# \* \* \* ! 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:** 38
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/741 "2016-11-09T03:18:02Z")
North of the border, I gotta say even with a Hillary win I’m disgusted that this would even be a contest. With Michigan still neck and neck right now I guess I’ll just go with former Gov. Jennifer Grenholm’s hopes that the correct result will happen there. Paul Ryan right now - “This could be a really good night for us. Fingers crossed.” pfffft. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/742 "2016-11-09T03:18:13Z")
> [@Velocity](#): > > This isn’t real, is it? Surely most of the those swing states will all eventually be blue, just not yet? I guess I’m negative, but I’m starting to think Trump is winning the election. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/743 "2016-11-09T03:18:18Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > Too early to call, Fiveyearlurker. But by all means, stay tuned. 🙂 It’s odd because the percentage of Broward reporting went up but the votes didn’t change much. I think we’re missing votes. ---
**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, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/744 "2016-11-09T03:18:19Z")
I thought Ohio and Pennsylvania would be a lot closer. ---
**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, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/745 "2016-11-09T03:18:24Z")
> [@Zeke\_N.Destroi](#): > > Still too early for everclear? I don’t think that’s sold in PA’s socialized liquor stores. I \*so \*wish I lived in CO, OR, or WA now. ---
**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, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/746 "2016-11-09T03:18:28Z")
> [@Lantern](#): > > Predictwise is now showing a 72% chance of Trump winning. I am in shock. Fuck me. ---
**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, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/747 "2016-11-09T03:18:45Z")
The people in this thread who seem to be incapable of recognizing things like “different parts of states vote in different ways” need to look at the maps and stop hyperventilating. Lord. ---
**Author:** ![Sefton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/748 "2016-11-09T03:18:53Z")
From what I’ve seen, many Trump-voters are only voting for him because he’s Republican. They see the Republican party as the party of strength, God, and morality, while the Democratic party is the party of weakness, atheism, and decadence. ---
**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, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/749 "2016-11-09T03:19:35Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > I know I’m panicking. Can she? Yes, Trump still has to win in a whole lot more places than she does. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/750 "2016-11-09T03:20:11Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > I feel sick. To be fair, the betting market is a reflection of betters not experts. ---
**Author:** ![Sterling\_Archer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Sterling\_Archer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterling_Archer)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/751 "2016-11-09T03:20:12Z")
Yes the high population areas are the ones that come in late and they are also the ones that skew democratic. But still FL looks bad. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/752 "2016-11-09T03:20:28Z")
Seriously, America… if Trump wins, I’m not sure you and I can be friends any more. ---
**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, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/753 "2016-11-09T03:20:33Z")
OH for Trump. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![beagledave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/754 "2016-11-09T03:20:44Z")
> [@Rysto](#): > > Given where the prediction markets were several hours ago, I’m not sure I’d put too much faith in them. What do you mean? The markets RIGHT NOW are based on actual votes. The ones before were based on polling. ---
**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, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/755 "2016-11-09T03:20:56Z")
> [@WillFarnaby](#): > > Secession not looking so bad now, eh? Eh? How’d that work the first time? ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/756 "2016-11-09T03:20:57Z")
MSNBC Just called Ohio for Trump. ---
**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, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/757 "2016-11-09T03:21:09Z")
Aw fuck he won Ohio. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/758 "2016-11-09T03:21:11Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Hillary is the worst candidate ever. Even if she wins. She can’t annahilate Donald fucking Trump! Indeed even if she pulls it in a squeaker, it has put paid to the notion of the formidable Clinton machine. All that machine achieved was to hobble the Democratic party by denying water air and sunlight to potential good alternate candidates. The mission was not so much “win the presidency” as “prevent another Obama from taking what’s rightfully ours”. And the Obamaniacs aided and abetted it in order to make things smoothin 2012, they’re not without fault. Or maybe they hoped some other Great Liberal Hope would arise in time… who could afford to lose vs. a normal Republican in a normal “third-term” election amd no huge harm done. Even then win or lose Clinton blew what should have been a walk. ---
**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, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/759 "2016-11-09T03:21:29Z")
I’m sitting on pins and needles to learn who is going to win in NY and CA. ---
**Author:** ![Fiveyearlurker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/760 "2016-11-09T03:21:36Z")
> [@Sterling\_Archer](#): > > Yes the high population areas are the ones that come in late and they are also the ones that skew democratic. But still FL looks bad. But, the number of total votes in Broward didn’t increase when they changed the percent reporting from 75 to 98%. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947.md?page=37) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947.md?page=39)