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scrubbedexpat091 Jan 5th 2021 5:51 am

Re: 2020 Election
 

Originally Posted by Boiler (Post 12954243)
I was surprised it passed, would have expected the opposite, but the majority of voters thought otherwise. Does seem a retrograde step.


Well when the yes camp spends 200+ million on their campaign hard for the No camp to compete.

Uber

$58,361,469

DoorDash

$51,905,814

Lyft

$48,937,462

Instacart

$31,584,393

Postmates

$13,319,307

The above companies have far deeper pockets and were the primary drivers of the proposition as their entire business model relies on cheap labor.


Union

$5,044,567

United Food & Commercial Workers

$4,225,000

Teamsters

$2,435,837

California Labor Federation

$2,274,565

scrubbedexpat099 Jan 5th 2021 5:59 am

Re: 2020 Election
 
As someone who pays no attention to the political adds other than for amusement always amazes me how easily and cheaply then can be bought.

Giantaxe Jan 5th 2021 6:25 am

Re: 2020 Election
 
Tomorrow's vote certification is guaranteed shit show. I really hope it tears the Republican Party apart.

robin1234 Jan 5th 2021 7:48 am

Re: 2020 Election
 

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 12954281)
Tomorrow's vote certification is guaranteed shit show. I really hope it tears the Republican Party apart.

I’m just glad I don’t live in DC. But, the disruption and violence from Trump loyalists may well ripple out to the rest of the country. I’ve been preparing for weeks, laying in a supply of drinking water for instance. (If we lose electricity we also lose water.)

scrubbedexpat091 Jan 5th 2021 8:20 am

Re: 2020 Election
 

Originally Posted by Giantaxe (Post 12954281)
Tomorrow's vote certification is guaranteed shit show. I really hope it tears the Republican Party apart.

Better get some popcorn ready for tomorrows show.


Giantaxe Jan 5th 2021 10:27 am

Re: 2020 Election
 

Originally Posted by Jsmth321 (Post 12954345)
Better get some popcorn ready for tomorrows show.

Could need a lot of popcorn. Every legal challenge to a state's challenge will lead to 2 hours debate per state.

Giantaxe Jan 5th 2021 10:31 am

Re: 2020 Election
 
I see the head of the Proud Boys now has a legal order banning him from DC. So confusing given Trump assured us it was Antifa causing all the violence.

scrubbedexpat099 Jan 5th 2021 11:45 am

Re: 2020 Election
 
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/artic...P-CP-Spotlight

How does it work out for refrigerated produce?

scrubbedexpat091 Jan 5th 2021 12:15 pm

Re: 2020 Election
 

Originally Posted by Boiler (Post 12954397)
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/artic...P-CP-Spotlight

How does it work out for refrigerated produce?

Not sure how door dash does it, but maybe similiar to IC? Shoppers go and do 1-2 shops, then deliver right away.

All independent contractors using their own vehicles, but they are supposed to use thermal bags so hot stays hot and cold stays cold.

lizzyq Jan 7th 2021 4:09 am

Re: 2020 Election
 
Well that was not how I expected the process to go yesterday, but in the end it all went on with the predicted final result.

Steerpike Jan 7th 2021 4:14 am

Re: 2020 Election
 

Originally Posted by lizzyq (Post 12955308)
Well that was not how I expected the process to go yesterday, but in the end it all went on with the predicted final result.

With the added benefit that Trump's legacy is now severely damaged. Downside is, 4 people are dead and the country is a laughing stock ... In the end, Trump did more damage to himself than any outside force could have pulled off.

yellowroom Jan 7th 2021 4:19 am

Re: 2020 Election
 
Doesn’t the final ratification signal the end of the 2020 election? Wondering if the thread had reached its natural conclusion.

civilservant Jan 7th 2021 4:24 am

Re: 2020 Election
 
Hardly. There are still 2 weeks to go before Biden is sworn in as our 46th President.

If Trump is impeached and removed in the interim, Biden will be our 47th President, after Pence.

markonline1 Jan 7th 2021 6:40 am

Re: 2020 Election
 

Originally Posted by Steerpike (Post 12955312)
With the added benefit that Trump's legacy is now severely damaged

Do you think? I’m pretty sure to that average sane person, Trumps legacy was a big WTF as soon as he took office. To his cult members, yesterday has probably made him even more of a hero.

HDWill Jan 9th 2021 4:45 am

Re: 2020 Election
 
A few weeks ago I was saying that Trump had a very good shot at winning the 2024 Republican nomination. It does seem that those chances have dropped significantly.


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