Where is the best place to keep up with US election results?
I refuse to watch cable news, don’t have regular tv, and not a fan of visual media for news anyways. I would love something like a Lemmy/reddit mega thread where I can refresh and get up to the minute updates, but from professional news/journalists. But without the faux drama reality tv stuff that the cable news networks always do. I also love podcasts so if there’s a listening medium that isn’t overly dramatic that works too. Any suggestions?
like this
Kidplayer_666
in reply to punkaccountant • • •ShittyBeatlesFCPres
in reply to Kidplayer_666 • • •eldavi
in reply to punkaccountant • • •like this
NoneOfUrBusiness and can_you_change_your_username like this.
can_you_change_your_username
in reply to eldavi • • •eldavi
in reply to can_you_change_your_username • • •like this
can_you_change_your_username likes this.
AFK BRB Chocolate
in reply to can_you_change_your_username • • •like this
can_you_change_your_username likes this.
would_be_appreciated
in reply to AFK BRB Chocolate • • •I think Al Jazeera is good for news related to the middle east - Al Jazeera has an Arab bias, the same way US news has a US/Israel bias. When there's a conflict between US/Israel and the Arabs, I tend to be more sympathetic to the Arabs, so I prefer their news. Somebody with politics different from mine would disagree.
Plus they sometimes put out absolute fire like this: aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/9/…
Debate in nuclear-armed former colony fails to reassure global community
Patrick Gathara (Al Jazeera)like this
can_you_change_your_username likes this.
Taalnazi
in reply to can_you_change_your_username • • •Reuters, BBC are fine, AP as well. Al Jazeera is good too. Always be aware of the media biases, nevertheless. Look how they frame and write.
Do they say:
[ethnic thing] arrested and stopped by Police...
or do they say:
Police murders person...
and;
Trump victim of woke witchhunt / Harris loyal to Israel
or:
"The elections have started."
like this
can_you_change_your_username likes this.
davel
in reply to eldavi • • •eldavi
in reply to davel • • •very true and if it weren't for the tireless efforts of their journalists i would have classified it as the same category as the others.
i think that the best you can do under the overwhelming circumstances in my country is to try and i think that they are trying despite their own biases manifesting themselves from time to time and their perpetual funding dance with partners like the imperial gov't and the american oligarchs.
Mwallerby
in reply to punkaccountant • • •kersploosh
in reply to punkaccountant • • •The Associated Press seems to have a decent results presentation ready to go:
apnews.com/projects/election-r…
I wouldn't bother watching minute-by-minute. There is a decent chance that some swing state will be close enough to trigger a recount, and/or one side files lawsuits challenging the results. This circus is far from over.
2024 Election Results | AP News
AP Newslike this
KaRunChiy, NoneOfUrBusiness and Someplaceunknown like this.
JusticeForPorygon
in reply to kersploosh • • •It took about a week for Biden to be declared the winner last time IIRC.
What I'm really dreading is another Bush v. Gore, which would almost certainly result the same as it did the first time around.
like this
NoneOfUrBusiness, Drusas and Someplaceunknown like this.
Backlog3231
in reply to JusticeForPorygon • • •like this
Someplaceunknown likes this.
njm1314
in reply to Backlog3231 • • •Backlog3231
in reply to njm1314 • • •That depends entirely how this all plays out. Its too soon to say. If his only defense is "just look at them" then I don't think the SC would go for it, especially if Harris wins decisively or even in a landslide (highly improbable).
Do the dems win the senate and house? Are immediate impeachments on the table?
If there's any ambiguity though (think hanging chads), then yeah Trump 100%. I just think the SCOTUS is filled with cowards who want a veneer of a lie to hide under.
njm1314
in reply to Backlog3231 • • •Backlog3231
in reply to njm1314 • • •Taalnazi
in reply to JusticeForPorygon • • •The fact that the Electoral College was determined to be more important than the people's votes was shameful.
Al Gore and Hillary should have won.
davel
in reply to Taalnazi • • •Huh? First of all the Electoral College has never not been the basis for presidential elections, and second of all that election had nothing to do with the Electoral College. It had to do with hanging chads, Florida governor Jeb Bush, and the Supreme Court.
election recount due to close margins
Contributors to Wikimedia projects (Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.)DragonSlayer999 [none/use name]
in reply to punkaccountant • • •My less facetious answer is Wikipedia
:::
Altima NEO
in reply to punkaccountant • • •like this
ignirtoq likes this.
Mayor Poopington
in reply to punkaccountant • • •like this
NoneOfUrBusiness likes this.
jbrains
in reply to Mayor Poopington • • •SkaveRat
in reply to Mayor Poopington • • •Cheems
in reply to Mayor Poopington • • •Feathercrown
in reply to Cheems • • •punkaccountant
in reply to Mayor Poopington • • •schnurrito
in reply to punkaccountant • • •I think the US news sites are going to post their live updates to their websites too, that is at least how it was the last few presidential elections (I think I mostly used CNN). That is the same data they use for their news coverage, so you could use that; but watching live television will give you a clue when important updates have happened on them.
Of course you could just follow election-related hashtags on Mastodon to get a wide variety of people shouting all kinds of things about the election.
like this
NoneOfUrBusiness and Someplaceunknown like this.
davel
in reply to punkaccountant • • •like this
Someplaceunknown likes this.
SubArcticTundra
in reply to davel • • •ShittyBeatlesFCPres
in reply to punkaccountant • • •superkret
in reply to punkaccountant • • •tonyn
in reply to superkret • • •☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆
in reply to superkret • • •Psychodelic
in reply to punkaccountant • • •SomeGuy69
in reply to punkaccountant • • •mub
in reply to SomeGuy69 • • •Meltrax
in reply to SomeGuy69 • • •SomeGuy69
in reply to Meltrax • • •UltraGiGaGigantic
in reply to punkaccountant • • •Maped
in reply to UltraGiGaGigantic • • •IHave69XiBucks
in reply to punkaccountant • • •davel
in reply to IHave69XiBucks • • •anarchoilluminati [comrade/them]
in reply to punkaccountant • • •Muffi
in reply to punkaccountant • • •LowtierComputer
in reply to punkaccountant • • •GlendatheGayWitch
in reply to punkaccountant • • •Your state likely has a web page designated for election results, so you could get information straight from the source for everything you voted for in your state and see which way your state goes for the presidential election. Your county website may also have a page to show whether any propositions were accepted or rejected.
I'm not sure about a better source to see where all 50 states' results are reported. Maybe Balllotpedia has something that updates. I'm not sure the federal government would have something because the official results won't happen until January 6 when a joint session of Congress reads and counts the votes from the Electoral College (who doesn't vote until December 17).
captainlezbian
in reply to punkaccountant • • •Lost Cause
in reply to punkaccountant • •You could follow the #RSS feed of something like The Guardian online news...
Asklemmy reshared this.