2016 USA Presidential election thread II: And. Here. We. Go!

[Byrthnoth]

https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...pa-transition/

RIP Paris Agreement.
RIP EPA.

I hope I don't get to see the endtimes.

[dasva]

Democrats officially worst at winning.

Edit: I would doubt that Byrthnoth. You have a strong progressive leaning democratic party that's about ready to jump down this opportunity and I'm pretty sure between Berniecrats and Warren we'll see some filibustering.

Democrats definitely not going quietly into the night.

Some probably but would it really be best to go all out on it? You know during midterms they will just say oh things are bad because of obstruction and it might actually work to help them maintain

[Quicklet]

https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...pa-transition/

RIP Paris Agreement.
RIP EPA.

I hope I don't get to see the endtimes.

Not having kids feels pretty good right now. I feel so sad for what my nephews and nieces are going to have to deal with.

[thetruepandagod]

jesus christ gimme some romney right now

YOU HAD YOUR CHANCE THIS IS THE PRICE YOU PAY

[kuronosan]

No guys give him a chance it'll be cool

[myreality]

https://www.scientificamerican.com/a...pa-transition/

RIP Paris Agreement.
RIP EPA.

I hope I don't get to see the endtimes.

I honestly want to cry right now.

[Minions]

lol


Did people think he was just bullshitting when he said these things?

[thetruepandagod]

I honestly want to cry right now.

[zoobernut]

Didn't someone in this thread say that a Trump win was the worst thing for the GOP? Refresh my memory on how that works. Is there hope that we could at least turn this around slightly in 2018?

On a side note no matter what we have to deal with 4 years of hearing him talk. His speech patterns are the most irritating thing in the world. I can't stand the constant repetition of phrases it is like he has a tick or something. I couldn't even read the transcript of his speech from last night.

[Wulfgang]

Woke up this morning and had to check my phone to confirm this actually happened. Just unreal, particularly living in DC; half my friends took a sick day.

Voter suppression made the different in Wisconsin and NC. Effects were likely exacerbated by low Democrat enthusiasm.

In other news NC's governor race is going to be going to recount. Apparently they're within 5 thousand votes and the incumbent hasn't conceded.

It was not voter suppression, she just did not get the vote out, particularly in urban cores among black voters. She also did not carry nearly as many Bernie supporters as expected; WI and MI were won by Bernie in the primary and she lost those states convincingly.

CNN had a guy who manned their detailed county map all night and he was amazing (the only bright spot of last night for me). He was continously comparing 2016 results vs 2012 Obama / Mittens results and Hildog was materially behind Obama in almost every key urban / high density county. This doesn't even touch on her underperformance with married / educated women. Even with a stronger performance though, Trump actually had historic success getting out his key white male support base. It was a perfect storm for a Trump presidency.

Not attacking you; this was just a fundamental shift in voting driven by a vastly underestimated popular furor. It's really Brexit 2.0; both scenarios defied the polls entirely.

[thetruepandagod]

Oh! Who knew celebrities were LIARS

[myreality]

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7406141.html

Chinese state media says that Donald Trump as president is what happens if people have democracies.

The state-run Xinhua News Agency has said that the election of the controversial Republican candidate just shows how America's democracy brings about crisis, in contrast to the stability of China's authoritarian rule.

The campaign – and Donald Trump's ascension to the highest office in the world – shows how "the majority of Americans are rebelling against the US's political class and financial elites", the paper wrote.

[kuronosan]

No, they were just busy swallowing the shit stew that Hillary had this in the bag.

[6souls]

I can't watch this at work, but does it show the Trump supporter who was Mike Tyson'ed by getting his ear bit by another person?

[thetruepandagod]

Get. The. Fuck. Out.

[myreality]

I can't watch this at work, but does it show the Trump supporter who was Mike Tyson'ed by getting his ear bit by another person?

Afraid not.

also
http://globalnews.ca/news/3053799/no...financial-aid/

Some North Dakota State University students say they felt uneasy about voting after being given confusing information about financial aid at an early voting site at the Fargodome on campus.

Freshman Phoebe Ellis says she and others were told voting could threaten their financial aid by changing their state residency status. Assistant Professor Chelsea Pace says more than half a dozen students told her similar stories.

Same thing happened in Maine

[Fiye]

Woke up this morning and had to check my phone to confirm this actually happened. Just unreal, particularly living in DC; half my friends took a sick day.

It was not voter suppression, she just did not get the vote out, particularly in urban cores among black voters. She also did not carry nearly as many Bernie supporters as expected; WI and MI were won by Bernie in the primary and she lost those states convincingly.

CNN had a guy who manned their detailed county map all night and he was amazing (the only bright spot of last night for me). He was continously comparing 2016 results vs 2012 Obama / Mittens results and Hildog was materially behind Obama in almost every key urban / high density county. This doesn't even touch on her underperformance with married / educated women. Even with a stronger performance though, Trump actually had historic success getting out his key white male support base. It was a perfect storm for a Trump presidency.

Not attacking you; this was just a fundamental shift in voting driven by a vastly underestimated popular furor. It's really Brexit 2.0; both scenarios defied the polls entirely.

I'm with you but I take the whole thing as a whole.

I saw Karl Rowe on fox gloating how republican turnout in NC was +120k whereas Democrat turnout was -20k. Did it affect results in NC? Likely not (There's more than a 200k split) but it exacerbated the issue of people not wanting to go wait an hour in line to vote for a candidate that's essentially "meh" incarnate to some people.

Anyone who attempts to put the blame on one single thing is a fool and an idiot.

[6souls]

I won't lie, I kinda wish I had written in Harambe instead of voting for Johnson.

I am honestly surprised how many people voted for Johnson. I was expecting more for Stein.

[Fiye]

Stein wasn't on the ballot in all 50 states and Johnson was polling way better.

People want to vote for a winner. Plus Johnson sold himself as a sane center right pick you could trust. Rather than a doctor who isn't sure if autism is linked to vaccines.

[thetruepandagod]

Plus Johnson sold himself as a sane pick you could trust.

yea.... about that.