GavinMcG 6y ago
  Looking around the thread you'll see that might not be the case. I think the comment meant to correct a (hopefully uncommon) misconception that the election is now final before all the votes have been counted, which of course isn't true.
A4ET8a8uTh0 6y ago
Yes, but note how quickly it was picked up by general populace as fait accompli.
handmodel 6y ago
Do you realize no one thinks it has legal significance? But it is a marker that people use as shorthand. There is no getting around the fact that Biden will have 270 electoral votes.
- googthrowaway42 6y ago
  > Do you realize no one thinks it has legal significance? Almost everyone does.
- dllthomas 6y ago
  There absolutely is room for Biden not to have 270 electoral votes, if investigations reveal (... correctly or incorrectly) big enough issues that some states don't send electors. I don't think there's a realistic way for Trump to have 270 electoral votes, but he could still possibly be awarded the Presidency by a weird-ass one-vote-per-state vote in the House.

Everybody does realize that this has no legal significance, right?

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adamch 6y ago

It's predictive of a forthcoming legally-significant event.

User23 6y ago

Surely somewhere in the emanations and penumbras of the constitution we can find that the AP’s decision is binding.

dentemple 6y ago
As Hamilton famously wrote in Federalist Paper #85: "It's not official until it's Facebook Official."

notatoad 6y ago

Yes, I'm pretty sure everybody here understands that AP doesn't officially decide who wins the election. It still has significance.

iconjack 6y ago
Joe Biden has added "president elect" to his bio. When Trump tweets that he won, Twitter flags it.
- amf12 6y ago
  The difference being Joe did not call himself that. He waited for AP to call it.
  - iconjack 6y ago
    That's my point. AP doesn't decide who won the election.

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nooyurrsdey 6y ago

what an obnoxious way to rain on a parade. everyone is more than aware of how the electoral system works.

GavinMcG 6y ago
Looking around the thread you'll see that might not be the case. I think the comment meant to correct a (hopefully uncommon) misconception that the election is now final before all the votes have been counted, which of course isn't true.

A4ET8a8uTh0 6y ago

Yes, but note how quickly it was picked up by general populace as fait accompli.

handmodel 6y ago

Do you realize no one thinks it has legal significance? But it is a marker that people use as shorthand. There is no getting around the fact that Biden will have 270 electoral votes.

googthrowaway42 6y ago
> Do you realize no one thinks it has legal significance? Almost everyone does.
dllthomas 6y ago
There absolutely is room for Biden not to have 270 electoral votes, if investigations reveal (... correctly or incorrectly) big enough issues that some states don't send electors. I don't think there's a realistic way for Trump to have 270 electoral votes, but he could still possibly be awarded the Presidency by a weird-ass one-vote-per-state vote in the House.