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How many electoral college votes are considered to be a "landslide"? (Original Post) Poiuyt Jul 2020 OP
I'd Say 350 sfstaxprep Jul 2020 #1
400, which is what the 2016 Clinton campaign was hoping for. former9thward Jul 2020 #2
Don't know the number. But if Florida and NC are called for Biden GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #3
States like that aren't going to be called on election night Awsi Dooger Jul 2020 #6
304 to 227 DavidDvorkin Jul 2020 #4
A big enough margin that the orange con man can't claim it was rigged. Jeebo Jul 2020 #5

GulfCoast66

(11,949 posts)
3. Don't know the number. But if Florida and NC are called for Biden
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 10:40 PM
Jul 2020

It will be a landslide at the end of the night.

 

Awsi Dooger

(14,565 posts)
6. States like that aren't going to be called on election night
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 01:48 AM
Jul 2020

They don't do that anymore, call races strictly based on exit polls. It has to be confirmed by actual vote totals. This year with all the absentee ballots there is going to be one state after another not called on November 3, and likely for many days beyond that.

DavidDvorkin

(19,493 posts)
4. 304 to 227
Mon Jul 27, 2020, 10:45 PM
Jul 2020

That was the count in 2016, and Trump's people often refer to it as a landslide.

To normal people, that's silly, especially since he lost the popular vote by a very wide margin, but they're not normal people.

Jeebo

(2,028 posts)
5. A big enough margin that the orange con man can't claim it was rigged.
Tue Jul 28, 2020, 12:43 AM
Jul 2020

That's what I'm hoping for, a sufficiently convincing win that it will be impossible for that orange thing to fight it.

-- Ron

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