# \* \* \* ! 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:** 39
**Author:** ![nate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nate/32/13085_2.png) [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/761 "2016-11-09T03:21:49Z")
I think this proves the multi-verse theory. In some parallel universe, there is someone describing that theory and saying “you may think it’s crazy, but in some universe, Donald Trump is the President”. WE’RE GOING TO BE THAT UNIVERSE! ---
**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, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/762 "2016-11-09T03:22:24Z")
Damnit, NBC just called Ohio for the sexual predator. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/763 "2016-11-09T03:22:40Z")
> [@jsgoddess](#): > > 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. If I were just looking at numbers (or maps) and colors, that would feel like a reasonable argument. But I’m assuming that the NYT staff knows that. And has factored it in. And is still saying 77%. ---
**Author:** ![WillFarnaby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/willfarnaby/32/514_2.png) [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/764 "2016-11-09T03:22:44Z")
> [@octopus](#): > > How’d that work the first time? This time it will be the “progressives”, not the slavers and racists. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/765 "2016-11-09T03:23:03Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > Yes, Trump still has to win in a whole lot more places than she does. Michigan & Wisconsin are the only states that matter right now. If she loses either, she has no remaining path to win. She’s not going to lose Wisconsin and make up 10 EVs in Arizona or something. I’m not optimistic. ---
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/766 "2016-11-09T03:23:13Z")
NYT meter now at 80% Trump. This is unthinkable. Unimaginable. ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/767 "2016-11-09T03:23:15Z")
> [@nate](#): > > I think this proves the multi-verse theory. In some parallel universe, there is someone describing that theory and saying “you may think it’s crazy, but in some universe, Donald Trump is the President”. WE’RE GOING TO BE THAT UNIVERSE! I don’t know whether to laugh or cry. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/768 "2016-11-09T03:23:20Z")
So if Trump wins Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Michigan, where does that put us? ---
**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, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/769 "2016-11-09T03:23:58Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > Rothschild now shows Hillary 41%. > > The Dollar-per-Euro dropped 1.4% an hour ago, but has now recovered a little. Rothschild now shows Hillary 18%. The Dollar is down 1.2% vs the Euro, down 2.1% vs the Yen. ---
**Author:** ![greenmario](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/97f17d/32.png) [@greenmario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenmario)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/770 "2016-11-09T03:24:26Z")
Trump still has to run the gamut on each swing state… but these Brexit comparisons are giving me anxiety ---
**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, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/771 "2016-11-09T03:24:29Z")
Holy fuck. Stop the election, I want to get off. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/772 "2016-11-09T03:24:30Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > So if Trump wins Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Michigan, where does that put us? With a President Trump. ---
**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, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/773 "2016-11-09T03:24:50Z")
> [@drm](#): > > To be fair, the betting market is a reflection of betters not experts. But for example NYT live model is supposed to be experts, and now says 80% chance Trump wins. Of course just like it was going in with Clinton at around 80%, 80 isn’t 100. But that was before a serious apparent apparent polling error was confirmed. Clinton isn’t gteed to lose, but there was definitely a polling problem. Also betting markets are pretty few people and skewed outside the US, but S&P and Peso futures markets represent tons of money all over and have dropped 4 and around 9%. So it’s not over but HRC is in big trouble right now. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/774 "2016-11-09T03:24:57Z")
> [@drm](#): > > To be fair, the betting market is a reflection of betters not experts. As may be, the experts didn’t anticipate this, and bettors don’t wager real money in anticipation of losing it. The fact that the betting line is that high should send a chill down your spine. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/775 "2016-11-09T03:25:02Z")
[My last post 20-odd minutes ago may have gotten lost, but the Detroit Free Press has called Michigan for Clinton.](http://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2016/11/08/michigan-election-results-presidential-voting-trump-clinton/93470116/) Just FYI, for what it’s worth. ---
**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, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/776 "2016-11-09T03:25:17Z")
_“Are you not entertained??”_ ---
**Author:** ![Rysto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ecccb3/32.png) [@Rysto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysto)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/777 "2016-11-09T03:25:21Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > So if Trump wins Ohio, Florida, North Carolina, Michigan, where does that put us? Basically this: [http://i0.wp.com/espnfivethirtyeight.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/silver-election-map-1.png?quality=90&strip=all&w=575&ssl=1](http://i0.wp.com/espnfivethirtyeight.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/silver-election-map-1.png?quality=90&strip=all&w=575&ssl=1) Clinton would need a miracle in some place like AZ to make up for it. ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/778 "2016-11-09T03:25:25Z")
There’s too much red. Both on the national map, and within the state maps. Ugh. The rural voters are speaking. ---
**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, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/779 "2016-11-09T03:25:37Z")
I’m buying stocks in companies that specialize in gold plating plumbing fixtures. ---
**Author:** ![GargoyleWB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gargoylewb/32/199_2.png) [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/780 "2016-11-09T03:25:45Z")
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