# \* \* \* ! 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:** 19
**Author:** ![choie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/choie/32/7829_2.png) [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/361 "2016-11-09T01:10:23Z")
Okay… so if I understand John King right, the data in many of these counties are from _ **early voting** _ rather than precinct reporting? Is that correct? (Made larger to catch people’s eyes… the thread’s moving so fast my question was lost.) ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/362 "2016-11-09T01:10:49Z")
NBC has Kellyanne Conway on right now, and she apparently has no idea what a “political ground game” is. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/363 "2016-11-09T01:11:20Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > 78% in Florida, race is tightening, Clinton up by 0.7%. > > Marco Rubio has been reelected. %W%#@%@#&#%&. :smack::mad: ---
**Author:** ![BigDadWolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@BigDadWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDadWolf)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/364 "2016-11-09T01:11:26Z")
I’m hearing many reports of Clinton outperforming Obama’s 2012 numbers in many states. I am feeling more hopeful. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/365 "2016-11-09T01:13:06Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Maybe Mrs. Clinton won’t take Virginia after all. Fairfax County is (I think) the biggest county in the state. Over 400,000 votes in 2012, and Obama won it by 20%. Right now, under 30,000 in. No worries. ---
**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, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/366 "2016-11-09T01:13:36Z")
> [@BigDadWolf](#): > > I’m hearing many reports of Clinton outperforming Obama’s 2012 numbers in many states. I am feeling more hopeful. Yeah, but, reiterating a previous question, what the heck is going on in Virginia? Why is Trump so far ahead? ---
**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, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/367 "2016-11-09T01:13:44Z")
> [@choie](#): > > Okay… so if I understand John King right, the data in many of these counties are from _ **early voting** _ rather than precinct reporting? Is that correct? > > (Made larger to catch people’s eyes… the thread’s moving so fast my question was lost.) No, I don’t think that’s correct. The data is from the county Supervisor of Elections (or whatever their actual title is) and is coming as fast as they count the votes and release the information. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/368 "2016-11-09T01:14:14Z")
> [@Onomatopoeia](#): > > Yeah, but, reiterating a previous question, what the heck is going on in Virginia? Why is Trump so far ahead? Because the rural areas count faster than the urban areas, many of which may still have lines. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/369 "2016-11-09T01:14:28Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Marco Rubio has been reelected. Does he have an intern or somebody to show him where to find the Senate chambers? ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/370 "2016-11-09T01:14:30Z")
Panhandle results coming in for FL, and Trump has pulled essentially even. ---
**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, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/371 "2016-11-09T01:14:39Z")
Trump now ahead in Florida. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/372 "2016-11-09T01:14:41Z")
Texas is blue at the moment. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/373 "2016-11-09T01:14:45Z")
> [@choie](#): > > Okay… so if I understand John King right, the data in many of these counties are from _ **early voting** _ rather than precinct reporting? Is that correct? > > (Made larger to catch people’s eyes… the thread’s moving so fast my question was lost.) Yes, that’s going to be true in lots of places. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/374 "2016-11-09T01:14:52Z")
Florida tied at 86% mark. ---
**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, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/375 "2016-11-09T01:15:21Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > Fairfax County is (I think) the biggest county in the state. Over 400,000 votes in 2012, and Obama won it by 20%. Right now, under 30,000 in. > > No worries. Ah, ok. I don’t have the ability to see individual county’s current vote total or % reporting on Google, I don’t think. ETA: Holy shit, Texas is blue at the moment! > [@Gorsnak](#): > > Texas is blue at the moment. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/376 "2016-11-09T01:15:24Z")
[Second Trump supporter charged with attempting to vote twice.](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2016/10/29/trump-supporter-charged-with-voting-twice-in-iowa/) ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/377 "2016-11-09T01:15:54Z")
> [@Chimera](#): > > Florida tied at 86% mark. FUCK! ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/378 "2016-11-09T01:16:25Z")
Clinton is leading Texas. Also, black is white, and night is day! Have temporarily switched from news to a BBT rerun to calm down a little. ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/379 "2016-11-09T01:16:34Z")
Look, I did my part in Virginia! ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/380 "2016-11-09T01:16:35Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > Okay, weird - vote totals are essentially the same, but the percentages are wayyyy off. NYT says 25% with 1,518 of 6,027 precincts reporting. CNN claims 75%. I’m more inclined to trust the NYT because of the precinct count, but I wonder where the difference is coming from. I _think_ NYT is reporting % of precincts reporting, and CNN is reporting estimated % of total votes reporting. Note that % of precincts does not include any early votes that have come in, which account for a significant proportion of votes in some places. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947.md?page=20)