# \* \* \* ! 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:** 53
**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, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1041 "2016-11-09T04:23:27Z")
Today I listened to [Dan Carlin “Common Sense” podcast.](http://www.dancarlin.com/common-sense-home-landing-page/) The “Or Else” one. He argued that sometimes when politics as usual is basically in a state of gridlock and voting isn’t really fixing anything, that things can occasionally be improved by throwing everything off a cliff and letting the worst happen, so that a purge/soul-searching can begin. I hope he’s right. ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1042 "2016-11-09T04:23:42Z")
Ron Johnson has been called the winner in WI, and Toomey has just moved ahead of McGinty in PA. Amazing night for the GOP in the Senate. ---
**Author:** ![jshore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@jshore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jshore)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1043 "2016-11-09T04:24:14Z")
Unfortunately, a necessary conditions for exit polls to be accurate is if those who agree to answer them are a representative sample. I worry that we might have been in a situation where the Trump voters were angrier and more likely to blow the exit pollers off. Of course, that people were dishonest with the exit pollers is another possibility, but I am going with the first guess. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1044 "2016-11-09T04:24:30Z")
This is exactly what Michael Moore predicted months ago. The rust belt states were never going to go for Clinton, the ultimate insider who never made any attempt to reach out to them. It’s gonna be an interesting four years. ---
**Author:** ![Damuri\_Ajashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/898d66/32.png) [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1045 "2016-11-09T04:24:37Z")
And it looks like Trump will have a majority in the senate as well. ---
**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1046 "2016-11-09T04:24:39Z")
> [@Ukulele\_Ike](#): > > I travelled back in time this morning to hunt dinosaurs, and I THINK I stepped on a butterfly. > > Sorry, America. Damn you Ray! ---
**Author:** ![Pearl\_Clutching\_Provocateur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pearl\_Clutching\_Provocateur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pearl_Clutching_Provocateur)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1047 "2016-11-09T04:24:55Z")
This election is a backlash to liberal intolerance. This is what you get when you support a cheater like Clinton. ---
**Author:** ![drewder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/57b2e6/32.png) [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1048 "2016-11-09T04:25:05Z")
see this is why all the predicating sites keep giving percentages. It wasn’t that long ago that Clinton was up like at 80%+ and those sites can claim they were right and we just hit the 20% ---
**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1049 "2016-11-09T04:25:15Z")
WA will go Hillary. It’s only 11% reporting now and probably all in the Eastern part of the state. Now if Seattle went Trump, you’d be fucked. FWIW, My wife, non citizen so she can’t vote but believes a Trump presidency will help China take over the world, even she had to switch from Fox from being too biased. ---
**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, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1050 "2016-11-09T04:25:20Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > I’m going to do my part. > > I predict that Trump will win Michigan! > > Doing the best I can, folks. Thanks, Addie. 🙂 ---
**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, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1051 "2016-11-09T04:25:52Z")
My local station is projecting a win for legalized marijuana in CA. Perhaps we’re going to need it!! ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1052 "2016-11-09T04:26:05Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > I’ll tell you what. If Trump wins, that’s it for me and politics. If Trump wins, then what the hell do newspaper endorsements and polls and scandals and what have you matter? There simply won’t be any reason for me to pay attention anymore. Bears repeating. Trump’s lead in Michigan has now shrunk to 0.5% with only 57% of the vote turned in. ---
**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, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1053 "2016-11-09T04:26:11Z")
2000 Florida 2016 Michigan ---
**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, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1054 "2016-11-09T04:26:19Z")
How 'bout this? What if Clinton wins Michigan and NH but loses Wisconsin? That’s 269 to 269 (if Hill gets NV). So it goes to the House and Donnie wins, right? But wait… apparently Clinton has a shot and winning the Omaha part of Nebraska… which would give her 270-268 for the win. Strange days. ---
**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, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1055 "2016-11-09T04:26:21Z")
> [@Damuri\_Ajashi](#): > > And it looks like Trump will have a majority in the senate as well. Supreme court too! The living will envy the dead! ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1056 "2016-11-09T04:26:31Z")
Has anybody seen anything about Maine? CNN has been showing it yellow for hours, but I’ve not seen a vote tally. ---
**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, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1057 "2016-11-09T04:26:41Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > This is far from over, folks. Look at you being the voice of reason. She is almost caught up in Michigan and holding steady in PA, it is NOT over. ---
**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, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1058 "2016-11-09T04:26:48Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Western states coming in, complete turnaround. > > MSNBC: Clinton 209 - Trump 172 The Western states were never in question and are part of the modeled statistics for projecting the winner. You think the NY Times was unaware that the Left Coast was a lock for Mrs. Clinton? ---
**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, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1059 "2016-11-09T04:26:52Z")
How many recounts are we looking at? This could drag on for some time… ---
**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1060 "2016-11-09T04:27:04Z")
I guess we know where those missing white voters have been. Surprising that they never came out against Obama. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947.md?page=52) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947.md?page=54)