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

[hoosier80]

Seems like they called WV for the Oompa Loompa.  No big surprise, but it sickens me to see that asswipe ahead at any point.

[starri]

Just now, GHScorpiosRule said:

NOOO!!!! That asshole is leading in VA.

The really, really Democratic parts always report last.

[Aquarius]

Watching MSNBC.

Drinking Prosecco.

Feeling very, very nervous.

[kittykat]

I saw VA leaning blue not too long ago.  And Florida, per usual, is super close.  

[Menrva]

All the good feelings I had earlier have evaporated. :( Tacos are not helping.

[Kromm]

1 minute ago, Spartan Girl said:

C'mon Florida! Don't let me down, I'm going to Disney/Universal in March!

Florida + Elections = Idiots / The Rest of Us Pissing Our Pants + Excedrin

[NextIteration]

CNN isn't fair, and they pay all those tRump surrogates to boot.  It's disgusting.  Like I said, the superior board, John King, Axelrod, Begala, Van Jones and Angela Rye (and Ana) are the only good parts of CNN.

[Rilla-my-Rilla]

45 minutes ago, Bastet said:

What's everyone ingesting to get through this night?

Maker's Mark here.

Shrimp Fried Rice and Berry La Croix......

[Frost]

I was hoping for an absolute blowout so the fact that Donald is already projected with 24 electoral votes makes me very very sad.  Zero was the number I was looking for.

[Keepitmoving]

2 minutes ago, Spartan Girl said:

C'mon Florida! Don't let me down, I'm going to Disney/Universal in March!

Yeah, remember Florida is the state that let George Zimmerman continue to walk around free and elected Rick Scott. What  a place for the "happiest place on earth" to be located, ugh.

[NextIteration]

5 minutes ago, hoosier80 said:

Seems like they called WV for the Oompa Loompa.  No big surprise, but it sickens me to see that asswipe ahead at any point.

What is really sad about this is that WV is so uneducated and coal dependent that they didn't understand that Hillary was the only one with an actual plan for them and not naked lies about "bringing coal back" - that's over.  Automation and natural gas made that so.

Edited November 9, 2016 by NextIteration

[WendyCR72]

God, I wish I was Little Miss Puffytail from that Quilted Northern commercial right about now:

"Dear God. Smash me, smash me into a million pieces..."

[Kromm]

1 minute ago, Frost said:

I was hoping for an absolute blowout so the fact that Donald is already projected with 24 electoral votes makes me very very sad.  Zero was the number I was looking for.

I know it was a nice dream, but realistically the chances of Trump not having at least 150 Electoral Votes is about the same as the chance of us finding out the Moon is really made of Cheese.

[magdalene]

Trump is leading in Florida according to CNN. I am nauseated. Now Hillary is ahead. OMG.

Edited November 9, 2016 by magdalene

[HumblePi]

FLORIDA!! 

[AmandaPanda]

Always love seeing my lady Claire! Super hopeful that Jason Kander is going to take the Senate seat in Missouri.

[kassa]

I've watched some CNN, but am mostly watching CBS because Gayle King soothes me.

Everybody at the roundtable is just calm and thoughtful, even if they're saying how the general mood of the electorate is "disgusted."

i don't drunk, but I have a giant whoopie pie standing by. Would like to go to sleep tonight knowing the Republic is safe, but the last time I did that Gore had "won" and I woke up to some startling news.

[muessigkeit]

I can't stand this. I have the same feeling as I had when I stayed up all night to follow the Brexit vote results (and we all know how that ended; I walked around like a zombie the whole next day because I was sleep-deprived and in denial.) It's almost 2am here and I should probably just go to bed and spare myself the waiting, but I don't want to miss finding out if the apocalypse is getting averted or not.

[pennben]

Here we go, Democratic strongholds reporting now in Florida. I think we've got this 2% lead with 65% in and more Democratic votes to come in.

[kittykat]

1 minute ago, magdalene said:

Trump is leading in Florida according to CNN. I am nauseated.

And Ohio, and NC, and Virginia, and...oh fuck it I just can't right now.

[kassa]

You can to to bed. We will need more than 4 hrs.

[debbie311]

5 minutes ago, Rilla-my-Rilla said:

Shrimp Fried Rice and Berry La Croix......

Meat loaf and baked potatoes.  I made chocolate cupcakes earlier.  I thought comfort food was a good plan but I don't know if I am going to be able to eat now.  But need something to soak up the wine.

[NextIteration]

Quote

NATE SILVER 7:50 PM

Not a surprise, but Clinton is really overperforming a typical Democrat in wealthy, highly educated areas. She’s winning Loudoun County, Virginia, by 16 points, for example, when Obama won it by just 4 points four years ago. If anything, these demographic shifts look even more profound in the vote so far than they did in the pre-election polls.

 

HARRY ENTEN 7:48 PM

I’m a little worried about relying too much on bellwether counties for projecting results in Florida because the vote patterns in Florida may have changed a lot since 2012. Still, Clinton is up by 10 percentage points in early returns from Hillsborough County. That’s good for her, but again, we need to wait for more data.

[HumblePi]

If fucking freaking Florida fucks messes up this entire election again I'm going to be fucking fully pissed off.

[NextIteration]

I'm sad that Janet Reno passed but pleased as all get out that Grandma Maddie is with us - I miss my mom and my grandmas too Claire. ♥

[SoSueMe]

54 minutes ago, Bastet said:

What's everyone ingesting to get through this night?

Maker's Mark here.

I've got a bottle of Martini & Rossi Prosecco to pop when there is truly something to celebrate or grieve....could be a while.

[HumblePi]

FLORIDA. Hillary leads by 3% now!!!

[ABitOFluff]

Please, Florida! Give us good news! (I've been thinking of moving there, but was afraid of moving to another red state).

[partofme]

I don't watch cable news, I just read about politics on line.  I was planning on watching Jeopardy nad when it wasn't on heard that Trump won IN and KY and got nervous.   Now I'm watching Forensic Files.

[bosawks]

57 minutes ago, Bastet said:

What's everyone ingesting to get through this night?

Maker's Mark here.

Lots and lots of wine and even more leftover Halloween candy.....

[HumblePi]

NORTH CAROLINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mojoween]

Kellyanne Conway appears on my screen and I get physically angry.  Even more so than when Drumpf speaks.  She is the WORST.

I'm watching CBS and drinking water.  Seeing 24 electoral votes to HRC's 3 makes me think I need to get the vodka out of the freezer.

[Frost]

I wonder how much of a refuge Mar-A-Lago will be for the Donald if he loses Florida.

[GHScorpiosRule]

2 minutes ago, HumblePi said:

FLORIDA. Hillary leads by 3% now!!!

Don't TEASE ME.

 

Just now, HumblePi said:

NORTH CAROLINA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What?? What??? TELL MEEEEE!!!!

[Keepitmoving]

I'm watching CNN, MSNBC with all their fucking pontificating with that annoying Brian Williams, are behind in calling these races. 

My heart was in damn throat until I turned to CNN.

Edited November 9, 2016 by Keepitmoving

[random chance]

I apologize for my too-early freakout about Florida!

[LotusFlower]

Hillary just took the lead in Florida AND North Carolina!  (I know it's early...., but it's almost 8 PM).

[ABitOFluff]

Just now, partofme said:

I don't watch cable news, I just read about politics on line.  I was planning on watching Jeopardy nad when it wasn't on heard that Trump won IN and KY and got nervous.   Now I'm watching Forensic Files.

Love! I'm one of those people who is calmed by Forensic Files. I fall asleep to it, because I know the good guys will catch the bad guys. That and the late, great Peter Thomas' narration.

[kittykat]

Same here, she also grabbed the lead in North Carolina.

Election night sober sucks!

[starri]

Well, more than 2/3rd of the vote is in in FL.  So there's that.

Keep going.

[ABitOFluff]

Local news says Hillary has a 1-2 point lead over Trump in NC.

Edited November 9, 2016 by ABitOFluff

[Danny Franks]

Clinton is going to blow Trump away when the votes from the big cities come in. The rednecks aren't going to be enough to win this for him.  

Edited November 9, 2016 by Danny Franks

[NextIteration]

So as an aside, funniest thing.  When the lass and I toured Wellesly four years ago - all over the campus are Grandma Maddie and Grandma Hillary cardboard cutouts.  The most amazing thing is all the banners about girl power on the drive in from the main road.

[HumblePi]

Hillary is winning BIGLY in Charlotte N. Carolina, I mean YUGE!

[mythoughtis]

Finally got errands done, and home for the night.  Watching CNN, planning on popcorn.  Florida is making me stabby.

How many were not surprised that Trump didn't get past noon to file his first lawsuit?

[Kromm]

Any word on Ohio?

I think it, paired with Virginia, turns into a REALLY vital vote if somehow Trump wins Florida.

Projection if Trump wins Florida, Arizona and Nevada, but Clinton wins Ohio and Virginia. 

[Bronzedog]

Having Brie cheese and crackers plus butterscotch brownies.  Just drinking ginger ale so far.

[xaxat]

Oh, I forgot to list my drug of choice for tonight.

Psilocybe cubensis (aka "magic mushrooms")

(Uh. . . did I just say that out loud?)

My homemade wild fermented hard cider! (Yeah, that sounds better.)

Only  an hour to go before polls close in NY and I'm still bombarded by ads for local contests. Please make it stop!

[HumblePi]

If Donald could have deported those 12 million Mexicans before this election, he might have done better.

[kittykat]

1 minute ago, Kromm said:

Any word on Ohio?

Clinton in the lead 54%-42%.  Whew.

Edited November 9, 2016 by kittykat