# Rude 2026 Election Night Party Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 4, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389 "2026-11-04T04:02:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/141 "2026-11-04T19:15:30Z")
Yes, it was totally private, but they did pose for a photo together! ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/142 "2026-11-04T19:18:28Z")
Vanity Fair reporting from the DC GOP watch party: > “I’m not trying to crash out” said one of the men, a Republican organizer of the party. “But we nominated Hitler with Down syndrome, and guess what? He lost!” I kinda think you might be crashing out, bro. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/143 "2026-11-04T19:18:52Z")
And Dylan actually, really met the Pope while wearing his obligatory hoodie he also uses to wear on the stage these days! He’s a real weirdo! [![](https://www.vaticannews.va/content/dam/vaticannews/agenzie/images/srv/2026/11/04/2026-11-04-bob-dylan/1793809201434.JPG/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.thumbnail.cropped.750.422.jpeg) ](https://www.vaticannews.va/content/dam/vaticannews/agenzie/images/srv/2026/11/04/2026-11-04-bob-dylan/1793809201434.JPG/_jcr_content/renditions/cq5dam.thumbnail.cropped.750.422.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/144 "2026-11-04T19:20:37Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > Dylan actually, really met the Pope while wearing his obligatory hoodie Ah, he’s wearing the formal dress hoodie. The nice one for important get-togethers. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/145 "2026-11-04T19:24:38Z")
Well, the Pope was wearing his work clothes, too. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/146 "2026-11-04T19:27:58Z")
I recently installed a patio. Friend sent me this for it: [dancing frog statue - Thanks B!](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=ISFXpd0J&id=71ACA45AA383C3760E5E6877B7A757B4D1BEC5E9&thid=OIP.ISFXpd0JsEDaZMusDSLNoQHaHa&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi5.walmartimages.com%2Fasr%2F09b51b31-9dbd-46f4-a275-33a793286609.db93520b68e3a6a8505b8fc30f886def.jpeg&cdnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fth.bing.com%2Fth%2Fid%2FR.212157a5dd09b040da64cbac0d22cda1%3Frik%3D6cW%252b0bRXp7d3aA%26pid%3DImgRaw%26r%3D0&exph=1000&expw=1000&q=dancing+frog+statue&FORM=IRPRST&ck=20400A79AFDF7BC029BFFA8B6A3482FE&selectedIndex=74&itb=0&cw=1222&ch=589&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0) ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/147 "2026-11-04T19:30:22Z")
I just wanna refresh Straight Dope all day, getting new hits of good news and snarky commentary. What’s the opposite of “doomscrolling”? ---
**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/148 "2026-11-04T19:32:04Z")
Unbridled joyscrolling? ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/149 "2026-11-04T19:34:28Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > I just wanna refresh Straight Dope all day, getting new hits of good news and snarky commentary. > > What’s the opposite of “doomscrolling”? This is also the best day in months for me, after a stressing string of critical elections around the world and in my country, some going bad and some going fine. But today I had my best mood in the last 12 months, easily. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/150 "2026-11-04T19:36:14Z")
It was a Blue Tsunami … a Bluenami, if you will but the best term I heard is that was a Bluekaki. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/151 "2026-11-04T19:40:05Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#): > > Well, the Pope was wearing his work clothes, too. In a day with a lot of smiling, this made me laugh. Well done. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/152 "2026-11-04T19:46:27Z")
The Independent calles it hopescrolling. > **[Move over doomscrolling — everyone is hopescrolling after the blue wave](https://www.the-independent.com/life-style/hopescrolling-social-media-blue-wave-trump-b3079108.html?reloaded=1-restored)** > > New trend emerged virtually overnight after Democrats won back the House and Senate ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/153 "2026-11-04T19:49:43Z")
Last night, we also witnessed something of a **[habloob](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haboob)**. Also, who’s that guy in the picture with Dylan?? [old joke] ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/154 "2026-11-04T20:02:26Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > Also, who’s that guy in the picture with Dylan?? Some White Sox fan. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/155 "2026-11-04T20:07:02Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Some White Sox fan. You can tell it by his dress. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/156 "2026-11-04T20:07:05Z")
Oh yes, Brazil and Serbia started it but this is huge, there may be still hope for humanity yet. Maybe. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/157 "2026-11-04T20:07:47Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > You can tell it by his dress. 😉 That made me laugh more than it should have. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/158 "2026-11-04T20:09:35Z")
> [@Frodo](#): > > Oh yes, Brazil and Serbia started it but this is huge, there may be still hope for humanity yet. Yeah, those were important, also Hungary, but then, there was Saxony-Anhalt, which is close to home for me. > **[Checking your browser - reCAPTCHA](https://www.osw.waw.pl/en/publikacje/analyses/2026-09-07/germany-afd-scores-landslide-victory-saxony-anhalt)** ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/159 "2026-11-04T20:11:36Z")
> [@EinsteinsHund](#): > > But then, there was Saxony-Anhalt, which is close to home for me. Oh I know about that, but that was on the debit side, let’s hope it was the high water mark of this iteration of the Shadow. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389/160 "2026-11-04T20:11:57Z")
> [@Aspenglow](#): > > Unbridled joyscrolling?   [![](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/033/779/I've_Looked_At_This_For_Five_Hours_Now_Banner.jpg) ](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/033/779/I've_Looked_At_This_For_Five_Hours_Now_Banner.jpg) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-2026-election-night-party-thread/1034389.md?page=9)