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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
#151026: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:00:45 PM

[up]Shit, I hope not! I'm one of them!

I normally keep this secret but I think we've become more then just dudes and chicks on the internet. We've become brothers and sisters in despair.

Trans rights are human rights. TV Tropes is not a place for bigotry, cruelty, or dickishness, no matter who or their position.
hardcorefakes coolest_guy from probably America Since: Oct, 2015 Relationship Status: You cannot grasp the true form
coolest_guy
#151027: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:00:57 PM

Trump is pulling away in PA.

This is all but over.

dragonfire5000 from Where gods fear to tread Since: Jan, 2001
#151028: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:01:01 PM

I still have some hope that Clinton will win. I will continue to hope, for the sake of all minorities who risk being victimized by the hate groups that clamor for Trump.

"I squirm, I struggle, ergo I am. Faced with death, I am finally, truly alive."
MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
Destroyer of Worlds
#151029: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:01:33 PM

Alright here are the only routes that lead to good outcomes:

1) the electoral college revolts

2) Obama declares himself God-Emperor like the conservatives feared

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
#151030: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:01:34 PM

[up]GOD DAMN IT, THIS IS AS UNKILLABLE AS LIQUID SNAKE HIMSELF!

Trans rights are human rights. TV Tropes is not a place for bigotry, cruelty, or dickishness, no matter who or their position.
MarqFJA The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer from Deserts of the Middle East (Before Recorded History) Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
The Cosmopolitan Fictioneer
#151031: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:02:18 PM

... No. No, no, no. Fucking NO! What the hell is going on?! Someone please tell me that there's a possibility the current numbers are wrong and the official count will eventually flip it to Clinton!

Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.
RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#151032: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:02:19 PM

I have this dream that I'm going to wake up in a few days and it turns out it was all just a huge mistake. All the ignored voters suddenly got their ballots counted and Trump is history.

But I don't think that's going to happen.

edited 8th Nov '16 10:02:27 PM by RBluefish

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#151033: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:02:20 PM

I'd really like a source on the thing about people still trying to get to vote.

Also, Nate Silver and 538 have pointed out that this result, if it stands, is within their given margin of error (of about 3% either way).

It looks like even if Trump wins the electoral college, Clinton might end up winning the popular. I wonder if Trump will call this election a sham, as he did the 2012 one when (he thought) it looked like Romney would win the popular but lose.

Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
RAlexa21th Zettai Ryouiki Enjoyer from California (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I <3 love!
Zettai Ryouiki Enjoyer
#151034: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:02:26 PM

The Obama I know is better than that.

Continue writing our story of peace.
Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#151035: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:02:35 PM

It's hard to be positive knowing I'm not long for this world under a Trump presidency.

For what very little it's worth my heart goes out to you dude. I really hope that against any odds you and everyone else you care about will be ok.

CrimsonZephyr Would that it were so simple. from Massachusetts Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Would that it were so simple.
#151036: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:02:45 PM

I don't honestly think there's any coming back from this defeat. America just basked in its own impenetrable stupidity and boundless capacity for the pettiest evil. You can't expect them to be smart or conscientious after that. The Democratic Party is finished.

edited 8th Nov '16 10:03:29 PM by CrimsonZephyr

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#151037: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:03:04 PM

Whatever happens, I hope the Democrats can learn from their mistakes and try to win over some of those blue voters in the red states. Because we know they're clearly out there. Or find a way to court red state voters concerned about economic issues and try to undo the damage of white supremacy, hopefully without compromising too many of their values in the process.

MaxwellDaring Unearthed Horror from Interzone (Ten years in the joint) Relationship Status: Desperate
Unearthed Horror
#151038: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:03:05 PM

Well, look on the bright side. At least we'll likely be getting that new Wu-Tang album.

[SPOILER, WE DID NOT GET THAT NEW WU-TANG ALBUM]

Edited by MaxwellDaring on Aug 31st 2021 at 9:49:04 AM

[I LIVE AGAIN]
lakingsif Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: Wanna dance with somebody
#151039: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:03:06 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, Wisconsin, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Maine 2

Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska 2, New Hampshire

    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
  • The BBC predict draw.
  • European markets open, down 4%.
  • Senate: +1 -1
  • House: +4 -4

Electoral College:

Clinton 215 | 244 Trump

Updates:

  • Javits Center, Democrat HQ, emptying

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
#151040: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:03:13 PM

[up] Yet this might be a time where he must be worse then we thought for our good.

Trans rights are human rights. TV Tropes is not a place for bigotry, cruelty, or dickishness, no matter who or their position.
Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#151041: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:03:14 PM

I really doubt we all will make it through this, the economic damage he will do and the repeal of Obamacare are going to kill a LOT of people. And that does not even count the fact that Roe v Wade is on the chopping block.

With Trump's foreign policies things I actually like are just going to get caught up in his trade wars and likely ACTUAL wars.

NATO is done, Russia wins too

edited 8th Nov '16 10:04:53 PM by Memers

Rationalinsanity from Halifax, Canada Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
#151042: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:03:16 PM

Well, all I can say now is....

Good night, and good luck. Hopefully the American electorate didn't just destroy humanity's future, but I have my doubts.

Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
RBluefish Since: Nov, 2013
#151043: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:03:22 PM

If we gave in to - I'm calling it what it is - evil today, then there is no reason whatsoever to think that it will not continue to happen. Again and again.

"We'll take the next chance, and the next, until we win, or the chances are spent."
Sharysa Since: Jan, 2001
#151044: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:03:51 PM

Luckily, I only have a meeting with my friend tomorrow.

I'm just really, really, really tired right now. I want to find a cave somewhere and hibernate like bears do, only for four years instead of six months.

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
#151045: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:04:04 PM

The worst part is, I'm on a goddamn diet so I can't have any soda or pizza at LSU.

Trans rights are human rights. TV Tropes is not a place for bigotry, cruelty, or dickishness, no matter who or their position.
Wildcard Since: Jun, 2012
#151046: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:04:22 PM

I know he wasn't quite as bad, but maybe the liberal rebound after Raygun will solve this. Maybe we can rebound.

CrimsonZephyr Would that it were so simple. from Massachusetts Since: Aug, 2010 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Would that it were so simple.
#151047: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:04:30 PM

I'm proud to have made this journey with all of you. Good night and good luck.

[up]Liberalism was never the same after Reagan. He pretty much killed any hope of a Democratic Party rooted in the New Deal or the Great Society. We're still living in that legacy.

edited 8th Nov '16 10:05:40 PM by CrimsonZephyr

"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."
thatguythere47 Since: Jul, 2010
#151048: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:04:45 PM

Evil is probably the best word for it. I generally skirt the line between existentialist and nihilist but I think I'm on team nihilism for the foreseeable future.

Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?
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
#151049: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:05:08 PM

[up][up]God give you strength and good fortune, buddy.

edited 8th Nov '16 10:05:18 PM by fredhot16

Trans rights are human rights. TV Tropes is not a place for bigotry, cruelty, or dickishness, no matter who or their position.
Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#151050: Nov 8th 2016 at 10:05:08 PM

[up] [up]People are scared. On both sides of the fence, That's how tyrants take power.

edited 8th Nov '16 10:05:39 PM by Beatman1


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