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Election Day Poll No. Whatever

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Moderator1, Nov 4, 2016.

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Who is going to win?

Poll closed Nov 9, 2016.

  1. Clinton

    75 vote(s)
    87.2%

  2. Trump

    11 vote(s)
    12.8%
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  1. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    Clinton 303
     
    heyabbott, Nov 8, 2016
    #121
  2. dirtybird

    dirtybird Well-Known Member

    I'm thinking that's the play after it's called (assuming it goes one way). I don't think I'll be happy watching while it's up in the air, but the postgame schadenfreude could be fun.
     
    dirtybird, Nov 8, 2016
    #122
  3. heyabbott

    heyabbott Well-Known Member

    If Trump loses the headline is some version of You're Fired
     
    heyabbott, Nov 8, 2016
    #123
  4. Twirling Time

    Twirling Time Well-Known Member

    Tracking 435 House seats is like herding cats. It's an impossible task. You might possibly narrow it down to about 40 contested seats and try to have a go at it that way because that's about the number that turns over every cycle. The incumbent reelection rate in the House is about 90%.
     
    Twirling Time, Nov 8, 2016
    #124
  5. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

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    Dick Whitman, Nov 8, 2016
    #125
  6. FileNotFound

    FileNotFound Well-Known Member

    323 sounds about right, and is a margin I'd be happy with. In an election not involving an incumbent, that's about as strong a mandate as you're gonna get.
     
    FileNotFound, Nov 8, 2016
    #126
  7. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    I'm very much of the "it's match play, not medal" school. Just win, please, Secretary Clinton. Anything at 270 or over works for me.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Nov 8, 2016
    #127
  8. dixiehack

    dixiehack Well-Known Member

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    And a 50-50 Senate for good measure
     
    dixiehack, Nov 8, 2016
    #128
  9. doctorquant

    doctorquant Well-Known Member

    Lived up to the second part of my pledge (voted for Herself) then voted for several Green Party nominees for various statewide offices. If there wasn't a Green Party nominee, I voted Libertarian (wonder what a Libertarian sheriff would be like). If a given race had only an R and a D, I didn't vote. Voted yes on the billionaire giveaway measure that's on the ballot. Which brings me to a rant that may be peculiar to me ...

    I hate, hate, fucking hate, hate with the fire of a million suns, running through a gauntlet of homo politicus as I walk from the parking lot to the polling place. They follow the law ... they're right at that boundary ... but LEAVE.ME.THE.FUCK.ALONE. I made the mistake of wearing one of my Nondescript State shirts, and sure enough one of 'em says, "Vote for So-and-So, He Supports Nondescript State!" Well, hun, if I had been going to vote for a major brand for that particular race ... you just put your guy on the list of guys who has absolutely no chance of getting my vote.

    I know I'm weird. I just don't wanna be fucked with in any way, shape or form when I'm by myself in a public setting. Don't talk to me. Don't yell at me. I'd really prefer you don't even look at me.
     
    doctorquant, Nov 8, 2016
    #129
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  10. jr/shotglass

    jr/shotglass Well-Known Member

    You're not weird. At least, not about that point.
     
    jr/shotglass, Nov 8, 2016
    #130
  11. The Big Ragu

    The Big Ragu Moderator Staff Member

    For what it is worth at noon. ... the currency markets, equity markets, bond markets (across the board). ... are all behaving as if Clinton has won. ... and there will be a Republican house and senate. It is basically a "risk on" trade for a day, to reflect the status quo with gridlock.

    That will mean turmoil in Asian trading if there is somehow a curveball tonight. But either way, none of the moves over the last two days or over the next few days are likely to be very meaningful. They never are. Those markets are going to move right on to a host of other things in the days after this gets called -- the yuan that has been dropping again (which could be meaningful), and the anticipated December Fed hike of 25 basis points will likely be up next up. Just interesting to watch the computer algorithms demonstrate the available information in real time. Traders -- especially robotraders -- seem to love elections. It create faux volatility. Volatility creates money-making opportunities.
     
    The Big Ragu, Nov 8, 2016
    #131
  12. DanielSimpsonDay

    DanielSimpsonDay Well-Known Member

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    DanielSimpsonDay, Nov 8, 2016
    #132
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