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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
It's looking like NC's Mc Crory will hold his seat as governor, just barely beating his opponent by less than 1%.
Reuters is showing stocks taking a dive off of a very steep cliff right now.
edited 8th Nov '16 8:25:43 PM by carbon-mantis
Now I'm not saying ya'll need to grab upside down US flag avatars but it does mean, quote wikipedia, "a signal of dire distress in instances of extreme danger to life or property" and that seems to describe the situation.
Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?If Trump does become president, folks, let's look on the bright side.
We'll have plenty of stuff to make fun of.
Remember the Bush years? Remember how much hilarious stuff came out of him in those days? Comedy kind of floundered during the Obama years because there wasn't much to make fun of with him. But if Trump gets to live in the White House, you can bet he's going to be a target for every funnyman in the country.
And who knows? We may laugh him out of a second term.
"They say I'm old fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast."This proves to me that the Religious Right aren't any better than they were in the 80s with Straight Camps, uncaring attitude to minorities, voter suppression and the illusion "trickle down" economy. Even if Hilary pulls out the Slim victory, you've done FUCKED UP!
I hope Trump loses, and if it does, this collapses the Republican Party.
I suppose in dark times laughter is about the best medicine we can muster.
Just remember that if the worst comes to pass we have to be there for each other. I'm not a US citizen but my heart goes out to all of you and your friends and loved ones who might suffer if that buffoon is put into the White House.
If Clinton looses Wisconsin she could make up those votes with Nevada and New Hampshire, leaving her one vote behind, which could be made from Alaska, the Maine congressional district or the Nebraska congressional district.
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranBBC quoting Fox: Canada's immigration service website has crashed. There you go.
About remaining states: if Pennsylvania is finally projected for Clinton, there's till New Hampshire - leaning Trump but could still swing; Washington, which should go Democrat despite the first results; Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, which are the three Midwest states I've been talking about that Clinton will have to mostly win (take at least two); and then there's Arizona, which might have been blue but is usually red and might go that way again.
Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
Reading tropes such as You Know What You Did
@thatguythere47 I'll go you one better.

@Alley Oop — Clinton needs to win pretty much everything now
OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!

Alaska is only 3 electoral votes, and will almost certainly not swing this either way.
Expergiscēre cras, medior quam hodie. (Awaken tomorrow, better than today.)