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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
#150501: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:20:47 PM

I'm not yet panicking but yeah I'm willing to concede on mild panic being allowed.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#150502: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:20:50 PM

@R Bluefish

Dont panic. cool

edited 8th Nov '16 8:21:28 PM by nervmeister

Wildcard Since: Jun, 2012
#150503: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:20:53 PM

If Baby Boomers did most of the voting and Drumph wins, I say they deserve the title of "worst generation". They earned it.

RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#150504: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:21:16 PM

I need a source on Pennsylvania. Please.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
DingoWalley1 Asgore Adopts Noelle Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
Asgore Adopts Noelle
#150505: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:21:22 PM

Michigan just put Clinton 50K behind Trump, 47.1-47.9 according to CNN. Michigan might go blue a la Virginia.

edited 8th Nov '16 8:21:34 PM by DingoWalley1

TropesForever God forbid women do anything from wait where is she Since: Sep, 2016 Relationship Status: I wanna be your dog
God forbid women do anything
#150507: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:21:46 PM

Every Democrat win: [Snoopy happy dance]

thebeatles.com/careers
Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#150508: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:21:52 PM

@We elected Reagan: Trump is far worse than Reagan. Despite being an idiot Reagan actually had some okay ideas and wasn't a threat to world peace.

Reflextion from a post-sanity world (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
#150509: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:21:58 PM

Self-thumped, because after so many years I still haven't learned that optimism only leads to disappointment.

edited 9th Nov '16 4:09:52 AM by Reflextion

Someone did tell me life was going to be this way.
BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#150510: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:22:08 PM

CNN is still showing results differently than Fox News.

Do not obey in advance.
Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#150511: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:22:11 PM

Michigan just put Clinton 50K behind Trump, 47.1-47.9 according to CNN. Michigan might go blue a la Virginia.

You mean ahead?

Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.
brohaha Chump Supreme from Chump-dom Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
Chump Supreme
#150512: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:22:24 PM

It's not over till it's over! A defense attorney doesn't cry until it's all over! Hold on everyone!

Chump Reigning Supreme, Brohaha
Sharysa Since: Jan, 2001
#150513: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:22:25 PM

I am so mad at all the self-righteous liberals who said Trump could NEVER WIN and that anyone has a better chance than him.

THEY SAID CLINTON WOULD WIN BY A LANDSLIDE, BUT IT'S ALMOST A FUCKING TIE AND IT'S SLIGHTLY AGAINST CLINTON.

DID

YOU

REMEMBER

TO

VOTE???

The only white people I'm going to trust in meatspace if Trump wins are 1) the white people I already know, and 2) the white people I already know who HAVEN'T exposed their secret racism.

edited 8th Nov '16 8:22:59 PM by Sharysa

SciFiSlasher from Absolutely none of your business. Since: Dec, 2011 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#150514: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:22:34 PM

Turkey, Philippines, Brazil, Poland, Hungary...Factor in Russia, North Korea...

If Trump wins, I think it would be wise to call this the "Second Wind of Fascism" or the "Age of Totalitarianism."

"Somehow the hated have to walk a tightrope, while those who hate do not."
DingoWalley1 Asgore Adopts Noelle Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Can't buy me love
Asgore Adopts Noelle
#150515: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:22:51 PM

@Discar: No, 50K behind Trump, not ahead. But it's showing momentum.

edited 8th Nov '16 8:23:16 PM by DingoWalley1

lakingsif Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
#150516: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:22:53 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, Idaho, North Carolina, Utah

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

    Leading 

Georgia, Michigan, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Arizona, Iowa, Washington

Pennsylvania, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada

    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
  • All States reporting except Alaska
  • Senate: +1 -1
  • House: +2 -2

Electoral College:

Clinton 210 | 216 Trump

Updates:

  • Canada's Immigration website has crashed.
  • Nevada takes Democratic lead

edited 8th Nov '16 8:27:28 PM by lakingsif

OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
#150517: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:22:57 PM

Oh God, this so tense.

Continuously reading, studying, and (hopefully) growing.
Guy01 Since: Mar, 2015
#150518: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:23:20 PM

DARKEST TIMELINE! DARKEST TIMELINE! DARKEST TIMELINE!

Dammit Barry! Go back and fix this! [lol]

Ok, who let Light Yagami in here?
speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#150519: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:23:23 PM

Clinton is ahead of Trump in Nevada, according to Washington Post.

KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#150520: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:23:41 PM

Michigan is definitely growing closer.

Oh God! Natural light!
RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#150521: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:23:45 PM

Nobody has a source on Pennsylvania? Great.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
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
#150522: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:23:46 PM

No behind, she's narrowed his lead, not overtaken him yet.

Also Alaska is you can here us do something crazy and see if you can save us in the event of one of the rust belt states dropping.

“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ Cyran
Bat178 Since: May, 2011
#150523: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:23:56 PM

Hitler and Stalin are laughing in Hell right now.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#150524: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:24:15 PM

You know, this morning I said to my friend will pull Duels of fate as soundtrack of election, as joke since I was confident Hilary would win.....

Right now, Im kinda regretting that choice

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
Wildcard Since: Jun, 2012
#150525: Nov 8th 2016 at 8:24:19 PM

How many states are left? I really don't know. I'm a little scared to count now.


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