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Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#150351: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:49:37 PM

North Carolina isn't done yet, remember there was the late voting that was done and was in Democrat areas.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#150352: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:49:40 PM

So how do the Republicans that rejected Trump deal with this? Will they actually work with the Dems against their own party?

RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#150353: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:49:44 PM

You know what? I'm sorry. We're fucked. Everybody's fucked, whether they live here or not.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
thatguythere47 Since: Jul, 2010
#150354: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:49:52 PM

From 538: There’s been a lot of talk about Clinton trailing in Michigan and Wisconsin. Pennsylvania may be a far bigger problem. Clinton is up by just 4 percentage points, and that lead is slipping as more of the vote comes in from outside the Philadelphia media market. Clinton cannot lose Pennsylvania and win the election.

Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?
Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#150355: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:49:55 PM

So how are we going to handle 2020 polling wise? Can they ever be trusted again after this?

Well if this election taught me anything, it's be prepared for Trump vs Kanye in 2020.

SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#150356: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:50:01 PM

I actually want to leave if Trump wins. Either leave or kill myself. Seriously.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#150357: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:50:19 PM

I honestly think that Pence is better than Trump, they are both equally awful on civil rights, domestic issues, and taxation but Trump is a threat to the post WW 2 order.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
theLibrarian Since: Jul, 2009
#150358: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:50:24 PM

I outright feel sick now >_< I can't believe this is happening.

Wildcard Since: Jun, 2012
#150359: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:50:26 PM

[up]Just like 8 years ago we were close to a Palin Presidency.

BestOf MOD FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#150360: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:50:48 PM

No suicide threats. Seriously.

edited 8th Nov '16 7:51:12 PM by BestOf

Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#150361: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:50:56 PM

Please don't kill yourself. We survived Bush. And someone needs to stand up against the bigots in the future.

AmbarSonofDeshar Since: Jan, 2010
#150362: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:51:09 PM

The answer's simple—we all said Trump would lose. So the Clinton-haters decided "I can stay home".

MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
Destroyer of Worlds
#150363: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:51:40 PM

I can honestly say we would've done better if we had voted in Bernie over Hillary.

Hillary didn't have a movement behind her like Bernie did. The usual Hillary supporters would've gone for Bernie over Trump. And Bernie would've taken Michigan.

SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#150364: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:51:46 PM

Okay, yeah. Sorry. But this is scary.

Yinyang107 from the True North (Decatroper) Relationship Status: Tongue-tied
lakingsif Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
#150366: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:51:58 PM

    Announced 

Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyoming, TEXAS, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Missouri, Ohio, Florida

Vermont, Massachussetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, District of Columbia, Rhode Island, Illinois, New York, Connecticut, New Mexico, Virginia, Colorado

    Leading 

Georgia, North Carolina, Michigan, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Arizona, Idaho, Utah, Nevada

Pennsylvania, Maine, Minnesota, Iowa

    Other 

Florida, North Carolina

  • 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
  • Florida: (47.7:49.2) >99% reporting (10:50 pm ET)
    • Broward County 13 precincts not reporting
    • Palm Beach 27 precincts not reporting
    • Monroe County 1 precinct not reporting
    • Bay County: All precincts now reporting
    • Miami-Dade: All precincts now reporting
  • Senate: +1 -1
  • House: +2 -2

Electoral College:

Clinton 131 | 197 Trump

Updates:

  • Nevada has Republican lead
  • Republican win in Florida

edited 8th Nov '16 7:54:28 PM by lakingsif

OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
Julep Since: Jul, 2010
#150367: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:52:12 PM

Yeah Michigan and Wisconsin aren't looking good, it's not over yet but to far to close. Detroit apparently still isn't in yet and has the votes to swing it, if Clinton can pull one of them back and then grab Nevada and New Hampshire that might do it I need to run the maths.

Clinton will not grab anything.

She has utterly failed to grab anything that wasn't 75% in her favor so far. She won't pull upsets at the eleventh hour. This will not happen.

LogoP Party Crasher from the Land of Deep Blue Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Party Crasher
#150368: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:52:13 PM

CNN projects Hillary will win Colorado. Trump leading in New Hampshire with over half the votes counted.

It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.
BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#150369: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:52:23 PM

Remember that assuming most of the Midwest goes Clinton - she can afford to lose one but not more of the key states there - she can still win by getting electoral college votes from Maine, Nebraska, or New Hampshire (which she'd have to win completely.)

If she loses Pennsylvania, though, she's out.

Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
Silasw A procrastination in of itself from A handcart to hell (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
A procrastination in of itself
#150370: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:52:36 PM

CNN are explains how many Dem areas in New Hampshire have yet to come in, every electoral vote counts so Clinton has a chance still in New Hampshire.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Sharysa Since: Jan, 2001
#150371: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:52:47 PM

Everyone who's surprised about the secret racists/Klansmen really shouldn't be.

They were always there—they just couldn't TALK about their racist beliefs without consequences.

LinkToTheFuture A real bad hombre from somewhere completely different Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
A real bad hombre
#150372: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:53:27 PM

I guess I can take solace in the fact that I, an upper-middle-class straight white male Californian, might not be affected all that much personally.

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." -Thomas Edison
LogoP Party Crasher from the Land of Deep Blue Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Party Crasher
#150373: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:53:36 PM

Florida called for Trump.

It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#150374: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:53:38 PM

I'm more surprised that women and minorities didn't turn out and stop this madness.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
DingoWalley1 Asgore Adopts Noelle Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
Asgore Adopts Noelle
#150375: Nov 8th 2016 at 7:53:38 PM

Yeah, it's looking more and more like Trump is going to win, which doesn't bode well for the United States or Europe.

I'm sorry to all my Black, Hispanic, Gay and Trans friends here that this happened. Hopefully it won't be that bad.


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