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[brdlwyr]

Optimistic but very nervous.   Yikes!

Worried about turnout in North Carolina! 

[DAME]

Also optimistic but very nervous.  I just hope it IS over tomorrow.

[BroadwayConcierge]

FiveThirtyEight now has things swinging more in Hillary's favor, but the Senate seems to be heading more in Republican favor. I'm also praying it's all over before Wednesday morning.

[madbrian]

I expect the networks to call it for Clinton around 11PM, then the real drama will begin, waiting to see how Trump handles losing to a girl.

[PalJoey]

 

They're all going to be itching to call it as soon as the West Coast polls are closed.

And I'm over looking at fivethirtyeight. ever since the Huffington Post wrote the article about Nate "unskewing" the polls and Nate responded with an f-word Tweet-storm.

I'm over Nate like I'm over the FBI like I'm over Susan Sarandon like I'm over Carlos.

I'm over this election...but I'm not over our new president-to-be, Hillary Clinton!

 

[PalJoey]

The final Emerson College poll predicts a landslide:

 



Amidst a general tightening of the race in key battleground states and a pattern of both Democratic and Republican voters coming home to the major-party candidates, Emerson College Polling is predicting that Hillary Clinton will win the Electoral College by a lopsided margin of 323-215. The map, shown below, reflects recent Emerson polling results in battleground and other states, combined with RealClearPolitics polling averages in those states Emerson has not surveyed.

In battleground Senate races, Emerson also projects that Democrats will come out of the election with 50 or more seats. That would be enough to claim a Senate majority if Clinton is elected and Tim Kaine, as Vice President, becomes the tie-breaking vote. Our final round of polls suggest that the following Democratic challengers will flip GOP seats in four states: Tammy Duckworth vs. Mark Kirk in Illinois, Russ Feingold vs. Ron Johnson in Wisconsin, Jason Kander vs. Roy Blunt in Missouri and Katie McGinty vs. Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania.

[madbrian]

I just can't quit 538.

[CarlosAlberto]

After I vote I'll be @ SpiN New York playing ping pong.  

[PalJoey]

 

Bloomberg News calls the percentage of turnout among Latino early voters for Hillary in Florida "eyepopping" and "unprecedented." University of Florida political scientist Daniel A. Smith calls the turnout "just massive."

 

BLOOMBERG.COM: In Trump’s Most Important County, a Surge of Hispanic Voters Trump officials believe the Florida county of Miami-Dade can tip the must-win state their way. But an analysis of early votes shows eye-popping Hispanic numbers.

 

[madbrian]

Ana Navarro wrote that she voted for HRC.  She had intended to write in, but decided to vote for Clinton since FL is expected to be close.

[PalJoey]

 

Ana is part of the 67% of Latino voters voting for Hillary.



Carlos is part of the 17.

[PalJoey]

 

Latinos (except one) are making history!

 



 

[CarlosAlberto]

PJ, You have no idea who I am voting for...  

[devonian.t]

The thing I find odd is that Clinton is condemned by her opponent's claims, but Trump is condemned by his own mouth.

Do people not care that Trump doesn't provide any actual evidence for his claims?  Is it ok to just make up whatever you feel like?

[CarlosAlberto]

devonian.t said: "The thing I find odd is that Clinton is condemned by her opponent's claims, but Trump is condemned by his own mouth.

Do people not care that Trump doesn't provide any actual evidence for his claims?  Is it ok to just make up whatever you feel like?

 

Ask Joey. He just made up that I'm part of that 17% of that silly graph. SMDH.

 

[Mister Matt]

I assume Carlos is writing in his vote for Susan Sarandon.

Do people not care that Trump doesn't provide any actual evidence for his claims?  Is it ok to just make up whatever you feel like?

People certainly didn't care when the Republicans (and Tea Party) kept throwing spaghetti at the wall in 2008 (and again to a lesser degree in 2012).  It became their go-to strategy in campaigning and haven't yet figured out that it doesn't work.  They just throw spaghetti on the wall, point and shout, "LOOK AT THAT!"  When we all turn to look to see what they've thrown and watch the mess fall to the floor, they quickly grab another handful and throw it at another wall, point and shout, "LOOK AT THAT!"  Meanwhile, the rest of us catch on to the pattern pretty quickly and simply watch them throwing pasta on walls and shouting, desperately hoping that a noodle will stick, without ever bothering to learn how to cook pasta in the first place.  It's like America's Worst Cooks: Republican Edition.

[CarlosAlberto]

Now I'm hungry for spaghetti....that takes care of dinner now. Thanks Mister Matt. 

[devonian.t]

Unless Carlos or Joey are standing as candidates, I'm not sure they are relevant to the question about Clinton and Trumps' merits or flaws.

Mister Matt, I've watched some pretty scary footage of people declaring Obama was born in Kenya because nobody witnessed him being born in USA, but then believing Trump with no evidence testifying to his origins.  The hypocrisy and veiled racism are horrifying.  It's comforting to know that the spaghetti or mud-slinging doesn't work with most people.

[CarlosAlberto]

 

[Pootie2]

yankeefan7 said: ""Not really, since Lincoln is accepted as the BEST PRESIDENT in our country's history. "

 

Really, you are going to compare Hillary Clinton to "Honest Abe" Lincoln. That is just priceless - lol

"

No, but good job completely missing the point. I suppose that's par for the course.


One thing that still completely mystifies me are idiots who insist they want someone with zero political experience to be president. You would really trust and demand a brain surgeon to fix the economy? A car mechanic to fix your house's plumbing? A farmer to have authority over the military? Most policy-makers start in the House of Representatives for a reason; I certainly wouldn't want anyone with zero inkling of how the modern world's governments and economies work to be at the helm of the entire country. To want otherwise is naivete of the highest order.

[jb19662]

I'm not sure Carlos is mentally fit by law to vote 

[Pootie2]

Kurt Eichenwald's Trump investigations in tweets... https://twitter.com/kurteichenwald

He didn't "thread" them so you just have to scroll down to start at #1.

[WithoutATrace]

Count me in as a Latino voting for Hillary Clinton tomorrow.  It will be one of the most proud moments of my life.  Fingers crossed that we will all be saying Madam President by tomorrow evening.  #ImWithHer

[Pootie2]

madbrian said: "I expect the networks to call it for Clinton around 11PM, then the real drama will begin, waiting to see how Trump handles losing to a girl.

"

I believe Trump has been locked out of his Twitter account, though, so nothing fun in that vein. However, remember that Trump (and thus his followers) said that he wouldn't recognize a Clinton win in this democratic, even if flawed, process. That's the worst attack on "American values" ever. It's his gun-crazy pro-KKK domestic terrorist friends who we should all be afraid of.

[DottieD'Luscia]

PalJoey, what's behind your disdain for Nate Silver?  Is it his self-importance?

[yankeefan7]

"No, but good job completely missing the point. I suppose that's par for the course. 

I said the following "If Clinton wins, she will be the most disliked/most untrusted person ever elected POTUS". You replied back "Lincoln. While Lincoln was not liked or trusted, it was totally different reason. The main part of it was he was elected during the brink of a Civil War which is a big difference than somebody the majority of the country believes is a habitual liar and a decent percentage believe she is corrupt. Are you trying to say that Hillary and Lincoln were both disliked but both could become great Presidents? If so, sorry I don't think Hillary would be great.


One thing that still completely mystifies me are idiots who insist they want someone with zero political experience to be president. You would really trust and demand a brain surgeon to fix the economy? A car mechanic to fix your house's plumbing? A farmer to have authority over the military? Most policy-makers start in the House of Representatives for a reason; I certainly wouldn't want anyone with zero inkling of how the modern world's governments and economies work to be at the helm of the entire country. To want otherwise is naivete of the highest order.

These "idiots" probably want someone with zero political experience because they are so angry and disgusted with so many people with political experience. Just curious if you considered being a General political experience which is what Eisenhower had before becoming President. Personally, I think Governors have the best experience to be President because they bring to the table executive experience but they can be short of foreign policy experience.