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IFwanderer use political terms to describe, not insult from Earth Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Wishfully thinking
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#149351: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:05:04 AM

@Fredhot 16: We're guessing how many pages will the thread have by the end of today. I'm guessing 6110 pages, s/he guesses 6010.

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megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#149352: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:07:30 AM

Marq: Final official results may take days, but most news networks will call it based off of exit polls and early returns from counties probably around 10 or 11 PM EST.

The damned queen and the relentless knight.
carbon-mantis Collector Of Fine Oddities from Trumpland Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Married to my murderer
Collector Of Fine Oddities
#149353: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:08:23 AM

Back from my home polls. Place was dead, two elderly couples and a few people handing out flyers for some local candidates. Seems the militias chickened out and were a no-show.

kkhohoho (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#149354: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:10:43 AM

[up]So far anyway. It's still pretty early in the day. They might just be waiting until the crowd picks up a bit to liven things up.tongue

blkwhtrbbt The Dragon of the Eastern Sea from Doesn't take orders from Vladimir Putin Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
The Dragon of the Eastern Sea
#149355: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:14:26 AM

Crowd is generally heaviest during the early hours though....

I was like twentieth in line to vote at my poll today. The line behind me got pretty big pretty fast.

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MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#149356: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:14:48 AM

Marq: Final official results may take days, but most news networks will call it based off of exit polls and early returns from counties probably around 10 or 11 PM EST.
So, 10 to 11 hours from now, according to my Internet-synched EST clock, which means... around 6 AM local time. Damn, I'll be fast asleep by then. XD

Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.
megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#149357: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:15:52 AM

Maybe go to bed early and get up early tomorrow?

The damned queen and the relentless knight.
TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#149358: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:35:59 AM

Hey now. His best demographic is uneducated white people, not stupid people. There's a big difference. 'Uneducated', in this context, means 'poor' more than 'stupid'- they're people who couldn't afford College degrees.

And we're not just talking about uneducated in general, either- we're specifically talking about uneducated white people.

Pfft. I'm uneducated white people. I dropped out of high school and was living out of a motel and occasionally my car last year. I was this |-| close to actually living in a trailer park. And I still know better than to buy one whit of what Trump's selling.

These folks have no excuse.

This why I like post totals showing up on forums, cuz if you guys had seen that his only posts are these two you'd know to just ignore.

The problem with post totals is that they lead to the formation of elitist classes. You always know who the new guy is, which makes it easier for people to be rude and dismissive to folks who haven't been around for very long. I've been on forums before where people with huge post counts were revered and other people constantly made pointless reaction posts like "...?" or "[lol]" at every opportunity to get their post count up.

It got to the point where it became a running joke as people started acknowledging when they were posting something that didn't really deserve a post.

"[lol] That's great. +1 post count."

Due to the mission statement of being friendly and civil, Tv Tropes is better off without the attitude that inevitably comes with any sort of poster ranking system. But that's just my opinion.

Oh, there's no way Trump has a concession speech ready. He probably plans to just wing it in the (what he sees as unlikely) event that he loses without it being rigged.

I think he's made it pretty clear that he considers that event not unlikely but impossible. I have no doubt that Trump has prepared a Call to Arms Speech rather than a Concession Speech.

On Voting Day

Me and mine will not be voting today, but that's only because we turned in our ballots early. There's a guy at my work who's a hardline Trumper and is planning on being one of the GOP's illegal poll monitors, so that's obnoxious.

edited 8th Nov '16 9:36:36 AM by TobiasDrake

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Jetyl The Dev Cat from my apartment Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
The Dev Cat
#149360: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:39:06 AM

so apparently, Eric trump took a picture of his ballot, and posted it on twitter.

doesn't that mean his vote is invalid?

I'm afraid I can't explain myself, sir. Because I am not myself, you see?
RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#149361: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:39:57 AM

I'm also glad that TVT doesn't track post counts, or display them next to your avatar - because of that exact air of elitism that inevitably develops as a consequence of that. Prominently displayed post counts make it all the more intimidating for newbies who are just starting out, because everybody can see how new they are.

I mean, I'm sort of curious as to how many posts I have under my belt, but not enough for me to want a fully-implemented post counter.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#149362: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:40:23 AM

[up][up]We can only hope.

edited 8th Nov '16 9:40:33 AM by sgamer82

RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#149363: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:42:28 AM

How hilarious would it be if that was the vote that cost Trump the election?

I mean, it would be horrifying if he lost by that slim of a margin, but it would still be hilarious if his asshole son accidentally invalidating his own vote was what cost him his ascent to the Dark Throne.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
megarockman from The Sixth Borough (Experienced Trainee)
#149364: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:42:58 AM

Does said ballot show who he voted for? If so, yes it is illegal in NY, although I don't know if that means his vote would be thrown out.

edited 8th Nov '16 9:43:17 AM by megarockman

The damned queen and the relentless knight.
chartoc Since: Apr, 2010
#149365: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:43:31 AM

I already voted back in October. I voted mostly democrats one republican and one independent. NC polls close at 7: 30 pm. Also I'm NC if you are in line to vote you can't be kicked out of it.

DingoWalley1 Asgore Adopts Noelle Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
Asgore Adopts Noelle
#149366: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:43:35 AM

I did my patriotic duty and voted for Johnson/Weld!

... Unfortunately, where I live (Northern AL), there were 0 other Libertarians on the Ballot. Johnson wasn't even labeled a Libertarian, and was instead listed as an Independent.tongue

BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#149367: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:45:14 AM

Mods have access to your post counts and account age and that sort of information. If you want to know some of that stuff - although I don't really know why that would be all that interesting - you can PM me about it. I'll check it for you.

Don't expect a response immediately, though. I'm not sitting on my computer at all times - at least until I start following a stream of the election results.

Oh, and I'm betting we'll be a bit over 6100 pages by the time we know who's the next President.

edited 8th Nov '16 9:46:29 AM by BestOf

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LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#149368: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:45:54 AM

Is that the name of his VP pick? Weld?

Didn't even know that.

Oh really when?
DingoWalley1 Asgore Adopts Noelle Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
Asgore Adopts Noelle
#149369: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:46:54 AM

[up] William Weld, yes.

nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#149370: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:47:58 AM

I can't help but noticing that for all of Trump's talk about the election being rigged, all the big news stories about voter intimidation/supression/etc all seem to be acts intended to benefit the Republicans.
I suppose, in his view, that's "leveling the playing field" against an already corrupt system.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#149371: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:49:41 AM

Oddly enough, Weld all but endorsed Clinton. He's terrified of Trump.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Jetyl The Dev Cat from my apartment Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
The Dev Cat
#149372: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:49:44 AM

[up]x8 yes, it had Trump's box filled out.

edited 8th Nov '16 9:50:09 AM by Jetyl

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Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#149373: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:51:04 AM

I just got back from voting. The line at my polling station was substantial, but it was around lunch time, which is not surprising. Took about 25 minutes, no fuss. No sign of anyone other than election staff and voters, from either party.

edited 8th Nov '16 9:51:49 AM by Fighteer

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Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#149374: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:54:10 AM

Poll monitors (the actual, legit ones) are always there but they tend to be professional and blend in. I was surprised after voting in two Canadian elections (one federal, one provincial) to learn that they are usually at every poll location throughout the day. Its hard to tell them apart from the people running the process.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#149375: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:56:05 AM

BTW, should the Democratic Party win the Senate, what kind of candidates are taking the seats? The more moderate kind or the more authoritarian sort?

edited 8th Nov '16 9:56:49 AM by nervmeister


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