LIVE CHAT: Election Night 2016 (11/8/2016)

[callmebetty]

4 minutes ago, lyric said:

Smugness?  Speaking only for myself, I had CONFIDENCE that the majority of our country wasn't bigoted, misogynistic, hateful bullies. It appears I could've been very, very wrong.

12 million likes. I weep for our country . 

[ClareWalks]

Please, baby Jesus on the cross, I never ask you for anything in my life, but if you find a way to make Trump lose, I will GIVE MADONNA A BLOWJOB.

[JunebugWA]

Only 10% of TX has been reported. Would it be a surprise if she takes TX ? :) 

[Kromm]

Wisconsin just fucked us all. Go look.

If Michigan had been the one defection, it was still possible. But... not any longer. 

Edited November 9, 2016 by Kromm

[kassa]

Okay - they haven't counted Detroit yet.

[JunebugWA]

Evan McMullin and Gary Johnson would take votes from Trump. I think the write-ins for Bernie are taking votes from Hillary. 

[WendyCR72]

I have no faith that Clinton will take Texas. This is a fucking nightmare.

[captain1]

Hell she's not even taking what she was predicted to take - I don't think she's taking Texas.

[GHScorpiosRule]

She's taken the lead in VA!

[madmaverick]

A lot of women must have voted for Trump.  Argh.

[WendyCR72]

2 minutes ago, GHScorpiosRule said:

She's taken the lead in VA!

But the big question is, does that even matter now?

[xaxat]

All of you that voted for Trump because he would be better for the economy?

That's the sound of your 401k being flushed down the toilet.

[Hanahope]

Johnson is getting a lot of votes. 6,000 between Clinton and Trump and Johnson has100,000 in Virginia 

Edited November 9, 2016 by Hanahope

[clb1016]

How has he managed to do this with a disorganized campaign, amateurish ads and no ground game?

[FilmTVGeek80]

2 minutes ago, WendyCR72 said:

I have no faith that Clinton will take Texas. This is a fucking nightmare.

Wasn't TX already called for Trump?

[theredhead77]

I have no idea what was going on with my post. I didn't intentionally quote you irisheyes.

I am so disgusted by what is happening. I cannot believe the amount of homophobic, xenophobic, bigots in this country. I was optimistic there was going to be a revolt against the right but it looks like there's a revolt happening against progress.

Edited November 9, 2016 by theredhead77

[Kromm]

1 minute ago, GHScorpiosRule said:

She's taken the lead in VA!

It's not enough.

Sorry to burst your bubble. 

She needs to not just win VA, but like... Florida on TOP of that to make up for WI and MI.

Its not happening.

[WendyCR72]

2 minutes ago, clb1016 said:

How has he managed to do this with a disorganized campaign, amateurish ads and no ground game?

Lots of hateful people who had an official voice.

[lyric]

Still time for Wisconsin...big dem areas still to be counted...holy shit

[FilmTVGeek80]

1 minute ago, WendyCR72 said:

But the big question is, does that even matter now?

Why wouldn't it matter? Did I miss something and she lose FL, NC, PA, NV, AZ, etc? It's way too early for doomsday proclamations!

[ChromaKelly]

3 minutes ago, Kromm said:

Wisconsin just fucked us all. Go look.

If Michigan had been the one defection, it was still possible. But... not any longer. 

Fuck!! All we can hope is it doesn't hold.

[Revlonred]

1 minute ago, clb1016 said:

How has he managed to do this with a disorganized campaign, amateurish ads and no ground game?

We live among racists, misogynists, and anti-semites?  Oh, and they hate LGBT too

[Spacecow]

3 minutes ago, clb1016 said:

How has he managed to do this with a disorganized campaign, amateurish ads and no ground game?

Angry white people.

Edited November 9, 2016 by Spacecow

[scriggle]

1 minute ago, WendyCR72 said:

But the big question is, does that even matter now?

Still alot of votes to be counted in the Alexandria area which should go blue. NYT giving 95% chance win to HRC

[madmaverick]

Just now, clb1016 said:

How has he managed to do this with a disorganized campaign, amateurish ads and no ground game?

Because people were angry.  Plus all the xenophobic hateful crap.  Same thing as Brexit.  They didn't care or know if they were voting against their economic interest.  They were mad with the establishment and just wanted to stick it to them.

I saw an exit poll that said 70% of people were not angry with the federal government.  This may be the result of that. 

[clb1016]

Just now, Revlonred said:

We live among racists, misogynists, and anti-semites?  Oh, and they hate LGBT too

I know that we will among them, I just didn't think there were so many of them.

[candall]

Who are you, blonde MSNBC woman?  I TRUSTED you this morning when you were saying you were hesitant to call it a "landslide" for Hillary, and the Senate would be maybe only 51 GOP, if that.

(Still haven't moved my feet.) 

[KerleyQ]

Just saw someone on Twitter who, earlier today, bragged that she wrote in Bernie, asking "how did we let this happen?"  I responded "People smugly casting protest votes because they assumed it was in the bag?" 

[meowmommy]

Just now, scriggle said:

NYT giving 95% chance win to HRC

Not the NYT page I'm reading.  Right now it says 63% chance to Drumpf.

[ClareWalks]

Wisconsin isn't over yet. LOTS of precincts in extremely blue counties left to report. Yet I still feel like barfing.

[AmandaPanda]

As far as I can tell, Michigan only has 19% and Wisconsin only has 26% accounted for, so I'm not freaking out over those. It's still very early in the night for anyone to be throwing in the towel. 

[Kromm]

Just now, FilmTVGeek80 said:

Why wouldn't it matter? Did I miss something and she lose FL, NC, PA, NV, AZ, etc? It's way too early for doomsday proclamations!

NV isn't enough to count short of some other impossible combo.

Florida is 95% counted.
NC says only 66% so that could change a lot I guess.
PA says 36% but that's counted for Clinton so far, so if that changed it would likely be in the "wrong" direction.

[Padma]

NC? Florida? NH AND Virginia???  If she loses any rust belt states, I'll start to cry.

And, I'm sorry. Even with lousy media and poor working class messaging from Democrats, this just doesn't add up. Nearly ALL the polls are WAY off?  One candidate has excellent data and a skillful GOTV ground game and the other flies around in a 757 and holds rallies (of course, with the simple message of lies and "global conspiracy")?

If Trumpkins can say it's rigged, I can wonder, too. At least in Fl. and Ohio where there are Rep. governors and a history of cheating in presidential elections. I can't help but wonder if we'll hear about things in a day or two, major irregularities of ballot handling or early vote counting. Something.

It's still early. This just can't be.  A majority of Americans really can't be this gullible, vindictive and stupid.....Can they?

[NewDigs]

Florida voted down the Solar Amendment that was written by 4 energy companies. The ballot language was ambiguous and had been challenged. It rewrote law already on the books and gave the consumer no benefit.

And Florida passed medical marijuana by a large (app. 75 to 25) percentage.

Little Marco is in.

[WhitneyWhit]

I can't believe this is happening.

[theredhead77]

How in the fuck does Trump have 140!

[Dancingjaneway]

It's going to be a ROUGH 4 years folks. Let's hope they go fast and aren't as horrible as I am imagining them to be. She put up one hell of a fight though. 

[scriggle]

2 minutes ago, meowmommy said:

Not the NYT page I'm reading.  Right now it says 63% chance to Drumpf.

I meant VA going HRC

[NextIteration]

Just now, WhitneyWhit said:

I can't believe this is happening.

Neither can I - I was so sure that the tide had turned back.

Thank you Media Fail.

[Padma]

5 minutes ago, Kromm said:

It's not enough.

Sorry to burst your bubble. 

She needs to not just win VA, but like... Florida on TOP of that to make up for WI and MI.

Its not happening.

She lost Wisconsin and Michigan? For real? (I stopped watching 1/2 hour ago. They hadn't decided yet.)  Because, if so, I agree with you, probably, he's running the table and it's game over.

[ClareWalks]

I may have to dig into my husband's Ambien tonight or I will not be able to sleep a fuckin' wink.

[Moose135]

MSNBC just called New Mexico for Clinton.

[madmaverick]

I was afraid that there would be many closet Trump voters.

I thought the increase in turnout of Hispanics would come out in favor of Hillary, and were they not enough to offset the working class white vote?

I thought demographics meant Dems likely had it in the bag since the beginning.

[FilmTVGeek80]

1 minute ago, Kromm said:

NV isn't enough to count short of some other impossible combo.

Florida is 95% counted.
NC says only 66% so that could change a lot I guess.
PA says 36% but that's counted for Clinton so far, so if that changed it would likely be in the "wrong" direction.

 

Why would it likely be in the wrong direction? It looks like you already counted out Wisconsin and it looks like it's not fully been counted up yet. To me it seems like you've just given up and are assuming the worst.

[33kaitykaity]

I finally read the earlier posts.  I love this place.  We've been watching Too Cute on Animal Planet here as well.  Deep breaths, deep breaths, deep breaths.  

[Revlonred]

my heart is breaking

[junemeatcleaver]

Just now, Dancingjaneway said:

It's going to be a ROUGH 4 years folks. Let's hope they go fast and aren't as horrible as I am imagining them to be. She put up one hell of a fight though. 

This country survived Jim Crow, lynchings, the Great Depression and other bad things, we'll get through a Trump presidency.

[Padma]

1 minute ago, theredhead77 said:

How in the fuck does Trump have 140!

Most of the estimates I saw today were expecting him to get 218.

[mojoween]

I'm sorry Michelle but I am not as lovely and gracious as you are.  I am a vindictive, petty loser so if this shit goes wheels up I will not be going high.  I will be bitter and will not ever be respectful to an orange demon who doesn't give a shit about me.

[HumblePi]

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