# \* \* \* ! 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:** 30
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/581 "2016-11-09T02:33:31Z")
> [@manila](#): > > Ah bless you guys, you so cute when you give the world reality TV in the oval office. Who is “you”? ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/582 "2016-11-09T02:33:59Z")
There are still 80 EV on the left coast, but Hillary has certainly underestimated how much this country apparently dislikes her. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/583 "2016-11-09T02:34:19Z")
so far trumps won almost every state we thought he was going to in the south and Midwest… but theres still a ton of still counting states and I don’t think the ca polls close for another hour in a half ---
**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, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/584 "2016-11-09T02:34:25Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Without Ohio, North Carolina, Florida and Virginia, Hillary will lose. She needs at least 1. I totally underestimated how much the US hates her. It isn’t her (okay, it’s somewhat her) it’s that lot’s of Americans hate Muslims and Mexicans and blacks and crime and thinking and this has been evident for many years but y’all have done sweet FA to counteract it. You reap what you sow. Sadly every other country on Earth is collateral damage because even if Clinton wins the democrats will take the results as a message and move to more of a Trumpish position. You guys were already stupid right-wing and you’re just going to move farther even if you don’t Trumpify yourselves. America…what a country! ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/585 "2016-11-09T02:35:10Z")
I blame the fact that Americans very rarely give Dems three terms, and I blame the media for giving Trump billions in free airtime and turning this into a close race it never should have been. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/586 "2016-11-09T02:35:45Z")
> [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](#): > > You guys were already stupid right-wing I am? ---
**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, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/587 "2016-11-09T02:36:08Z")
55 electoral votes in California. 55 electoral votes in California. 55 electoral votes in California… ---
**Author:** ![you\_with\_the\_face](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecccb3/32.png) [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/588 "2016-11-09T02:36:45Z")
If I weren’t breastfeeding, I’d be liquored up right now. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/589 "2016-11-09T02:37:05Z")
> [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](#): > > About 20 years ago Canada had a referendum to see if we’d keep Quebec. It was a campaign full of anger and bigotry (against French people) and I had little doubt that the referendum would succeed and we would “allow” Quebec to stay in Canada. Uh, I don’t think you understand where that referendum took place. ---
**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, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/590 "2016-11-09T02:37:19Z")
Can you commit suicide with Ambien? ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/591 "2016-11-09T02:38:06Z")
Hmm…Wang is worried he might be eating a bug soon. ---
**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, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/592 "2016-11-09T02:38:09Z")
I think I’m taking a break for a while. You guys are real downers tonight. I’ll be over on [ar15.com](http://ar15.com) reading their thoughts. ---
**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, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/593 "2016-11-09T02:38:26Z")
> [@you\_with\_the\_face](#): > > If I weren’t breastfeeding, I’d be liquored up right now. A bit of Jack Daniels never hurt anyone. ---
**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, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/594 "2016-11-09T02:38:30Z")
This is sickening. Even if she ekes out a win, which I am seriously beginning to doubt, she won’t have any kind of mandate and will probably be unable to get anything done. ---
**Author:** ![chaika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chaika/32/405_2.png) [@chaika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaika)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/595 "2016-11-09T02:38:53Z")
I really don’t think tonight is the time to lecture Americans about how evil we are. Many of us are heartsick and terrified. ---
**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, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/596 "2016-11-09T02:39:10Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Correction: We have the stupidest, most assholeish, least intelligent electorate in the entire history of the country. GodDAMN! In the world man! Be proud of it. America has been working really hard to achieve this since at least Reagan. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/597 "2016-11-09T02:39:14Z")
I admit it, I’ve already been wrong about one major thing: I thought that Clinton would out-perform the polls because she was the ‘safe’ candidate. But that’s apparently not happening. ---
**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, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/598 "2016-11-09T02:39:14Z")
How long before we trust the pollsters again? ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/599 "2016-11-09T02:39:40Z")
This is bad. Hillary is maybe in trouble. The rust belt states are all under-performing. Yes, there are a lot of votes left to count but I thought she would be further ahead in those states early. It’s a disturbing trend. I’m wondering now about a discrepancy between voters too embarrassed to tell pollers they would be voting Trump, and then once in the privacy of the booth, pulling the trigger. ---
**Author:** ![E-DUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/e-dub/32/403_2.png) [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/600 "2016-11-09T02:39:45Z")
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