News Experience the Polling Line: Share Yours & Track Results

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Voters are sharing their experiences at polling places, with some reporting long lines and others finding no wait at all. A transit strike in Philadelphia was resolved just before Election Day, alleviating potential issues for voters. Many participants expressed concerns about the impact of third-party candidates and non-votes on the election outcome. Some individuals chose to abstain from voting for president, citing dissatisfaction with the candidates. The discussion highlights the varied voting experiences and the anticipation for election results.
  • #51
AMERICA. WHAT. HAVE. YOU. DONE.
 
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  • #52
the right thing ?
 
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  • #53
Astronuc said:
Election Day is certainly a current event, and widely covered in the media, besides being the biggest spectator sport today.

I heard reports that news organization in UK, Germany, France, and most of Europe are planning to following developments overnight. I suspect the world outside the US is holding its proverbial breath.
So later tonight, or tomorrow morning, will it be a Gasp! or Sigh.
russ_watters said:
I expected a swing toward Trump, but it is a lot more than anyone including me expected. Wow.
There are still states, particularly in the middle and west that only have 60 to 70% of precincts reporting, so some states could swing either way. But certainly, the national polls indicating Clinton leading seem a bit off. A number of sites have been predicting a Trump win, and that seems quite possible. If so, that is certainly a rebuke of Clinton.

Also, the Senate races in Alaska and Louisiana are interesting. Alaska could go independent, and Louisiana has a large number of candidates, republican, democratic and independent, which looks more like a primary. The run-off election will be December 10.
 
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  • #54
The Senate race in my state of PA is currently differentiated by 6,000 votes out of 5.2 million...

...and CNN is showing Trump pulling ahead in PA. Amazing. I was certainly not expecting my state to actually swing. It hasn't gone Republican in a Presidential election in decades (1988). My facebook friends are going to be pissed at me...
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USA Today has switched PA from light blue to light red.
 
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  • #55
Astronuc said:
Senate races in Alaska and Louisiana are interesting.
... and, California? Have I seen correctly that a democrat is running against another democrat?
 
  • #56
Google now has Trump at 244, needing only 26 electoral votes to achieve 270. He can do that with Wisconsin and Michigan, which are trending his way!

Pennsylvania with 20 electoral votes is also leaning toward Trump.
 
  • #57
Very surprising to me (and other Swedes) over here...
 
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Bystander said:
... and, California? Have I seen correctly that a democrat is running against another democrat?
That is correct. Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez are both democrats.
 
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Astronuc said:
Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez are both democrats.
Okay. "Jungle rules" primaries work very weirdly.
 
  • #60
DaveC426913 said:
AMERICA. WHAT. HAVE. YOU. DONE.
Tomorrow I will be shopping for my survival shelter supplies for WW3. :frown: We elected a reality TV show host for President as if there was no difference. Why not?
 
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  • #61
:nb)
 
  • #62
In about ten minutes I'm headed for my boat, with 8 years of emergency supplies.
 
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  • #63
Stock market futures trading halted until tomorrow's market open due to hitting a -5% circuit breaker.
 
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Bystander said:
Okay. "Jungle rules" primaries work very weirdly.
Similarly in Washington State, the top two winners of the primary are selected for the general election for Senate, Congress and various state positions, so it is also possible to have two republicans or two democrats competing in the general election.
 
  • #65
I did not make a guess in the "Presidential election game!" thread, since I don't know very much about US politics. I have however followed US politics more closely the last week, reading news and watching rallies. I would never have guessed a Trump victory.
 
  • #66
I'm watching ABC news and they are all acting so surprised. Yes, Trump is ahead further and in more places than I imagined, but I kept seeing all these Google News feeds about polls with HRC 3-12 points ahead. But the IBD poll, rated the most accurate in the last four POTUS elections had it close for a long time, with Trump a point or two ahead the past few days. Rasmussen was similar.

I think the media was believing their own press releases. I guess that shouldn't be surprising since people like George Stephanopoulos were in the Clinton White House.
 
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  • #67
Clinton crowd shocked and tense as Trump nabs swing states
https://www.yahoo.com/news/clinton-crowd-shocked-and-tense-as-trump-nabs-swing-states-042543888.html

It looks like the GOP will have at least 50 seats in the Senate. Alaska is up in the air.

In Louisiana, no candidate got 50% of the vote, so there will be a runoff on Dec 10. The top republican, John Kennedy, received 25% of the vote, and the top democrat, Foster Campbell, received 17%. The number of candidates (I counted 24) is astounding!
 
  • #68
NTL2009 said:
I'm watching ABC news and they are all acting so surprised. Yes, Trump is ahead further and in more places than I imagined, but I kept seeing all these Google News feeds about polls with HRC 3-12 points ahead. But the IBD poll, rated the most accurate in the last four POTUS elections had it close for a long time, with Trump a point or two ahead the past few days. Rasmussen was similar.

I think the media was believing their own press releases. I guess that shouldn't be surprising since people like George Stephanopoulos were in the Clinton White House.
I've been wondering if the 'main stream' media poll in the urban/suburban areas, since that's easy to access, but seem more blue, while ignoring the more rural areas, which tend to be more GOP/independent, or otherwise red.
 
  • #69
The American people have spoken.
 
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DaveC426913 said:
In about ten minutes I'm headed for my boat, with 8 years of emergency supplies.
TAKE ME! I have skills!
 
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  • #71
Chestermiller said:
The American people have spoken.
Certainly a majority registered to vote, who then voted, seem to be dissatisfied with the status quo and perceived 'elites'.
 
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  • #72
HossamCFD said:
The parallels with Brexit are hard to ignore. I'm not too certain about it, but I think Trump will win.

That was on Sunday. Do I get a prize? :P

Sorry, I know that many people are upset. My condolences!
 
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  • #73
DaveC426913 said:
In about ten minutes I'm headed for my boat, with 8 years of emergency supplies.
Take me too! I know CPR!
 
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  • #74
HossamCFD said:
Sorry, I know that many people are upset. My condolences!
Either way, about half the voters would be upset.
 
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Astronuc said:
I've been wondering if the 'main stream' media poll in the urban/suburban areas, since that's easy to access, but seem more blue, while ignoring the more rural areas, which tend to be more GOP/independent, or otherwise red.
I'm not sure it is quite that bad/simplistic. My understanding is that the difficulty is more in the demographics: when you do a random phone poll of 1,000 people you then have to scale the results against the expected voter turnout of the country. IE, if 90% of blacks vote democratic then it matters a lot if the turnout vs whites is higher or lower by a few percent. And how do you predict turnout? With historical data. But if the candidates or situations change a lot, then the demographic projections can be way off in a way that even the pre-election poll's margin for error can't deal with (because the margin for error is based on the poll being self-contained).
 
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Tsu said:
Take me too! I know CPR!
Perfect.

A boat, a skid of food and a brace of PF ladies.

I have dreams like this.
 
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NTL2009 said:
I'm watching ABC news and they are all acting so surprised.

"Nobody I know voted for Nixon".
 
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  • #78
This is going to be a very strange next four years. :sorry:
 
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  • #79
1oldman2 said:
a very strange next four years.
No more so than the past eight.
 
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DaveC426913 said:
In about ten minutes I'm headed for my boat, with 8 years of emergency supplies.

Eight years? So you are expecting two terms?

Astronuc said:
Certainly a majority registered to vote, who then voted, seem to be dissatisfied with the status quo and perceived 'elites'.

Yes, and those 'elites' weren't listening. I heard one commentator on ABC say something that resonated with me - they said one thing that probably 'back fired' was when HRC kept saying "When they go low, we go high!" While they unleash a negative campaign as they say that. The 'common man/woman' can see right thorough that BS.
 
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russ_watters said:
Stock market futures trading halted until tomorrow's market open due to hitting a -5% circuit breaker.
:oldconfused::oldconfused::oldconfused::partytime::partytime::partytime:
 
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NTL2009 said:
Eight years? So you are expecting two terms?
No, he has several people with him. We should probably add to that, I have more people that want to come.
 
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  • #84
Real Clear Politics just uncalled the NE-2 race.
 
  • #85
The PA race is running 48.8-47.6 in favor of Trump with 97% of the votes in. The problem for Secretary Clinton is where the uncounted precincts are: York and Franklin counties. Those are not areas where she has run strong.
 
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Oh, and in an "I told you so" moment, before the election is called, the difference between the polls and the actual result was 5-6%. Brexit was also around 6%.
 
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  • #87
Google now has Trump at 264 with Pennsylvania going to Trump. It would seem Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin will go to Trump.

I saw one projection with Trump receiving 302 electoral votes.
 
  • #88
Vanadium 50 said:
The PA race is running 48.8-47.6 in favor of Trump with 97% of the votes in. The problem for Secretary Clinton is where the uncounted precincts are: York and Franklin counties. Those are not areas where she has run strong.
AP just called PA. Which is essentially calling the election
 
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Vanadium 50 said:
Oh, and in an "I told you so" moment, before the election is called, the difference between the polls and the actual result was 5-6%. Brexit was also around 6%.
I think the margins are around 2 to 4% in states like Arizona, Michigan and Wisconsin.
 
  • #91
Not that we should be getting into the analysis here, but I'm disappointed by how aggressive USA Today has been with their "calls". While both CNN and Fox have held PA at undetermined, USA Today had us leaning blue and now called red. Their aggressiveness is causing them to flip-flop and that is what got the media in trouble in 2000.
 
  • #92
I'm comparing nationwide polls to nationwide popular vote. Anything more details is too much like work.

And before calling it too early, if the Trump margin in PA is less than 0.5%, a recount will be triggered. If AZ and MI break for Clinton, she could still win. Unlikely, but not impossible.

Asian stock markets are flattening. The Nikkei is down 5% and the Hang Seng is down 3%.
 
  • #93
With the disgusting chants of "lock her up" coming from theTrump camp and the good night from the Clinton Camp. This is over.
 

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