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

[AimingforYoko]

1 minute ago, GHScorpiosRule said:

Da fuck? If there are votes too early to call, then why are you fucking bringing them up to say "too close to call?"

Too early to call means that the exit polls point to one candidate ahead, but they want to wait on some raw vote totals, too close to call means just that.

[Jordan Baker]

9 minutes ago, BoogieBurns said:

I'm on CNN because John King has the prettiest blue eyes. Should I turn to MSNBC?

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir here, too!

[Chicken Wing]

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John King and CNN's board is far superior to Kornacki who makes me stabby 

I just flipped to MSNBC and saw Kornacki in action. Geez, dial it down a notch or thousand, Kornacki.

[mariah23]

2 minutes ago, GHScorpiosRule said:

Da fuck? If there are votes too early to call, then why are you fucking bringing them up to say "too close to call?"

No surprise that Kintuckeee and Indiana went to the Orange Bloward.

My, but this hot toddy is doing the trick.

Hey, I voted for Clinton!  I knew KY would go to that prick

[Rapunzel]

Can't wait to see how FL is going - many reports have claimed that if Trump loses FL, he's done.

[Frost]

I hate that there are even a few minutes where Donald is 'leading' this election.  I feel sick

[fireice13]

FYI:

Too early to call means not enough information has come in.

Too close to call means that there's not a clear winner based on the information.

Both need more information to call, but too close to call in a place like Georgia is scary to Republicans where too close to call in Pennsylvania would be scary for Democrats. Too early to call isn't scary for anyone because it's lack of information and not based on data at that point.

[Shannon L.]

Hi everyone!  You probably won't see much from me tonight--these live threads are hard for me to keep up with, but I'll be checking in from time to time. 

I'm in CA and watching MSNBC for now, but may change it from time to time.  The movie I went to was a big help, but now I'm back to being anxious again.

[Kromm]

3 to 19.

Yeah I know. Dumb to think or say anything about first results.

[WendyCR72]

I want to throw up right now. (NBC says Trump currently has 19 EVs; Clinton has 3.)

[Danny Franks]

I'm getting antsy about the BBC panel talking about how big it would be if Virginia doesn't go to Clinton. I'd rather they were all sure it was a done deal. Shut up, Andrew Neil!

[NextIteration]

Bummer, Paul won, and looks like Bayh is done in IN.

[GHScorpiosRule]

10 minutes ago, Bastet said:

What's everyone ingesting to get through this night?

Maker's Mark here.

Johnnie Walker Black. The plan was to drink it straight up neat, but with this sudden bout of sickness, it's hot toddies night.

[HumblePi]

1 minute ago, Rapunzel said:

Can't wait to see how FL is going - many reports have claimed that if Trump loses FL, he's done.

First county in Florida went to Trump, it was a small county on the Gulf side

[LotusFlower]

15 minutes ago, mariah23 said:

Mayor of Lexington Jim Gray is pounding Rand Paul 61-39 percent by 26.3k votes

Why is MSNBC declaring Rand Paul the winner?   :(

[GHScorpiosRule]

2 minutes ago, Frost said:

I hate that there are even a few minutes where Donald is 'leading' this election.  I feel sick

That's how it was with Romney in 2012. So I'm not panicking. YET.

Why do they have that Nosferatu on???!!! First it's the Bleached Blonde bottle Crypt Keeper, now HIM??

Where are the Hillary people?

[Apprentice79]

I cannot stand Ghouliani, I cannot stand him..He is now on MSNBC...Yuck and he needs better dentures..

[Keepitmoving]

OMG this is a nightmare, every time I look up there's fucking Conway or  Giuliani on my fucking tv screen, I keep having to change my channel.

[Kromm]

6 minutes ago, WendyCR72 said:

I want to throw up right now. (NBC says Trump currently has 19 EVs; Clinton has 3.)

Then don't watch in the middle part of this (because the "heartland" part of the night will be Red after Red after Red after Red.

Likely by the time we leave the East, Clinton will have a big lead, then you will spend some time getting more and more anxious as more and more Trump wins appear. Then the West Coast has some Blue states again.

Then again it does depend on when polls close I guess. So there will be a bunch of spillover in both directions. And as others have said, places that er... count fast vs. count slow.

Then again, CA, WA and OR are SO reliably blue it's not like anyone has to wait to "call" results before they're totally counted. CO, NM, NV and AZ going as expected or not may be far more nail biting. 

Edited November 9, 2016 by Kromm

[HumblePi]

2 minutes ago, WendyCR72 said:

I want to throw up right now. (NBC says Trump currently has 19 EVs; Clinton has 3.)

No no, don't throw up!  Remember, these reports are coming from the red states that were predicted long ago to go for Trump. These are states with sparsely populated areas. It's the big cities like Philadelphia that will make the differences.

[jazzpno]

16 minutes ago, Keepitmoving said:

Kentucky and Indiana mean nothing to Democrats

Neither state means anything in the presidential race, but if Evan Bayh of Indiana can take the seat currently held by a Republican, it can change the balance of the Senate.

[AmandaPanda]

Giuliani on MSNBC continuing with the all minorities live in inner cities narrative. Must not throw things at the TV. 

[NextIteration]

Shaddup Nosferatu.

[GHScorpiosRule]

1 minute ago, Keepitmoving said:

OMG this is a nightmare, every time I look up there's fucking Conway  Beach Blonde bottled Cryptkeeper or  Giuliani Nosferatu on my fucking tv screen, I keep having to change my channel.

Fixed that for ya!

[Rapunzel]

Chris Matthews has the gloves off with Nosferatu.

[Apprentice79]

His refusal to condemn Trump voters advocating Hilary's assassination is beyond the pale.  

[millennium]

Don't worry, I'm going out to vote right now.   I'll fix this.

[Pixel]

I hope Trump is enjoying the early returns. The rug is about to be yanked right out from under him. 

[GHScorpiosRule]

Just now, Rapunzel said:

Chris Matthews has the gloves off with Nosferatu.

Go Chris!

Never thought I'd ever say that again!

[Grommet]

I had to mute the TV but Chris Matthews' face is saying enough,

[hoosier80]

Bayh is in trouble in IN.  My family still lives there.  Brother said he was trailing in the polls, and it wasn't looking good.  Now the Dem for Governor (filling the now vacant Pence office), looks like he could win.  He was close last election against Pence.  

[AmandaPanda]

Chris Matthews: "Are you proud? Until this campaign, I didn't think there was anything wrong with you." Damn, Chris. 

[Apprentice79]

Chris Hayes is going after Ghouliani...He is giving me life..

[hoosier80]

Go Chris - whichever one is going after the Ghoul.......

[Shannon L.]

3 minutes ago, Kromm said:

Then don't watch in the middle part of this (because the "heartland" part of the night will be Red after Red after Red after Red.

Weren't they able to call it for Obama in 2012 before midnight EST?  Hopefully, we won't have to wait too long tonight, either.

[MulletorHater]

1 minute ago, Pixel said:

I hope Trump is enjoying the early returns. The rug is about to be yanked right out from under him. 

Lord, I hope so!  My heart is racing and I already have a slight headache (mostly from lack of sleep).

[clb1016]

Right now Trump's lead in FL is almost 2-1 (oy).

[AimingforYoko]

Just now, Apprentice79 said:

Chris Hayes is going after Ghouliani...He is giving me life..

Matthews. I know they have a plethora of Chrises. (Hayes and Kornacki, as well)

[NextIteration]

Thank you PTV for providing a safe space! ♥

[AmandaPanda]

1 minute ago, Shannon L. said:

Weren't they able to call it for Obama in 2012 before midnight EST?  Hopefully, we won't have to wait too long tonight, either.

I think they did in 2008 as well. 

[AimingforYoko]

Just now, clb1016 said:

Right now Trump's lead in FL is almost 2-1 (oy).

It's the panhandle. As the great philosopher Aaron Rodgers once said, "R-E-L-A-X."

[xaxat]

MSNBC is hilarious tonight.

Chris Matthews: "Blah, blah blah solid South racism. . "

Eugene Robinson: "I know, I was there."

Guiliani interview,

Guiliani: "Why did you associate our campaign with white nationalists?"

Matthews: "I didn't do that."

Rachel Maddow (gleefully): "I did!"

[hoosier80]

And in looking back, while I'm thrilled Obama won both times, neither opponent was as vile as the Orange one.  Nervous as hell right now.

[GHScorpiosRule]

1 minute ago, AimingforYoko said:

Matthews. I know they have a plethora of Chrises. (Hayes and Kornacki, as well)

I thought Kornacki was Steve?

[formerlyfreedom]

2 minutes ago, Shannon L. said:

Weren't they able to call it for Obama in 2012 before midnight EST?  Hopefully, we won't have to wait too long tonight, either.

 

1 minute ago, AmandaPanda said:

I think they did in 2008 as well. 

It was called at 11PM ET in 2008 and at 11:17pm ET in 2012.

[AimingforYoko]

Just now, GHScorpiosRule said:

I thought Kornacki was Steve?

Oooh, good point. I just always mix them up.

[kittykat]

2 minutes ago, xaxat said:

MSNBC is hilarious tonight.

Chris Matthews: "Blah, blah blah solid South racism. . "

Eugene Robinson: "I know, I was there."

Guiliani interview,

Guiliani: "Why did you associate our campaign with white nationalists?"

Matthews: "I didn't do that."

Rachel Maddow (gleefully): "I did!"

Rachel Maddow is life 

[random chance]

 Am I the only person watching CNN?

[GHScorpiosRule]

I was really hoping Rachel would have had the chance to rip into Cryptkeeper when Matthews was talking to her earlier.

[NextIteration]

Just now, AimingforYoko said:

Oooh, good point. I just always mix them up.

Grrrr, lol.  Kornacki makes me stabby and Hayes used to be my on teevee nerdy geeky boyfriend - but he's been replaced by 538's Harry Enten....

::swoon::

Don't think to ill of my love of the youngsters.