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NBC coming to terms with the "The Demographics Will Doom Republicans" assumptions. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 8, 21:39 1
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Before all the thinkpieces hit, no Bernie wouldn't have won this one going away. - Tim Nov 8, 21:35 10
- No, but Biden would have. -- nm - jnine Nov 8, 21:40 2
  - I agree there. -- nm - Tim Nov 8, 21:42
  - Biden I might could have voted for. -- nm - IrishStephen Nov 8, 21:41
- the problem with a socialist is that when I speak to a "red" american about that they always say "do you know that Nazi stands for National Socialist? - crash davis Nov 8, 21:39
- two other games to play, what if Biden ran....what if Bloomberg ran as a 3rd party -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 8, 21:38
- I dunno. I think he takes a fair bit of the populist anger votes that Trump appears to be receiving. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 8, 21:37 1
  - I'm only one person, but I would have voted for Bernie over Trump. -- nm - ML Galaxy Nov 8, 21:38
- But..but... change! -- nm - znufrii Nov 8, 21:37
- But groiny was right. - Doctor Spawn Nov 8, 21:37 1
  - hillary hate has been a smear campaign by faux news and dark money superpacs, the endless 'investigations' of benghazi over and over again repeating - zeit spiced geist Nov 8, 21:40
Guys - wtf is going on - I just got a text from my SIL that said Michigan could be the decider ? Is it really THAT close? -- nm - JenBro Nov 8, 21:35 4
- It looks like Trump is going to win. Not certain, but likely. -- nm - jnine Nov 8, 21:43 2
  - Wow ... I never thought it would really happen. -- nm - JenBro Nov 8, 21:59
  - Wow ... I never thought it would really happen. -- nm - JenBro Nov 8, 21:47
- you may consider staying put. -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 21:35
Nevada. *exhales* -- nm - znufrii Nov 8, 21:34
NH is bananas. -- nm - ML Galaxy Nov 8, 21:32
right now I'm hoping PA, MI, and AZ all flip. if just PA and MI do, it's tied. -- nm - mafic Nov 8, 21:31
Wolf, aren't you tired and want Anderson Cooper & Don Lemon to take over? -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 8, 21:31 1
- Lone Wolf. -- nm - Qale Nov 8, 21:34
I have no idea what a Trump presidency will mean for me finances (not good, I'm guessing), but I absolutely know that life will be a lot harder for - TWuG Nov 8, 21:31 5
- It's already down almost 800 points in Dow Futures. -- nm - jnine Nov 8, 21:42
- my 401k will tale a hit....I wonder how many blue collars will realize the same too late after their ignorant votes -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 21:33 3
  - Lady at a New Zealand gift shop said if Trump wins they are worried about a market crash! -- nm - JenBro Nov 8, 21:36 2
    - Of course. -- nm - Andie Nov 8, 21:39
    - It's already happening. -- nm - decline Nov 8, 21:37
I mean, fuck you Trump voters. But also fuck you Johnson voters. -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 21:31 5
- Thanks, buddy! - IrishStephen Nov 8, 21:41
- I think he was stealing from Trump but idk. -- nm - ML Galaxy Nov 8, 21:35
- he *probably* cost Trump more votes than Clinton. I guess the question is whether any of those 'not Trump' people would have gone Clinton otherwise. -- nm - mafic Nov 8, 21:34 1
  - This -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 21:35
- I have been thinking the same thing. -- nm - zork Nov 8, 21:31
Can I get a round of applause for the Libertarian Party? -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 8, 21:30 3
- fuck those guys, their ideology is stupid -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 21:35
- Why? Because if you say they cost Clinton votes as someone that leans that way they are closer to Republican than Democrat -- nm* - Bacon Nov 8, 21:32 1
  - Jill Stein on the other hand is stealing Clinton votes for sure -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 21:33
hey, can you guess by my constantly posting that i've been drinking" - crash davis Nov 8, 21:29
Time to go into hiding. -- (link) - Doctor Spawn Nov 8, 21:29
here's something I never thought I'd say. I hope Scott Adams is right about Trump? -- nm - mafic Nov 8, 21:28 2
- what is that dipshits theory about Trump? -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 21:30 1
  - that most of his racism and fearmongering is something called 'pacing and leading', but he's not *really* like that. -- nm - mafic Nov 8, 21:35
Marijuana is winning nationwide in most states -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 8, 21:28 2
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- Well, I guess there has to be a bright side somewhere. -- nm - znufrii Nov 8, 21:32
hill ahead in NH by 18 votes -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 8, 21:26 1
- PA looks like it will come down to a couple hundred votes -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 8, 21:27
Clinton just taken the lead in N.H -- nm - eag Nov 8, 21:26 1
- *200* votes -- nm* - Doctor Spawn Nov 8, 21:26
Mexican Pesos down 11% -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 21:24
Well, minorities, I'm sorry America is intent on continuing to fail you. -- nm - TWuG Nov 8, 21:22 17
- IF they didn't show up in the numbers they should have, then this is partly on them -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 21:24 3
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    - I am legit pissed at your women. -- nm - Andie Nov 8, 21:41
    - and that is the thing that has always pissed me off. they are the majority in the country but they vote to be continually considered the minority -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 21:26
- Tapper just made a comment that millions of people that voted for Obama just voted for the anti-Obama. *SFEK* That is mind boggling. -- nm* - Doctor Spawn Nov 8, 21:23 12
  - Tonight is *absolutely* a chapter in the Obama legacy retrospectives. -- nm - Name Withheld by Request Nov 8, 21:41
  - Obama was anti Bush. -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 21:25 8
    - Obama's approval rating now is a lot higher than Bush's was in 2008. -- nm - Roger More Nov 8, 21:29 1
      - See below. Polls are not worth the paper they are written on. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 8, 21:29
    - Yeah, but how many Bush voters voted for Obama? -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 8, 21:26 2
      - Me for one -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 21:27 1
        
        Obama didn't pledge to tear down *everything* Dubya built. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 8, 21:35
    - Not twice, he wasn't. -- nm - TWuG Nov 8, 21:26 2
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      - Bush was anti-Clinton. Twice. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 8, 21:27
  - *smh* -- nm - znufrii Nov 8, 21:24 1
    - I guess Obama's great polling numbers now should be dismissed since we do not know how to do tham anymore. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 8, 21:25
Penn now? OFFS -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 8, 21:21
Dow -833 -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 21:20
It's so fitting that I'm sick to my stomach tonight. -- nm - David Nov 8, 21:19
MA votes to legalize marijuana and we're going to need all of that good shit. -- nm - Diva Nov 8, 21:16
don't forget, social security is at risk, national parks could be sold off -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 8, 21:13
How many years before we have a woman president? -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 21:12 17
- Michelle Obama in 2020. If she's not in jail. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 8, 21:16
- When the republican party runs one. -- nm - Jovian Nov 8, 21:15
- Ivanka 2024 -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 8, 21:13 10
  - He'll throw her under the bus as soon as convenient. Its Don Jr. next -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 21:15 9
    - No, she's his favourite -- nm - zork Nov 8, 21:18 2
      - She is a closet Democrat. She hasn't displayed enough loyalty during this campaign compared to Don Jr. -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 21:19 1
        
        So is Donald Sr. -- nm - zork Nov 8, 21:31
    - Joe Kennedy Jr was gonna be president, too. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 8, 21:17 5
      - yes, but WWII happened -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 21:18 4
        
        how about Prince Arthur died and his brother Henry VIII ended up ruling -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 8, 21:29
        
        I mean, Joe Jr. served and paid the ultimate price. Don Jr. won't serve in any such shit -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 21:20 2
        
        Ivanka is gonna order a tragic hunting accident -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 8, 21:26
        
        hell, Jack served and only his swimming skills kept the Kennedys from being a double Gold Star family -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 21:21
- Never. -- nm - Tim Nov 8, 21:12 3
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    - Obama gave me hope that anyone can be president. The color barrier was broken -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 21:16
    - Women gotta know their place. -- nm - Tim Nov 8, 21:14
does drumpf's university fraud trail now go away? get squashed/dismissed? -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 8, 21:11 4
- the IRS stuff will be over by december -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 8, 21:14
- Alfonso Curiel (sp?) is going to be put on trial -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 21:13 2
  - libel laws, networks will soon be as afraid to report on the gov as russian TV -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 8, 21:15 1
    - yep -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 21:24
Dewey Wins! -- nm - zork Nov 8, 21:10 1
- Cheatem & Howe will miss him in their law offices. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 8, 21:11
And all those people who voted down ballot to put a check on Hillary are now giving him a blank check. -- nm - pmb Nov 8, 21:10 6
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  - Muslims -- nm - JaxSean Nov 8, 21:14
  - Trade Wars with China and Europe -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 21:14 3
    - Which would lead to inflation -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 21:14 2
      - Global recession worse than '09 -- nm - decline Nov 8, 21:15 1
        
        Dow futures down 800 points already -- nm - JaxSean Nov 8, 21:19
Enough!! I think I've spoken before about our bookstore volunteer that dealing with advancing dementia... - Meg Nov 8, 21:09 2
- that is going to be a tough conversation, I feel for you (as the son who lost his dad to dementia) -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 21:12 1
  - We've done everything we could to protect him - and the customers love him - but he's been disturbing the library staff - Meg Nov 8, 21:33
I wonder what David Farrenthold does tomorrow? - crash davis Nov 8, 21:09 1
- He's already halfway to Mexico -- nm - Rollo Nov 8, 21:10
When does Dr Manhattan arrive -- nm - budice Nov 8, 21:05
Wolf Blitzer is *determined* not to let John King finish a sentence tonight. -- nm - ML Nov 8, 21:04
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- I'm at a loss. My daughter is freaking out even more than me. Democrats now have to play the obstruction game. - pmb Nov 8, 21:13 3
  - the GOP will change the rules -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 21:22
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  - little chance, demos are too scattered, republicans were much more lock step, step out of line and they primaried you out of office -- nm - zeit spiced geist Nov 8, 21:18
- I am in Walking Dead season two and the skills I have seen in the show may become useful to me now -- nm - Bacon Nov 8, 21:08
- I'm Anglo, I sell guns and ammo in a deep red state. Other than what just happened with my TV, I think I can safely hide a gay Latino lawyer - crash davis Nov 8, 21:06 2
  - Anne Dawson? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 8, 21:13 1
    - "I truly believe Monterrey Jack sucks as a cheese and people are good at heart" -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 21:16
- I'm not married yet, I can save one of you! - Guigue Nov 8, 21:05
- Keep drinking! -- nm - znufrii Nov 8, 21:03 3
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    - Will Plan B still be legal? -- nm - Qale Nov 8, 21:05 1
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wtf, DirecTV just changed my channel from CNN to something called Central Intelligence? and I'm getting a blank screen? -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 21:01 6
- That's a Dwayne Johnson movie -- nm - Beryllium Nov 8, 21:13
- Trump! -- nm - jnine Nov 8, 21:11
- ----- -- nm* - jnine Nov 8, 21:11
- did you piss off Maeve? -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 8, 21:08
- RIGGED!!!! -- nm - znufrii Nov 8, 21:02 1
  - I went to the guide and I got CNN back. But I swear what I described just happened. -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 21:04
Ralston saying Nevada is a pretty safe bet for Hillary. -- nm - Tim Nov 8, 20:57
The gloating is going to be UN. BEARABLE. -- nm - Rollo Nov 8, 20:55 8
- I don't care about gloating. I honestly view this as a National Security issue and I think this is a potential major world crisis. -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 20:56 7
  - Tanks roll on Ukraine within four months. - Beryllium Nov 8, 21:12 1
    - Actually, Hillary is viewed as a hawk worldwide. She wins, and tanks stay on the Russian side of the border. -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 21:18
  - Very much so. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 8, 21:10 1
    - Plus, SCOTUS, continued and worsening discrimination. -- nm - JaxSean Nov 8, 21:12
  - And a market crash. -- nm - Mara Nov 8, 21:07
  - Yep -- nm - Diva Nov 8, 20:59
  - This. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 8, 20:57
So I wonder what the Republicans will replace Obamacare with. -- nm - Dano Nov 8, 20:53 13
- Nothing. They've had 30 years and still nothing. -- nm - . Nov 8, 22:02
- Almost 20M people will lose insurance and be offered hsa's they can't afford. Healthcare will revert to what it was - decline Nov 8, 21:13
- Trump's buddy Dr. Hugo Strange is in charge. -- nm - Peglegpete Nov 8, 21:10
- Health savings accounts. -- nm - Mara Nov 8, 21:07
- honest answer: nothing. they'll repeal it and replace it with nothing. -- nm - mafic Nov 8, 21:03
- NBC made a good point about all the huge Obamacare increases hitting people right before the election - Bacon Nov 8, 20:57 2
  - Well, hitting the news, at least. -- nm - znufrii Nov 8, 20:59
  - *nods* -- nm - ML Nov 8, 20:58
- I swear I just said to my gf that I'm slowly watching my healthcare go away. -- nm - Krusty Nov 8, 20:56 2
  - Down ballot is killing us. Amy's pension is probably about to disappear. -- nm - Doctor Spawn Nov 8, 21:03 1
    - Ugh! I'm stunned by this and very fearful of what will happen next. - Krusty Nov 8, 21:15
- death panels .... if you're poor -- nm* - dogbert Nov 8, 20:54
- "something better....we will get back to you on that" -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 20:54
My fitbit thinks I've been doing cardio for the last two hours. -- nm - Reagen Nov 8, 20:51
btw, this election has defined sharply how I view notable Repulicans....I consider Mitt Romney a man of honor, I consider Marco Rubio a weasel -- nm - crash davis Nov 8, 20:50
Call off the MINpocalypse. We're inching back in Clinton's column. -- nm - ML Nov 8, 20:47

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