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Wed Aug 19 19:05:28 +0000 2020

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

So let's say (these numbers are hypothetical but should pass the smell test) that 2% of postal ballots are rejected vs. 1% of in-person ballots. That means in-person voting is safer, right? Well, not if there's a 2% chance that something comes up that prevents you from voting. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 19, 2020 Hibernated

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

There are also a lot of things that can go wrong when you intend to vote in person. Long lines. Car trouble. Going to the wrong polling place. Getting stuck late at work. Getting sick. Bad weather. Not knowing what time polls close (surprisingly early in some states). — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 19, 2020 Hibernated

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

I'm a person who thinks Facebook memes etc. had very little impact on 2016 as compared more obvious factors like "but her emails", racism and sexism, partisanship, and the Electoral College, so I'm not sure what to think about the QAnon stuff. — PolitiTweet.org

Kevin Roose @kevinroose

As a person whose hair is on fire I gotta say, I am getting very 2016-esque "now tell me about this Pepe the Frog c… https://t.co/K5QDCLWnkq

Posted Aug. 19, 2020 Hibernated

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