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speedyboris Since: Feb, 2010
#338076: Nov 7th 2020 at 7:22:56 PM

That I know of (since I don't exactly go around asking people who they voted for), only one family member of mine voted for Trump, and they have told me on a few occasions that it wasn't one of their prouder moments. Frankly their vote was more of an "anti-Hillary" vote anyway. I didn't ask who they voted for this time around- even though they weren't crazy about either candidate, I can't imagine they would've gone for Trump again. A lot of his attacks really rubbed them the wrong way, especially towards John McCain.

Edited by speedyboris on Nov 7th 2020 at 7:24:54 AM

Karxrida from Eureka, the Forbidden Land Since: May, 2012 Relationship Status: I LOVE THIS DOCTOR!
#338077: Nov 7th 2020 at 7:26:02 PM

I don't drink, so instead I celebrated by splurging to expand my retro game collection. I bought a copy of Alundra that's in good condition, which cost me a fair amount.


My parents are still in denial about Trump's loss and haven't said much.

megaeliz Since: Mar, 2017
#338078: Nov 7th 2020 at 7:30:27 PM

Apparently, my grandma called my mom actually crying, and talking about how unfair people treated him.

She's also still in denial about Biden actually winning though.

Edited by megaeliz on Nov 7th 2020 at 10:36:04 AM

RainehDaze Nero Fangirl (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
Nero Fangirl
#338079: Nov 7th 2020 at 7:31:42 PM

Not being American, the one person who asked me about it arrived at "that's something we agree about". And then I reserved a portion of bolognese for them because despite the fact we don't get on she's my father's friend.

Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#338080: Nov 7th 2020 at 7:31:59 PM

My sister-in-law is pro-Biden. My brother is a right-leaning nihilist who didn't vote but who wanted Biden to win because he thinks Biden will give him money. My mother probably voted Biden. My father, I suspect, voted Trump but I don't think he's a fanatic about him either. My sister and brother-in-law apparently voted for Trump, likely on the issue of abortion-they're very pro-life and have gone through...a lot involving a complicated pregnancy. My paternal grandma is definitely pro-Biden, her husband is definitely pro-Trump.

Edited by Protagonist506 on Nov 7th 2020 at 7:32:46 AM

Leviticus 19:34
Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#338081: Nov 7th 2020 at 7:36:58 PM

Speaking of which, I don't know how much of it is really genuine (you can never tell with all the bots and such running around) but the sheer delusion I saw on social media about how successful Trump was going to be this election was baffling to me. I saw some electoral maps that had trump winning the majority of blue states, even flipping democratic strongholds like california.

It's just a baffling level of detachment from any kind of empirical reality since all signs pointed at most to a modest electoral college win thanks to polling errors in key states, it was never realistic to expect anything else.

Like, these are probably the same kind of people as that one guy from news footage who talked about a "Biden crime family stealing the election" or whatever. Just no fucking idea what's going on in the world and completely buying all of Trump's BS.

SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#338082: Nov 7th 2020 at 7:37:01 PM

Is it bad that I want to film Trump being dragged out by the secret service?

Wryte Since: Jul, 2010
#338083: Nov 7th 2020 at 7:37:08 PM

All my relatives I have any relationship with are Democrats. My aunt even phone banked for Biden.

Dhiruxide Since: Dec, 2016
#338084: Nov 7th 2020 at 7:37:49 PM

I said it before, but I can't wait to see Donald Trump dragged out of the office, screaming, flailing his arms like a petulant brat. Well when the January comes.

He should be put in a solitary confinement for life. That'll do a number on his Attention Whore tendencies. Of course, giving glances at many posts here, that's an unrealistic prospect, but hey I can fantasize...

Go Biden!

Edited by Dhiruxide on Nov 7th 2020 at 4:39:08 PM

AnoBakaDesu Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: What is this thing you call love?
#338085: Nov 7th 2020 at 7:43:08 PM

In the words of Anderson Cooper, we have to watch "an obese turtle on his back flailing in the hot sun, realizing that his time is over".

"They played us like a DAMN FIDDLE!" — Kazuhira Miller, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#338086: Nov 7th 2020 at 7:43:48 PM

The turtle analogy is funny considering Mc Connell exists. Maybe the GOP should change their mascot into one.

BearyScary Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: You spin me right round, baby
#338087: Nov 7th 2020 at 7:44:04 PM

I wasn't thinking of doing anything more special than eating some good food tonight.

Do not obey in advance.
SatoshiBakura (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#338088: Nov 7th 2020 at 7:47:45 PM

There is something wrong with the Trump family.

Context: Dan Slott discovers that Trump Junior never refers to his dad as his dad.

Edited by SatoshiBakura on Nov 7th 2020 at 10:53:33 AM

Aleistar Since: Feb, 2018 Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
#338089: Nov 7th 2020 at 7:51:18 PM

My immediate family are all solid Democracts, and this was the first presidential most of us voted in. I think most of my extended family also voted Biden, barring one or two cousins.

EDIT: I feel should probably mention the reason we didn't vote before is a combination of not being old enough [me and my siblings] & not being a citizen [parent]. If I could have voted in 2016, I would have.

Edited by Aleistar on Nov 7th 2020 at 7:57:19 AM

sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#338090: Nov 7th 2020 at 7:52:05 PM

For context, the link [up][up] is a photo of a tweet by Trump Jr that reads "The media spent five years falsely calling Trump a racist and a misogynist and yet he increased his support with women and every minority group. Trump’s GOP is a massive tent of working Americans.". This prompts the reply of "You call your father 'Trump'?". Someone else relpies "No, I call him My President." which prompts the first person to ask "You call your father 'My President'?"

Edited by sgamer82 on Nov 7th 2020 at 7:54:28 AM

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#338091: Nov 7th 2020 at 7:52:53 PM

My household is all Democrats, so we enjoyed this a lot. Other extended family aren't, and we try not to pay attention to them.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
MattC Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: My own grandpa
#338092: Nov 7th 2020 at 7:57:30 PM

My whole family voted for Biden, particularly my brother in law, who's black. My dad is a bit right leaning, but he does support Democrats depending on the candidate, and he voted for Biden this year, same as the rest of us. He laughed when the election was finally called. My uncle, on the other hand, is pretty conservative, and is a big Trump supporter, thinks the pandemic was blown out of proportion and exaggerated by the Democrats. It's led to a bit of a rift between him and Dad, unfortunately. My other uncle, well, we don't pay attention to him, but I'd be surprised if he cared about politics at all.

"What do we say to the God of Death? Sean Bean is over there."
Steven (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
#338093: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:00:01 PM

A lot of cities are out now celebrating Biden's victory. Did Obama get the same treatment when he first became President? I don't remember or recall anything similar.

As for my family, I think I was the only one that voted, though my mom is glad that Biden won and she doesn't like Trump for obvious reasons. I know my stepdad voted Trump in the last election, but I'm not sure if he voted again or not.

Remember, these idiots drive, fuck, and vote. Not always in that order.
unexplainedEnemy from hell pit Since: Apr, 2016 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#338094: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:01:14 PM

My immediate family are all pretty solidly Democratic, and the responses to the outcome have been either celebratory (my sister, and my brother who's currently in D.C. and said they were setting off fireworks when the race was called, comparing it to the liberation of Paris), cautious (my mother, who's very glad Biden won, but concerned about the Georgia senate runoff), or depressed (my dad, who feels that the number of people voting for Trump, especially in this state, is a sign that he's failed at his job as a history professor, somehow).

they're gonna find intelligent life up there on the moon/and the canterbury tales will shoot up to the top of the best-seller list
Hodor2 Since: Jan, 2015
#338095: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:04:06 PM

[up][up]

I like the explanation given by Elie Mystal. Obama had the "I didn't think I'd live to see this" election, whereas Biden has the "I didn't think I'd survive to see this" election.

So like IIRC there was a lot of celebration when Obama was elected, but it has a bit of a different tenor than the celebration now.

Edited by Hodor2 on Nov 7th 2020 at 10:04:59 AM

Fighteer Lost in Space from The Time Vortex (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: TV Tropes ruined my love life
Lost in Space
#338096: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:05:23 PM

It's a good analogy. We survived Trump, like disaster victims emerging blinking from the rubble after the rescue teams finally arrive.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
Scarecrow4774 from In Wonderland Since: Mar, 2017 Relationship Status: Complex: I'm real, they are imaginary
#338097: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:08:14 PM

Kushner is approaching Trump about conceding now.

“We’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” - Lewis Carroll
sgamer82 Since: Jan, 2001
#338098: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:12:25 PM

Cue Trump demanding Ivanka get a divorce.

RainingMetal (Handed A Sword) Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
#338099: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:13:04 PM

Given that we're Canadian, our opinion matters little, but thankfully none of my family got honey-trapped by Trump. Not even my father, who is relatively conservative and voted Scheer in our federal election. Even he thinks Trump was a joke.

ASAB: All Sponsors Are Bad.
Ayasugi Since: Oct, 2010
#338100: Nov 7th 2020 at 8:13:16 PM

I've seen Biden described as a bandaid, but I hope he'll be closer to a tourniquet. Bandaids don't do much to help you when you're bleeding out, and that's kiiiinda what we're doing with Trump. Biden, at the very least, will likely fill all the vital departments with qualified people, which will do a lot to stop the bleeding.

I also gotta admit, I wouldn't mind if Biden gets an outsized share of negative flack for Republican obstructionism as long as it doesn't get transferred to the Democrats at large and he doesn't run for re-election. Whoever has to fix Trump's messes wouldn't be popular, better to recognize it and plan to eat the disapproval so the next person can push further.


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