Game Thread: The 2016 US American Election

[flylock shox]

Well, at least Edmonton still sucks.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Cross your fingers and hope for the best, I guess.

What a crazy, strange, sad election. Looking forward to 2020 already.

[Senator Clay Davis]

Originally Posted by Fozzie_DeBear

Will this subject Trump to higher levels of legal scrutiny? The man is a walking litigation factory...

Depends what he wants to do to the press. Plus we'll see what AG Guiliani can do for him.

[photon]

PBS just called Pennsylvania for Trump.

[wittynickname]

Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague

Pence is a survivable event. Despite disagreeing with him on every social issue, his downside risk if he were de facto president is nowhere near what Trump's is. The chance of a Pence presidency leading to tens of millions of dead people (if not worse) is basically zero.

Domestically, however, Pence is a huge risk to large swaths of the population. He supports conversion therapy (as does the GOP platform) for gay kids, which often results in severe depression and often suicide attempts (or successes).

So it won't be a massive world war, but lives will still likely be lost.

This is a disaster for basically anyone who isn't a straight white rich guy.

[bubbsy]

Very very sad day. I don't even know what to say.

[Boo Radley]

Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan

69/99 state legislature chambers are GOP
34/50 Governors are GOP.
54/100 Senators are GOP.
274 House members are GOP.
And now the POTUS is GOP.

Maybe the American people have rejected left wing ideology?

Yeah, not sure how a viable Democratic candidate is going to come out of that to challenge Trump in 4 years.

[the_only_turek_fan]

Politico is calling PA for Trump.

Donald Trump is going to be the next President of the United States.

[kirant]

Originally Posted by flylock shox

Well, at least Edmonton still sucks.

Goddamn it. You just had to remind me.

[KootenayFlamesFan]

Man, she got thumped. Definitely didn't see that coming.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by the_only_turek_fan

69/99 state legislature chambers are GOP
34/50 Governors are GOP.
54/100 Senators are GOP.
274 House members are GOP.
And now the POTUS is GOP.

Maybe the American people have rejected left wing ideology?

I think it's more that the Dems coalition isn't as committed as the republican coalition. So in midterm elections republicans dominate which allowed them to control districting and voter rules. So while the Dems are more popular in terms of popular vote the republicans focused on changing the rules of the game.

[Alpine Fisher]

Originally Posted by photon

You're welcome to think whatever you want. However you are incorrect, it's not an open public forum it's a private forum that you agreed to be permitted to participate in on the condition that you agreed to comply with a set of rules and guidelines.



That's up to you, there's lots of places to have discussions on the Internet and they're all different, sometimes one is a better fit than another.



Sure. If someone contacts us and shows that they understand what it is that was problematic and makes a concerted effort to modify their behaviour then we'll often give them additional chances. Some posters get suspended periodically because they periodically start going too far, but we don't permaban them because they make a net positive contribution.

Some people re-register and if we don't notice it (maybe because the negative behaviour has changed) then find out a long time after, we often don't do anything about it either (since the actual goal is to modify behaviour, not to hold a grudge).



*whistles*

Fair enough.
Honest question though, would the Mods consider an in person hearing for a suspendable / bannable offence? In keeping with the spirit of the NHL and Discipline?

[Yamer]

"It's a sad thing, bourbons all around..."

[Samonadreau]

It's official Pennsylvania goes to Trump. Holy ####.

[CliffFletcher]

Originally Posted by flamesfan1297

CBC sucks so bad. These reporters are awfu. That black lady just keeps tyelling and telling everyone how bar Trump is

CBC's coverage of American politics is cringeworthy. It's a really unpleasant combination of bias and contempt. I was pissed when I couldn't get the PBS stream on my AppleTV and had to resort to the CBC. David Frum had some nice insights, but the rest was terrible.

[V]

k, how do I watch a Trump victory speech online? I don't want to miss this.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by GGG

I think it's more that the Dems coalition isn't as committed as the republican coalition. So in midterm elections republicans dominate which allowed them to control districting and voter rules. So while the Dems are more popular in terms of popular vote the republicans focused on changing the rules of the game.

or they voted for Obama the candidate and not Hillary the candidate

[KootenayFlamesFan]

David Duke@DrDavidDuke
GOD BLESS DONALD TRUMP! It's time to do the right thing, it's time to TAKE AMERICA BACK!!!

This is sad. I know Trump doesn't condone him, but still. Ugly.

[direwolf]

What's most shocking to me is how badly Clinton got destroyed. Seriously, who would have predicted Trump would take all of those swing states? And now it's looking like he's gonna take PA as well. It's astonishing how wrong the polls were.

[Acey]

Originally Posted by flylock shox

Well, at least Edmonton still sucks.

It's feeling like a Utopian paradise at the moment.