# \* \* \* ! 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:** 68
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1341 "2016-11-09T05:32:12Z")
> [@drewder](#): > > Well here’s one thing for you’ll to be happy about Sherriff Joe Arpaio lost. That IS good news! ---
**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, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1342 "2016-11-09T05:32:40Z")
Trump ahead by a mere 15 votes in New Hampshire. ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1343 "2016-11-09T05:33:01Z")
> [@Honey](#): > > Hillary up by 200 votes in NH. Now he’s up again. Up and down. ---
**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, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1344 "2016-11-09T05:33:14Z")
> [@AK84](#): > > Whose gonna be SecState? I’ve actually heard Newt Gingrich tossed out as a…front-runner? Possibility? Horrible, horrible nightmare? ---
**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, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1345 "2016-11-09T05:33:37Z")
> [@SeaDragonTattoo](#): > > I still think if Trump actually ends up in office, he will do something impeachable within 6 months. Do you really think a Republican Congress will impeach him? ---
**Author:** ![Salvor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1346 "2016-11-09T05:33:47Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > If Trump wins, I blame HRC. She should have had this in the bag. But then, she should have had it in the bag in 2008, too. And she almost lost to Bernie in 2016, too. Face it, she’s a terrible campaigner on a national level. I don’t think she’s half as bad as most people think, but she clearly has too much baggage over the decades with which to pile onto her. Not that that seemed to hurt Trump, but the stuff that went against Hillary was more politically motivating than Trump grabbing womens pussies (republican : no harm no foul). ---
**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, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1347 "2016-11-09T05:34:11Z")
If the election gets thrown to the House, do the various State delegations have to choose either Clinton or Trump? Whether they do or not, at this point I’m hoping for a 269 - 269 tie. I know Hillary can’t win in the House, but it will at least be interesting and help lead to a scuttling of the Electoral College. ---
**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, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1348 "2016-11-09T05:34:15Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > What does that mean, exactly? It’s like locking the bank’s doors because of a run. Postponing the inevitable, but it signals Something Bad is happening. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1349 "2016-11-09T05:34:47Z")
> [@Mosier](#): > > Who’s going to impeach him? The Republican dominated House? There is literally no such thing as an impeachable offense for at least two more years. The Republicans have shown that they have no backbone whatsoever. There is absolutely nothing Trump can do to make them stand against him-their addiction to power is just to strong. ---
**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, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1350 "2016-11-09T05:34:54Z")
Clinton wins Nevada. ---
**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, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1351 "2016-11-09T05:35:12Z")
> [@amarinth](#): > > Do you really think a Republican Congress will impeach him? A lot of Republicans would like to get rid of him. Nevada just called for Clinton. ---
**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, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1352 "2016-11-09T05:35:57Z")
> [@Fear\_Itself](#): > > Huh? Give me a break; I’ve very drunk & sad. ---
**Author:** ![LC\_Strawhouse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1353 "2016-11-09T05:36:16Z")
If he wins I’m willing to give him the benefit of a doubt that he may be more nuanced than he let on during the campaign. Hell, he’s a lifelong New Yorker who pals around with Howard Stern. Would people have really preferred some Witchfinder General wannabe like Ted Cruz in this same position? ---
**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, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1354 "2016-11-09T05:36:20Z")
I don’t see how the modern global geo-political and global economic system remains in place with president Trump. Seriously, folks, your 401ks, your retirements…guard them. ---
**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, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1355 "2016-11-09T05:36:21Z")
Are we discounting the possibility of a WI and MI win already? She would still win even without PA with these. > **[270toWin - 2024 Presidential Election Interactive Map](https://www.270towin.com/maps/OpLgG)** > > Create your own forecast for the 2024 presidential election ---
**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, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1356 "2016-11-09T05:38:19Z")
Thank you Julian Assange and Putin. You freed us from the tyranny of the Democrat party. ---
**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, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1357 "2016-11-09T05:38:21Z")
> [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](#): > > If the election gets thrown to the House, do the various State delegations have to choose either Clinton or Trump? > > Whether they do or not, at this point I’m hoping for a 269 - 269 tie. I know Hillary can’t win in the House, but it will at least be interesting and help lead to a scuttling of the Electoral College. I believe each state gest one vote. ---
**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, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1358 "2016-11-09T05:38:22Z")
> [@Fiveyearlurker](#): > > Are we discounting the possibility of a WI and MI win already? She would still win even without PA with these. > > [270toWin - 2024 Presidential Election Interactive Map](http://www.270towin.com/maps/OpLgG) Yes. We are. The problem with being (mostly) reality based is that reality is a bitch sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1359 "2016-11-09T05:38:27Z")
Betting market is still saying Hillary has a 5% chance. That’s not zero. Is there really still some path here (albeit highly unlikely) where she can pull it off? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1360 "2016-11-09T05:38:42Z")
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