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(22,669 posts)
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 11:46 AM Nov 2020

Jon Ralston has some sobering news about Clark (NV), "Biden underperformed."

Race is so close right now because Biden underperformed in Clark, where 2/3 of the vote is and Clinton won by 11. He is only up by 8 points, which has allowed the rurals to offset Clark. And it's why Dems are not celebrating NV deciding this thing. Could be close. Buckle up.


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Jon Ralston has some sobering news about Clark (NV), "Biden underperformed." (Original Post) ffr Nov 2020 OP
Not much good news so far today Dem2 Nov 2020 #1
Except that we're about to win in Georgia and Pennsylvania. And Biden is going to be President. PubliusEnigma Nov 2020 #6
What you said. I do believe we will pull through in PA. nt Boogiemack Nov 2020 #9
President Biden. sarcasmo Nov 2020 #14
He's become less confident as time has passed. TwilightZone Nov 2020 #2
This is why we should just let the vote count happen. Yavin4 Nov 2020 #3
Yes and no. TwilightZone Nov 2020 #8
There's way too much reporting based on nothing. Yavin4 Nov 2020 #11
+1 lunasun Nov 2020 #17
Damn, I need Propofol for a few days. Hoyt Nov 2020 #4
I will take Nikki28 Nov 2020 #5
5 points at this time is pretty good, I think. nt Boogiemack Nov 2020 #7
I read that a little differently WSHazel Nov 2020 #10
Biden will WIN NEVADA!!! LovingA2andMI Nov 2020 #12
I hope you're right! awesomerwb1 Nov 2020 #19
+1 crickets Nov 2020 #24
Ralston called the state for Joe prior to Nov 3rd Jarqui Nov 2020 #13
He was speculating based on how many democrats and republicans voted. LisaL Nov 2020 #18
the fucking obituaries bigtree Nov 2020 #15
If our Republican secretary of state thought Trump won they would be changing SweetieD Nov 2020 #16
But.... moose65 Nov 2020 #20
Another one of those overconfident guys. Done letting anyone get my hopes up. BusyBeingBest Nov 2020 #21
We don't need Nevada if we have PA Alhena Nov 2020 #22
We don't yet have PA. LisaL Nov 2020 #23
I stopped taking Ralston seriously 4 1/2 years ago Leith Nov 2020 #25
Personally, I am not trusting NV at all. Them playing around with putting off the count LizBeth Nov 2020 #26
Maybe a product of not counting mail-in vote? coti Nov 2020 #27
No shit. Get ready for similar news from PA Azathoth Nov 2020 #28
Check the Post Office. Midnight Writer Nov 2020 #29
Biden lead just went UP MoonlitKnight Nov 2020 #30
Biden's lead just went up BannonsLiver Nov 2020 #31

PubliusEnigma

(1,583 posts)
6. Except that we're about to win in Georgia and Pennsylvania. And Biden is going to be President.
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 11:51 AM
Nov 2020

Other than that, the sky is falling.

TwilightZone

(25,462 posts)
2. He's become less confident as time has passed.
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 11:48 AM
Nov 2020

Initially, he seemed about 100% sure Biden was going to win NV. Last night, he was much more reserved.

Here's hoping the lead holds.

TwilightZone

(25,462 posts)
8. Yes and no.
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 11:51 AM
Nov 2020

I think the positive news of the past couple days talked a lot of people off of the ledge, so to speak. It kind of works both ways.

Of course, if the predictions don't come to pass, it only makes things worse.

Yavin4

(35,433 posts)
11. There's way too much reporting based on nothing.
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 11:53 AM
Nov 2020

No one knows for sure. Both positive and negative posts about the count do not help.

Nikki28

(557 posts)
5. I will take
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 11:50 AM
Nov 2020

a break from posting and just be back to read when the votes come in. I feel some freaky stuff going on behind the scenes to make Trump come out on top,then look for more suicides in this season because we can't take four more days of this guy.

WSHazel

(159 posts)
10. I read that a little differently
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 11:52 AM
Nov 2020

Clark has a lot of mail in ballots to be counted, and Biden has been winning those ballots 2:1. Provisionals will lean Democrat too.

Unless something crazy happens, we are OK in Nevada.

LovingA2andMI

(7,006 posts)
12. Biden will WIN NEVADA!!!
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 11:53 AM
Nov 2020

Period. Jon wants his Twitter feed followed all day and to get on cable news. This is what he does all the time, every election cycle. Nothing new.

awesomerwb1

(4,267 posts)
19. I hope you're right!
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 12:01 PM
Nov 2020

I was gonna post yesterday that this guy(who is new to me) is hot and cold and in mind I decided not to put my sanity in his hands. I decided against posting my thoughts because he seems to be well respected around here and apparently on MSNBC which I just started watching again just for the election.



LisaL

(44,973 posts)
18. He was speculating based on how many democrats and republicans voted.
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 11:57 AM
Nov 2020

He didn't even know the results.

bigtree

(85,986 posts)
15. the fucking obituaries
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 11:54 AM
Nov 2020

...with the votes still being counted.

And Nevada looking more and more irrelevant to the 270 JB needs. Even still, it looks like a narrow Biden win here which would be cake and icing.

SweetieD

(1,660 posts)
16. If our Republican secretary of state thought Trump won they would be changing
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 11:54 AM
Nov 2020

every rule to count the votes as fast as they could to declare it. They know Trump lost. That is why Trump is suing.

moose65

(3,166 posts)
20. But....
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 12:01 PM
Nov 2020

I don't think there could possibly be enough Trump votes left in those rural counties.

Clark has over 70% of the population of Nevada. Clark and Washoe together have almost 90%, I think. If Biden has an 8-point advantage in Clark, that should be more than enough to win it. He also won Washoe by a few thousand votes, I think.

Leith

(7,808 posts)
25. I stopped taking Ralston seriously 4 1/2 years ago
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 12:23 PM
Nov 2020

He single-handedly spread the lie that supporters of Bernie Sanders got violent and threw chairs at the NV Democratic convention in 2016. At first he claimed that he saw it. Then he said that he got video from a guy who was there. In spite of promises that the video would be released soon, it never was. Even so, the story hit MSM and even Rachel reported the lie as truth.

At the time, I was suspicious and I looked for every video of the convention and live tweets of people who were there - not a word about it.

It. Did. NOT. Happen. Snopes.

That lie is still making the rounds and I'm here still handing the truth its shoes.

Ralston may be the Font of Truth to too many, but I will never take his word on anything again.

LizBeth

(9,952 posts)
26. Personally, I am not trusting NV at all. Them playing around with putting off the count
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 12:52 PM
Nov 2020

bothers me and a Repub Gov.

coti

(4,612 posts)
27. Maybe a product of not counting mail-in vote?
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 01:04 PM
Nov 2020

It may just look like he underperformed because blue areas haven't been counted yet.

Azathoth

(4,607 posts)
28. No shit. Get ready for similar news from PA
Thu Nov 5, 2020, 01:06 PM
Nov 2020

We're already hearing rumblings of low turnout/underperformance around Philly.

We aren't going to win this by a comfortable margin.

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