Vilageidiotx

18th Century Ice Age

@Vilageidiotx

Meh. Will be comedy gold to watch from here.

@NecroKnight

It's going to be bizarre.

2016 US Election: Day Zero

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That's only half the story though, isn't it? Things are bad enough in this country, for enough people, that Donald goddamn Trump was more palatable than four more years of the establishment. Think about that. Did you know that's how bad it was? I didn't. I've been in the CNN bubble like everybody else, and they sure as hell weren't talking about it. 58 million people -- that's a very big number -- are that desperate, and here I thought the biggest issue facing america was the use of public restrooms.

I don't believe in silent majorities. These people were always trying to be heard, and we've been ignoring them so completely that this result is unthinkable. People moved to tears in the Clinton campaign -- you shoulda been crying for these people long ago, and honestly I think you needed your hearts broken.

Granted, now we've got a deplorable in the white house. I mean..... some of that is disingenuous from the same people who cheered for Bill, but putting that aside I don't like this guy, and I'm gonna have to deal with that. We'll get over it if he's good.

@mdk

I agree completely with this. Working class are still the most important voting block, and they let the world know last night. The states she lost were exactly the old industrial midwest, and really, they earned that loss by being so flippant about the problems there. Now I don't think Trump's plans will help at all, I think they'll hurt actually, and I'm a bit anxious about my own future, but I totally understand why the electorate chose a candidate who responded to their problems with a bizarre plan over a candidate who was condescending about the idea that they even had problems at all.

You can't support democracy when your candidate wins but hate it when someone you don't like wins. That's not democracy, that's a cover up.

@Buddha

Eh, you can though. People throw their hats down when they lose. No states seceded, nobody is rioting in the streets, Clinton conceded the race; we're doing fine. The losing side lost hard when it expected a win. Venting is inevitable there.

plus Halo is fuckin british so it's not like he has to respect the american electorate anyway

18th Century Ice Age

@Vilageidiotx

Full republic victory as I saw.

@NecroKnight

They knocked it out of the park. Now we're at the "Shit, what next?" stage that has to follow an upset after this weird an election.

18th Century Ice Age

@Vilageidiotx

Party when?

@NecroKnight

When I collect my post-election thoughts most likely.

2016 US Election: Day Zero

2:20AM ET. All signs say Trump will be the next president. I am absolutely giddy when I think about everybody who lost -- $2billion worth of lobbyists, establishment democrats, establishment republicans, potentially the most corrupt candidate we've ever had (who oh by the way openly despises half the country), and last but certainly not least, the unprecedentedly biased media.

For all that I'm still rather disappointed in who won -- but short of the McMullin Miracle, this was the best outcome I think I could've hoped for given the shitty options. I would've liked to see the Democrats pick up the Senate, especially in the wake of this (totally suppressed) republican demographic turning out with such fervor -- I think the GOP will be all to eager to consolidate that support long-term, which means they're gonna be loathe to resist any Trumpisms that might come out of the executive branch (and there may be lots of those). We really could've used a potent blue counterpoint on the Hill. Say lavvy.

Waiting for things to officially be official -- but, uh, hey world, buckle up for the wildcard. I'm not sold on 'lock her up,' but surely we can get behind 'drain the swamp.' That's long overdue. Will it happen? .....no, almost certainly not, but then again we said the same thing about President Trump.

edit: Officially official. Welcome to Trumpland.

@mdk

I didn't expect this win so I am still getting used to it. This is the first election in the three Presidential I've paid attention that didn't go how I expected ahead of time, so this is the first time I get to square with the very new feeling of expecting one direction and then being shifted all at once entirely in the other.

It is very interesting. Can't say I know what to expect.

Personally I think what we just saw is what happens when the Dems make assumptions about working class demographics they've done a poor job attending to over the years. We got our Brexit. The map might just have changed. Time for a seventh party system?

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Depends if Trump is serious about his Nato pledge. Then it could seriously tip European power towards Russia and leave Europe cold in the water if we bail out. The balance of power could seriously be altered.

@Dinh AaronMk

I admit I have a hard time imagining a situation where Russia walks into, say, Poland and everyone here just shrugs. I dunno, if he actually goes the appeasement route... we'll have to see I guess.

B!tchfest: a healthy release for our non-roleplay annoyances.

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I agree. People suddenly think they know everything there is to know about politics.

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There are so many snappy people here.

Anyways, it's over. Trump won. The end.

@HaleyTheRandom

It's a surreal ending, but at least we are done with it.

2016 US Election: Day Zero

I feel fucking terrified. I believe Trump has this election at this point. I feel sick calling him my country's leader a man with that much hate. I hate Clinton too I didn't vote for her or Trump at the very least I can say that.

@vancexentan

Calm down. Elections run people's emotions up because that is what campaigns are supposed to do, but this isn't an apocalyptic election. The future is going to be interesting because Trump isn't an easy figure to predict, but all those worst-case scenarios (on both sides mind you) aren't likely. We aren't electing a dictator, and I'd suspect most the people who voted for him are completely reasonable people who won't follow him into an overthrow of constitutional democracy.

2016 US Election: Day Zero

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I know, but I'm thinking it might swing back to Clinton, since the lead isn't huge.

@Doivid

Oh yeh, it could go all over, but this mutha gonna be close.

2016 US Election: Day Zero

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well shit, pretty much wrong on all fronts. lol

this is way closer than I anticipated.

I do think Trump will win Ohio, but I wonder if Florida won't swing back to Clinton in the 11th hour

@Doivid

It's leaning toward Trump.

This is by far the most fascinating election I have ever watched.

2016 US Election: Day Zero

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We go to the township hall. Upstairs is two voting districts for the area, down stairs is the other two. I don't know how this compares to you.

@Dinh AaronMk

We have it spread out, mostly in area churches. So my district votes at a place about a block from me, then about a mile away is the church another district goes to, etc etc.

It's strange because where I live is where the suburbs peter out into the countryside, so it's not like the sort of hard core urban area that usually produces lines. I've been voting since '08 and never had to wait outside before this time.