# \* \* \* ! 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:** 73
**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, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1441 "2016-11-09T06:05:49Z")
> [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](#): > > Bucks and Lehigh have the most to go. Other counties in greater Philly area at around 98% so the window is nearly closed by now. And what’s the current spread? ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1442 "2016-11-09T06:06:09Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > Cryogenics is still unproven science. Right? Pshh. Who needs facts in Trump’s America? ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1443 "2016-11-09T06:06:33Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > 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? I suspect what I’ll do if I go acute again, without insurance: Die. I spent a year recovering the last time I got sick without insurance, and very nearly didn’t. But hey, A bunch of idiots got to ‘stiggit’ to the libs. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1444 "2016-11-09T06:07:29Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Pshh. Who needs facts in Trump’s America? _climbs into freezer…_ ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1445 "2016-11-09T06:07:50Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > White conservative voters tend to see equality as a zero sum game. So where do Dems go from here? At best the corporate liberals could link up with the corporate establishment of the GOP and form some sort of business party to counter the alt-right. Otherwise the Dems will be a regional coastal party. ---
**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, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1446 "2016-11-09T06:08:19Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > I suspect what I’ll do if I go acute again, without insurance: Die. I spent a year recovering the last time I got sick without insurance, and very nearly didn’t. But hey, A bunch of idiots got to ‘stiggit’ to the libs. ☹ ---
**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, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1447 "2016-11-09T06:09:04Z")
Utah called for Trump. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1448 "2016-11-09T06:09:21Z")
> [@coremelt](#): > > And I’m not saying that the election should not have consequences, I’m saying that when it’s this close every single thing needs to be looked at for irregularities. Is it really that close relative to other times, though? Unless I’m misunderstanding the numbers, things have stayed more or less in a +/-3% margin in the swing states, they’ve just all swung for Trump. It’s surprising that they’ve all swung that way, but not outside the realm of reason. ---
**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, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1449 "2016-11-09T06:09:59Z")
CNBC: Nevada projected for Clinton; all eyes turn toward PA, MI, WI 28 Minutes Ago > **[Trump just won the White House: Here's how he did it](https://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/08/live-2016-election-day-results-donald-trump-and-hillary-clinton-race-to-the-white-house.html)** > > Trump declares victory, says Clinton has conceded, markets regain some lost ground. > [@](#): > > Markets are cratering now that the election is looking much tighter than had been predicted. Here’s what’s happening now — with projections from NBC News: > > Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Michigan, Maine, Arizona and Wisconsin are all too close to call. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1450 "2016-11-09T06:10:04Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > Pshh. Who needs facts in Trump’s America? The same people milling about the Trump election party in those red hats that are all made in China. ---
**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, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1451 "2016-11-09T06:10:15Z")
> [@Sterling\_Archer](#): > > Well, democracy was fun. I guess let’s try something else for a while. It’s only democracy if your candidate wins? ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1452 "2016-11-09T06:10:21Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Utah called for Trump. Damn. I was hoping for a 3rd party win there. ---
**Author:** ![Tixenfleaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@Tixenfleaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tixenfleaz)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1453 "2016-11-09T06:10:40Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > In a small bit of good news, Joe Arpaio has lost his reelection bid. We haven’t seen the last of him. He’ll probably end up as Supreme Commandante of some evil ass Deportation Bureau. Goddam, I am seriously thinking of jettisoning some family members over this election. ---
**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, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1454 "2016-11-09T06:10:44Z")
I think _Friends_ is showing on Nickelodeon right now. Maybe I’ll switch to that. ---
**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, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1455 "2016-11-09T06:10:58Z")
> [@GuanoLad](#): > > I hope there is a thorough check to make sure everything was above board. I don’t really believe anything dodgy was at work, but it’s such a surprising result it surely warrants investigation. I have it on VERY good authority-Trump himself, that the election was rigged. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1456 "2016-11-09T06:11:40Z")
> [@marshmallow](#): > > At best the corporate liberals could link up with the corporate establishment of the GOP and form some sort of business party to counter the alt-right. Otherwise the Dems will be a regional coastal party. Obama won 28 states plus D.C. This is just one election with a terrible candidate. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1457 "2016-11-09T06:12:09Z")
> [@China\_Guy](#): > > For what, pray tell? > [@Czarcasm](#): > > Do you really want to live in an America that works like that? Where you just keep going after your political enemies until you get the result you wanted? I read it as a joke. ---
**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, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1458 "2016-11-09T06:12:34Z")
> [@Tixenfleaz](#): > > Goddam, I am seriously thinking of jettisoning some family members over this election. All my Trump family members live in California, so I guess I will give them a pass. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1459 "2016-11-09T06:13:36Z")
> [@octopus](#): > > It’s only democracy if your candidate wins? It’s only a democracy if it reflects the popular vote. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1460 "2016-11-09T06:15:28Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > And what’s the current spread? Maybe 50k. Not sure it’s doable but I don’t think PA will be called for hours. Same for MI as votes are coming from Detroit. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947.md?page=72) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947.md?page=74)