Game Thread: The 2016 US American Election

[the_only_turek_fan]

@RameshPonnuru: RT @freddoso: Upshot now giving Ron Johnson 66% of survival. Truly shocking. #WISEN

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HOLY ####! I thought Feingold would win for sure.

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by photon

There was an exit poll where people said the email issue was a big concern for a very large number of people. Given how almost no-one seems to understand it, and how the FBI threw their grenade into things, how much of tonight can be attributed to that?

I think Comey's letter to the DOJ played a huge role in the election turning in Trump's favor.

[Tron_fdc]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

That statement absolutely offends me. The mere idea that Trump is in the same intellectual class as Clinton is offensive to me as an intellectual. The man hasn't read a book in years, he even says so.

Dude. He WROTE Like 15 of them!

lol

Seriously, it will be a cold day in hell before I defend that guy. He is top 5 in my most hated list. I will apologize for putting Clinton in the same class of moron, that I will happily concede.

[Matty81]

Even if the great lakes states swing back and she holds virginia, Clinton will need to flip one more state that it doesn't look like she's gonna win as of this moment. And that's a big if because right now she's not looking great in Michigan or Wisconsin, though I am not into the details of where those results are coming from.

[opendoor]

There are some counties in swing states where Clinton is coming way in under Obama's numbers with only some of the precincts reporting. I'll be curious if that holds, or if she can expect a bump when more from those areas come in. Wayne County in MI and Grafton County in NH are two good examples.

[dobbles]

I am ashamed of my country. Really not much else I can say

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Cali Panthers Fan

1. Yes.

2. Yes. It is absolutely fueled by racism.

But why. Lets takes quotas as an example. University allows only 70% whites instead of 100% anyone. Why is yelling that thats unfair racist?

"Only white people can be racist" i hear that alot in Alberta let alone in the US.

[the_only_turek_fan]

@RameshPonnuru: upshot up to 63% chance for Trump.

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[transplant99]

Trump is gonna win Florida.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Too late to take you up on that offer Corsi? Lol

[wittynickname]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

If Hillary loses, the Democrats have nobody to blame but themselves.

I'm going to place a whole mountain of blame on the media, who has spent the last year and a half giving Trump attention and validation that he in no way deserves. US media treated this race as if it were any normal race, but this was not a normal race. This race should not have been close, and the media glossing over Trump's myriad scandals while hammering away nonstop at stupid arguments against Clinton is a huge part of why tonight is going so terribly.

Republicans refusing to believe science, refusing to accept progress and catering to the uneducated, the racists, the misogynists, the xenophobes, they have a lot of blame.

Democrats have to take some of the blame, but they're far, far from the only ones.

[DiracSpike]

You guys are gonna give yourselves a stroke, calm down and take a breath.

He's not gonna win and the world won't end even if he does.

[N-E-B]

This is beyond just racism. This is actually a fascinating phenomenon. It's like the entire world can see how bad Trump is except for the Americans.

[Kjesse]

[Bunk]

Currently I'm banking on the notion that large city counties take longer to count. That's how Virginia unfolded.

[Hockey_Ninja]

My mom, a black woman is a huge Trump supporter. It both puzzling and intriguing at the same time.

[To Be Quite Honest]

This is what my female American friend has to say, "I don't like Trump, but I like that the media hates him. And it really irks me how Clinton pretends like she's relatable to the middle class, like she's "one of us" when it's obvious to everyone that she's rich, elite, and part of the most powerful family in America. That really rubs me the wrong way."

[Senator Clay Davis]

Originally Posted by DiracSpike

You guys are gonna give yourselves a stroke, calm down and take a breath.

He's not gonna win and the world won't end even if he does.

It won't end....it'll just be a much worse place to live in.

[calgaryblood]

White voters without a college degree...I dunno why I just burst out laughing when I heard that.

[dieHARDflameZ]

Originally Posted by N-E-B

This is beyond just racism. This is actually a fascinating phenomenon. It's like the entire world can see how bad Trump is except for the Americans.

Yup.