Red Mosquito

tragabigzanda wrote:

Jorge wrote:More like The Bad Show. god

Seriously

Strat wrote:

tragabigzanda wrote:

Jorge wrote:More like The Bad Show. god

Seriously

tragabigzanda wrote:My So-Called Afterlife

Mickey wrote:You can probably cross off November 4th too, given how PA is going

3. In the simplest scenario, we'll count the loser's concession speech as the end of the election, as that definitively marks the time when the campaign for the presidency is over...We're working with the major two party candidates here, so it's either Trump or Biden. I don't care if Vermin Supreme continues to contest the results.

4. If there's no concession speech from the eventual loser, things get dicier (and more interesting), but we can let history be our guide. A contingent election in the House of Representatives (as in 1801 and 1825; see below) would mark the deciding date of an election if it came to that. If things get wrapped up in the courts, a final decision by the Supreme Court would decide the election in the case of no concession speech (so if Gore hadn't conceded in 2000, the election would've "ended" a day earlier). If Congress got involved, such as in 1876, we'd have to wait for the outcome of that to figure out what counts as the election's "last day." The absolute farthest we will go would be inauguration day; no matter what happens before it, it'll be called once a new President is sworn in (currently scheduled for 1/20/21). If the end date is unclear, I will convene a conference of RMers who will help decide; however, just like on RuPaul's Drag Race, my decision will be final.

If it wasn't clear from my original post, my reasoning behind this is that we're trying to predict, basically, when the campaigns for the presidency end and when the transition to either Trump's second turn or to the Biden administration begins. A concessions speech de facto ends someone's campaign, so that would be the easiest marker. There certainly are scenarios where either candidate could call for a recount in certain states, where those recounts might happen or not, where there could be court cases or acts of congress that muddy the waters, etc. Honestly, I'm more excited about the possibilities there and having to call an RM Great Council to determine when the campaigns actually end.