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t1_j9m0aht wrote

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I remember the parade! Everyone out on the streets celebrating like we had won the World Cup .

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t1_j9mcqb4 wrote

I found that weird and comforting since it waited until it was called by like CNN/ABC because people didn't want to get their hopes up even though it was clear from the day before at least

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t1_j9n0w4n wrote

I was walking in RCP (not far from 16th st) when the 2020 election was officially called and I heard cheering and honking before I even got the phone alert. Everyone I passed on the trail was just so happy. There is something really special about an entire city/region expressing collective joy… I’ve not experienced anything like it.

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t1_j9mdijj wrote

I don't remember, but at one point, it was mathematically impossible for Trump to win, I think

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t1_j9me2c9 wrote

They called before that point but the day before it would've required the requiring areas to dramatically break from both nearby areas and historic trends dramatically. The increase in mail voting didn't help since networks didn't know exactly how it'd break down but they didn't really update based on knowledge of how the rest of the state etc was going.

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