2016 election results

I listen to news talk radio on a long weekend commute and the shorter weekday rides. Last night I tapped into a Mark Levin broadcast. He was not in full-on repetitive rant mode, so I listened. He was counting down the top electoral college victories in history. Trump's win was in the bottom 25...

2008: Obama ~69,500,000 McCain ~59,950,000 total ~129,945,000 2012: Obama ~65,916,000 Romney ~60,934,000 total ~126,850,000 2016: Trump ~60,683,000 Clinton ~61,460,000 total ~122,143,000 As many as 7,000,000 votes remain uncounted and Clinton leads Trump ~770,000 votes. Clinton received ~8...

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I've spoken to a number of Americans today (I'm in Hawaii) and some have conjectured that Trump is so hated by the Republican establishment that at least some delegates won't cast a ballot for him. The rationale I've heard is that the GOP, or at least some of it, will be so satisfied with a...

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Which right will Americans lose first? I'm going abortion. Two new judges in the first two years - kaboom! It'll be back to 1930 and coat hangers in back alleys. Is there a pissing contest between muslins and christians to see which one can turn the clock back furthest?

There, I said it. Some market reactions so far: S&P futures off 5%. Oil down over 3%, gold up almost 5%, dollar down almost 4% against the yen but up against some other currencies. Mexican peso down almost 12% against the dollar. "Markets are Plunging around the World" says Bloomberg headline...

I'll go for one. :(

Piecemeal results will start coming in shortly... exit polls, comments from the field about turnout +/-, vote suppression complaints from the Dems, rigging complaints from the GOP.... CAN WE PLEASE USE THIS THREAD TO DISCUSS THE RESULTS AS THEY COME IN (INCLUDING ALL THE ABOVE-LISTED)? There...