# \* \* \* ! 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:** 36
**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, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/701 "2016-11-09T03:07:34Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > Expect the stock market to tank tomorrow. It trades 24h. It’s down 3.7%. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/702 "2016-11-09T03:08:04Z")
> [@El\_Kabong](#): > > Well, this is certainly turning out to be a nail-biter. > > _bites nails_ > > Guess I’ll break out the scotch to go with my tasty fingernail snack. > > To the rest of the world: > > I’m sorry. We’re Americans. We do weird shit, like electing insane idiots, just for the hell of it sometimes. Finger nails have calcium, scotch helps the digestion and absorption Its good for you! . ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/703 "2016-11-09T03:08:19Z")
Dow Futures down 500 pts. ---
**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 9, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/704 "2016-11-09T03:08:25Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > 538 still has Hillary winning at 69%. > [@HurricaneDitka](#): > > NYT gives Trump a 64% chance of winning the presidency Well, they should talk to each other. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/705 "2016-11-09T03:08:26Z")
And I’ve switched to vodka. ---
**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, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/706 "2016-11-09T03:09:45Z")
Michigan. Looks like African American voters just didn’t turn out. The harbinger of bad things to come was way back when Bernie stunned her in the primaries. Clinton just doesn’t pull the African American vote the way that Barack Obama did. But there’s another side, which is that Trump got out the angry white vote. One thing to add, though. I’m so sick of people saying that this is mainly about economics – it’s fucking not about economics. It’s about white insecurity. I’ve been trying to say this the whole time and people tell me “Oh now, not all Trump voters are racist and not all white voters are racist.” Yeah, I know that. My point is that whites are afraid of losing their majority. Has nothing to do with economics. Has to do with changing demographics. Period. And the worst is yet to come. The African American voters who stayed home had better realize that red states are going all out to make sure they NEVER get a chance to vote again – EVER. I’ve said it before. This country is going back to the late 19th Century. It’s the second coming of Jim Crow. It’s coming, and minorities had better be ready for it. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/707 "2016-11-09T03:09:50Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > Well, they should talk to each other. 538 is only going by called races and polls. ---
**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, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/708 "2016-11-09T03:10:03Z")
Betting market now says Trump 75%. ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/709 "2016-11-09T03:10:48Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > And I’ve switched to vodka. Trump wins, the yup Vodka and Russian are going to be in your future. ---
**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, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/710 "2016-11-09T03:10:55Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > And I’ve switched to vodka. Still too early for everclear? ---
**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, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/711 "2016-11-09T03:11:02Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > I just woke up. Trump might win? > > Ohio had always had the reputation of being progressive. How the hell is Trump winning there. Iowa. You’re confusing Ohio with Iowa. ---
**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, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/712 "2016-11-09T03:11:56Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Michigan. > > Looks like African American voters just didn’t turn out. The harbinger of bad things to come was way back when Bernie stunned her in the primaries. Clinton just doesn’t pull the African American vote the way that Barack Obama did. But there’s another side, which is that Trump got out the angry white vote. > > One thing to add, though. I’m so sick of people saying that this is mainly about economics – it’s fucking not about economics. It’s about white insecurity. I’ve been trying to say this the whole time and people tell me “Oh now, not all Trump voters are racist and not all white voters are racist.” Yeah, I know that. > > My point is that whites are afraid of losing their majority. Has nothing to do with economics. Has to do with changing demographics. Period. And the worst is yet to come. The African American voters who stayed home had better realize that red states are going all out to make sure they NEVER get a chance to vote again – EVER. > > I’ve said it before. This country is going back to the late 19th Century. It’s the second coming of Jim Crow. It’s coming, and minorities had better be ready for it. That’s ludicrous. The only thing stopping people from voting is apathy. ---
**Author:** ![Skypist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skypist/32/169_2.png) [@Skypist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skypist)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/713 "2016-11-09T03:12:03Z")
This is really scaring me. It’s a mystery to me why Trump has done so well in this election cycle, winning the GOP nomination and now standing a solid chance to win the Big One. He is absolutely immune to any and all scandal and fact checking. I swear he could have just come out and taken a big stinky dump on stage during all the debates and he’d probably still be ahead. He takes a lick and not only keeps on ticking but actually gets more popular. Who are my countrymen? I don’t know them. ---
**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, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/714 "2016-11-09T03:12:36Z")
Wayne County has barely started reporting. 147 of 999 precincts. The slowest ones are probably the most highly Democratic. ---
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/715 "2016-11-09T03:12:56Z")
This is now worrying. Have I totally underestimated just how disliked Hillary is by the American public? This should have been a cakewalk for the Democrats against a monster like Trump. Still, all to play for yet. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/716 "2016-11-09T03:12:59Z")
I think people are panicking way too early. Hillary is more likely than not to win. ---
**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, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/717 "2016-11-09T03:13:06Z")
I’m just completely dumbfounded. I don’t even know how this is happening. I don’t know how I can stand living in a country where this many people are so ignorant/hateful to elect a man like that into office. I really am seriously wondering how difficult it is to be an illegal immigrant in Canada. ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/718 "2016-11-09T03:13:08Z")
I took a nap before. Maybe I didn’t wake up and this is a vivid nightmare. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/719 "2016-11-09T03:13:14Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > Betting market now says Trump 75%. I feel sick. ---
**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, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/720 "2016-11-09T03:13:14Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > I’ve said it before. This country is going back to the late 19th Century. It’s the second coming of Jim Crow. It’s coming, and minorities had better be ready for it. Yes, you said it before, and you were wrong then as you are wrong now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947.md?page=35) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947.md?page=37)