# Election Day Omnibus thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 4, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683 "2024-11-04T20:15:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 46
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/901 "2024-11-06T05:06:20Z")
If she loses, my son will say it’s because she tacked too far right. He is sure that dems make the constant mistake of abandoning their base. Many people who are not Muslim or Palestinian, or even from that part of the world are disgusted with being a part of a genocide. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/902 "2024-11-06T05:07:27Z")
> [@wguy123](#): > > He’s going to be focused on keeping himself out of jail … What’s going to happen in that regard? Sure, he’ll pardon himself for federal crimes, but aren’t there still state things that he cannot touch? Like in New York? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/903 "2024-11-06T05:07:37Z")
> [@Sylvanz](#): > > Many people who are not Muslim or Palestinian, or even from that part of the world are disgusted with being a part of a genocide. And there isn’t even one happening! ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/904 "2024-11-06T05:07:39Z")
> [@Sylvanz](#): > > If she loses, my son will say it’s because she tacked too far right. He is sure that dems make the constant mistake of abandoning their base. Well, that’s clearly bonkers. But I’m sure we will hear plenty of it. It’s a bit hard to argue when Joe Biden won and she lost, and she had more liberal positions than he did, but whatever. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/905 "2024-11-06T05:07:54Z")
All those damned endorsements and singing and anger and “ oh he called PR garbage” and childless cat ladies and none of it mattered. I’m tired. ---
**Author:** ![split\_p\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19b73/32.png) [@split\_p\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/split_p_j)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/906 "2024-11-06T05:08:10Z")
New York state is not going to lock up the sitting president. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/907 "2024-11-06T05:08:32Z")
As I saw online _We used to wonder how the Germans could let an angry little man lead them into ruin. Now we know._ ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/908 "2024-11-06T05:09:05Z")
I’d actually argue that more populism is simply popular. We’re not getting rid of MFN trade status with China, but free trade is clearly becoming more and more unpopular. Getting rid of most of Walmart’s and Dollar Tree’s inventory might be rather popular. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/909 "2024-11-06T05:09:24Z")
> [@split\_p\_j](#): > > New York state is not going to lock up the sitting president. He’s not the sitting president yet. He won’t be until January, if he wins. ---
**Author:** ![Jas09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d07c76/32.png) [@Jas09](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jas09)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/910 "2024-11-06T05:09:30Z")
“It’s the economy, stupid”. There have been plenty of voices pointing out that the headwinds Harris was facing were very strong. Incumbent parties have been getting voted out everywhere. Joe Biden is very unpopular. Economic sentiment is horrible. ---
**Author:** ![split\_p\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19b73/32.png) [@split\_p\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/split_p_j)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/911 "2024-11-06T05:09:46Z")
It’s over ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/912 "2024-11-06T05:10:05Z")
Good bump from phila. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/913 "2024-11-06T05:10:56Z")
I feel like I’m in the movie, “The Producers.” Just in the past month he danced on -stage to Ave Maria for 40 minutes, called Puerto Rico, “garbage”, and fellated a microphone. Where did he go right? ---
**Author:** ![El\_Famous\_Burrito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_famous_burrito/32/3954_2.png) [@El\_Famous\_Burrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Famous_Burrito)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/914 "2024-11-06T05:11:17Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > 30 million Ukrainians will lose their country now. Indeed. The war in Ukraine might have been my #2 issue as a voter. If Putin ethnically cleanses the Ukrainians, each Trump voter will be individually responsible in my mind. Blood on their hands. A mortal sin, if I believed in that sort of thing. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/915 "2024-11-06T05:11:21Z")
Only in Trumpland are the tellers held to be solely responsible for the bank robbery. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/916 "2024-11-06T05:12:01Z")
He’s also been pushing for this since he was defeated. Hard to fight that much of a lead. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/917 "2024-11-06T05:12:11Z")
CNN calls Virginia for Harris, at least an hour after I knew she’s win it. Pennsylvania will be heartbreakingly close. Harris WILL catch up a little but likely come up a tiny bit short. Wisconsin is lost. Michigan is, IMHO, a tossup. Arizona remains in play. Harris is doing about as well or better in Biden counties as Biden did. Nevada has only reported one Trump county. ---
**Author:** ![DWMarch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dwmarch/32/1010_2.png) [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/918 "2024-11-06T05:12:20Z")
> [@Sylvanz](#): > > Many people who are not Muslim or Palestinian, or even from that part of the world are disgusted with being a part of a genocide. Well they are certainly not going to like what happens next then. The Gaza Strip is a place Trump would love to put up a tacky gold hotel with his name on it. ---
**Author:** ![nate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nate/32/13085_2.png) [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/919 "2024-11-06T05:13:03Z")
I lost faith in people after the 2016 election and for the next 4 years tried to understand the conservative mindset. After the 2020 election results were so close I gave that up. The fact that we all heard Trump call the Georgia officials asking for x more votes and there was absolutely no consequence after 4 years made me apathetic for 2024. I’ll still vote blue, but this result doesn’t surprise me at all. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683/920 "2024-11-06T05:14:32Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > We used to wonder how the Germans could let an angry little man lead them into ruin. Now we know. I (and many others) saw it coming in 2016, but I still don’t understand _how_. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683.md?page=45) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-day-omnibus-thread/1009683.md?page=47)