When will the result be known?

[Vanellus]

Of course the answer depends on how close the result will be and when the polls close - 10pm in the UK and most seats counted into the small hours.

In the UK there is a very accurate exit poll where voters are asked how they voted immediately after voting. So the problem of turnout is removed and use is made of past exit polls which are related to the actual past results to reduce selection bias. There is still the drama of results in individual seats with rosette wearing candidates behind the returning officer whose voice is always drowned out by cheers when the result becomes clear. It seems that the US election won't have that kind of drama, but may well have the drama of a close result and its consequences.

 

[PloverWing]

It really does depend on how close the election is. If it's very very close, there can be recounts, and that takes extra time, sometimes days.

 

[Whyayeman]

I won't be sitting in front of the telly all night.

 

[durangodawood]

I won't be sitting in front of the telly all night.

Whats changed?

 

[Whyayeman]

Whats changed?

It is the time difference. Greenwich Mean Time is a bit ahead of American time zones and I like my bed.

 

[ozso]

It won't be over until this happens:

 

[ozso]

I won't be sitting in front of the telly all night.

I'm definitely not going to watch all the endless speculating. I loath that.

 

[Always in His Presence]

I hope that after I wake up tomorrow morning, after a good nights sleep, the results are finalized.

 

[Whyayeman]

I'm definitely not going to watch all the endless speculating. I loath that.

We agree on something!

 

[Nithavela]

https://apnews.com/article/voting-ballots-election-night-trump-winner-61d69529c5e135f34fac2bf2d3bbe3e9

Democracy needs patience, and is thus no longer seasonable.

 

[ozso]

I was wondering when it was called in 2016 and came across this which I found interesting:

• November 9
  • 12 a.m
    • Alaska closes its polls.[233]
  • 2:45 a.m. Eastern time
    • Donald Trump is the projected winner of the election, becoming president-elect.
  • Morningtime
    • The 2016 Portland, Oregon riots begin
    • The 2016 Oakland riots begin
    • Protests begin in numerous other cities[234]
• November 23 – Jill Stein starts fundraising for a recount effort in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.[235]

December 2016​

[edit]

• December 19 – The electors of the Electoral College meet in their respective capitals and formally cast their ballots. Trump receives 304 electoral votes, Clinton receives 227. Seven faithless electors cast their votes for other candidates.[236]

Timeline of the 2016 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[durangodawood]

I was wondering when it was called in 2016 and came across this which I found interesting:

• November 9
  • 12 a.m
    • Alaska closes its polls.[233]
  • 2:45 a.m. Eastern time
    • Donald Trump is the projected winner of the election, becoming president-elect.
  • Morningtime
    • The 2016 Portland, Oregon riots begin
    • The 2016 Oakland riots begin
    • Protests begin in numerous other cities[234]
• November 23 – Jill Stein starts fundraising for a recount effort in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.[235]

December 2016​

[edit]

• December 19 – The electors of the Electoral College meet in their respective capitals and formally cast their ballots. Trump receives 304 electoral votes, Clinton receives 227. Seven faithless electors cast their votes for other candidates.[236]

Timeline of the 2016 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

They riot over anything in Portland. I wouldnt read too much into it.

 

[ozso]

They riot over anything in Portland. I wouldnt read too much into it.

Portland is a good model of a progressive liberal leftist city.

 

[durangodawood]

Portland is a good model of a progressive liberal leftist city.

It is. I love it there.

 

[Nithavela]

It is. I love it there.

You should move to france. Those guys love a good riot, and they're getting results, too.

 

[ozso]

It is. I love it there.

When was the last time you visited? It's gone downhill quite a ways.

 

[durangodawood]

When was the last time you visited? It's gone downhill quite a ways.

Thats America. Everyones closer to the edge. I see it all over the place.

 

[ozso]

Fun fun fun

 

[ozso]

If all the gray states go blue like they did in 2020 (except Alaska), the results for this election will be the same as last time.

 

[Saucy]

It's fairly likely Trump is going to win. Harris went to bed without an announcement. New York Times gives him a greater than 95% chance of winning.