# \* \* \* ! 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:** 26
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/501 "2016-11-09T02:07:09Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > You say that like taking 4 days to resolve FL was some sort of big deal or something. :eek: 😉 Well, it was an improvement over their 2000 turnaround time, so at least things are trending in the right direction 😃 ---
**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, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/502 "2016-11-09T02:07:54Z")
NYT’s meter is projecting Trump wins in NC, FL, OH, and IA. ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/503 "2016-11-09T02:08:14Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Google still paints Virginia Red. :smack: â˜č It seems that Trump is running better there than expected, but that the big northern counties still have a lot to report. 538 posted this: > [@](#): > > Election watchers right now are feeling a sense of dĂ©jĂ  vu — in the 2014 Virginia Senate race and again right now, Virginia was expected to go easily Democratic, but the early returns are instead suggesting a tight race. In fact, Trump leads the state by just over 3 percentage points. From our look at the data, Clinton is running even with Obama except in the rural, southwestern part of the state, where Trump is outperforming Romney. Still, while 69 percent of precincts are in, just 54 percent of the 2012 major-party vote is in. We suspect that Clinton has a lot of outstanding votes in Virginia Beach and the Norther Virginia suburbs, but it isn’t crazy to think that Virginia could be the crack in the Clinton firewall. ---
**Author:** ![Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4af34b/32.png) [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/504 "2016-11-09T02:08:42Z")
> [@FlikTheBlue](#): > > I’m getting a feeling of acid indigestion, heartburn, and a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach. How do you think the rest of us on Earth feel? You guys are in danger of fucking up royally and we are going to pay for it. ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/505 "2016-11-09T02:09:26Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > NYT’s meter is projecting Trump wins in NC, FL, OH, and IA. Which alone wouldn’t be enough for Trump to win the presidency. He’s still got to pick off one of HRC’s “firewall” states. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/506 "2016-11-09T02:10:27Z")
Holy shit. Imagine how Trump would have done if he had actually made an effort to campaign! ---
**Author:** ![Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4af34b/32.png) [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/507 "2016-11-09T02:10:39Z")
Guy can’t successfully sell steaks to Americans but is in danger of successfully selling himself. Really, you’d rather eat his shit than his beef? ---
**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, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/508 "2016-11-09T02:11:24Z")
This is possibly the most embarrassing election I have had the misfortune to be a part of. ---
**Author:** ![Corry\_El](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@Corry\_El](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corry_El)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/509 "2016-11-09T02:11:27Z")
Market not happy, S&P futures down 1.5%, Peso 3+%. Too close for its comfort. ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/510 "2016-11-09T02:11:36Z")
More from 538 > [@](#): > > Betting markets have shifted — quickly — in Trump’s favor. His chances of winning have risen to about 25 percent, according to Betfair. I don’t have a clue how to read the betting prediction sites, so, I’m taking them at their word on it. ---
**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/511 "2016-11-09T02:12:50Z")
How many Electoral College votes was it for Wang to eat a bug? ---
**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, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/512 "2016-11-09T02:13:11Z")
> [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > How many Electoral College votes was it for Wang to eat a bug? 240 ---
**Author:** ![AngelSoft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelsoft/32/440_2.png) [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/513 "2016-11-09T02:13:33Z")
Ugh this is hell on my anxiety. I can’t stand the idea of him winning and it’s looking like he actually has a chance. I need to find me a Canadian to marry me â˜č ---
**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, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/514 "2016-11-09T02:13:40Z")
S&P down hard, betting market says Trump has 33% chance now. Jeebus. ---
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/515 "2016-11-09T02:13:47Z")
Huffington has Trump almost there ---
**Author:** ![octopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/octopus/32/3716_2.png) [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/516 "2016-11-09T02:13:53Z")
Regardless of who wins, the fact that Trump is doing so well is a harbinger of a few decades of disrupted politics. ---
**Author:** ![lriemann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@lriemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lriemann)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/517 "2016-11-09T02:13:56Z")
Go home, America, you’re Drumpf! ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/518 "2016-11-09T02:14:10Z")
You people who can drink – please do so, copiously, in my honor. ---
**Author:** ![Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/4af34b/32.png) [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_N.Destroi)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/519 "2016-11-09T02:14:18Z")
According to CBC 125 - 97 for Trump. Thanks Texas - go back to Mexico! Mansbridge is trying to reassure us Canadians that you guys aren’t completely fucked. Even he doesn’t sound convinced. ---
**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, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/520 "2016-11-09T02:14:27Z")
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