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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
I really didn't expect Trump to get this far. I knew he had vocal and hateful supporters, but I thought we were better than this, that enough people actually cared about this country to stop a demagogue like him from grabbing power.
Fuck, I don't know what I'll do with myself if he wins. I've got mounds of college debt, severe anxiety and depression, no skills, no degree, no job, I'm effectively mooching off of my family, and a Hillary victory was my only hope of potentially making a living and becoming a productive member of society through improved healthcare and education. If Trump wins, I can kiss my future, maybe even my life goodbye right here and now.
"Cynic, n. — A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things as they are, not as they ought to be." - The Devil's Dictionary"Both major parties suck, I'm going to vote for people who only have no 'dirt' on them because they haven't done much of anything, and never bother trying to gain support in the other 3 years of the election cycle"
"I can't morally vote for Hillary because [some ridiculous Republican propaganda], but am sheltered enough to think that my choice won't hurt people." ?
edited 8th Nov '16 6:48:36 PM by Pseudopartition
Announced:
Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, TEXAS, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi
Vermont, Massachussetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, Rhode Island, Illinois, New York, Connecticut
Leading:
Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Florida , Ohio
- Florida: Tampa not reporting (48:49) — 95% reporting
- Ohio: N-E not reporting (43:53) — 54% reporting
Pennsylvania, Maine, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico, Virginia
- VA: 47:47, DC suburbs, Montgomery, not reporting — 92% reporting
Other:
Florida , Ohio , North Carolina, Virginia
- Removing Democratic strongholds, Trump would need 28 States.
- North Carolina extending voting time in 8 precincts
- New Jersey announced Democrat as soon as voting closed, as votes are being counted it currently stands Republican lead [1]
- Voting concludes. Democrat win in NJ.
- One person dies after being shot on their way to a polling place in Los Angeles.
- DOW Jones Futures down 300
Senate: +1 -1
House: +2 -2
Electoral College:
Clinton 104 | 137 Trump
edited 8th Nov '16 6:57:24 PM by lakingsif
OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!

Announced:
Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, TEXAS, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi
Vermont, Massachussetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, Rhode Island, Illinois, New York, Connecticut
Leading:
Virginia, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Florida , Ohio
Pennsylvania, Maine, Colorado, Minnesota, New Mexico
Other:
Florida , Ohio , North Carolina, Virginia
Senate: +1 -1
House: +2 -2
Electoral College:
Clinton 104 | 137 Trump
edited 8th Nov '16 6:49:43 PM by lakingsif
OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!