11-08-2016, 11:14 PM | #5201 |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The Mountains
|
Even the New York Times model, which essentially "called" this a while ago, still has Clinton winning the popular vote. So that (the electoral college debate) will still be a thing, though there's nothing Dems can do about it. But they have a big electoral map problem with the shifts in the midwest.
Last edited by molson : 11-08-2016 at 11:15 PM. |
11-08-2016, 11:16 PM | #5202 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: the yo'
|
The sun will rise tomorrow
|
11-08-2016, 11:17 PM | #5203 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA
|
I nominate Jon; I certainly got on him enough through this. |
11-08-2016, 11:17 PM | #5204 |
College Prospect
Join Date: Nov 2014
|
Looks like Democrats now know to not piss off white people in the midwest.
|
11-08-2016, 11:19 PM | #5205 | |
College Prospect
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Flatlands of America
|
Quote:
You would think she'd know this, being from Arkansas.
__________________
Post Count: Eleventy Billion - so deal with it! |
|
11-08-2016, 11:20 PM | #5206 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2009
|
Rosie O Donnell needs to be on a plane NOW!
|
11-08-2016, 11:20 PM | #5207 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2009
|
ahhhhhhhhhhh look at all the lonely people (in this thread)
|
11-08-2016, 11:20 PM | #5208 |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The Mountains
|
I was wondering if people are holding back their panic here some. I've argued against liberals here for 10+ years and I feel like I'm the only one really worried. I'm breaking out the fire pit in the backyard, drinking scotch, contacting friends I haven't seen in a while, contemplating my personal financial status with an eye towards being more conservative, wondering what will happen if my girlfriend loses her job, etc. While a small part of me is intrigued to see what happens next. I can personally get through a bad economy, a Supreme Court retreat on certain individual rights, etc, but my biggest fear at the moment is about the environment. We're electing someone who at least claims to believe global warming is a hoax. Last edited by molson : 11-08-2016 at 11:21 PM. |
11-08-2016, 11:21 PM | #5209 |
College Benchwarmer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: SF
|
3-1 warriors lead
3-1 Indians lead 3-1 Clinton lead Oh 2016, you are cruel mistress |
11-08-2016, 11:22 PM | #5210 | |
assmaster
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Bloomington, IN
|
Quote:
There's something to this. I have a number of friends who are naturalized U.S. citizens (largely SE Asian, but some Latino), and they are much, much, much more angry about U.S. immigration policy/open borders than I am. I tend to want to extend the helping hand. What they see is that they did it the right way, paid thousands of dollars in travel expenses to fly here or there every hear for visa shit, waited in lines, filled out a bazillion forms, constantly felt like they were on tenterhooks constantly about their legal status. In essence, they paid their dues and earned the right to call themselves Americans. The fact that we'd make a policy of just giving it to other people for free invalidated their sacrifices. As my Malaysian buddy said the other day, "So, my brother called me up and wants to come live here in the U.S. because he thinks that my citizenship will give him a free ride. I said to him, 'Fuck you. Stand in line like the rest of us did.'" (His wife is also a naturalized U.S. citizen from Sri Lanka.) |
|
11-08-2016, 11:22 PM | #5211 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Pacific
|
Its not as circle-jerky in here tonight.
__________________
Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15 |
11-08-2016, 11:23 PM | #5212 |
Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Greensboro, NC
|
Per Fox: 69% of people who believed neither candidate was qualified to be POTUS voted for Trump.
NeverTrumpers were OhHellTrumpIGuess in the end.
__________________
The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'! |
11-08-2016, 11:23 PM | #5213 | |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Dayton, OH
|
Quote:
And this is exactly why in the end I pulled the lever for him. I went to vote divided between whether to vote for Johnson or Trump. I need the end, I voted for Trump because of the SCOTUS nominations. |
|
11-08-2016, 11:24 PM | #5214 | |
Pro Starter
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: The State of Rutgers
|
Quote:
I think the thing about people not wanting to admit they were going to vote for Trump are spot on, but at the end of the day, even Republicans who didn't like him, held their nose and voted for him.
__________________
Boise Stampede Continental Football League Jacksonville Jaguars GM North American Football League Nebraska Coach FOFC-BBCF Rutgers & Washington coach Bowl Bound-BBCF |
|
11-08-2016, 11:24 PM | #5215 |
General Manager
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kansas City, MO
|
Fox News gives Nevada to Clinton.
|
11-08-2016, 11:26 PM | #5216 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Dayton, OH
|
Hey man, if Iowa wins this weekend, all is forgiven. I'll be the first to apologize for being a dick in the past to you, including in this thread. Call it bargaining or acceptance if you like.
__________________
My listening habits |
11-08-2016, 11:27 PM | #5217 | |
assmaster
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Bloomington, IN
|
Quote:
Why would we panic? We're (mostly) white guys. Even when we vote against our self-interest, we still win. I'm just disappointed that while we got to 5% with third party votes, we didn't get one party to the 5% threshold. That was the big question *I* was hoping the polls and models were wrong about. Last edited by Drake : 11-08-2016 at 11:29 PM. |
|
11-08-2016, 11:27 PM | #5218 |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Satellite of Love
|
92% reporting in PA, 48.2% to 48.2%.
|
11-08-2016, 11:29 PM | #5219 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2005
|
Wonder if this could be because of the Russian hackers?
|
11-08-2016, 11:29 PM | #5220 |
Hokie, Hokie, Hokie, Hi
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Kennesaw, GA
|
That's pretty much why I voted Trump. I was on the fence until recently, but ended up casting a vote for Trump (instead of Johnson) simply as a F.U. to all the articles I had read that contained highly snobbish & elitist Clinton rhetoric.
|
11-08-2016, 11:29 PM | #5221 |
Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Greensboro, NC
|
__________________
The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'! |
11-08-2016, 11:30 PM | #5222 | |
Coordinator
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Pacific
|
Quote:
Iowa is going to give up 60 this weekend. That game is going to get the faithful worked up even worse.
__________________
Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15 |
|
11-08-2016, 11:32 PM | #5223 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA
|
Not sure why Google hasn't called Wisconsin yet.
Wow, just 15 vote difference in NH at the moment. |
11-08-2016, 11:33 PM | #5224 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
|
Quote:
The primary probably should have been a bigger sign to us. I always thought it was a bad strategy to just label everyone who disagreed with you a racist, sexist, etc. Focusing all your energy on certain groups and ignoring (and even blaming) a large segment of the population. Whether that's taking the sides of groups like BLM or the abundance of snarky political commentary that demeans groups in this country. And for working class white people who have been hurt by the economy over the years, Democrats who usually supported them have not. I mean I don't agree with how the election went but I guess it's not surprising that when you trash a huge part of the electorate for a decade, they'll come out in droves to vote against you. |
|
11-08-2016, 11:33 PM | #5225 | |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Satellite of Love
|
Quote:
I'm joking around because there's nothing I can do about it. Bold prediction: Within 2 years, North Korea will make a statement making fun of Trump's hands. He'll demand nukes be launched at Pyongyang. The military will never allow that, so they resort to the only option they have. A military coup. (I'm joking, please don't put me on a list!!!) |
|
11-08-2016, 11:34 PM | #5226 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2009
|
|
11-08-2016, 11:34 PM | #5227 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
|
Wisconsin looks like it's lost. Pretty much comes down to that now that Michigan might swing in her favor. Edit: Pennsylvania not looking good for her either. Outstanding vote count in parts that will help Trump. Last edited by RainMaker : 11-08-2016 at 11:35 PM. |
11-08-2016, 11:35 PM | #5228 | |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2005
|
Quote:
Nope, not joking. Futures down 700 right now. I'm a long term guy so figure it may crash more over the next week but good chance it'll eventually recover. |
|
11-08-2016, 11:36 PM | #5229 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2009
|
DOW plunged 750 already
|
11-08-2016, 11:37 PM | #5230 | |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA
|
Quote:
Thanks, legit, for that insight. I'm so far behind that I can't catch up on that stuff I don't think, so you genuinely told me something useful that I did not know.
__________________
"I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis |
|
11-08-2016, 11:37 PM | #5231 | |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
|
Quote:
I think we're definitely looking at a 10% drop at least in the first week.
__________________
He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam |
|
11-08-2016, 11:38 PM | #5232 |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The Mountains
|
Current WWE tag team champion Rhyno appears to have won a spot in the Michigan legislature. And Donald Trump is a WWE Hall of Famer. So maybe Trump just tapped into the underrated Michigan wrestling fan demo.
Last edited by molson : 11-08-2016 at 11:38 PM. |
11-08-2016, 11:39 PM | #5233 |
Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Greensboro, NC
|
Yes, agree that a couple of networks are hinting that PA is Trump's. Just saying that it's going to be close there, so he has a shot.
AZ hasn't been called for Trump yet.
__________________
The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'! |
11-08-2016, 11:39 PM | #5234 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Whittier
|
What are the chances that Trump gets impeached on that rape charge?
|
11-08-2016, 11:40 PM | #5235 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Pacific
|
USA and Britain against the world again!
Wait for the rest of the world to come crawling to suck on our teets. History does repeat itself.
__________________
Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15 |
11-08-2016, 11:41 PM | #5236 |
Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Greensboro, NC
|
Dola...but yeah, it looks like his floor is 258 and hers is around 220.
__________________
The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'! |
11-08-2016, 11:41 PM | #5237 | |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
|
Quote:
You can only be impeached for things that happen while you are in office.
__________________
He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops. Like Steam? Join the FOFC Steam group here: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/FOFConSteam |
|
11-08-2016, 11:42 PM | #5238 |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Satellite of Love
|
If Trump wins WI, which looks likely, he doesn't even need New Hampshire. He'll very likely win Arizona, he'll get Alaska, and he probably gets ME-2 and all 5 of Nebraska's votes. That's it. That's 270.
PA and MI won't even matter at the end of it. |
11-08-2016, 11:43 PM | #5239 |
Coordinator
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Pacific
|
I think they called Wisc for Trump already
__________________
Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15 |
11-08-2016, 11:43 PM | #5240 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Dec 2009
|
|
11-08-2016, 11:44 PM | #5241 | |
Coordinator
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sydney, Australia
|
Quote:
Britain has been on a pretty significant downswing since the early 20th Century I'd say.
__________________
Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce |
|
11-08-2016, 11:44 PM | #5242 |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: The Mountains
|
McMullin within a few hundred votes of finishing 2nd in Utah. Did Perot finish 2nd anywhere? Who would be the last 3rd party/independent to do that if not him?
Last edited by molson : 11-08-2016 at 11:45 PM. |
11-08-2016, 11:44 PM | #5243 |
General Manager
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Kansas City, MO
|
I really hope we get a called election relatively soon. I want to see both of these speeches.
|
11-08-2016, 11:45 PM | #5244 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
|
|
11-08-2016, 11:45 PM | #5245 | |
Coordinator
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Pacific
|
Quote:
But build up the Navy and Air Force. Then watch out.
__________________
Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15 |
|
11-08-2016, 11:46 PM | #5246 |
Head Coach
Join Date: Oct 2005
|
Eh, CNN pundits are doing some deep soul searching right now. Go back to the polls.
|
11-08-2016, 11:46 PM | #5247 |
General Manager
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: The Satellite of Love
|
|
11-08-2016, 11:47 PM | #5248 | |||
Coordinator
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Concord, MA/UMass
|
Quote:
Quote:
Quote:
Everything bounced back after Brexit, etc. Great time to buy. |
|||
11-08-2016, 11:47 PM | #5249 |
Hall Of Famer
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Chicago, IL
|
|
11-08-2016, 11:47 PM | #5250 |
Morgado's Favorite Forum Fascist
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Greensboro, NC
|
I can't stop giggling at the Canadian immigration web site's issues tonight.
__________________
The media don't understand the kinds of problems and pressures 54 million come wit'! |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 2 (0 members and 2 guests) | |
Thread Tools | |
|
|