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

Well, it was an improvement over their 2000 turnaround time, so at least things are trending in the right direction :smiley:

NYT’s meter is projecting Trump wins in NC, FL, OH, and IA.

It seems that Trump is running better there than expected, but that the big northern counties still have a lot to report. 538 posted this:

How do you think the rest of us on Earth feel? You guys are in danger of fucking up royally and we are going to pay for it.

Which alone wouldn’t be enough for Trump to win the presidency. He’s still got to pick off one of HRC’s “firewall” states.

Holy shit. Imagine how Trump would have done if he had actually made an effort to campaign!

Guy can’t successfully sell steaks to Americans but is in danger of successfully selling himself.

Really, you’d rather eat his shit than his beef?

This is possibly the most embarrassing election I have had the misfortune to be a part of.

Market not happy, S&P futures down 1.5%, Peso 3+%. Too close for its comfort.

More from 538

I don’t have a clue how to read the betting prediction sites, so, I’m taking them at their word on it.

How many Electoral College votes was it for Wang to eat a bug?

240

Ugh this is hell on my anxiety. I can’t stand the idea of him winning and it’s looking like he actually has a chance. I need to find me a Canadian to marry me :frowning:

S&P down hard, betting market says Trump has 33% chance now.
Jeebus.

Huffington has Trump almost there

Regardless of who wins, the fact that Trump is doing so well is a harbinger of a few decades of disrupted politics.

Go home, America, you’re Drumpf!

You people who can drink – please do so, copiously, in my honor.

According to CBC 125 - 97 for Trump.

Thanks Texas - go back to Mexico!

Mansbridge is trying to reassure us Canadians that you guys aren’t completely fucked.

Even he doesn’t sound convinced.

NBC’s reporter: “Virginia is a battleground. Those big leads were a myth.”