# \* \* \* ! 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:** 60
**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, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1181 "2016-11-09T04:55:13Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > This is how I see it. People hate Hillary for being corrupt, but she never stood up on the podium and said, ‘‘Corruption is just great. I love being corrupt.’’ > > Trump stood up on the podium and made racism and misogyny a major part of his platform. > > Since racism and misogyny affect me on a profoundly physical, visceral level – not to mention a practical one – I have to assume that is not the case for people who vote for Trump. > > Does that mean they are as virulently racist and misogynist as Trump? Not necessarily. But they are, in the least, apathetic to the needs of women and minorities. > > I find that problematic. Everyone wants to pile on Trump and his supporters – I do too. But Hillary also fucked up the campaign. She repeatedly failed to address the email question. She thought she could just plod along and beat Trump by letting him beat himself. I admit that I thought she could win that way myself, but I still felt like she wasn’t able to put him away in August and September. She was so evasive. It would have taken nothing more than some fucking PR intern to work with her and have a simple line or two and move past it. She couldn’t do it – she had to use lawyer language. That’s indicative of Hillary’s big flaw as a candidate. Hillary had to do things her way, including setting up her email server the way she did. ---
**Author:** ![Belowjob2.0](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Belowjob2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belowjob2.0)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1182 "2016-11-09T04:55:28Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Fox called WI for Trump. If true, I think it’s over. I’m very sad and I hope I’m wrong about Trump. I hope my conservative friends and fellow citizens will look out for and stand up for Muslims, Hispanics, and others who may be targets of an invigorated white supremacist/white nationalist movement (which Trump seemed to have greatly inspired, whether it was on purpose or not). Yeah. If it’s Wisconsin, then it’s all over. ☹ ---
**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, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1183 "2016-11-09T04:55:29Z")
> [@Bricker](#): > > What about the complete turnaround? That didn’t last long. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1184 "2016-11-09T04:55:29Z")
> [@drewder](#): > > I know you’re angry but there is no need for this kind of language. What kind of language is that? How does it jibe w/ your experience living in Utah? ---
**Author:** ![sleestak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/919ad9/32.png) [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1185 "2016-11-09T04:55:34Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Uneducated, racist, gun-toting, backward, angry, misogynistic White America. Did you ever stop to think that maybe, just maybe, that those you are calling uneducated, racist, gun-toting, backward, angry and misogynistic are actually none of those things and are tired of being cast that way? The liberal politicians/liberal commentators/etc constantly insult them, tell them they are too stupid to breathe and that they only think they way they do is because they are racists. And then those politicians/liberal commentators/etc expect them to support liberals? Clinton, it seems, is learning that the ‘basket of deplorables’ doesn’t like being called deplorable. Also note, at this point those you are believe are basically subhuman account for something like 49% of the voters at last count. FTR, I didn’t vote for Clinton or Trump. Slee ---
**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, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1186 "2016-11-09T04:56:07Z")
> [@AnalogSignal](#): > > This is the biggest catastrophe for America since Sept 11, 2001. You know, I remember people saying that when W won reelection. And now, a Trump victory make those feel like the good old days. Makes me wonder… is something exponentially worse coming down the pike that makes the Trump presidency look like the good old days? ---
**Author:** ![Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7ba0ec/32.png) [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omg_a_Black_Conservative)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1187 "2016-11-09T04:56:19Z")
Y’all still going on the “racist” line? I’d be willing to bet that Trump overperformed Romney among minorities (have to wait for exit polls). Why can’t you guys just admit that, perhaps, the last 8 years of Obama have been anything other than the rosy picture that many of y’all continue to paint? ---
**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, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1188 "2016-11-09T04:56:34Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > Still not getting the angst. I do think MI and NH will break for Hillary and she’ll hold PA. It’s over dude. Hillary loses. White supremacy wins. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1189 "2016-11-09T04:56:37Z")
> [@BeepKillBeep](#): > > I think this will definitely shake up the polling/analytics world. Not to mention “the world”, full stop. ---
**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, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1190 "2016-11-09T04:57:32Z")
> [@sleestak](#): > > FTR, I didn’t vote for Clinton or Trump. So in other words, you voted for Trump. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1191 "2016-11-09T04:58:29Z")
Thing 1: When you voted, there were no guys with guns out front? Me: No, I voted last week. Thing 2: There were no guys with assault rifles? Me: No, were there by you? Thing 2: I don’t know if they were “assault rifles,” but they had guns. Me: The detail don’t matter. There were guys with guns outside your polling place? Thing 2: Yeah. I weep for our country. Hello, Third World. ---
**Author:** ![BigDadWolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@BigDadWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDadWolf)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1192 "2016-11-09T04:58:59Z")
I’m too depressed to continue watching. Hopefully I’ll wake up to a miracle for Hillary or find out this evening was just a bad dream. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1193 "2016-11-09T04:59:25Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Bottom line: > > White America took back its country tonight. > > And it’s just getting started. I think that’s the story tonight. 49% of America said they’ve had enough of “diversity = strength”, thanks; foreigners are responsible for crime, job loss and terrorism and they’ll vote for any asshole who says so out loud. ---
**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, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1194 "2016-11-09T04:59:37Z")
> [@asahi](#): > > Everyone wants to pile on Trump and his supporters – I do too. > > But Hillary also fucked up the campaign. She repeatedly failed to address the email question. She thought she could just plod along and beat Trump by letting him beat himself. I admit that I thought she could win that way myself, but I still felt like she wasn’t able to put him away in August and September. She was so evasive. It would have taken nothing more than some fucking PR intern to work with her and have a simple line or two and move past it. She couldn’t do it – she had to use lawyer language. That’s indicative of Hillary’s big flaw as a candidate. Hillary had to do things her way, including setting up her email server the way she did. Nah. Hillary has one controversy and Trump has eleventy dozen worse ones. That’s not the real reason. ---
**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, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1195 "2016-11-09T04:59:47Z")
…But I was curious what a Trump concession speech would sound like! ---
**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, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1196 "2016-11-09T04:59:51Z")
So, when that wall doesn’t get built, what’s gonna be the excuse? ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1197 "2016-11-09T05:00:39Z")
I feel like someone I love has died. My country. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1198 "2016-11-09T05:00:49Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > So, when that wall doesn’t get built, what’s gonna be the excuse? Lock her up! ---
**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, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1199 "2016-11-09T05:00:51Z")
I kind of thought this might happen after Hillary got nominated then I started listening to a stupid podcast that got my stupid hopes up. Thanks Keeping it 1600. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1200 "2016-11-09T05:00:55Z")
> [@sleestak](#): > > Did you ever stop to think that maybe, just maybe, that those you are calling uneducated, racist, gun-toting, backward, angry and misogynistic are actually none of those things and are tired of being cast that way? The liberal politicians/liberal commentators/etc constantly insult them, tell them they are too stupid to breathe and that they only think they way they do is because they are racists. > > And then those politicians/liberal commentators/etc expect them to support liberals? > > Clinton, it seems, is learning that the ‘basket of deplorables’ doesn’t like being called deplorable. > > Also note, at this point those you are believe are basically subhuman account for something like 49% of the voters at last count. > > FTR, I didn’t vote for Clinton or Trump. > > Slee I think you make a number of good points here. And for the record, I voted for Gary Johnson…in California…so I have been very comfortable assured all along that my vote would be “wasted”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947.md?page=59) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947.md?page=61)