[POLL] United States Presidential Elections 2016

[DDastardly00]

Pennsylvania just bumped again, trump is starting to pull away, 26k difference.

 

[longshot1314]

This election has been a real Trumpster fire

 

[Aki Ko]

I feel like the Democratic party spent too much time split, plenty time for the Berne half to realize Hilary was a snake in the grass, and to irreversibly lose faith in her. It was probably over from then, but the Republicans did an equally stupid move and selected Donald Trump.

What's funny is that the Republicans pulled their support for Trump. The Democrats just kept at it.

 

[Johnnypenso]

Roughly 270k votes left in Pensovania...Trump ahead by 34K.

 

[Pupik]

I'm off to bed...Hopefully this fever dream will wear off by then.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

I feel like the Democratic party spent too much time split, plenty time for the Berne half to realize Hilary was a snake in the grass, and to irreversibly lose faith in her. It was probably over from then, but the Republicans did an equally stupid move and selected Donald Trump.

Let's take a trip down memory lane the months were Jan-April and the Republican party was running a group of individuals at Trump to stop him, it ultimately came down to Ted Cruz and John Kasich with Kasich being the man that was the last barrier (a weak one). Never the less it revealed a great division in the RNC, what allowed them to win tonight was something that wasn't from a political play book that they wanted. They didn't ask for Trump they lucked into him in the sense of this win, while the DNC played politics and got who they wanted, but failed to extend further on it.

So I don't know what history you remember about the U.S. politics of the past year and a half but it isn't correct.

 

[DDastardly00]

Make that 34k, just bumped again...she is losing Pennsylvania

 

[Grayfox]

Lets say trump wins and he starts fing things up for america.
Can he be removed from office like our yoyo PMs?

And how can ameerica get its vote counting done in one day when ours took 1 week.

 

[88GTA]

This seems like more of a rejection of Hillary than support for Trump.

 

[ClydeYellow]

I must say, the possible scenarios that a Trump presidency make possible are... Enticing for a proponent of European unity such as myself. A shame the best Americans can hope for is, arguably, an ineffective President Trump (which is a likely option, but not as likely as four years of Tea Party / Evangelical Right rule in which Donald is just a puppet of his cabinet).

Basically, I think that what we're seeing tonight is the true and bitter end to the Pax Americana.

 

[GranTurismo guy]

This seems like more of a rejection of Hillary than support for Trump.

Very true.

 

[Mike Rotch]

How is the popular vote looking between the two (as if it matters)?

 

[Dylan]

How is the popular vote looking between the two (as if it matters)?

NYTimes says Hillary by a point or two.

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

I'm kind of interested to see what they may have been. He did get a lot of flack for his tuition ideas or that he didn't have a full-time well beyond the average American age, but I can't imagine that would sink him.

I am too, but equally with people not caring since he isn't in the running that's why nothing about him came out in the post 2016 Democratic National Convention world. No it wouldn't have sinked him but since the late show hosts @Joel listed didn't do any favors displaying their love for Hillary, that extended to Sanders. I recall seeing not just republicans but dems rip apart his notions of basically free tuition as you've said, to a point the more serious voters (not college students) would have over looked him.

Plus the only real indication he'd have beat Trump is poll numbers, and tonight just showed how flawed those are, so...

Lets say trump wins and he starts fing things up for america.
Can he be removed from office like our yoyo PMs?

And how can ameerica get its vote counting done in one day when ours took 1 week.

Well many have been counted due to early voting, there is plenty of electronic methods, and the sheer amount of people who "volunteer" is pretty remarkable.

 

[ukfan758]

Lets say trump wins and he starts fing things up for america.
Can he be removed from office like our yoyo PMs?

Impeachment through the congress.

Wikipedia: "The President, Vice President, and all civil officers of the United States" who may be impeached and removed only for "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors"


Article One of the Constitution grants the House the power of impeachment and the Senate the power to try impeachments.

 

[Akmuq]

Time to study up on our new overlord

How awesome would Stone Cold being president be?

 

[Eva]

How is the popular vote looking between the two (as if it matters)?

Trump up by 1.2 million

 

[Peter.]

Let's take a trip down memory lane the months were Jan-April and the Republican party was running a group of individuals at Trump to stop him, it ultimately came down to Ted Cruz and John Kasich with Kasich being the man that was the last barrier (a weak one). Never the less it revealed a great division in the RNC, what allowed them to win tonight was something that wasn't from a political play book that they wanted. They didn't ask for Trump they lucked into him in the sense of this win, while the DNC played politics and got who they wanted, but failed to extend further on it.

So I don't know what history you remember about the U.S. politics of the past year and a half but it isn't correct.

Yes, to say they 'selected' him is a bit of a stretch, I know, but they let this happen. The point I'm trying to make is that the rise of Trump threw the race wide open in favour of the DNC, but Clinton was always going to lose, because not even Democrat supporters like her.

 

[Northstar]

How awesome would Stone Cold being president be?

The Presidential limo would be a beer truck.

 

[88GTA]

NYTimes says Hillary by a point or two.

Really? NBC shows Trump up over 1 million votes in popular.

 

[ukfan758]

It is getting late, anyone else remembering 2000?

 

[Northstar]

Well, Hillary has a cooler looking stage at least. Seems like a waste of money though.

 

[Johnnypenso]

Really? NBC shows Trump up over 1 million votes in popular.

Probably missing a huge swath of west coast voters who always lean heavily left.

 

[McLaren]

The Presidential limo would be a beer truck.

Stone Cold's pledges for America.

 

[Dylan]

Really? NBC shows Trump up over 1 million votes in popular.

I'm just telling you what I see...

 

[Northstar]

Stone Cold's pledges for America.

Now that's how you campaign!

 

[Johnnypenso]

Trump up 50k in Pennsylvania with only 220k to go...almost all over but for the shouting.

 

[huskeR32]

I'm just telling you what I see...
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Yeah, the key word is right there under the popular vote dial: FORECAST

 

[LMSCorvetteGT2]

Yes, to say they 'selected' him is a bit of a stretch, I know, but they let this happen. The point I'm trying to make is that the rise of Trump threw the race wide open in favour of the DNC, but Clinton was always going to lose, because not even Democrat supporters like her.

What were they suppose to do have a hit on him? Tell him formally "nah you can't be a republican representative", the people who actually were active in their states for this guy got him here. If anything it just shows the RNC's message is just as futile as the DNC, and were visceral toward a man that very likely couldn't care less. Both camps are heavily broken and you can analyze it from the perspective of how people voted Trump into office, he defeated established republicans for the RNC seed, and he's beating an established powerful Dem with presidential backing in a national election for President. That is the point.

Is Stone Cold secretly running for Senator in one of these states, cause that's the only way Donald can be stopped @Akmuq

 

[ukfan758]

While we've been talking about the Presidency: