Election Night Live Blog #2
Posted: November 8, 2016 Filed under: U.S. Politics | Tags: election night live blog, Election Returns 89 Comments
That’s Hillary finishing a speech in the rain in Florida.
Here’s a fresh thread as we continue to watch the returns. North Carolina is looking very good for Clinton right now. Remember she doesn’t need to win Florida, and if she wins North Carolina, Trump won’t have a good path to 270. He also needs to win a blue state, and I don’t see a good candidate. Hillary is way up in Michigan and Wisconsin. She could still pull out Florida, because there are votes still out in high Democratic areas in the southern part of the state.
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Carissa
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quixote
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Mona (aka Wonk the Vote)
Sky Dancing 
I am so positive about the election. I’m actually enjoying all the maps.
I want what you’re having. Please.
I’m glad you all are here. I know she’s going to win but I’m nervous anyway.
I am nervous too. Good lord!
A lot of votes are still out in Broward County in FL. We’ll have to wait because they are always slow coming in.
And it will be even slower this year because of the huge numbers of voters this time around
New York called for Hillary.
Good, nobody wanted Trump in his own state.
Armando says Florida is going to go Trump.
Fuck.
Double fuck – I am sick
I know. And the only TV coverage my family can watch is CNN, and Wolf and John have huge hard ons for the Trump lead.
Exactly, wish Wolf would shut the hell up.
It hasn’t happened yet. I’m starting to get nervous though. I’m going to turn off the TV. They want to make it look as close as they can.
HRC 97 DT 84 according to CNN
I am dying.
I m glad you guys are here.
I can’t take it.
I am sick of the bad guys winning.
Give me strength!
Trying to stay positive.
She will win. Keep the faith.
Hillary might win Ohio and lose Florida, which no one was expecting. I certainly wasn’t
She doesn’t need either one as long as she gets the blue states. I’m just worried because Michigan and Minnesota are too close to call. But so are a lot of other states. We just have to wait it out.
Minnesota really worries me. I wondered why Trump was campaigning there late. They must have had some internal polling that showed he had a chance. Same with Michigan. Hillary was there, too, when it seemed unnecessary.
Latest change:
I can see Canada building a wall to keep us out.
I am a filles du roi descendent. Maybe they will let me in.
Wtf is going on with Virginia
WTF was the point of Tim Kaine? My refrain.
I have been asking myself that very question.
I always felt Kaine was a bad choice. I would still like to be proven wrong.
I disliked him as a VP pick even before she tapped him.
Ditto, Mona.
me too babe…me too!
me three
Now waaait a minute. Don’t let your nerves take over the frontal cortex. He seems very intelligent, not self-promoting at her expense, and he even has a sense of humor. He’ll do.
And she’ll win. The only question is whether she gets the Senate.
she is up now, a little bit, but up.
Quixote–hi, I wish we were reuniting under less uncertain conditions at this hour. But it’s still wonderful to see you after all this time. 🙂
I’ve held off on nerves much longer than most–for this entire election, but I’ve known all along there is a core misogyny wall that won’t go away easily–
I wasn’t surprised by what the FBI did the last week and a half of the election. I knew that part of the human/American psyche would not go gently into the night. I didn’t panic. I cheerled my mom–just two years younger than H and very attached to her –to just stick with H, not panic before the clock goes out.
She may win Virginia narrowly of the most narrow of margins–I hear fox called it for her(?)–not holding my breath at all.
Regardless–Not exactly the most cost-effective thing to have him on the ticket when we could have used all the energizing amongst people of color and women we could get against the Misogyny Wall. That’s just my feeling, that Liz Warren or Julian Castro could have done more. He may make a fine VP yet, if she’s won VA we’re hanging in–by a thread, but we’re still in.
Hi Mona! Yeah, the misogyny is deeper and fatter and denser and everything than I ever thought, and that was even yesterday, when I thought it was pretty bad.
I just haven’t given any thought to a Cheeto-topped Dogpile tyranny. It didn’t seem possible. It still doesn’t in any real sense. But, well, reality doesn’t have to be believable, unlike fiction. It just is.
Let’s hope it’s something bearable when tomorrow dawns!
Hang in there. That’s to you, me, and everyone!
I’d like to know the same thing about VA. Have the counties closest to DC not submitted their poll results?
The cities in Virginia haven’t been counted yet.
She’s ahead now in Virginia.
I like Tim Kaine – wasn’t sure at first. I like him very much.
WTF
Pbs says CT went to HRC
A long time ago. Of course she is winning New England. Maine and NH are still being counted, but NH looks good.
The Horizon: California, Oregon, Washington
Detroit Free Press calls Michigan for Hillary. That’s a relief.
Good news. Finally.
I hope they’re right!!!
I don’t think I can live here if Trump wins.
I hate to tell you this, but Nate Cohn now has Trump with 53% chance to win. I’m glad I don’t have a gun in the house.
http://www.nytimes.com/elections/forecast/president
Oh my god.
I all of sudden had to reach for my blanket!
OMGoddesses, no.
Plan B: New Zealand.
Old jobs lost in the rust belt aren’t coming back. It’s a serious Trump lie that may sink Hillary. Robotics, automation, tech work will take off in the future replacing human workers. She said in WV the coal jobs aren’t coming back.
She was right – that is 19th century technology. It’s the second week of November and we haven’t had a cold snap here in Georgia YET. Trump cannot win – we are doomed for sure if he does.
I’m sick! Don’t think this is my country anymore.
Supreme Court on the line.
Giuliani as Attorney General.
Gingrich Secretary of State.
Christie Chief of Staff.
Alex Jones, Steve Bannon, Lewandowdki prowling the halls of the West Wing.
No tax returns.
Dust and Aqusay “advising”.
O’Reilly and Hannity spinning away.
How is this happening?
The man is a pervert, a tax vest, a liar, a cheat.
It’s a bad dream. We will wake up soon. There will be milk and cookies served on pretty china and a cozy blanket to cuddle under.
Beata, I think I beat you to the blanket.
It’s a big blankie. We can share.
Are we going to have a fascist state…I am seriously scared.
Oh hell no.
Embrace the math …
Feel the math …
Let the math wash over you …
https://twitter.com/AlGiordano/status/796179709000372226
hahahaha or two or three drinks?
Thank you Dak for your positivity. I never dreamed it would be this close.
This may come down to Michigan.
Virginia has gone blue but still early…
per CNN
It doesn’t really matter who is most to blame, but the media normalized Trump. Hillary had a big lead, and the media didn’t want that, and they had so much fun attacking Hillary, so they made it look as if emails were more important than issues. They never even talked about issues. People think that Trump has a populist oriented tax plan, instead of the billionaire favoring plan he has. The media never disabused them of this absurdity. They let it play out. It’s their game. They did it to Gore, and Kerry. But this will be the worst one of all.
William, I’m frightened. Tell me the math still looks good for Hillary.
Fucking third parties…
Yes, in a race this close, they matter. Damn.
I have wondered about those staying home, and not voting……..and allows for Trump to move ahead.
As idiotic as Trump voters are I think Johnson voters are even more so.
Yes.
I agree William. Also I’m guessing Comey’s letter confirmed for some people, especially early voters, what Trumo was saying about her. The e-mail fatigue factored in to Trump voters.
Hillary leading in VA again thank gods
She is still ahead in Broward, Miami, Hillsboro and several others
Wall Street Markets down 500 points.
Yes! I saw that. I can’t even begin to imagine what will happen if he wins.
Fox News projects Hillary wins VA
Yes!!!
Missouri to Trump. Thanks, Claire. I still hate you from 2008.
And they have projected a Clinton win in NM
Latinos to the rescue I hope.
Miami, Broward & Palm Beach to finish counting – is it possible?
This is exhausting. I’m not commenting much, cause I’m reduced to a barely functioning IPad. I have to log to WordPress and facebook every time I comment. I so appreciate you all tonight!
Guys, this is the end of our democracy. Build me an exit.
In the words of President Obama “there’s a reason why we’ve never had a woman President”. I’m not throwing in the towel and I’m sure Hillary isn’t either, but there are multiple reasons why this night is going this way and the MSM is no small reason why. I agree with William that they normalized Trump in order to keep us tuning in night after night to watch their coverage. The GOP Congress beat Hillary over the head with Benghazi and from Benghazi sprang the emails/server. They beat her to a pulp for nearly 3 years and in the process created the impression of untrustworthy, liar, deceptive, criminal. The MSM played along because it was good for ratings. And last, but certainly not least, SHE’S A WOMAN! That my friends is the entire story in a nutshell. Still it ain’t over til the fat lady sings and I will have hope until there is a reason not to. If this ends badly life will go on and America will get the government it deserves, BREXIT on steroids. My daughters and granddaughters have been calling me constantly asking me to reassure them that Hillary will win. It is their future I care about, I basically have little future left. But I told them that regardless of the outcome that they should sleep well tonight knowing they did everything in their power to help their country make the right decision. And life goes on!
This is just so wrong. Hillary is so good, so right to lead us. Trump is so wrong, so vile. I can’t stand it and don’t understand it. It’s not even going to fel good telling people in a year “I told you so”
Hillary would have won had it not been for Comey. But of course we learn that the entire system is rigged. FBI, media. Too many bad or stupid people in positions to influence too many ignorant voters. I would say that despire the millions of good people, there is something sick in our country. Maybe it is the world, as white nationalists are rising all over Europe. Interestingly, most of the Republican incumbents are winning. Billions of dollars spent because a fixed Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United. A Supreme Court seat that Obama wasn’t allowed to fill. Republicans vowing to stop any Hillary appointee. You can’t have a country which runs like this.