# \* \* \* ! Official 2016 US Presidential Election Day Thread ! \* \* \* **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 7, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947 "2016-11-07T14:05:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**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 9, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/221 "2016-11-09T00:12:52Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > HuffPo is currently showing Trump with twice as many votes as Clinton in Florida. That’s with only 2% reporting, mostly from outside the big cities. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/222 "2016-11-09T00:13:34Z")
Jesus. I need more beer. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/223 "2016-11-09T00:14:57Z")
I was calm and confident all day long. Clinton has it in the bag, right? Now I’m suddenly super-super-nervous. Ack! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/224 "2016-11-09T00:15:13Z")
CNN is doing the Senate races. They appear to have ditched their “gee whilikers” hologram from last time and have gone back to a simple wallchart of the seat projection. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/225 "2016-11-09T00:15:32Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > HuffPo is currently showing Trump with twice as many votes as Clinton in Florida. CNN saying these 2% all from strongly R rural areas, breathe again. ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/226 "2016-11-09T00:16:15Z")
I can’t stand this! ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/227 "2016-11-09T00:16:16Z")
I’m getting worried about Florida ☹ ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/228 "2016-11-09T00:16:30Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > HuffPo is currently showing Trump with twice as many votes as Clinton in Florida. Early returns tell us virtually nothing. It’s only 2% in. ---
**Author:** ![Jungian\_Camisole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@Jungian\_Camisole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jungian_Camisole)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/229 "2016-11-09T00:17:00Z")
> [@Honey](#): > > Bellweather Vigo County, Indiana. The winner there has won the election in the last 15 Presidential elections…Trump is leading. Let’s hold hands; I will supply the whiskey and/or wine. Pizza’s in the oven! ---
**Author:** ![skdo23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@skdo23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skdo23)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/230 "2016-11-09T00:18:29Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > HuffPo is currently showing Trump with twice as many votes as Clinton in Florida. It was exactly the same in 2012, turn to CNN and watch John King’s breakdown of FL, county by county. The rural areas get counted first, and are heavily red, and then a couple of hours later the urban areas all come in blue and the whole state gets called for the Dems. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/231 "2016-11-09T00:18:55Z")
It looks as tho Mrs. Clinton will indeed carry Virginia. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/232 "2016-11-09T00:19:04Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > That’s with only 2% reporting, mostly from outside the big cities. FL: 8% now, and its 50-45 Clinton. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/233 "2016-11-09T00:20:04Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/234 "2016-11-09T00:20:14Z")
Florida just flicked blue! ETA: Go Broward County, Go! Tallahassee too! ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/235 "2016-11-09T00:20:47Z")
With all the people freaking out over the smallest morsels of data, I’m starting to understand how Trump supporters come about. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/236 "2016-11-09T00:21:07Z")
I’m watching FoxNews and they sure seem optimistic about Trump. Are they delusional or onto something? Has anyone heard any early forecast of the Senate? I think it’s imperative that the Dems get to at least 50. If not, I feel the Pubs will only need to block Hillary’s SC nominee for 2 years, when the Senate is sure to flip to Republican again. ---
**Author:** ![skdo23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@skdo23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skdo23)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/237 "2016-11-09T00:21:11Z")
> [@Honey](#): > > Bellweather Vigo County, Indiana. The winner there has won the election in the last 15 Presidential elections…Trump is leading. Has the winning ticket’s VP candidate been the sitting Governor of Indiana in any of the last 15 elections? ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/238 "2016-11-09T00:22:02Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > FL: 8% now, and its 50-45 Clinton. And it’s flipped back to Trump. This is going to be a long night. ☹ ---
**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 9, 2016, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/239 "2016-11-09T00:22:20Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > I’m watching FoxNews and they sure seem optimistic about Trump. Are they delusional or onto something? Has anyone heard any early forecast of the Senate? Sam Wang has it at 51-49. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/240 "2016-11-09T00:23:31Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > David Rothschild showed Hillary at 90% for a day or two but bumped it to 91% an hour or two ago. :smack::mad: :eek: :eek: Back to 90%. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947.md?page=13)