# \* \* \* ! Official 2016 US Presidential Election Day Thread ! \* \* \*

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947>\
**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")\
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**Post date:** [November 9, 2016, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-2016-us-presidential-election-day-thread/770947/1652 "2016-11-09T11:34:58Z")

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> [@BigT](#):
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> The guy was attempting to have hope. Just because you’re probably as upset at the rest of us doesn’t mean we need you rubbing it in. I mean, this guy was on your side.

I’m probably not as upset as most people, since I regard the House and Senate results as generally good news, and hopefully as a moderating influence on Trump.

But I am pretty angry, and part of my anger is directed at the unwillingness of people to be accountable for their predictions and be willing to learn.

I disfavored Trump so strongly that I was willing to vote for Clinton, although when it actually came to voting for her, I had such a crisis of will that I literally stared at the ballot, unable to make myself mark her name, finally marked Trump’s name… and then found myself unable to submit a Trump ballot. I ended up marking the ballot void, getting another from the elections officer, and finally voting Clinton.

This is an illustration of how odious I found Clinton.

Irrationally, I find myself angry at effete liberals whose smug confidence and willingness to casually insult Trump voters led, in some measure, to this Trump victory.

The country will survive.

The Democrats nominated someone that couldn’t beat Donald J. Trump. What were they thinking?

_sigh_

We nominated Donald J. Trump. What were WE thinking???

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