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jedimaster1701 from Canada Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#150926: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:38:06 PM

Hey maybe someone will pull a J.W.Booth on trump

MAD doctorine is counterproductive
Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#150927: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:38:09 PM

@Totemic Hero: Her votes could have tipped it for Clinton in Pennsylvania.

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#150928: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:38:20 PM

Honestly, the US military going Valkyrie on Trump isn't the worst scenario....

Evil only succeeds when the good do nothing.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Balmung Since: Oct, 2011
#150929: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:38:23 PM

Make America Great Britain Again?
I dunno, that ship seems to be sinking, too. Maybe we can get France to go backsies on the Louisiana Purchase?tongue

edited 8th Nov '16 9:38:30 PM by Balmung

lakingsif Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
#150930: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:38:26 PM

Pennsylvania

  • 96% reporting
  • 48.2:48.2
  • Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, precincts not reporting
  • NY border counties precincts not reporting

New Hampshire swings Republican

OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#150931: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:38:29 PM

[up]NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO! YOU DO NOT FUCKING SAY THAT!

Trans rights are human rights. TV Tropes is not a place for bigotry, cruelty, or dickishness, no matter who or their position.
LogoP Party Crasher from the Land of Deep Blue Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Party Crasher
#150932: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:38:30 PM

Dow Jones Futures are down 777 points, holy shit.

It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane.
LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
#150933: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:38:35 PM

Yes, Trump does have full legal authority to order a nuclear strike. If it is not carried there is literally nowhere to go from there but a military coup and possibly a civil war.

Oh really when?
AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
Warder of the damned
#150934: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:38:55 PM

I will just drop this here.

The Towns that will pay you to live there.

Inter arma enim silent leges
Krieger22 Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018 from Malaysia Since: Mar, 2014 Relationship Status: I'm in love with my car
Causing freakouts over sourcing since 2018
#150935: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:38:59 PM

Murdering Trump would only result in a Pence presidency. Which is still bad for a lot of people I've come to know and even care for through this site.

edited 8th Nov '16 9:39:31 PM by Krieger22

I have disagreed with her a lot, but comparing her to republicans and propagandists of dictatorships is really low. - An idiot
Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#150936: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:39:02 PM

That and Trump rather blatantly running a campaign pandering to White Paranoia.

That's been the main problem as I see it. If it wasn't Trump I figure someone else would have eventually done it.

I've met so many good white people in my life, and I know many people on this forum are white and did their part, but goddamn a lot of them really fucking failed your country.

Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#150937: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:39:28 PM

@to be honest, trump starting a nuclear war is probably less of a threat than asteroids or rogue A.I.s.

Leviticus 19:34
Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#150938: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:40:03 PM

So what I've learned tonight is: fuck small towns, and rural areas.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
lakingsif Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
#150939: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:40:35 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, Iowa, Georgia

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

    Leading 

Michigan, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Arizona, Pennsylvania

Maine, Minnesota

    Other 

Pennsylvania, Michigan, New Hampshire

  • 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
  • Canada's Immigration website has crashed.
  • Clinton tweets "thank you for everything"; Democratic HQ in silence
  • Mexican peso crashes
  • Michigan, New Hampshire, too close to call
  • Nebraska District 2, too close to call
  • Trump's biggest demo. in Mid West "white women"
  • DOW Jones Futures down 800
    • Sterling rises
  • House of Representatives remains Republican
  • Senate: +1 -1
  • House: +4 -4

Electoral College:

Clinton 215 | 244 Trump

Updates:

  • New Hampshire swings Republican
  • Nebraska District 2 swings Democrat
  • Maine District 2 swings Republican

edited 8th Nov '16 9:43:30 PM by lakingsif

OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
thatguythere47 Since: Jul, 2010
#150940: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:41:13 PM

I'd say we moved up on the clock but not by much as the other major nuclear powers know the game. North korea though...

Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?
lakingsif Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
#150941: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:41:24 PM

Nebraska District 2 swings Democrat

Maine District 2 swings Republican

edited 8th Nov '16 9:41:40 PM by lakingsif

OH MY GOD; MY PARENTS ARE GARDENIIIIINNNNGGGGG!!!!!
Wildcard Since: Jun, 2012
#150942: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:41:44 PM

If she gets Arizona can she still win?

BestOf MOD FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#150943: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:41:50 PM

I warned you once about the political violence fantasies. This time I've just Thumped the worst post. You will take this as your final warning, or this thread is locked.

Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#150944: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:42:07 PM

Guys seriously, knock it off with the murder Trump talk.

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#150945: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:42:07 PM

So what I've learned tonight is: fuck small towns, and rural areas.

I'd also blame your education system, and by that I mean both the actual education system and the media.

If more whites were given a proper education about racial issues this might not be happening right now.

Or maybe I'm just talking out of my ass, who knows.

edited 8th Nov '16 9:43:38 PM by Draghinazzo

thatguythere47 Since: Jul, 2010
#150946: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:42:46 PM

Arizona is a big if. She'd need to win basically everything or get a hail mary in Alaska to clinch it and neither is looking good.

Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?
TacticalFox88 from USA Since: Nov, 2010 Relationship Status: Dating the Doctor
#150947: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:42:55 PM

Oh fuck, it gets worse.

There's no way RGB is going to stay on the court for another four years, which means Trump gets not only one, but TWO new SC appointments. Hell, Thomas might even want to retire.

This night just keeps getting worse and worse.

New Survey coming this weekend!
Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#150948: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:43:19 PM

Arizona is a wild long shot - Pennsylvania is far more likely.

Wildcard Since: Jun, 2012
#150949: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:43:31 PM

@Drag: BUT BUT SJW! I think tonight proves they don't overreact. Racism, sexism, and homophobia aren't just not dead, they are thriving.

brohaha Chump Supreme from Chump-dom Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: Buried in snow, waiting for spring
Chump Supreme
#150950: Nov 8th 2016 at 9:43:36 PM

WE CAN STILL WIN THIS GUYS.

Go look at the electoral vote back in 2012, which Obama won. And breathe. We can make it through this.

Chump Reigning Supreme, Brohaha

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