# Politics & Elections **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=197 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 198 --- ## [Another Man's Analysis of the Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mans-analysis-of-the-election/771519)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-mans-analysis-of-the-election/771519 "2016-11-12T00:27:57Z")
An article I agree with. I’d like to hear reasoned responses, not rants, from both sides. Mike Rowe Finally Weighs In On Trump’s Victory. Hillary’s Supporters Won’t Like This ETA: I don’t agree with the title part that… --- ## [What can Obama accomplish in his remaining few months?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-obama-accomplish-in-his-remaining-few-months/771380)
**Author:** [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-obama-accomplish-in-his-remaining-few-months/771380 "2016-11-12T00:24:56Z")
With Trump on the way in, all of Obama’s presidential orders are subject to and most likely will be rescinded. What can he do that will not be immediately countermanded by Trump come January 20th? Pardons are the big o… --- ## [Obama and Trump meet in White House](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-and-trump-meet-in-white-house/771369)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-and-trump-meet-in-white-house/771369 "2016-11-12T00:18:02Z")
Link What a refreshing contrast to the baying mobs in the streets yelling “Not my President”. Yes, Trump will be their President and if they can’t accept that then they don’t have a clue what the USA is about and why … --- ## [What was big reason for why people voted for Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-big-reason-for-why-people-voted-for-trump/771458)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-big-reason-for-why-people-voted-for-trump/771458 "2016-11-11T23:38:54Z")
Looking at some of the Trump rally and videos I get different reasons why people voted for him and like him. Why people voted for Trump. Problems Trump talked about and will fix. 1 Middle class despairing really fast… --- ## [The Dems will sweep into power in both the House and the Senate as well as the Presidency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dems-will-sweep-into-power-in-both-the-house-and-the-senate-as-well-as-the-presidency/754482)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dems-will-sweep-into-power-in-both-the-house-and-the-senate-as-well-as-the-presidency/754482 "2016-11-11T20:54:45Z")
There! I said it. I see a looming Republican catastrophe. Also, I predict many of us, including me. will be seriously disappointed with how little the Democrats will change course their rightward trends. --- ## [Maryland's idea to give all electoral votes to the popular winner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylands-idea-to-give-all-electoral-votes-to-the-popular-winner/771530)
**Author:** [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marylands-idea-to-give-all-electoral-votes-to-the-popular-winner/771530 "2016-11-11T19:49:28Z")
A friend just shared this 2007 story: Maryland sidesteps electoral college Basically, they passed a law that all the state’s electoral votes must be cast for whomever wins the national popular vote. But it will only tak… --- ## [Donald Trumps Hillary. Reactions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-hillary-reactions/771158)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trumps-hillary-reactions/771158 "2016-11-11T19:30:38Z")
Damn. It’s really happened. In the time of Trump. What do you think the future holds? The transition? --- ## [Looking for a specific kind of voter: Obama -\> Trump.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-specific-kind-of-voter-obama-trump/771363)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-specific-kind-of-voter-obama-trump/771363 "2016-11-11T19:11:42Z")
Hey folks I know there may not be that many of them out there, but I’m still going to try here and on a bunch of sites I frequent. I’m looking for someone who voted for Obama in 2008 or 2012, then voted for Trump. Esp… --- ## [I have what may prove to be an unpopular theory.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-what-may-prove-to-be-an-unpopular-theory/771449)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-what-may-prove-to-be-an-unpopular-theory/771449 "2016-11-11T18:30:50Z")
Question: How did the election of one guy undo the moral and ethical fiber of america? Over night we went from more and more states permitting marijuana and same sex marriages to the streets being filled with swastikas a… --- ## [Trump Tweets are Back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-are-back/771487)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-are-back/771487 "2016-11-11T18:04:28Z")
I guess now that he is the Prez-Elect no one can stop him \[del\]but himself\[/del\]. Personally, I don’t think non-vetted mind vomiting is something a person in his sensitive position should be doing. Most recent tweet? “… --- ## [Trump voters: what are Trumps redeeming qualities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-voters-what-are-trumps-redeeming-qualities/771258)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-voters-what-are-trumps-redeeming-qualities/771258 "2016-11-11T16:22:07Z")
I’m really curious. Not being Hillary doesn’t count. --- ## [What would it take for the Electoral College to actually swing an election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-for-the-electoral-college-to-actually-swing-an-election/771479)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-for-the-electoral-college-to-actually-swing-an-election/771479 "2016-11-11T15:09:24Z")
I know that’s what it’s for, but I’m trying and failing to imagine a situation in which they’d be desperate enough to DO it. Bonus question: given that, is the electoral college mostly useless, if its actual central pur… --- ## [Why are\[n't\] the full results in yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-nt-the-full-results-in-yet/771389)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-nt-the-full-results-in-yet/771389 "2016-11-11T15:02:44Z")
Have they stopped counting. Some states are still showing partial results. --- ## [Other than that, how did your down-ballot go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-that-how-did-your-down-ballot-go/771431)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-that-how-did-your-down-ballot-go/771431 "2016-11-11T14:48:24Z")
My beloved Tammy is our new senator and her replacement as my congress critter, yclept Raja Krishnamoorthi, creamed his opponent to become the first Hindu US representative. --- ## [How does Trumps win effect the Dems chances in 2018/2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-trumps-win-effect-the-dems-chances-in-2018-2020/771237)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-trumps-win-effect-the-dems-chances-in-2018-2020/771237 "2016-11-11T13:59:44Z")
2018 wasn’t really expected to be a good year for Dems, but maybe the horrors of a Trump presidency will help motivate Democratic voters? And it will be a lot harder for Trump to run on empty promises and lies in 2020 w… --- ## [Would Sanders Have Done Any Better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-sanders-have-done-any-better/771484)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-sanders-have-done-any-better/771484 "2016-11-11T13:48:08Z")
Just one lingering question I have, after the 2016 elections: Would Bernie Sanders have done any better, against Mr. Trump? Barack Obama had a very unique coalition. Al Gore didn’t have it in 2000. And apparently John K… --- ## [Why the big double standard between Trump and Clinton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-big-double-standard-between-trump-and-clinton/771485)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-big-double-standard-between-trump-and-clinton/771485 "2016-11-11T12:59:39Z")
I know a few people who only voted for Trump because Hillary was “A criminal and liar”. I told them about Trump University, and how he bribed the Florida AG to avoid consequences. They weren’t interested. Hillary has b… --- ## [Facebook petition for electoral college](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-petition-for-electoral-college/771478)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-petition-for-electoral-college/771478 "2016-11-11T12:41:20Z")
There’s a petition circulation, which begun on Facebook, petitioning the electoral college to vote for Clinton. I have little faith in Facebook petitions, but I signed this one anyway-- kind of a “Hail Mary,” if I unders… --- ## [I'm tired of hearing that any other democratic candidate would have crushed Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-hearing-that-any-other-democratic-candidate-would-have-crushed-trump/771255)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-hearing-that-any-other-democratic-candidate-would-have-crushed-trump/771255 "2016-11-11T12:09:38Z")
I think that’s wrong. Let’s face it, they underestimated Trump in the primaries and they underestimated him in the general. All the people who said there was no way he could get the nomination were wrong. The usual ana… --- ## [This election was basically a midterm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-election-was-basically-a-midterm/771324)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-election-was-basically-a-midterm/771324 "2016-11-11T11:27:27Z")
All those reports about high turnout actually ended up just being the hopes and dreams of various interest groups and journalists, purely anecdotal. Actual turnout was 55%, about at 2004 levels: There are two conclusi… --- ## [Other than the obvious, who is screwed by a Trump win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-the-obvious-who-is-screwed-by-a-trump-win/771138)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-the-obvious-who-is-screwed-by-a-trump-win/771138 "2016-11-11T09:54:17Z")
(The obvious being Hillary, minorities, the country, the world, etc…) To me, one person who is screwed is John Kasich. Not only did he turn down being selected as the VP, he withdrew any hope of an endorsement after th… --- ## [Roll call: Youtube channels which galvanized Trump support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roll-call-youtube-channels-which-galvanized-trump-support/771474)
**Author:** [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roll-call-youtube-channels-which-galvanized-trump-support/771474 "2016-11-11T09:11:12Z")
https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAlexJonesChannel/videos 1.7m subscribers Paul Joseph Watson - YouTube 593k subscribers StevenCrowder - YouTube 512k subscribers https://www.youtube.com/user/stefbot/vi… --- ## [Will the Democrats ever find out why they lost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-democrats-ever-find-out-why-they-lost/771417)
**Author:** [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omg_a_Black_Conservative)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-democrats-ever-find-out-why-they-lost/771417 "2016-11-11T07:30:57Z")
The sister to this thread. Democrats didn’t just lose the presidential election; they lost the Senate when they were expected to win it, they remain a minority in the house and they got crushed in governorships. Based o… --- ## [How I'm Feeling After This Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-im-feeling-after-this-election/771178)
**Author:** [@RobotDevilDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RobotDevilDog)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-im-feeling-after-this-election/771178 "2016-11-11T07:18:25Z")
At first, I couldn’t put my finger on how I was feeling, other than it was very negative. But then it hit me. I feel the same way I did after 9/11. Don’t get me wrong, 9/11 was the far more serious and destructive of th… --- ## [D.C. Votes in Favor of Statehood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-c-votes-in-favor-of-statehood/771282)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-c-votes-in-favor-of-statehood/771282 "2016-11-11T07:07:10Z")
Do you think this will be approved by Congress? If so, wouldn’t the likely result mean a tied Senate? --- ## [What the hell does "Make America Great Again" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-does-make-america-great-again-mean/771410)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-does-make-america-great-again-mean/771410 "2016-11-11T05:37:33Z")
I asked this of one of the Trump supporters at the gym, and all he could come up with was reducing the deficit and keeping illegals out or the country. Really? That’s what makes a country great? --- ## [8 days to go. Who will win the Presidency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-days-to-go-who-will-win-the-presidency/770320)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-days-to-go-who-will-win-the-presidency/770320 "2016-11-11T03:58:50Z")
There it is. Lots going on right now, but who do you believe will win the election next week? Obviously, this has zero to do with who you want to win. Who will win? Note: I have not included any third parties. I just d… --- ## [Rudy Giuliani what will be his role in the Trump Presidency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudy-giuliani-what-will-be-his-role-in-the-trump-presidency/771167)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudy-giuliani-what-will-be-his-role-in-the-trump-presidency/771167 "2016-11-11T03:54:44Z")
Rudy has been Trump’s most loyal defender throughout the campaign. He stood up and defended Trump through every controversy. Will he be our next Attorney General? Maybe Supreme Court Justice? He’s been living a quiet … --- ## [Trump's first 100 days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-first-100-days/771438)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-first-100-days/771438 "2016-11-11T03:48:26Z")
Trump put out a lot of rhetoric during the campaign. Much of it best forgotten. His first 100 days Speech at Gettysburg, Pa. is the best thought out and detailed speech he gave. It’s a good indication of what to expect… --- ## [538 and the Senate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/538-and-the-senate/766464)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/538-and-the-senate/766464 "2016-11-11T03:13:17Z")
538 has their Senate prediction up today. Right now they’re predicting a 58.6% chance that the democratic party controls the senate following the upcoming election. Interesting data, especially with some oddballs like … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=196) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/politics-elections/22.md?page=198)