# \* \* \* ! 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:** 61
**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, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1201 "2016-11-09T05:00:58Z")
538 points out that Clinton has underperformed Obama with African-American and Latino voters. You just can’t chalk this up solely to white anger. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1202 "2016-11-09T05:00:59Z")
> [@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? Why? It’s the uneducated, racist, gun-toting, backward, angry and misogynistic white men who have elected Trump. Because Trump is one of them. ---
**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, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1203 "2016-11-09T05:01:10Z")
Nate Cohn believes that Hillary will probably win the popular vote, for whatever it’s worth. > ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1204 "2016-11-09T05:01:20Z")
You know, in the past, when the presidential candidate I didn’t like got elected, I thought, “Well, shucks, see you again in four years.” But this time, I’m seriously freaked and depressed, I can’t believe that we’re going to have to endure Trump as POTUS. ---
**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, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1205 "2016-11-09T05:01:59Z")
Dear God; it’s be Alphaboi. I haven’t believed in you since before I was 10, but if you stop the Orange one from winning I’ll take it as proof of your existence and dedicate the rest of my life as your most humble servant. If you let him win then fuck and fuck your son with a crucifix made of thorns. ---
**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, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1206 "2016-11-09T05:02:14Z")
Trump narrowly leading in Pennsylvania, too… ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1207 "2016-11-09T05:02:24Z")
Trump goes past the 50 million mark and still counting. My, my, aren’t there a lot of you all? ---
**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, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1208 "2016-11-09T05:02:32Z")
Clinton is winning 88% of black voters and 65% of Latinos. That’s actually signficantly worse than she expected to do. ---
**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, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1209 "2016-11-09T05:02:37Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > So, when that wall doesn’t get built, what’s gonna be the excuse? The wall will probably get “built” at least partially, that is one those things that doesn’t affect much other than the pocket book and can be tossed to the base to appease them. Obviously mexico isn’t going to pay for it, but there will be at least some sort of wall or partial wall going up. ---
**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, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1210 "2016-11-09T05:02:55Z")
> [@Baker](#): > > You know, in the past, when the presidential candidate I didn’t like got elected, I thought, “Well, shucks, see you again in four years.” > > But this time, I’m seriously freaked and depressed, I can’t believe that we’re going to have to endure Trump as POTUS. Plus Republican control of both houses. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1211 "2016-11-09T05:02:59Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > There goes my health insurance. I was using that. Not sure of your ailments, Face Intentionally Left Blank. I hope they are not chronic. But my wife has non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Now what do I do? ---
**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, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1212 "2016-11-09T05:04:06Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Why couldn’t the polls actually have been skewed four years ago? lol. You were just ahead of your time, Adaher. ---
**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, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1213 "2016-11-09T05:04:10Z")
> [@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. I’m not insulting them. I’m being literally descriptive. Tell me which one of those descriptors doesn’t apply. And, from what I understand, most of them are proud of those descriptors. They’re not subhuman. I didn’t say that and I don’t believe that. But if they think Donald Trump gives a rat’s ass about them or will do anything to help them, then they are stupid and gullible. ---
**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, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1214 "2016-11-09T05:04:18Z")
PA Senate race is sooooo close. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1215 "2016-11-09T05:04:23Z")
> [@ataraxy22](#): > > I am truly worried about Trump doing something stupid to cause a nuclear war I certainly hope so. The alternatives would be worse. ---
**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, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1216 "2016-11-09T05:04:41Z")
Oh Shit. Health insurance. I’m fucked. Maybe I’ll send my bills to some of my idiot Trump supporting relatives. ---
**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, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1217 "2016-11-09T05:04:41Z")
> [@adaher](#): > > Clinton is winning 88% of black voters and 65% of Latinos. That’s actually signficantly worse than she expected to do. The black vote is not surprising, thats about what your standard non Obama Democrat gets. Doing worse with latinos is freaking insane though. ---
**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, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1218 "2016-11-09T05:04:42Z")
Should I wait until I have to or just make myself vomit now instead of letting nature take it’s couse? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1219 "2016-11-09T05:05:00Z")
If I weren’t so heartsick right now, I’d be investing in brown shirt stocks. The American Reich, coming to you soon. ---
**Author:** ![BeepKillBeep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9e8a1a/32.png) [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1220 "2016-11-09T05:05:04Z")
The only hope now for the world is that Trump will be only hopelessly ineffective and won’t be able do anything. Sorry if that sucks for the USA, but there’s a real chance of a Trump presidency causing real world wide damage. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947.md?page=60) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947.md?page=62)