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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I think this whole spin is ridiculous media-baiting.
For better or for worse, unless something goes horribly wrong the majority of these battles have already been decided, we're just waiting to hear the ballot. Like, there are a crapton of democratic California votes just lying around waiting for HRC to pick them up and add them to the pile. This election is really going to come down to the swing states, which is where the real focus should be.
@Odder: Pretty sure swing states are what we're worrying about here.
edited 8th Nov '16 6:08:35 PM by KarkatTheDalek
Oh God! Natural light!Trump is winning. I'm not scared, but...what!?
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Eh, if someone looks is Putin can be trusted with nukes, then Trump can. The real threat from nukes is that they're set off accidentally, not intentionally.
edited 8th Nov '16 6:10:40 PM by Protagonist506
Leviticus 19:34John Mc Cain just won reelection.
Any group who acts like morons ironically will eventually find itself swamped by morons who think themselves to be in good company.Again, more panicking over not a big deal. Texas is a red state. We just have to deal with that. It will give Trump many boosts. Focus on what's really important here, folks.
EDIT: oh fuck me Trump might actually have Virginia in the bag. Uh... forget what I just said, now might be a good time to start worrying.
edited 8th Nov '16 6:10:36 PM by InAnOdderWay

Just got off work. They had CNN playing in the food court and it felt like I spent a good chunk of my shift trying to reassure my boss and one the cleaning staff that Trump probably wasn't going to win, based almost totally on stuff I learned about US politics from this thread. So thanks, thread. Hopefully I'll get proved right...
Anyway, I think I'm going to go the gym and then study for a bit until the final results are called, I get the feeling I should probably take a break and take care of my physical/mental/emotional health, I'm optimistic but my brain goes into 'PANIC MODE' really easily.