# Mainstream conspiracy vs non-mainstream **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 19, 2016, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mainstream-conspiracy-vs-non-mainstream/772471 "2016-11-19T20:44:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mainstream-conspiracy-vs-non-mainstream/772471/21 "2016-11-20T04:35:04Z")
> [@OriginalGangster](#): > > No one in history has ever won the popular vote by so many votes while losing the electoral college by such a large margin. There’s a first time. > [@OriginalGangster](#): > > If you had asked every pundit out there, they would have told you this was impossible No, they wouldn’t have. > [@OriginalGangster](#): > > It’s unprecedented. “There’s a first time.” No Powerball jackpot had ever surpassed $1 billion - until one did this year. It was unprecedented. No African-American had ever been elected president of the United States - until Barack Obama was in 2008. It was unprecedented. No NBA team had ever overcome a 1-3 deficit to win an NBA Finals - until the Cavaliers did it this year. It was unprecedented. No terrorist group had ever killed 2,000+ Americans in a single attack - until al-Qaeda did on 9/11. It was unprecedented. No one had ever reached the peak of Mount Everest - until someone did. It was unprecedented. No MLB team had ever overcome an 0-3 deficit to win an LCS - until the Red Sox did in 2004. It was unprecedented. No woman had ever been the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party - until Hillary Clinton was in 2016. It was unprecedented. There’s a first time. ---
**Author:** ![OriginalGangster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ea5d25/32.png) [@OriginalGangster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OriginalGangster)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mainstream-conspiracy-vs-non-mainstream/772471/22 "2016-11-20T04:40:58Z")
Sure. Anyways, what happened on election day is quite odd, nonetheless. Twilight zone level. ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2016, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mainstream-conspiracy-vs-non-mainstream/772471/23 "2016-11-20T18:01:36Z")
Everyone knows Alex Jones is Bill Hicks. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mainstream-conspiracy-vs-non-mainstream/772471.md?page=1)