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Philo Time May 17, 2025, 23:49:47




Bears Hypothetical- if Kingsbury is hired as OC instead of Waldron, is Flus still HC right now? - VIV May 7, 2025, 18:01:59 View thread; 14 responses, latest posted May 8, 2025, 9:15:26, View last; Yes, so thank god it didn't happen* - reggiedunlop May 7, 2025, 19:29:40 Probably not. OL still would’ve stunk and Flus still would’ve been bad at managing games - bjl63 May 7, 2025, 19:08:46 yeah, i'm not saying caleb would have had the season daniels did - VIV May 8, 2025, 9:15:26 Definitely imo. Also watching more videos of Ben this guy is a total psycho - CanHartlebHireSnider May 7, 2025, 18:49:02 He’s looked straight up deranged in a few press conferences - AintHatin May 7, 2025, 19:18:23 I was pretty relieved when I realized he wasn’t a nerd with no personality * - illini21 May 7, 2025, 19:44:00 Yes he’s definitely put off deranged football coach vibes. - CanHartlebHireSnider May 7, 2025, 19:25:26 As long as he wins, it doesn't matter. Otherwise, it will wear thin quickly* - Taz May 7, 2025, 19:29:21 Yes* - Carl Spackler May 7, 2025, 18:46:18 More likely that Kingsbury and Flus would both be unemployed* - Sammich May 7, 2025, 18:40:51 I don’t think they fix or approach the oline with enough assets for it to matter - RD May 7, 2025, 18:12:32 NO* - Poldark May 7, 2025, 18:09:17 Persuasive * - VIV May 7, 2025, 18:12:25 Hmm I think he probably would be* - illini21 May 7, 2025, 18:03:48 View thread; Collapse ^ This better be a wake up call to U of I to start figuring out how to replace Chinese revenue… - LeatherneckIllini May 7, 2025, 17:58:12 View thread; 8 responses, latest posted May 8, 2025, 9:04:07, View last; Gutting the NSF and NIH like Trumps budget proposes is going to end US dominance - CoronaTheirAss May 8, 2025, 9:04:07 Pours one out for all the bubble tea shops in campustown. * - doubledown May 8, 2025, 8:27:02 With students from the Balkans I guess* - ECEIllinois May 7, 2025, 18:51:06 MAGA student paper: Sources! Trust me bro.* - SurfTheBoneyard May 7, 2025, 18:34:10 laugh all you want. won’t change what they are systematically doing.* - LeatherneckIllini May 7, 2025, 18:36:37 You posted this piece as fact. - SurfTheBoneyard May 7, 2025, 18:54:34 so do something about it* - assassin May 7, 2025, 18:38:49 I’m not in a position to do that any more* - LeatherneckIllini May 7, 2025, 19:08:38 View thread; Collapse ^ 1419-5, q7 - complainant May 8, 2025, 3:40:41 View thread; 3 responses, latest posted May 8, 2025, 6:17:15, View last; 4 - Tuscy May 8, 2025, 6:17:15 4 - Illiniphil May 8, 2025, 5:39:12 5, q7 - larue33 May 8, 2025, 5:07:38 View thread; Collapse ^ B1G made $928mm, $63.2mm per school in FY2024 - biclops May 7, 2025, 20:29:06 View thread; 1 response, posted May 7, 2025, 20:31:58 Well that seems good* - illini21 May 7, 2025, 20:31:58 View thread; Collapse ^ Champions League semis - BradUnderwoodforprez May 6, 2025, 15:50:32 View thread; 33 responses, latest posted May 7, 2025, 18:25:28, View last; sp - VIV May 7, 2025, 15:54:04 Re: sp - UIHuskie May 7, 2025, 16:06:44 Re: sp - SurfTheBoneyard May 7, 2025, 16:05:46 Re: sp - VIV May 7, 2025, 16:32:26 Re: sp - MC May 7, 2025, 18:25:28 Sp - MC May 7, 2025, 15:39:27 Re: Sp - VIV May 7, 2025, 15:42:25 (sp) - ATL May 7, 2025, 15:36:18 Re: (sp) - VIV May 7, 2025, 15:39:15 (sp) - ATL May 7, 2025, 15:29:00 I don’t care about the f’n Pope. Please show the game* - Drippy May 7, 2025, 14:02:58 Arsenal/PSG leg 2. Dembele on the bench* - VIV May 7, 2025, 13:40:49 (sp) - VIV May 7, 2025, 14:05:08 Re: (sp) - VIV May 7, 2025, 14:06:26 Re: (sp) - VIV May 7, 2025, 14:09:54 Re: (sp) - OWWDig May 7, 2025, 14:11:20 Re: (sp) - VIV May 7, 2025, 14:29:19 Re: (sp) - VIV May 7, 2025, 14:30:34 Re: (sp) - UIHuskie May 7, 2025, 14:30:28 Re: (sp) - OWWDig May 7, 2025, 14:30:06 Re: (sp) - SurfTheBoneyard May 7, 2025, 14:48:52 Re: (sp) - VIV May 7, 2025, 14:52:59 Re: (sp) - MC May 7, 2025, 14:55:48 Re: (sp) - VIV May 7, 2025, 15:32:36 Re: (sp) - VIV May 7, 2025, 15:29:21 Re: (sp) - VIV May 7, 2025, 15:26:41 Re: (sp) - VIV May 7, 2025, 15:14:42 those two legs were bonkers. now time for the anti-football PSG/Arsenal matchup* - MC May 6, 2025, 19:52:54 Forza!!!* - OWWDig May 6, 2025, 16:42:36 Good lord the time he had* - BradUnderwoodforprez May 6, 2025, 16:10:38 This game is bananas * - AintHatin May 6, 2025, 15:57:32 These games have been bangers* - uofi1998 May 6, 2025, 15:57:27 Inter has entered the chat* - BradUnderwoodforprez May 6, 2025, 15:54:08 View thread; Collapse ^ Important video gaming public service announcement. For you Playstation users, - gvibes May 7, 2025, 16:51:00 View thread; 1 response, posted May 7, 2025, 17:14:57 it's no Brotato, but it is good* - assassin May 7, 2025, 17:14:57 View thread; Collapse ^ Hey Tiki - Sounder May 7, 2025, 15:07:07 0 responses NFL NEWS: Steelers deal Pickens to Cowboys - bjl63 May 7, 2025, 8:52:09 View thread; 5 responses, latest posted May 7, 2025, 12:18:53, View last; Can never not think of us trading the 33rd pick for Chase Claypool when seeing these trades* - OB25 May 7, 2025, 12:18:53 Not sure Pickens was a bad apple* - Chilango May 7, 2025, 9:12:58 he's no big ben. more of an odd duck* - VIV May 7, 2025, 11:41:49 Yes, and apparently demonstrative but good teammate* - Chilango May 7, 2025, 11:42:59 Honestly I don't see any difference with him and any number of other - AintHatin May 7, 2025, 12:10:10 View thread; Collapse ^ Even the raccoons smoke meth in Ohio - assassin May 7, 2025, 11:23:40 View thread; 2 responses, latest posted May 7, 2025, 12:09:42, View last; If you had to live in Ohio you would too.* - DanSaint May 7, 2025, 12:09:42 Cop seems rather easily amused by this* - timmer May 7, 2025, 11:31:35 View thread; Collapse ^ Video game nerds: GTA VI announced for May 2026 - DanSaint May 2, 2025, 7:05:13 View thread; 2 responses, latest posted May 7, 2025, 10:07:48, View last; Don't fall for it Dan. It's all miscegenistic propaganda. - ATL May 7, 2025, 10:07:48 Oh hell yes. Finally* - illini21 May 2, 2025, 7:08:12 View thread; Collapse ^ 1418-4, q8 - complainant May 6, 2025, 23:47:11 View thread; 3 responses, latest posted May 7, 2025, 6:26:19, View last; 4 - Tuscy May 7, 2025, 6:26:19 4, q8 - larue33 May 7, 2025, 6:01:28 4 - Illiniphil May 7, 2025, 5:48:25 View thread; Collapse ^ Watching a FB reel where cartoon animals danced to the piano intro from "Still D.R.E" - Sammich May 6, 2025, 17:10:45 View thread; 4 responses, latest posted May 6, 2025, 20:07:13, View last; Snoop Dogg has been Charo for 20 years now.* - Warrin'_Illini May 6, 2025, 17:12:02 Snoop hangin' with Martha Stewart* - MtHoodIllini May 6, 2025, 20:07:13 Ice-T was hugely controversial in 1992 for his song “Cop Killer”. He has spent the past 25 years - biclops May 6, 2025, 17:51:54 Holy shit has that show been on for 25 years?* - ATL May 6, 2025, 18:14:03 View thread; Collapse ^ Shozo Sato, founder of U of I’s Japan House, dies at 91 - biclops May 6, 2025, 18:57:10 View thread; 1 response, posted May 6, 2025, 19:03:22 Damn. He really was an amazing dude* - longsnapper May 6, 2025, 19:03:22 View thread; Collapse ^ Baltimore just shitcanned Justin Tucker… - voiceofreason May 5, 2025, 16:45:34 View thread; 19 responses, latest posted May 6, 2025, 14:38:43, View last; ooo - JeffFrank May 6, 2025, 14:38:43 He’s bad now anyway.* - Toonces May 5, 2025, 21:00:05 He has a bright future at FOX News* - CWR10 May 5, 2025, 17:32:38 Has he "found" religion yet?* - SurfTheBoneyard May 5, 2025, 20:58:04 According to wiki, he's always been a "devout Catholic"* - Taz May 6, 2025, 10:06:46 or the Cleveland Browns* - illini222 May 5, 2025, 20:55:40 I can't stop reading this as a reply to "has he found religion yet?"* - RVA May 6, 2025, 14:16:07 Why can't they just take a PR win and not say the football decision piece. - gvibes May 5, 2025, 17:21:49 Didn’t one of their top picks slip because of sexual assault allegations? - DT May 5, 2025, 17:26:31 Yes. Hard to publicly state that when they just drafted a guy with allegations on his resume* - bjl63 May 6, 2025, 10:40:22 Because they want to be able to excuse keeping the next sexual predator who still has value to them* - OB25 May 5, 2025, 17:25:33 It probably was a football decision - CanHartlebHireSnider May 5, 2025, 17:04:41 full release* - chorizo May 6, 2025, 10:37:08 You can’t be a pervert and be 16% below your career average on FGs* - shua May 5, 2025, 17:00:10 Football decision, as in... - SurfTheBoneyard May 5, 2025, 16:55:20 not a happy ending for him* - DanSaint May 5, 2025, 16:52:29 It blew up in his face* - KCWildcat May 5, 2025, 16:58:40 I'm sure that's a load off the front office's minds.* - MojoJojo May 6, 2025, 14:07:32 Not the kind of release he was hoping for* - Herman Blume May 5, 2025, 16:48:05 View thread; Collapse ^ A literal bold strategy, Cotton... - SurfTheBoneyard May 5, 2025, 18:35:53 View thread; 11 responses, latest posted May 6, 2025, 13:23:09, View last; I wonder what the layout is of that building. Because how did security not stop him?* - Taz May 5, 2025, 21:58:32 This is why we need our courts to be on islands* - CoronaTheirAss May 6, 2025, 9:31:05 And prisons!* - Toonces May 6, 2025, 13:23:09 If not for the fact that he has had bad encounters with judges… - SurfTheBoneyard May 6, 2025, 9:40:56 I look forward to the escape pod being installed on Air Force One* - CoronaTheirAss May 6, 2025, 10:00:55 This is why our courts need fewer doors, just like our schools* - ATL May 6, 2025, 9:33:10 It’s a very old building. - SurfTheBoneyard May 6, 2025, 9:30:24 What kind of life could you make on the lam like that?* - Toonces May 5, 2025, 18:47:38 I've seen enough movies to know that you can easily and quickly get... - Tuscy May 6, 2025, 9:41:40 Step one, escape before they lock me up… - SurfTheBoneyard May 6, 2025, 9:39:37 Being on the lam seems fun for about 45 minutes. Then reality sets in.* - Toonces May 6, 2025, 9:50:34 View thread; Collapse ^ On the list of things I DGAF about the Met Gala ranks pretty high* - biclops May 5, 2025, 19:11:14 View thread; 9 responses, latest posted May 6, 2025, 13:10:56, View last; Without Tayvis I do not care* - KCWildcat May 6, 2025, 13:10:56 Sydney Sweeney is single?! * - MC May 6, 2025, 12:44:55 Supposedly* - UofIL6 May 6, 2025, 12:45:51 I don't know, Milchick's outie looks fantastic* - gvibes May 5, 2025, 22:14:03 It took down Sam Bankman-Fried. So while you may not care about the Met Gala, - complainant May 5, 2025, 21:28:25 Imma broaden this out to galas in general* - AintHatin May 5, 2025, 21:23:41 What about Motherboy?* - ATL May 5, 2025, 21:24:41 Mister President, a second Derulo has just fallen down the stairs at the Met Gala* - Sammich May 5, 2025, 21:01:44 I’m just interested in what Sharukh Khan is wearing.* - ATL May 5, 2025, 19:12:00 View thread; Collapse ^ 1417-3, q7 - complainant May 5, 2025, 23:59:21 View thread; 6 responses, latest posted May 6, 2025, 13:04:21, View last; 3 - EffinIllini May 6, 2025, 13:04:21 3, q8 - larue33 May 6, 2025, 9:46:16 2 - Tuscy May 6, 2025, 7:27:03 Exact same!* - Taz May 6, 2025, 13:02:08 5 - Illiniphil May 6, 2025, 5:46:13 4 - JeffFrank May 6, 2025, 1:48:41 View thread; Collapse ^ GTA VI Trailer 2 - DanSaint May 6, 2025, 10:02:21 View thread; 1 response, posted May 6, 2025, 10:39:28 Here's the YouTube video: - DanSaint May 6, 2025, 10:39:28 View thread; Collapse ^ Sidejack - - MET Gala train - LovetheChief May 6, 2025, 9:58:31 0 responses Anybody here a practicing biomedical engineering person? - ATL May 5, 2025, 19:08:14 View thread; 14 responses, latest posted May 6, 2025, 9:43:07, View last; noobster is a junior cadet research assistant for crystal structures incolloidal fluids - Nobster May 6, 2025, 6:55:58 no but adjacent* - CoronaTheirAss May 6, 2025, 6:25:08 Why get someone that practices it when you can get one that perfects it?* - timmer May 5, 2025, 22:46:16 effin?* - Taz May 5, 2025, 21:59:01 Nah, my degree is mechanical eng., but work(ed) in the medical industry... - EffinIllini May 6, 2025, 9:41:06 My youngest wants to major in it. - nash May 5, 2025, 21:02:22 *ding* * - EffinIllini May 6, 2025, 9:43:07 Yeah it can span a pretty wide range. Materials to mechanical to electrical* - gvibes May 5, 2025, 22:13:22 I’ve got a young biomedical working radiofrequency datalinks. - opossum jenkins May 5, 2025, 21:06:08 just ask ChatGPT o3 model* - ECEIllinois May 5, 2025, 20:54:26 I used ChatGvb* - ATL May 5, 2025, 21:00:54 Pump the hand pump to become erect; release pressure to deflate when done* - Stu May 5, 2025, 20:04:32 How about someone who litigates a lot of medical device cases. - gvibes May 5, 2025, 19:31:13 Not really subject matter related more related to foundational basis, but DM incoming* - ATL May 5, 2025, 19:34:34 View thread; Collapse ^ If this doesn’t end up on Broadway in 5 years I quit…. - LeatherneckIllini May 6, 2025, 7:35:31 View thread; 3 responses, latest posted May 6, 2025, 9:35:32, View last; I thought you already quit!* - ATL May 6, 2025, 9:29:31 I have 3 jobs now! Possibly 4 soon lol. Gig economy* - LeatherneckIllini May 6, 2025, 9:35:32 My particular set of skills include… dancing!* - SurfTheBoneyard May 6, 2025, 8:54:55 View thread; Collapse ^ Message removed View thread; 2146 responses, latest posted November 12, 2024, 18:33:10, View last; For those like me who barely followed politics pre-2016, 0:50 of this video is crazy - UofIL6 November 11, 2024, 18:42:51 The map has definitely shrunk for Democrats - OB25 November 11, 2024, 19:00:50 Hi!* - bbonb November 12, 2024, 18:12:31 am I also removed?* - bbonb November 12, 2024, 18:13:40 Well, this is something new* - RSMBob November 11, 2024, 19:55:31 I guess, but VA went from pink to blue, and NC, AZ, and GA used to be solidly red - DT November 11, 2024, 19:53:25 We need to reach the dummies - Sounder November 12, 2024, 0:29:44 I think I know how to start. - tvillini November 12, 2024, 5:46:22 nothing I say or do is going to move the needle* - Sounder November 12, 2024, 11:44:55 They became the party of the laptop class * - meanjeans November 11, 2024, 19:38:23 The Catholic vote. Praise be to the Lord our God.* - complainant November 11, 2024, 19:06:26 From someone openly very anti-union, anti-worker - opey8 November 11, 2024, 18:50:56 I wonder how much of it is the euphemisms serving their purpose - Sammich November 11, 2024, 18:58:00 Policy doesn't matter, boil it down to a catchy 5 words or less and repeat it ad infinitum* - opey8 November 11, 2024, 19:29:59 * expands thread / collapses thread * * - haighter November 11, 2024, 18:32:58 Yeahhhhh.* - DiamondDazzle November 11, 2024, 19:04:27 my expectations were low but holy shit* - biclops November 11, 2024, 18:42:19 Don't go to the other board then - bjl63 November 12, 2024, 11:37:39 Well that was stupid of you. - KingTalkyTiki November 12, 2024, 18:33:10 The Kum and Go pun thread is better * - ATL November 11, 2024, 18:34:03 hi!* - bbonb November 12, 2024, 18:05:06 haighter came and went from this thread.* - DT November 11, 2024, 18:37:29 It's no nut November* - Sounder November 11, 2024, 18:39:21 This thread is a good reminder that sometimes it helps to talk to someone. - Dikta November 11, 2024, 17:07:08 Being indifferent to, or supportive of a malignant narcissist doesn't qualify you for psychology - complainant November 11, 2024, 17:26:10 i get that you don't perceive that you are a complete fucking fuckstick - Throwsize November 11, 2024, 18:19:14 Because I didn't vote for a malignant narcissist? Because you *did* vote for a malignant narcissist? - complainant November 11, 2024, 18:23:19 so here's the thing - Throwsize November 11, 2024, 18:29:27 here's the thing - Sounder November 11, 2024, 18:31:13 His was more erudite. You can see why he disdained her intelligence.* - complainant November 11, 2024, 18:36:56 Right. We're not the ones normalizing nutjobs.* - SurfTheBoneyard November 11, 2024, 18:11:43 Everyone seems to be taking this ok. I don’t foresee another Capitol storming in the near future.* - Toonces November 11, 2024, 17:37:16 Of course there won't be one, because WE don't do that* - Sounder November 11, 2024, 17:56:45 I call my dad every Wednesday - GrandmotherPearlsJam November 11, 2024, 20:26:58 Judging from his recent posts, Tiki seems like the Capitol storming type - HamptonSki November 11, 2024, 18:36:11 And really, as long as you don't have ovaries or any connection to the hospitality, lawn care or - complainant November 11, 2024, 18:15:41 I think that's what's most important is that everyone understands how much we care. - longsnapper November 11, 2024, 18:17:31 I'm with you on the last one, of course.* - complainant November 11, 2024, 18:26:39 My man* - longsnapper November 11, 2024, 18:31:18 A friends said this to me yesterday - Sounder November 11, 2024, 17:33:29 Not sure why Trump is pulling from the house - MC November 11, 2024, 16:56:56 Stefanik US ambassador, Mike Waltz nat sec advisor - CanHartlebHireSnider November 11, 2024, 17:54:53 Omg Linda McMahon may be Secretary of Commerce - Stu November 11, 2024, 16:22:06 Potential positive: these people will be too busy thieving to be doing anything truly bad - ATL November 11, 2024, 16:47:40 Eliminating the Federal Reserve is bull-in-a-china-shop level stuff - Stu November 11, 2024, 16:56:18 international disputes solved via Hell in a Cell.* - VIV November 11, 2024, 16:26:19 Time for the 3 count on Kari Lake - Stu November 10, 2024, 20:51:26 The amount of voters who did 'Trump + Dem Senator' is interesting. Likely a combo of - UofIL6 November 10, 2024, 21:52:00 I personally know two of those voters. Both told me a variation of the exact same thing... - Desert November 11, 2024, 11:32:24 Fuck that guy.* - KingTalkyTiki November 11, 2024, 11:37:45 This must be another kick in the nuts for you: - JeffFrank November 11, 2024, 14:36:10 I know at least 2 people who voted a Trump/Gallego ticket. - uofi1998 November 11, 2024, 11:36:04 I lot of people are subconsciously sexist* - GMAW November 11, 2024, 18:43:15 I know at least 2 people who voted a Trump/Gallego ticket. - uofi1998 November 11, 2024, 11:36:01 I do. I sent $$$ to Gallego* - MtHoodIllini November 11, 2024, 16:52:39 I can understand some hesitation about how Kamala entered race. But I didn't think she was weak - IlliniRunner November 11, 2024, 12:32:43 she is a fucking moron... our own yoyo clearly voiced a first hand thought... - Throwsize November 11, 2024, 14:44:29 One, we don't know what context he met/interacted with Harris/surrogates - IlliniRunner November 11, 2024, 15:34:41 is it not obvious to you that she is not very smart? - Throwsize November 11, 2024, 15:41:24 It's good you shared those pics. Now we have a Dunning-Kruger poster child.* - complainant November 11, 2024, 17:03:43 holy crap. What an evil place this board has become* - Tooldresser November 11, 2024, 17:47:45 "Evil" ha ha.* - longsnapper November 11, 2024, 17:54:01 Because it is either/or, talking about one candidate necessarily invites the comparison. - Chicago1995 November 11, 2024, 15:56:12 No, it is not clear at all. * - IlliniRunner November 11, 2024, 15:49:19 Well, Throwsize isn't a lunatic, just ask him. - KingTalkyTiki November 11, 2024, 15:56:23 AFAIK, he's given indications that he might have voted Trump, but I don't think has said for sure. - IlliniRunner November 11, 2024, 16:05:52 He did. He told me. - KingTalkyTiki November 11, 2024, 16:20:23 i've met probably 50 people on here in person, at a minimum - Throwsize November 11, 2024, 16:08:23 Except for the one time you threw a beer cup at a dude in the Colonnades Club - bjl63 November 12, 2024, 11:31:34 So... you did vote for him? - IlliniRunner November 11, 2024, 17:36:54 tiki is trashing my daughter. i am done * - Throwsize November 11, 2024, 18:01:50 I’m sorry you’re having a fight with him. But he isn’t trashing your daughter. - IlliniRunner November 11, 2024, 18:42:05 Any chance you can be done for good? - Sounder November 11, 2024, 18:26:24 try to firm up your handshake * - Throwsize November 11, 2024, 18:36:10 No he is not. He's trashing you. I am curious, though. - longsnapper November 11, 2024, 18:19:55 I’ll second this, what appeals to you about him?* - IlliniRunner November 11, 2024, 18:52:08 He's not afraid to speak his mind* - Sounder November 11, 2024, 18:56:52 "I am going to eat you"* - gvibes November 11, 2024, 19:08:45 No he's not.* - complainant November 11, 2024, 18:19:21 Again, per our discussion, I do not think you are a lunatic. - KingTalkyTiki November 11, 2024, 16:22:25 lol. ok dude. - Throwsize November 11, 2024, 16:32:42 Like Tiki, I hope she never suffers the consequences of your choices.* - complainant November 11, 2024, 17:08:58 I mean she's a woman...why is he letting her make her own choices in the first place* - KingTalkyTiki November 11, 2024, 17:10:27 Hey, whatever gets you through the night. - KingTalkyTiki November 11, 2024, 16:37:54 You've made your point. No need for bringing family into this.* - longsnapper November 11, 2024, 17:52:26 i sleep beautifully, thanks * - Throwsize November 11, 2024, 16:45:52 Which is why you're reaching out privately to people trying to explain... - KingTalkyTiki November 11, 2024, 16:59:04 i reached out to you because i like you - Throwsize November 11, 2024, 17:00:35 *doffs cap** - KingTalkyTiki November 11, 2024, 17:04:25 I mean you're a wild man on the guitar* - ATL November 11, 2024, 16:15:16 Is she smarter than Biden at her age? - Potomac November 11, 2024, 15:53:22 This is an extremely odd and convoluted framing of her qualifications. - IlliniRunner November 11, 2024, 16:03:37 if she's no better than Biden was 20-30 years ago, she is indeed weak* - Potomac November 11, 2024, 18:13:38 Again, this is an odd framing of the question. - IlliniRunner November 11, 2024, 18:47:20 i was merely observing what was in front of my eyes... coupled with the - Throwsize November 11, 2024, 16:06:33 It's clear to me that Trump isn't very smart* - Sounder November 11, 2024, 15:52:15 You're acting as if intelligence is a prerequisite for public office. It is not. - longsnapper November 11, 2024, 15:08:54 i don't think it is a prerequisite for public office per se - Throwsize November 11, 2024, 15:35:05 Nor is impressing Yoyo. He's a cutthroat biglaw litigator who enjoys dominating & eviscerating - complainant November 11, 2024, 15:17:48 I agree that she ran a good campaign - Sounder November 11, 2024, 13:53:31 She was a weak candidate. In addition to being weak on her own merits, - gvibes November 11, 2024, 12:44:11 yet she managed to lose every single battleground state * - Throwsize November 11, 2024, 16:04:51 True. How much of that was the candidate vs. circumstances? - Chicago1995 November 11, 2024, 16:14:02 Yes, because she's a bad candidate. I was just trying to distinguish her from her - gvibes November 11, 2024, 16:09:10 I think you're overestimating the impact of her 2020 run. But I do agree she was weak - IlliniRunner November 11, 2024, 13:57:50 She was never going to shake the notion that she was the ultimate DEI hire* - Sounder November 11, 2024, 13:55:10 This is dumb. Just about every VP pick is some form of a DEI hire* - ECEIllinois November 11, 2024, 14:29:21 Yes, exactly, and people are tired of it* - Sounder November 11, 2024, 15:32:24 You're missed his point completely* - IlliniRunner November 11, 2024, 15:40:01 what is his point?* - Sounder November 11, 2024, 15:41:16 That the norm for VP picks for the last 50 years has been to bring "balance" to a ticket - IlliniRunner November 11, 2024, 15:46:02 For the most part, that balance is as much geographical and strategic - Sounder November 11, 2024, 15:48:37 They won with Harris as VP. Seemed like it worked. - Warrin'_Illini November 11, 2024, 15:53:00 Strongly disagree with the "wait for people to get sick of the other side" - longsnapper November 11, 2024, 15:57:00 Yeah I don't mean wait-wait. Of course they will be endlessly critical of what Trump does. - Warrin'_Illini November 11, 2024, 16:13:09 Those are two sides of the same coin.* - IlliniRunner November 11, 2024, 15:50:06 the "problem" is that none of those VP's got handed the nomination without a primary - Sounder November 11, 2024, 15:53:07 I think there were many other things that were more of an issue in this election* - IlliniRunner November 11, 2024, 16:33:07 She lost all 7 swing states - Sounder November 11, 2024, 17:19:13 It was in fact, very close. It shouldn't have been, in a rational country - IlliniRunner November 11, 2024, 17:41:35 Given the political realties of 2024, this was an ass kicking* - Sounder November 11, 2024, 18:27:46 IF it was a factor-and it's a big if- then it was because the lack primary - longsnapper November 11, 2024, 15:59:40 Let me clarify - Sounder November 11, 2024, 17:15:25 I still can't believe Biden picked her after she called him racist on the stage - CanHartlebHireSnider November 11, 2024, 14:26:35 Source?* - longsnapper November 11, 2024, 14:33:30 Source on what?* - CanHartlebHireSnider November 11, 2024, 14:34:09 That she called him a racist* - longsnapper November 11, 2024, 14:47:37 I didn't mean literally, but she implied and intimated it - CanHartlebHireSnider November 11, 2024, 14:54:23 Ah, okay. I also think it's kind of dumb to debate something - longsnapper November 11, 2024, 15:07:25 She threw him under the school bus* - JeffFrank November 11, 2024, 14:48:19 That's not what I asked, Jeff* - longsnapper November 11, 2024, 14:49:32 He was painted into a corner to pick a black female - Sounder November 11, 2024, 14:27:16 He was Clyburn’s puppet* - JeffFrank November 11, 2024, 14:48:50 His 1st choice was Duckworth but he didn't want to litigate her birth status* - CanHartlebHireSnider November 11, 2024, 14:32:10 It was a “good campaign” in terms of discipline and effort - snipes824 November 11, 2024, 12:41:08 Regardless of what you think of Harris, I can't believe I keep seeing Dem twitter posters pining for - UofIL6 November 11, 2024, 14:12:36 yeah, this take is the worst - Sounder November 11, 2024, 15:37:02 Where are you seeing this? * - doubledown November 11, 2024, 14:37:10 Here is one example - UofIL6 November 11, 2024, 15:34:47 What a lame point. He's not even saying Biden would have won. Just a "why bother switching." - gvibes November 11, 2024, 16:54:53 That’s insane. He was gonna lose bigly. He needed to declare he wasn’t gonna run in summer 2023 - IlliniRunner November 11, 2024, 14:31:06 I think that’s fair. I still can’t believe a majority preferred dime store Mussolini, though - DT November 11, 2024, 12:48:08 Another good call by David Plouffe - CanHartlebHireSnider November 11, 2024, 13:47:43 Because people are focused on their own lives. and clearly don't feel the chaos impacted them - IlliniRunner November 11, 2024, 13:24:42 Also a lot of people (and particularly those likely to be trump voters) don't really - gvibes November 11, 2024, 13:31:05 It's a constant doom loop - Sounder November 11, 2024, 13:47:29 nm - KingTalkyTiki November 11, 2024, 15:52:32 (no subject) - bigbop85 November 11, 2024, 15:18:51 forgot to log off?* - Sounder November 11, 2024, 15:40:01 I'm sure he was just coming here to say, "Preach on, brother!"* - KingTalkyTiki November 11, 2024, 15:53:12 Whoopsie* - longsnapper November 11, 2024, 15:23:38 #JedsLeague* - KingTalkyTiki November 11, 2024, 15:39:14 aside from social media. and that simply feeds the same narrative for the individual - Nobster November 11, 2024, 13:37:35 Yep - 2020 clearly memory-holed. People on this board were blaming Biden for 2020-21 CBB crowd - ATL November 11, 2024, 13:28:33 Yeah, it will never not stun me that he can win elections* - snipes824 November 11, 2024, 13:04:51 Why do you guys keep doing this? She was a fine candidate. Biden has been extremely effective. - complainant November 11, 2024, 13:33:42 And just wait, all Trump has to do is show up - WhitmansFolly November 11, 2024, 13:43:54 already happening - there was a consumer confidence survey graph showing a flip (by both Rs and Ds) - ATL November 11, 2024, 13:56:38 I've been thinking the same thing. He has to know kicking 20 million people out of the country - Warrin'_Illini November 11, 2024, 13:50:52 Yes, IMO an empty chair would've been better, but I unfortunately think a lot of voters - UofIL6 November 11, 2024, 12:54:47 60 countries have had a female head of state - Sounder November 11, 2024, 13:57:13 It's a very good question. Don't know the answer. MSNBC did some post-election interviews - UofIL6 November 11, 2024, 14:24:10 Weird that actual Mexican men don't have that issue, considering their new president... - KingTalkyTiki November 11, 2024, 14:28:20 Fucking Mexico just elected a Jewish female* - Sounder November 11, 2024, 14:27:56 I don't buy it. Mexico has a female leader.* - ATL November 11, 2024, 14:27:55 I think it was a Latino pollster who said that his respondents just didn't think Trump would follow - ATL November 11, 2024, 12:52:20 on the argument of "duly nominated" does anyone here feel that way? - Nobster November 11, 2024, 11:51:52 I always felt like that was cover for making the unpopular vote. Trying to get off on a technicality - tvillini November 11, 2024, 12:17:33 It is. - SurfTheBoneyard November 11, 2024, 12:21:10 100% * - doubledown November 11, 2024, 12:20:58 Guessing a lot of it comes down to subconsciously being less inclined to vote for women* - OB25 November 11, 2024, 11:46:01 It's not subconscious, most of them will say it out loud* - Sounder November 11, 2024, 14:51:44 A lot of it has to do with her saying she is 1000% opposed to abortion... - uofi1998 November 11, 2024, 11:50:10 I think it's always a little of column A and a little of column B. Gallego was also not saddled with - ATL November 11, 2024, 12:45:56 Again, between this election and 2022, Wisconsin likes liberals.... - KingTalkyTiki November 10, 2024, 22:27:30 Uline gonna Uihlein. - KingTalkyTiki November 10, 2024, 15:37:34 Post election, I've been watching and listening to more Scott Galloway - ATL November 10, 2024, 6:34:26 His "young men aren't getting laid enough" rhetoric is tiresome. And, it's not the Democrats - longsnapper November 10, 2024, 7:00:12 I think you’re hearing what you want to hear. He’s saying young people are not meeting - ATL November 10, 2024, 7:09:13 I've been listening to him for a few years. I know what he's saying. - longsnapper November 10, 2024, 7:14:15 I know this has been a rough week for a lot of people, I just want to remind you that good people... - KingTalkyTiki November 9, 2024, 22:05:06 This ain’t it. * - VIV November 10, 2024, 10:44:18 See, I don’t agree with you here - TarheelIllini November 10, 2024, 6:50:26 Are we sure the owner didn’t do it themselves for the attention or insurance money? - doubledown November 10, 2024, 7:01:27 Are we sure the owner didn't drive across the country inviting people to vandalize his car - Chuck Woodaby November 10, 2024, 7:11:45 Cucks Run Amok* - Stu November 10, 2024, 0:46:43 So you support vandalism. Did you call looting reparations in 2020?* - JeffFrank November 10, 2024, 0:18:16 It’s not vandalism, it’s a peaceful protest. Full of love.* - Stu November 10, 2024, 0:49:27 It's not all bad news: - Chuck Woodaby November 9, 2024, 18:54:38 I’m sure he has very qualified people in mind instead. * - doubledown November 9, 2024, 19:31:11 Oh I doubt that very much. But if it makes Ben Shapiro and Mike Pompeo sad, it makes me happy. - Chuck Woodaby November 9, 2024, 19:34:57 So it seems Nick Fuentes was fully doxxed today. Address, phone, the whole works. - SurfTheBoneyard November 9, 2024, 17:22:34 Wish it wasn't 33 minutes away... - KingTalkyTiki November 9, 2024, 20:59:29 Awww. * - doubledown November 9, 2024, 18:19:23 So wait, he lives in a blue county? Wonder why?* - ATL November 9, 2024, 18:04:03 Nothing screams Parents' Basement louder than Nick Fuentes's studio set.* - complainant November 9, 2024, 18:15:48 Berwyn, IL. Where Svengoolie is produced. - Stu November 9, 2024, 17:55:00 Whoa, my cousin lives there * - Jackie November 9, 2024, 22:58:41 I’m relieved to find out that white nationalist grifting isn’t as lucrative as I feared it might be* - Herman Blume November 9, 2024, 20:38:55 I have friends that lived there before it became trendy - TarheelIllini November 9, 2024, 19:07:48 FitzGerald’s is a national treasure (+soon to be landmarked)!* - oskeewowza November 10, 2024, 8:50:05 don't think Berwyn has become trendy. home to lucky dog, which I frequented on bike when 12-14 y/o - cpsteine November 9, 2024, 20:44:09 I preferred Parky’s or Tasty Dog* - TarheelIllini November 10, 2024, 6:52:30 Well, they peel their own at Parky's. (Another blast from the past.) - osklister November 10, 2024, 10:38:36 It is there* - JeffFrank November 9, 2024, 20:56:41 La Grange has. - KingTalkyTiki November 9, 2024, 19:39:55 My dads store was in LaGrange…..starting ~1970 - TarheelIllini November 9, 2024, 20:38:58 Where I was borned.* - KingTalkyTiki November 9, 2024, 18:57:05 2 miles from me* - GMAW November 9, 2024, 18:45:50 Well I hope.* - SurfTheBoneyard November 9, 2024, 17:56:06 Man, what a blast from the past! AFAIK, this goes all the way back to Rowan/Martin's Laugh-In. - osklister November 10, 2024, 10:36:50 I know Someone who set up repetitive calls to him from anonymous numbers* - Stu November 9, 2024, 17:52:02 Recently or two years ago when all of this information went public and he moved? - Chuck Woodaby November 9, 2024, 18:03:47 This morning* - Stu November 9, 2024, 18:04:40 oOo - KingTalkyTiki November 9, 2024, 17:42:29 I still can’t get over the 400 EVs for internal Biden team. - MC November 9, 2024, 16:45:40 at the very least pick a candidate not tied to the administration - one of the midwestern governors* - ECEIllinois November 9, 2024, 16:57:06 There simply wasn't enough time* - Sounder November 9, 2024, 17:00:43 Gascon got destroyed in LA race* - JeffFrank November 9, 2024, 14:03:32 London Breed soon to be ex mayor of SF* - JeffFrank November 9, 2024, 14:28:34 Voted her #1 but Lurie was my #2* - ECEIllinois November 9, 2024, 16:55:25 Maybe I’m wrong but I thought breed was a relative moderate - ATL November 9, 2024, 14:30:45 we live in a post facts mattering world* - Sounder November 9, 2024, 16:50:42 Couldn't do much worse...Breed has no foundational principles. Just whatever currently polls best.. - haighter November 9, 2024, 15:27:12 Be careful what you wish for, you just might get it* - Sounder November 9, 2024, 16:54:32 That would have been that rat fuck commie Aaron Peskin. * - haighter November 9, 2024, 20:37:05 I think probably the biggest missed opportunity for Harris and the Democrats was the border bill - DT November 9, 2024, 6:03:51 abbott ftw. that really changed the dynamic on this issue.* - Ari Gold November 9, 2024, 10:50:13 And morons like Turki’s mayor wanted to use them to get a lot of sweet federal cash* - JeffFrank November 9, 2024, 13:30:03 I still think the deciding Issue was the economy. And the fallout from Covid/inflation. - IlliniRunner November 9, 2024, 10:49:48 Inflation, immigration, and trans issues - CanHartlebHireSnider November 9, 2024, 12:15:41 Voters are fucking idiots then, since Trans issues were nowhere near the top of the platform - RVA November 9, 2024, 14:34:30 The candidates don’t get to decide what issues are important to voters - GMAW November 9, 2024, 17:01:00 Lia Thomas so damaging to trans cause* - JeffFrank November 9, 2024, 20:59:47 I assume you are referencing this but it was painful to watch: - Chuck Woodaby November 9, 2024, 17:07:16 Among other things* - GMAW November 9, 2024, 17:54:15 Voters are idiots, and their votes are also what you need to win elections - snipes824 November 9, 2024, 15:03:28 Yes, voters are idiots. - DT November 9, 2024, 15:00:47 1980 you're ignoring the Iranian hostage crisis - Poldark November 9, 2024, 17:18:17 Reading is hard. Beat Michigan State.* - Chuck Woodaby November 9, 2024, 17:21:10 ooo - JeffFrank November 9, 2024, 13:31:41 looks about right. the they / them commercial may have been the most impactful - Ari Gold November 9, 2024, 13:25:05 ...and the most disgustingly hateful. - KingTalkyTiki November 9, 2024, 19:41:42 I agree with that as the key global environmental variable - DT November 9, 2024, 10:57:13 I don’t think that’s right. - Orangeillini November 9, 2024, 10:28:04 Maybe if Harris had distanced herself from Biden. “I urged him to act sooner” that maybe - Orangeillini November 9, 2024, 10:30:49 "MIGRANT CARAVAN!!!" alarmism usually abates by mid-November. - complainant November 9, 2024, 10:53:26 Yes more foreign aid and military intervention is what is needed. - Chuck Woodaby November 9, 2024, 10:59:05 I'll admit, Romania, East Germany & North Korea did better than South Korea & Marshall Plan nations. - complainant November 9, 2024, 11:17:42 Anything in the last 70 years, grandpa? - Chuck Woodaby November 9, 2024, 11:53:12 They all seemed to collapse when we left. - complainant November 9, 2024, 11:56:43 It's almost like the best thing we could do is to stay out of it since all we do is fuck things up - Chuck Woodaby November 9, 2024, 12:03:48 Did you want to engage in international trade? - complainant November 9, 2024, 12:12:10 Any good trading relationship starts with an assassination or government overthrow. It is known.* - Chuck Woodaby November 9, 2024, 12:19:21 This board features significantly better strawman constructors than you. - complainant November 9, 2024, 12:48:49 You might be right, maybe it never would have worked, and maybe they tried it more than I saw - DT November 9, 2024, 10:44:12 I don’t think it would have mattered considering the facts on the ground and number of migrants - John Coctostan November 9, 2024, 9:38:27 Ads in suburban MD on DC TV that mentioned the border were GOP ads - Potomac November 9, 2024, 9:36:11 But that's absolutely the right call for the DC suburb strategy - RVA November 9, 2024, 9:50:42 It’s the economy, stupid* - Sounder November 9, 2024, 9:24:54 The border bill had all kinds of issues, you are touting the MSM talking points…read this… - harb November 9, 2024, 6:23:59 "The mainstream media is lying to you... - KingTalkyTiki November 9, 2024, 12:07:07 I do genuinely believe that he's the smartest guy in his cohort, and have no doubt - complainant November 9, 2024, 13:46:33 Good news is the hood provides him a certain level of anonymity.. - KingTalkyTiki November 9, 2024, 13:56:33 the problems or details of a policy don't matter on the debate stage. The guy who won with a - MC November 9, 2024, 10:22:36 Real shocker that a think tank created to push that opinion would reach that conclusion* - RVA November 9, 2024, 9:54:13 The CIS was founded by historian Otis L. Graham alongside eugenicist and white nationalist John - ATL November 9, 2024, 8:44:40 Harb casually links White Nationalist hate group. Where's my Claude Rains GIF?* - complainant November 9, 2024, 8:48:56 There's a reason his vest, AR, and 9mm are his best friends. - KingTalkyTiki November 9, 2024, 12:13:16 I’m making a political argument rather than a policy argument - DT November 9, 2024, 8:33:05 marketing people say short-form content is king, no. short-form everything is king, everywhere - MC November 9, 2024, 10:25:09 They needed to do it earlier. They had 4 years to do it and punted for 3* - CoronaTheirAss November 9, 2024, 6:07:01 Ideally, but they were also tackling a lot of other issues as well - DT November 9, 2024, 8:42:41 This. But it also goes back to the problem of the left hating to win elections - snipes824 November 9, 2024, 8:29:46 Agreed. They didn’t have the courage of their hypocrisy. - DT November 9, 2024, 8:49:01 This.* - gullit November 9, 2024, 8:13:43 a pod save america guy says that Biden's internal polling was predicting Trump with 400 electoral - gvibes November 8, 2024, 19:20:20 source?* - Sounder November 8, 2024, 19:29:57 todays psa podcast. grain of salt, but Biden was way behind on issues like the economy - Nobster November 8, 2024, 19:32:29 At about 1:00 - gvibes November 8, 2024, 19:31:37 I went to their live show at the Michigan theater. Made me wish they could talk at 1.5 speed - Nobster November 8, 2024, 19:33:43 On the plus side, I’m looking forward to infrastructure week.* - DT November 8, 2024, 17:45:48 I’m sure 70% of the voters in my company voted Trump despite the 300% runup in our stock over - ATL November 8, 2024, 17:51:45 One odd thing is, if the GOP had supported the border security bill… - DT November 9, 2024, 5:46:25 further, should Democrats start sending fake or AI written news papers to people? - assassin November 8, 2024, 13:58:07 Sassy, did you listen to this season of Slow Burn about the rise of Fox News?* - PDO November 8, 2024, 14:40:29 i don't know what that is, i don't do podcasts* - assassin November 8, 2024, 14:48:30 Ah sorry. Its a pretty damned good six part series about the start of Fox News - PDO November 8, 2024, 14:56:49 I’ve got that one on my radar, but new season of SKS has all my attention now* - Jackie November 8, 2024, 16:06:50 What's an SKS???* - PDO November 8, 2024, 16:13:53 Someone Knows Something, my faaaaaveskis pod!* - Jackie November 8, 2024, 16:18:44 My problem with that podcast is they never tie up the loose ends* - TarheelIllini November 8, 2024, 16:46:58 No, not every cold case is solved* - Jackie November 8, 2024, 17:06:18 Go on....* - PDO November 8, 2024, 16:22:04 Oh wellllll it’s true crime but not sensational or gory - Jackie November 8, 2024, 17:05:36 Do you also listen to CounterClock? - WhitmansFolly November 8, 2024, 17:58:16 Haven’t heard of it til now* - Jackie November 8, 2024, 18:06:31 It's really good. - WhitmansFolly November 9, 2024, 9:18:14 Ok noted, I love episodic pods* - Jackie November 9, 2024, 10:12:17 i'm gonna stick to high fantasy audiobooks for awhile - assassin November 8, 2024, 14:59:24 Don't blame you. Definitely going to be reassessing what I listen to. - PDO November 8, 2024, 15:14:49 You already have it. - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 14:18:29 As others have said, the reach of those on the left side of the chart is dwarfed by the right side - IlliniRunner November 8, 2024, 15:15:12 That may be true, but the rags assassin posted initially have an impact of approximately 0.00000001% - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 15:20:53 I want none of those things. Never said that I do in any form on this board, or anywhere else - IlliniRunner November 8, 2024, 15:38:27 I'm sorry, but that has Bret Baier as more fact based than the NYT. what are we doing here* - John Coctostan November 8, 2024, 14:47:35 link - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 15:00:07 but you're using it to make a point. And stuff like that calls into question the validity of it* - John Coctostan November 8, 2024, 15:05:52 Sure. The point being that there are unreliable rags on the left as well that spew absurdities. - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 15:09:13 I'm not talking about merely unreliable rags though. - assassin November 8, 2024, 15:14:02 I wouldn't worry too much about print. Nobody reads it anyway. - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 15:17:39 it's not just the print. that's one of just many examples of this sort of thing - assassin November 8, 2024, 15:19:35 Sinclair and Nexstar also push conservative leaning news and reach basically every American home - opey8 November 8, 2024, 15:50:48 98 is simply wrong. Liz Cheney made it clear in her book that her constituents get Epoch Times - complainant November 8, 2024, 16:23:22 They spammed Epoch Times all over Boise when I lived there. - WhitmansFolly November 8, 2024, 18:00:17 My parents sent me a package recently….the packing material was the Epoch Times. - haighter November 8, 2024, 19:29:03 I've seen it in your neighborhood. In newspaper vending machines. - complainant November 8, 2024, 20:48:58 You know those 20 foot tall super inflatable tube men with flailing arms??? - HamptonSki November 8, 2024, 17:12:12 Juxtapose that with viewership/readership - opey8 November 8, 2024, 14:33:35 yeah, I'd like to see a z axis that shows reach * - RVA November 8, 2024, 14:37:52 My rule of thumb is to keep my focus here... - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 14:41:29 LOL at seeing People magazine in that yellow box!* - bjl63 November 8, 2024, 15:44:48 ok, but add the z axis and also maybe a gradient that shows consumer political affiliation - RVA November 8, 2024, 14:48:08 This is where you'll need to spend time on the Fontes Media website. This wasn't my creation* - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 14:59:42 A chart like this only has individual use for someone wanting to check themself - RVA November 8, 2024, 15:29:39 It’s a little ridiculous how high Fox News et al are on there. * - doubledown November 8, 2024, 14:26:32 In some instances (Fox News being one of them), they separate TV and web. - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 14:28:52 that chart I can't read doesn't tell me much. Is what's circled liberal pink slime factories? - assassin November 8, 2024, 14:22:54 I think we have to acknowledge that the whole endeavor is just easier on the right - snipes824 November 8, 2024, 14:30:56 Hasan Piker was in there - Sammich November 8, 2024, 14:24:01 And I have no idea who he is anyway.* - ATL November 8, 2024, 14:34:54 I'm ready to go scorched earth, win at any cost* - Sounder November 8, 2024, 14:00:02 except, of course, lengthening liberal hold on one of the Supreme Court slots - RVA November 8, 2024, 14:04:22 What does it matter? - Sounder November 8, 2024, 14:05:49 You need the senate and presidency now. Might not happen for 12 years at this point - snipes824 November 8, 2024, 14:13:35 It's fucking over, we got our asses kicked* - Sounder November 8, 2024, 14:14:23 McConnell would be pushing a justice through right now. That’s all you gotta know* - snipes824 November 8, 2024, 14:22:26 This. It's time to use McConnell's playbook, not just be subjected to it* - UofIL6 November 8, 2024, 15:17:57 So your definition of going scorched earth is to just sit back and try nothing?* - OB25 November 8, 2024, 14:16:50 I don't care about the Supreme Court, it's over, they won, nothing will change that - Sounder November 8, 2024, 14:24:18 We gonna get extra-dark "eat at Arbys" Sounder for a bit? * - haighter November 8, 2024, 14:48:05 I'm pretty sure she has diabetes and travels with a personal nurse. So yes they absolutely should.* - Warrin'_Illini November 8, 2024, 14:07:51 Discussion on MSNBC. Do Dems try to replace Sotomayor was someone far younger in this lame duck - UofIL6 November 8, 2024, 13:23:37 Of course they should but only Latina women are allowed to suggest it because Democrats* - GMAW November 8, 2024, 15:14:41 the desperation is embarassing* - Sounder November 8, 2024, 13:52:00 Yeah, schedule confirmation hearings between Christmas and New Years - Potomac November 8, 2024, 14:12:17 it's not desperation, it's pushing an advantage while you still can - Sammich November 8, 2024, 13:54:04 We have no advantage, the Supreme Court is already lost for the next 30 years* - Sounder November 8, 2024, 13:55:00 That is no reason to allow it to be more lopsided. - IlliniRunner November 8, 2024, 13:55:44 It completely doesn't matter - Sounder November 8, 2024, 13:57:36 Kamala!!!!* - JeffFrank November 8, 2024, 13:46:40 Almost 60. Gimmie a 30 year old.* - Warrin'_Illini November 8, 2024, 13:50:10 She and KBJ strong duo to tangle with Dotard’s judges. Roberts can be ally to save court’s rep* - JeffFrank November 8, 2024, 14:04:45 LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL - IlliniRunner November 8, 2024, 15:20:34 lol save court's rep. come on* - assassin November 8, 2024, 14:15:18 extrajudicially execute Alito and Thomas, then replace all three* - Sammich November 8, 2024, 13:43:48 they should've done it far sooner* - ECEIllinois November 8, 2024, 13:36:07 I think it's too late* - gvibes November 8, 2024, 13:30:45 wouldn't McConnell just figure out a way to block it?* - Sounder November 8, 2024, 13:49:51 No. There's nothing he can do to block it if they wanted to push it through* - CanHartlebHireSnider November 8, 2024, 13:52:39 Really reaching out to that Hispanic voter, huh?* - VIV November 8, 2024, 13:26:21 Admittedly the discussion was to replace with another qualified Latina female* - UofIL6 November 8, 2024, 13:27:06 Justice J.Lo* - Herman Blume November 8, 2024, 13:54:47 Or Shakira. Thought she might be Republican* - HamptonSki November 8, 2024, 17:13:29 No way. Democrats are the party of ass. Just look at the mascot. * - VIV November 9, 2024, 13:39:24 Kamala was the name I saw. These are not serious people.* - Chuck Woodaby November 8, 2024, 13:28:52 How are those constitutional law papers she has written or cases she ruled on? - Potomac November 8, 2024, 14:13:46 Ach du Lieber!* - JeffFrank November 8, 2024, 13:47:11 The Taft route, except the loser version. * - VIV November 8, 2024, 13:32:36 similar people that want Biden to step down to allow Harris to be president for a couple months - assassin November 8, 2024, 13:32:32 I think this, and suggesting Kamala on the SC is coming from a very small fraction of Dems - IlliniRunner November 8, 2024, 13:56:53 i'm not saying it isn't* - assassin November 8, 2024, 14:02:55 This is why we can't have nice things* - Sounder November 8, 2024, 13:48:26 It's her turn* - gvibes November 8, 2024, 13:46:56 What in the world? Is there even time and appetite to feasibly do this? * - haighter November 8, 2024, 13:25:48 If she resigned and they named a nominee they could do an up-down vote on it immediately - CanHartlebHireSnider November 8, 2024, 13:46:40 Also ACB was confirmed in less than a month even with all the noise* - CanHartlebHireSnider November 8, 2024, 13:49:00 yes, because Mitch McConnell is a craven agent of chaos* - Sounder November 8, 2024, 14:04:36 McConnell might be a lot of things but "agent of chaos" isn't one of them... - haighter November 8, 2024, 14:13:05 $TSLA is up 35% this week. - CWR10 November 8, 2024, 13:03:22 ATLCo up >300% in the 25 m onths since I started here - ATL November 8, 2024, 14:15:55 such a dope.* - Ari Gold November 8, 2024, 13:16:14 I will say this, despite Bopper *spits on ground* thinking it was an insult... - KingTalkyTiki November 8, 2024, 12:39:15 Yes, seeing how it’s effecting my daughters and wife is the worst part for me* - PapaDels November 8, 2024, 15:01:00 Thoughts and prayers for you in this difficult time.* - longsnapper November 8, 2024, 14:37:34 Another new level of loser shit, my dude? - KingTalkyTiki November 8, 2024, 14:50:51 Basically. Not sure what you're trying to say other than - longsnapper November 8, 2024, 14:59:02 Sounds like a "you" problem, my dude.* - KingTalkyTiki November 8, 2024, 15:00:31 I'll deal with my problems as they come, and without playing a victim or making it about me.* - longsnapper November 8, 2024, 15:06:54 Well, kudos! We're all very proud of you.* - KingTalkyTiki November 8, 2024, 15:24:08 We took my 2 non-blood nieces for the day on Sunday - GrandmotherPearlsJam November 8, 2024, 12:49:52 I wonder if Stevie Nicks and Don Henley’s fetus was a boy or girl* - JeffFrank November 8, 2024, 12:40:20 I'm trying my best not to stick my head in the sand, but I'm unsure of what to do to stay informed - PDO November 8, 2024, 12:39:02 Take or leave this advice, but my general stance is don’t deprive yourself of things you enjoy - OB25 November 8, 2024, 12:56:09 Most of the accounts I've enjoyed have long abandoned it - RVA November 8, 2024, 13:53:03 This. And, stay far away from the 'For you' tab, because it's definitely not for you - UofIL6 November 8, 2024, 12:58:29 Lists are a great work around...no ads!* - KCWildcat November 8, 2024, 13:08:25 Listen to 1957's classic "Round Midnight" by Miles Davis while... - haighter November 8, 2024, 12:51:10 One of my favorite songs of all time, that version right there in particular * - Jackie November 8, 2024, 13:21:11 It's unbelievably, outstandingly good. A stone cold classic for a reason... - haighter November 8, 2024, 13:24:53 The "Round Midnight" movie is also pretty cool as well* - MtHoodIllini November 8, 2024, 15:00:53 Not mental, but if you've been putting off any major home project, do it now. - complainant November 8, 2024, 12:51:08 Threads has some good content - jfinsocal November 8, 2024, 12:47:31 Plenty of quality people to search for their content on Twix. I agree algorithm too much Elon* - JeffFrank November 8, 2024, 12:41:31 If 2016-2020 is any tell, yeah I'll pretty much tune out of news 'til at least the midterms. - KingTalkyTiki November 8, 2024, 12:40:49 Dems need to spend the next 4 years learning how to communicate a message - VIV November 8, 2024, 12:23:33 Dots...dots..... - MtHoodIllini November 8, 2024, 15:03:30 like, how do you bridge this? - assassin November 8, 2024, 13:24:51 really interested to see that graph in March. Especially the D part. We all know R is shooting up* - John Coctostan November 8, 2024, 13:51:14 how about today? it's already flipped. - assassin November 8, 2024, 15:20:27 Those people are insane* - John Coctostan November 8, 2024, 16:37:29 Feels like it will take someone really transformational to win as an incumbent these days - OB25 November 8, 2024, 13:41:58 THIS. If voters remain "mad"...which seems to be the point of social media engagement farming... - haighter November 8, 2024, 13:43:55 Explain this to me: if disinformation is inaccurate; if people who believe it need to be educated... - Desert November 8, 2024, 13:24:12 I’m saying appeal better to the middle. You’re not flipping hardcore MAGA. - VIV November 8, 2024, 13:34:48 carville was all over this.* - Ari Gold November 8, 2024, 13:15:41 poor Seth Moulton * - Poldark November 8, 2024, 13:14:50 Ok?* - VIV November 8, 2024, 13:15:39 I'll say this again: if supporting lgbt rights, POC, and compassionate immigration policies - Taz November 8, 2024, 13:08:24 It's not that they are wrong, it's that they aren't popular talking points to the portion of the - GrandmotherPearlsJam November 8, 2024, 14:16:46 do you understand that part of the problem is that they're tired of being told they are bad people - Sounder November 8, 2024, 14:13:30 that's what you took away? where did i say it was wrong?* - VIV November 8, 2024, 13:13:13 lol "what is a tariff" - assassin November 8, 2024, 12:37:13 but those charts just show when it is searched relative to the rest of the timeline - RVA November 8, 2024, 13:42:42 lots of people have never been to Oovoo Javer, and it shows* - Sammich November 8, 2024, 12:39:28 These are the worst fucking charts* - gvibes November 8, 2024, 12:38:16 very, very stupid. - assassin November 8, 2024, 12:39:07 Misinformation works. Period. That's the whole kit and kaboodle* - assassin November 8, 2024, 12:34:20 The Goebbels out front should have told you...* - KingTalkyTiki November 8, 2024, 14:25:00 So get better at transmitting your information and/or get better at your own disinfo. * - VIV November 8, 2024, 12:53:21 yup. i'm agreeing with you* - assassin November 8, 2024, 12:58:06 That’s where I’ve landed. The Dems don’t need to focus on better articulating real policy… - OB25 November 8, 2024, 12:44:03 i think the absolute best long term thing is that trump completely fucks over the whole country - John Coctostan November 8, 2024, 12:55:06 Three actually* - timmer November 8, 2024, 12:33:14 did it take people 4 years to get mad about "defund the police"? - Sammich November 8, 2024, 12:33:04 Yeah, there’s a ton of data free punditry about the reasons why the Democrats lost - DT November 8, 2024, 12:55:53 lol, just noticed the malaprop in there - Sammich November 8, 2024, 12:42:16 Cards? - ATL November 8, 2024, 12:50:03 *snikt* - Tuscy November 8, 2024, 12:48:25 This was a mistake: - JeffFrank November 8, 2024, 12:30:55 The mistake was inviting that activist* - JeffFrank November 8, 2024, 12:38:34 Some of this stuff is impossible to avoid though. "Defund the police" was not a mainstream dem - gvibes November 8, 2024, 12:27:20 mainstream, no. but the squad supported it - VIV November 8, 2024, 12:32:08 I think you are asking for the impossible. It can't be the case that no democrat - gvibes November 8, 2024, 12:35:21 It’s not “any”- it’s a vocal wing of your party that gets a ton of press. * - VIV November 8, 2024, 12:57:04 Yes the people with out of mainstream opinions will get more press than the party line toe-ers. - gvibes November 8, 2024, 12:59:36 I can't remember the last time I heard any politician say we should defund the police. - Warrin'_Illini November 8, 2024, 12:59:32 Welcome to the news environment over the last 10+ years - IlliniRunner November 8, 2024, 12:44:45 I do feel like candidates have generally done a poor job triangulating - DT November 8, 2024, 12:59:15 Fox is expert at exploiting that. See killing babies after born nonsense* - JeffFrank November 8, 2024, 12:37:19 There is a double standard for Democrats* - ATL November 8, 2024, 12:36:31 “Reimagining policing” was the code* - JeffFrank November 8, 2024, 12:34:54 Not condemning arson and looting Summer of 2000 was a mistake. “Mostly peaceful” my ass* - JeffFrank November 8, 2024, 12:31:56 the '20 primary was a total shitshow. People getting yelled at for proposing a public option - ECEIllinois November 8, 2024, 12:31:43 2020 was such a crazy time - CanHartlebHireSnider November 8, 2024, 12:40:18 I'm like 99% sure his first choice was Klobuchar - ECEIllinois November 8, 2024, 13:38:08 I was for public option* - JeffFrank November 8, 2024, 12:32:57 Thought - TarheelIllini November 8, 2024, 11:54:15 "resist" with what? Ds don't control either chamber of congress or the SCOTUS. - VIV November 8, 2024, 12:25:38 Is that Mitch McConnell's music I hear?* - ATL November 8, 2024, 12:31:38 I feel like the FAFO part is overrated. He's going to start by eliminating a lot of regulations, - Warrin'_Illini November 8, 2024, 12:05:52 Yeah, I think the impact on the regulatory state could be big, although that was in progress - DT November 8, 2024, 12:29:25 if history is any guide, things will go really south by 2027, just in time for a Dem to win 2028, - John Coctostan November 8, 2024, 12:12:55 Some of his actions are going to be pretty inflationary and have immediate effects though. - ATL November 8, 2024, 12:10:31 Yeah, I just think any action is on the table for Trump. He might try to start the Trade War - Warrin'_Illini November 8, 2024, 12:46:57 I hope he goes back to form and runs up some comedically massive spending deficits - KingTalkyTiki November 8, 2024, 12:09:53 he will, and nobody cares* - gvibes November 8, 2024, 12:20:48 *ties on bib, prepares to feast* Suck it uneducated poors.... - KingTalkyTiki November 8, 2024, 12:35:48 "You come for my people, you come through me." - KingTalkyTiki November 8, 2024, 10:43:48 When are they going to call the three count on Kari Lake?* - Stu November 8, 2024, 10:05:38 Seems like she is gaining ground. - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 10:09:41 Yeah, that one is getting way too close* - UofIL6 November 8, 2024, 11:15:19 she just clobbered the ref with a folding chair* - Sammich November 8, 2024, 10:06:10 It's insane that I got this joke.* - KingTalkyTiki November 8, 2024, 10:21:42 Some MAGA got on my for you page on X (thanks Elon) - they are terrified - MC November 8, 2024, 9:16:39 Why the hell are you still wading in that cesspool?* - KingTalkyTiki November 8, 2024, 9:42:57 Following house races and PA Senator race (which is maybe not over) * - MC November 8, 2024, 9:53:41 *Directs attention to all the other newssources and social media sites that aren't that one** - KingTalkyTiki November 8, 2024, 10:22:38 I am mostly just seeing calls to investigate the 2020 election* - gvibes November 8, 2024, 9:33:01 That makes zero sense. This result disproves the 2020 allegations - DT November 8, 2024, 12:08:04 It’s funny, I saw a cut of all the times Trump said at recent rallies not to worry about voting… - OB25 November 8, 2024, 10:34:52 I see a ton of lefties wanting this election to be investigated as well. Idiots everywhere.* - voiceofreason November 8, 2024, 9:48:07 This election? As in the 2024 election? Investigate what? * - haighter November 8, 2024, 10:30:44 Yes, they want to know how 14M Democratic votes just disappeared. - voiceofreason November 8, 2024, 11:16:03 I'm not following your logic. - complainant November 8, 2024, 11:33:28 And even worse, the right side idiots have now picked up on the unrest from - voiceofreason November 8, 2024, 11:21:43 Delete.* - voiceofreason November 8, 2024, 11:18:23 Dems should admit that 2020 was rigged and Trump has been the legal President the past 4 years - bbonb November 8, 2024, 9:43:19 My man is going 4D chess, and I'm here for it.* - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 9:47:17 Yeah that will go away when the final counting is done. Millions of votes left to be added * - MC November 8, 2024, 9:33:57 Gotta say, I'm a bit interested to see the final tally of presidential votes... - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 9:41:58 There are so many bots and Russians on there that it’s impossible to know what’s real and what’s - doubledown November 8, 2024, 9:24:30 This. A majority of those responses aren't real people. Such a dumb site now* - UofIL6 November 8, 2024, 9:30:35 I try to look at everything now in terms of whether it seems likely to create - doubledown November 8, 2024, 9:34:30 There's the term - engagement farming. - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 9:46:18 This is an interesting chart. Highlights how much misinformation (from the right) is out there and - UofIL6 November 8, 2024, 8:25:57 He does like the poorly educated* - JeffFrank November 9, 2024, 3:27:34 All of this reminds me of the shroom trip scene in Natural Born Killers... - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 9:34:07 I think the things you list are all ancillary. This was an anti-incumbent Election. - IlliniRunner November 8, 2024, 10:37:20 My “main takeaway” changes by the day, but my new one, and one thing I’d add to your list - snipes824 November 8, 2024, 9:40:56 agree but take it one step further - they didn't articulate how they'd make it better - John Coctostan November 8, 2024, 9:49:45 Why does the Democrat leadership have to be “perfect“? - IlliniRunner November 8, 2024, 10:45:59 As California votes left, they just went 70% for stiffer penalties for certain crimes - snipes824 November 8, 2024, 11:26:42 As my wife and I have discussed time and time again....locally...progressives... - haighter November 8, 2024, 12:15:49 Agreed. “Defund the police” is a massive turnoff for the average swing voter. * - VIV November 8, 2024, 11:35:58 The average swing voter is a moron - the candidate was a prosecutor. Clearly pro-cop* - MC November 8, 2024, 11:56:26 it's a good call out. Perfect isn't and shouldn't be the goal - John Coctostan November 8, 2024, 11:24:55 Yes, build more housing that’s it. That’s the answer. People are leaving b/c it’s fucking Expensive* - IlliniRunner November 8, 2024, 11:53:16 great. where are we doing that successfully? without great costs in money, time and regulations?* - John Coctostan November 8, 2024, 11:59:36 I would argue that Seattle is doing a decent job. There has been a massive influx of people here - IlliniRunner November 8, 2024, 13:18:35 Red states. * - haighter November 8, 2024, 12:17:39 right. i'm saying where are the dems doing this sort of stuff well? Where can they point to as an - John Coctostan November 8, 2024, 12:51:53 I think thats the rub. They DON'T do it well. They need to figure out how to. * - haighter November 8, 2024, 12:54:16 the entire point i've been trying to make here. it's a huge overall detriment to the brand* - John Coctostan November 8, 2024, 12:56:21 until 3/4 of their labor force is deported. * - IlliniRunner November 8, 2024, 12:40:50 Yes, agree with all that too* - snipes824 November 8, 2024, 9:52:28 You're in CO right? It might be the best example of what moderate full D leadership looks like - John Coctostan November 8, 2024, 9:54:30 Yes, and agree. Polis does a great job of focusing on economics - snipes824 November 8, 2024, 10:24:16 TBH, I think the they/them/you line was the most impactful thing Trump used late in the game. - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 9:45:16 This is very Jeff Frank, extreme centrist of you and shows impact of right wing messaging - opey8 November 8, 2024, 10:17:25 I'm not Jeff Frank. Please don't do that.* - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 10:24:28 Please explain the common sense v absurd part - opey8 November 8, 2024, 10:26:30 Not sure what you want from me here, other than appeasement. - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 10:29:27 I'm not looking for appeasement, I looking to understand - opey8 November 8, 2024, 10:37:19 Um, let me give that a bit of thought - somebody posted similar thoughts in this thread... - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 10:41:27 I understand it's the economy, stupid. I also understand your point on who gets squeezed - opey8 November 8, 2024, 10:52:46 The first thing I would do across the board is radical. I would eliminate minimum wage entirely. - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 12:09:03 This idea, it is bad* - Sounder November 9, 2024, 13:27:42 Transgender was so far down the list on topics, I am stunned it mattered. Just stunned. * - MC November 8, 2024, 9:55:08 It's not that it mattered, per se. It's about advertising. Trump is awesome at it. - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 9:59:45 That ad was all over my YouTube and TV too. Harris did not run on that at all this cycle - snipes824 November 8, 2024, 9:50:42 there's no way to reach voters who don't want to be reached - Sammich November 8, 2024, 10:05:23 I think the American idol thing is spot on - snipes824 November 8, 2024, 10:30:24 I wonder if that add was important/targeted for the Latino population* - CoronaTheirAss November 8, 2024, 9:53:33 Concur, and then sprinkle on top a candidate that her own party didn't nominate, and...* - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 9:51:57 Huh. Who knew?* - complainant November 8, 2024, 8:30:21 Everyone knew, but to put an actual order of magnitude on it is interesting* - UofIL6 November 8, 2024, 8:31:38 I’m not sure EVERYONE knew. * - doubledown November 8, 2024, 8:57:09 But everyone was indeed kung fu fighting.* - Tuscy November 8, 2024, 9:05:37 Still lots of votes out but 218-217 R, or 219-216 R for the house maybe. - MC November 7, 2024, 21:26:28 DJT plummeting. Trump is going to cash out and that stock is going to go to zero, no?* - gvibes November 7, 2024, 21:20:04 Doesn’t matter. X or Twitter will by them out£ - Drippy November 7, 2024, 22:09:50 I see that Marco Rubio is being floated for SoS. Hate that spineless weasel but would prefer him vs. - ECEIllinois November 7, 2024, 17:37:12 If Trump is smart, he’ll have a few MAGA, then screw most of the rest over by picking - doubledown November 7, 2024, 18:27:12 needs libertarians * - Poldark November 7, 2024, 20:33:57 Why, to eliminate age of consent laws?* - opey8 November 7, 2024, 21:17:39 From what I hear about Detlef's behavior in Boston bars, definitely* - KingTalkyTiki November 7, 2024, 21:32:32 Finger banging underagers in Boston at the bar? - Drippy November 7, 2024, 22:10:53 I mean... they're in the bar.* - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 9:39:49 He’s trolling DD* - VIV November 7, 2024, 21:25:32 Weatherbug is spyware* - opey8 November 7, 2024, 22:16:29 Don Cokey Jr said he was advising Trump to only pick people loyal to him. So probably all MAGA * - MC November 7, 2024, 18:59:35 Give him an eight ball and you get the job* - Drippy November 7, 2024, 22:06:23 “if Trump is smart…” I think we know the answer to that hypothesis* - bbonb November 7, 2024, 18:33:49 He has tremendous self preservation instincts, and is very good at reading people. * - doubledown November 7, 2024, 18:48:17 Is he? His turnover rate is astronomical. - WhitmansFolly November 8, 2024, 8:10:25 Jake Sherman reporting that Trump is sticking with Susie Wiles as chief of staff* - CanHartlebHireSnider November 7, 2024, 16:50:23 Over under on how long she makes it? - SurfTheBoneyard November 7, 2024, 20:36:50 Predictionjack: Will the national abortion ban be signed on January 20 or 21?* - complainant November 7, 2024, 20:43:34 I’m reading it as Trump is sticking it to Susie Wiles* - timmer November 7, 2024, 17:00:20 Also I had no idea she was Pat Summerall’s daughter until a couple weeks ago* - CanHartlebHireSnider November 7, 2024, 16:51:37 I guess she isn’t an alcoholic like the old man* - Drippy November 7, 2024, 22:07:48 He'll be golfing & watching TV the whole time, so we get our first woman president after all. Neat.* - complainant November 7, 2024, 16:56:52 Jerome Powell's press conference was interesting - jfinsocal November 7, 2024, 15:01:13 Time for Jerome to fall out of a window * - assassin November 7, 2024, 15:18:46 J Dawg says you can't send me in! Cut baby cut.* - Warrin'_Illini November 7, 2024, 15:10:43 Trump is going to try to fire both his handpicked Fed Chair and FBI Head - ATL November 7, 2024, 15:03:33 food for thought - ECEIllinois November 7, 2024, 13:43:12 Acknowledging this would require Americans to admit we aren’t special snowflakes - DT November 7, 2024, 15:42:59 Yeah, I still think that's the main takeaway* - reggiedunlop November 7, 2024, 13:52:01 A coworker showed me a post on her Facebook timeline. - jjlocke923 November 7, 2024, 12:42:21 Socials have all kind of engagement farming nonsense whining about the impact of the election. - uofi1998 November 8, 2024, 9:40:48 Classic disingenuous jjlocke923, bruh.* - KingTalkyTiki November 7, 2024, 14:54:51 Classic jjlocke923, bruh.* - KingTalkyTiki November 7, 2024, 14:54:50 So nice I said it twice.* - KingTalkyTiki November 7, 2024, 14:55:33 Update: smh - jjlocke923 November 7, 2024, 14:32:26 that's potentially even worse - timmer November 7, 2024, 14:40:59 Your coworker and her friend sound like twits. * - haighter November 7, 2024, 14:34:47 rule 1: don't go on Facebook* - cpsteine November 7, 2024, 13:22:35 This is definitely a real thing that happened and that you’re really looking for our opinion on. - OB25 November 7, 2024, 13:19:03 I mean at least the old trolls were good. - KingTalkyTiki November 7, 2024, 14:57:30 I don't think anyone doubts jjlocke923's sincerity.* - complainant November 7, 2024, 13:22:02 I don't think anyone believes jjlocke923's sincerity - KingTalkyTiki November 7, 2024, 15:00:31 is she hot?* - Poldark November 7, 2024, 13:16:00 Has your friend considered suicide? - complainant November 7, 2024, 13:00:35 It sucks that Trump won, but watching you flail around is almost making it worth it* - HamptonSki November 7, 2024, 13:27:39 Game recognize game* - Herman Blume November 7, 2024, 14:42:51 I think your mask might be tied on a little too tight* - IlliniOllie November 7, 2024, 13:10:50 I wonder whether Trump's first election is what triggered Stephen Paddock. - complainant November 7, 2024, 13:17:20 probably time to go on a walk, maybe even have an angry wank - RVA November 7, 2024, 13:04:55 In November?!? - complainant November 7, 2024, 13:11:15 it's a crude joke but it's also genuine advice - RVA November 7, 2024, 13:46:32 I'm disappointed that you're a Christian. But at least you're the type of Christian who can masturba - complainant November 7, 2024, 16:27:18 Now that I think about it, I wonder if Trump would have lost if everyone got laid the night before.* - complainant November 7, 2024, 13:20:28 I think it’s silly to end a relationship over Trump when there should have been many prior red flags - doubledown November 7, 2024, 12:53:54 Delete her Facebook account and read a magazine. * - Tuscy November 7, 2024, 12:52:33 no she didn't. * - assassin November 7, 2024, 12:51:18 Hit unfriend…..that’s what they want, you should oblige * - TarheelIllini November 7, 2024, 12:50:21 True or False: the first female POTUS will be a Republican. * - VIV November 7, 2024, 12:16:28 long ago they thought the first black president would be republican also* - torinese November 7, 2024, 18:42:20 First Asian could easily be either - Potomac November 7, 2024, 19:06:10 False. - SurfTheBoneyard November 7, 2024, 17:48:06 Would that still be possible once they get the 19th Amendment repealed?* - KingTalkyTiki November 7, 2024, 15:05:05 We know at least one person who won't vote for her whichever party she sides with* - bjl63 November 7, 2024, 13:55:01 David Hasselhoff?* - Warrin'_Illini November 7, 2024, 14:59:41 ooo - assassin November 7, 2024, 12:52:58 this seems right in the abstract though i can't think of many GOP women who immediately leap to mind - suburbanmyth November 7, 2024, 12:40:37 thought this would be true for the first black president until Obama came along, so you never know* - ECEIllinois November 7, 2024, 12:39:57 Donuts - TarheelIllini November 7, 2024, 12:26:02 Tulsi '36.* - Chuck Woodaby November 7, 2024, 12:25:11 I don't care* - IlliniRunner November 7, 2024, 12:20:42 ooo - ATL November 7, 2024, 12:19:25 Only Nixon could go to China* - GMAW November 7, 2024, 12:17:02 One sign of my bubble is that I assumed most sane people see right through Elon’s nonsense* - CWR10 November 7, 2024, 10:51:00 That’s what you get for surrounding yourself with people that are smart and nice* - Herman Blume November 7, 2024, 11:33:24 Classic fuckup. * - doubledown November 7, 2024, 11:47:30 I'm thinking another sign is that we're connecting Elon with the election - RVA November 7, 2024, 11:20:32 Really well said. All the hand wringing about the VP choice or an interview comment on the View or - Blazer November 7, 2024, 12:14:48 that chart is funny but it's also worthless. When else is that search supposed to be at 100%? - Chuck Woodaby November 7, 2024, 12:32:00 And since my fingers aren't broken I'll answer my own question... - Chuck Woodaby November 7, 2024, 12:37:36 All of this. The election came down to the economy. People felt better about it under Trump - IlliniRunner November 7, 2024, 12:20:30 yes, but the same should apply to Trump and it doesn't - Sounder November 7, 2024, 10:52:43 I can only hope that in 2028 we can elect someone who will be able to clean up the shitshow... - RSMBob November 7, 2024, 10:28:37 SIAP - uofi1998 November 7, 2024, 12:44:43 Thanks for sharing that. I agree.* - complainant November 7, 2024, 19:51:16 If the path to Dem victory is just to turn the party into Jeff fucking Frank - Sammich November 7, 2024, 13:10:29 100%* - KingTalkyTiki November 7, 2024, 20:24:29 I have 0 faith that will happen - TarheelIllini November 7, 2024, 11:12:03 That's going to take more than one presidency. - KingTalkyTiki November 7, 2024, 10:54:41 I hope we stop playing identity politics and just pick a white male - Sounder November 7, 2024, 10:53:43 i'm not saying the results would be different but i don't have him down in the hero category - lcubed November 7, 2024, 10:50:02 I don't blame Joe as much as the party "leadership" - Chicago1995 November 7, 2024, 11:41:05 decline happens very slowly. until at some point it accelerates and is obvious. - Nobster November 7, 2024, 11:08:37 I saw someone say this was the official end of "The American Century". - KingTalkyTiki November 7, 2024, 11:10:21 It won't happen, I know...but Jon Stewart is the one out of the box choice that could work* - PDO November 7, 2024, 10:43:08 I’d vote for Stephen A Smith* - Stu November 7, 2024, 10:39:30 I just hope we get an actual primary and not an insider ass crowning like we have - gvibes November 7, 2024, 10:34:17 And like we had when Biden dropped out - aimlessillini November 7, 2024, 11:09:55 Not a coincidence because Biden endorsed her - CanHartlebHireSnider November 7, 2024, 11:35:34 And I don't think THAT was his doing either * - aimlessillini November 7, 2024, 11:47:14 I do because all the reporting is that “crown makers” were pissed off he did it - CanHartlebHireSnider November 7, 2024, 11:52:01 Well... whoever controlled his twitter account did it.* - Chuck Woodaby November 7, 2024, 11:56:09 Saw somebody the other day taking shots at Hillary and Bill as well. The claim was they and Biden - Chuck Woodaby November 7, 2024, 11:44:53 Why was that an FU to Obama? * - meanjeans November 7, 2024, 13:07:20 Obama was thought to not support Harris+ - GMAW November 7, 2024, 13:20:27 Because Obama wanted Joe out and wanted an open process to select his replacement.* - Chuck Woodaby November 7, 2024, 13:19:22 Ah, thank you * - meanjeans November 7, 2024, 14:34:03 DNC absolutely said "we're all getting behind Kamala. fall in line." * - VIV November 7, 2024, 11:12:22 We didn't have an actual primary in 2020?* - bucktownillini November 7, 2024, 10:35:36 Looks like Mr. Chukwudebe has this covered for me* - gvibes November 7, 2024, 12:19:46 Sure, until it looked like Bernie might win so Mayor Pete and Klobucher were forced to drop - Chuck Woodaby November 7, 2024, 10:40:06 There are still disenfranchised Bernie Bros who left the party never to return - OrangeSox November 7, 2024, 11:23:51 The much maligned Joe Rogan is one of them.* - uofi1998 November 7, 2024, 11:47:40 And a lot of the malgning of Rogan started once he said he would vote for Bernie. - Chuck Woodaby November 7, 2024, 11:52:54 They did the same thing to him in 2016 - aimlessillini November 7, 2024, 11:01:29 But isn't that what candidates do, they drop out when their polling doesn't improve and - bucktownillini November 7, 2024, 10:56:11 It's not what they do when they win Iowa and tie for 1st in New Hampshire. - Chuck Woodaby November 7, 2024, 10:58:18 Mayor Pete and the others dropped out after super tuesday in March when their support - bucktownillini November 7, 2024, 11:03:16 Incorrect.* - Chuck Woodaby November 7, 2024, 11:06:41 sorry, just before when Biden won South Carolina* - bucktownillini November 7, 2024, 11:12:53 How unfortunate that was for Bernie that all the moderates dropped out.* - Chuck Woodaby November 7, 2024, 11:16:13 Yep, the DNC threw their body in front of that one. Sanders also still polls well with latinos, WWC - Warrin'_Illini November 7, 2024, 10:45:10 Bernie ran behind Kamala in his election* - CanHartlebHireSnider November 7, 2024, 10:59:21 Yesterday everyone was saying kamala was too progressive, now today we wanted Bernie for the nom - Taz November 7, 2024, 10:50:36 Kamala wasn't too "anything" except unpopular. - uofi1998 November 7, 2024, 11:49:15 optics apparently matter a lot more than one would like - Sammich November 7, 2024, 10:58:17 100%. Kamala is not and has never been a progressive. Which is totally fine and - Warrin'_Illini November 7, 2024, 11:01:59 The progressive bit is gaslighting. She ran a hawkish, right-wing campaign focused on the Border, - Warrin'_Illini November 7, 2024, 10:55:33 It got her nowhere because she was never taken seriously. - uofi1998 November 7, 2024, 11:51:24 This article on the polymarket Trump whale is pretty good - gvibes November 7, 2024, 10:14:22 I know it makes me a bad person, but I'm going to have a chuckle when the first story comes - John Coctostan November 7, 2024, 10:12:17 God, the U.S. setup sucks. We need four parties, and election cycles that don't go on for a year* - cpsteine November 7, 2024, 9:39:34 Parliamentary system* - Chilango November 7, 2024, 10:14:20 One word too many.* - KingTalkyTiki November 7, 2024, 10:00:24 meh. still the best place around.* - cpsteine November 7, 2024, 10:29:56 Show your work. Exactly what makes current USA the best place around?* - Desert November 7, 2024, 12:25:33 *crickets* Anyone who still believes that once they hit their 40s... - KingTalkyTiki November 7, 2024, 15:06:34 For straight, white dudes (which fortunately I am)? Maybe top 10. - KingTalkyTiki November 7, 2024, 10:53:35 nothin's gonna ever keep us down* - Sammich November 7, 2024, 10:37:35 No kidding. Invoking God was a choice* - uofi1998 November 7, 2024, 10:03:14 Ok, two* - KingTalkyTiki November 7, 2024, 10:09:49 "a year"?* - HamptonSki November 7, 2024, 10:19:49 two words* - VIV November 7, 2024, 10:21:52 "the"?* - VIV November 7, 2024, 10:15:55 Four* - Stu November 7, 2024, 10:07:27 My state does off-year elections - it's 2025 gubernatorial season, baby - RVA November 7, 2024, 9:55:33 I wouldn't mind giving ranked choice a try as I think it would encourage more competition for ideas - VIV November 7, 2024, 9:43:59 agree. ranked choice would solve a lot of problems* - cpsteine November 7, 2024, 10:27:59 We already have the ideas. Vaccination, for example. - complainant November 7, 2024, 9:47:28 You're not going to win back the majority talking like that. - uofi1998 November 7, 2024, 9:50:06 Economic incentives usually work. - complainant November 7, 2024, 9:54:24 Sure. Now come up with a way to win people back on-message. - uofi1998 November 7, 2024, 10:17:20 How about "I will kill everyone who can't count at a four-way stop?" - complainant November 7, 2024, 10:47:58 the educated and successful are the only people that supported them this year! - John Coctostan November 7, 2024, 10:28:31 To be clear, my vote for Kamala was purely anti-Trump. Will have to run a real candidate... - uofi1998 November 7, 2024, 11:44:51 52-45 Harris for white, college educated voters. That number was too low for KH * - MC November 7, 2024, 10:33:41 I'll put this here. Principles for Common Sense Democrats...thoughts? - EffinIllini November 7, 2024, 8:58:17 No, it's as stupid as I would expect from him. 1. Incarcerate criminals. - complainant November 7, 2024, 9:45:33 There’s some good in there, and I’m certainly on board with moderating heavily on immigration - snipes824 November 7, 2024, 9:31:04 Correct. But unless that message embraces Big Oil, the messenger will be killed. - complainant November 7, 2024, 9:52:22 I think they’ve lost the thread on reproductive rights too. Under Clinton it was “safe legal and - meanjeans November 7, 2024, 9:23:21 The thing is, nobody in a good life situation is waiting until 23 weeks to abort a healthy fetus. - gvibes November 7, 2024, 9:43:57 I agree with you, but it’s bad politics to say “my body my choice” to cover that situation - meanjeans November 7, 2024, 13:34:11 Yes exactly. And I'm guessing later term miscarriages (that wouldn't survive but the baby is not - CoronaTheirAss November 7, 2024, 9:57:48 Exactly.* - complainant November 7, 2024, 9:48:19 My body, meanjeans's choice. How's that? - complainant November 7, 2024, 9:34:02 Nobody likes a milquetoast. You can't run a political party through appeasement.* - Sammich November 7, 2024, 9:18:24 While I don't disagree, I think the takeaway here, and it's been my thought the last 24 hours - GrandmotherPearlsJam November 7, 2024, 9:28:14 To me, the perfect example of this is Trans Women in women's sports - GMAW November 7, 2024, 10:50:08 abortion rights have 60-65% support, depending on gender - Sammich November 7, 2024, 11:01:58 But the Trump campaign has a MESSAGE on that - GMAW November 7, 2024, 11:09:31 in 2024 Trump has been for pro-choice stances, for pro-life stances, and for states rights. - ghost_of_clt November 7, 2024, 11:32:34 The Dem "message" is (implicitly) that 70 percent of the country are transphobes - GMAW November 7, 2024, 11:49:47 I agree there. - ghost_of_clt November 7, 2024, 11:55:27 part of the problem is that it needs to be teased out exactly what "the Dems" are hammering - Sammich November 7, 2024, 10:08:01 your implication is that if Ds don't talk about it, it won't be a topic. but Rs will still run ads - John Coctostan November 7, 2024, 10:06:41 If you're a candidate your consistent messaging is: - GrandmotherPearlsJam November 7, 2024, 10:29:06 That’s not a message. Contrast that with Trump’s abortion message* - GMAW November 7, 2024, 11:30:22 harris literally did just that for 4 months. it didn't do a damn thing - John Coctostan November 7, 2024, 10:37:03 She was at a huge disadvantage when it came to messaging in this election - GrandmotherPearlsJam November 7, 2024, 10:55:24 But she didn't do anything to try and distance herself from Biden - RVA November 7, 2024, 11:10:48 So just ignore a key voting demographics to appease racists and homophobes? - KingTalkyTiki November 7, 2024, 10:05:36 Don't ignore them, just spend less time on messaging in an election cycle - GrandmotherPearlsJam November 7, 2024, 10:26:34 As a Christian I truly loathe how they get automatic billing as the party of those values - RVA November 7, 2024, 10:30:11 And it's not that they just don't care about them, they vehemently dislike them. - WhitmansFolly November 7, 2024, 10:01:17 Agree with this too* - snipes824 November 7, 2024, 9:32:40 Seems reasonable to me too. But the devil is in the details.* - ATL November 7, 2024, 9:08:18 House update, 218-214 R right now. Two left, slightly favoring R * - MC November 7, 2024, 8:33:25 for the record I generally like it when the Senate, House and Presidency are split - Tooldresser November 7, 2024, 9:20:38 maybe in the past, split gov't was good but now you can't compromise on anything* - bucktownillini November 7, 2024, 9:30:20 blouses. red presidency, red house and senate, red SCOTUS* - VIV November 7, 2024, 8:48:44 Don’t want to hear any complaints from Republicans for the next 4 years - OB25 November 7, 2024, 9:26:10 i mean regardless of realities, on Jan 20 every R will magically say the economy is great* - John Coctostan November 7, 2024, 9:58:30 They will, but they won’t be able to ignore the reality in their day to day life. - OB25 November 7, 2024, 10:28:01 nit: I'm sure the inauguration speech will have some dire imagery in it - Sammich November 7, 2024, 10:10:25 well, 2 years. - VIV November 7, 2024, 9:47:20 It’s not good but at least the house will be a PITA for Trump - MC November 7, 2024, 9:18:51 He'll have the House; no guardrails baby. I'm gonna lean into the depravity. - Warrin'_Illini November 7, 2024, 9:29:34 Between the mass deportations and elimination of Obamacare, I should benefit tremendously from a - Toonces November 7, 2024, 8:55:46 hey thanks to my wife's service, my family won't be paying taxes at all!! - RVA November 7, 2024, 9:34:44 I don’t know how rich you are, but many people on both sides are greatly overestimating… - OB25 November 7, 2024, 9:19:04 As a relatively high earner via W-2, he actually hurt me on the tax front.* - ATL November 7, 2024, 9:28:58 ooo. - longsnapper November 7, 2024, 9:26:48 I think a few people have said this below but this is important context I think - ATL November 7, 2024, 6:35:57 IIRC the US also had inflation that was pretty much median for every other OECD country - ijustkrushalot November 7, 2024, 8:31:25 ooo - VIV November 7, 2024, 9:07:14 The article somebody posted below about the failure of Biden on messaging rings true to me* - ATL November 7, 2024, 8:32:13 KJP: "Inflation is down to 2%." DOOCY: "Why does he refuse to take responsibility for Laken Riley." - complainant November 7, 2024, 8:43:18 Where does this chart factor in that the Dems ran against the most flawed candidate of all time - OrangeSox November 7, 2024, 8:18:33 It's happened three times and Dems have only won once. Maybe he's extremely flawed - ATL November 7, 2024, 8:28:23 "ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL"* - CoronaTheirAss November 7, 2024, 7:52:37 He's gone to ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL but I only think it's important.* - ATL November 7, 2024, 7:54:33 Perhaps - but correlation is not causation....* - CoronaTheirAss November 7, 2024, 8:06:17 Of course not. But it does mean you should look at broader, underlying issues - ATL November 7, 2024, 8:08:46 I agree - but those factors were already being analyzed locally for the US - CoronaTheirAss November 7, 2024, 8:17:23 For me it's a lens or filter through which I would look at post-mortem analyses - ATL November 7, 2024, 8:27:31 small sample size and quite a few governing parties gained share in 21 and 22 based on that graph. - Orangeillini November 7, 2024, 7:40:20 I'm not sure he's making a statement about any year other than 2024 - ATL November 7, 2024, 7:48:10 and why is 2020 blank?* - Orangeillini November 7, 2024, 7:41:52 I think that's 2021* - ATL November 7, 2024, 7:56:10 hard to see that given how the rest of it is spaced. sh!t formatting if you're right.* - Orangeillini November 7, 2024, 8:14:32 Polymarket taking laps. CEO is about to be on CNBC - Tooldresser November 7, 2024, 6:16:23 Then why didn't they get the popular vote right?* - CoronaTheirAss November 7, 2024, 6:18:53 did they miss that one? I wanted to dislike the CEO before he was on CNBC - Tooldresser November 7, 2024, 9:15:57 Some of the fear is tiring - there is going to be a normal election in 2026, 2028. - MC November 6, 2024, 21:36:39 Well darn, I missed a Fratstud slithering. - KingTalkyTiki November 7, 2024, 9:59:57 Of all the post mortem, the voters who were apparently turned off by Dems saying Trump is fascist - meanjeans November 7, 2024, 8:30:57 No. Democracy died yesterday. CNN, the most trusted name in news, said so. Now is not the time - skankhunt42 November 6, 2024, 22:01:23 Do you ever get tired of the smarmy reduction to the absurd bit?* - VIV November 6, 2024, 22:10:44 Here's a clip from CNN, this was a fight to preserve democracy. The good guys lost, hence, democracy - skankhunt42 November 6, 2024, 22:19:08 ok fartstud, i watched your video. - VIV November 7, 2024, 9:02:27 Did you ever manage to find any skanks?* - complainant November 6, 2024, 22:23:49 I’ll take that as a no. * - VIV November 6, 2024, 22:22:19 I can usually do without Portnoy, but there's actually some decent lessons/perspectives here - UofIL6 November 6, 2024, 20:35:59 WTF do you think is useful about this perspective? "Don't call us Nazis?"* - complainant November 7, 2024, 6:53:43 Lol no. - KingTalkyTiki November 6, 2024, 21:35:33 I don't know why Joe didn't just stay in. Guy got 81 million votes, literally the most - skankhunt42 November 6, 2024, 22:03:01 Not sure if serious* - UofIL6 November 6, 2024, 22:21:27 He’s trolling * - VIV November 6, 2024, 22:25:23 No, I'm not. Where did the 15 million votes go? Biden got 81 million, how do - skankhunt42 November 6, 2024, 22:27:43 Sure thing, fartstud. * - VIV November 6, 2024, 22:29:27 Horseshit. There's nothing useful there.* - complainant November 6, 2024, 21:00:17 So how is the House race coming along? Which races are the tightest?* - timmer November 6, 2024, 18:48:52 CA is slow count. Expecting 221-214 GOP * - MC November 6, 2024, 19:42:54 Republicans are probably going to pick up seats* - JacobRDaugherty November 6, 2024, 19:40:19 And people bowed and prayed to the neon God they made* - Taz November 6, 2024, 18:24:05 Hello darkness my old friend* - JeffFrank November 6, 2024, 21:54:40 you can only laugh, right? - ECEIllinois November 6, 2024, 18:17:27 The common clay of the new west. * - doubledown November 6, 2024, 19:44:58 The Best People™ - complainant November 6, 2024, 18:29:56 I found the article. I love that all these people are going to be ruined by Trump policies. - complainant November 6, 2024, 18:40:37 This is pretty depressing, if true, re: census - UofIL6 November 6, 2024, 17:33:44 blue states need to bring down the cost of housing and build a lot more of it* - ECEIllinois November 6, 2024, 18:16:43 Yes, this. And, in turn, cities need to ease their zoning restrictions to enable developers - UofIL6 November 6, 2024, 19:20:54 Three cheers for tenements!* - complainant November 6, 2024, 22:20:43 Chicago doesn't need to build housing, if anything they need to build more U-Haul facilities* - skankhunt42 November 6, 2024, 22:09:28 So they can bring in more Hispanics to vote Republican.* - complainant November 6, 2024, 18:21:13 Unironically yes to stop bleeding electoral votes to red states* - ECEIllinois November 6, 2024, 18:29:16 Yes. Building better cities is the way you start to recover* - John Coctostan November 6, 2024, 18:20:44 Idiocracy IRL* - Cunativeson November 6, 2024, 18:03:43 They assume their kids will grow up to be raging assholes.* - complainant November 6, 2024, 17:57:47 one other thing: i wonder if we can compare whether her momentum stalling and falling coincided... - suburbanmyth November 6, 2024, 17:09:57 That was the equivalent to Jeb’s fumbling knowing what we know now about the Iraq war* - JeffFrank November 6, 2024, 21:55:49 That didn't change 5M votes. I think now this was all decided weeks ago - timmer November 6, 2024, 17:21:13 It was decided in 2023 when Biden didn't step aside. - IlliniRunner November 6, 2024, 17:22:25 Biden got a shit ton more votes than her* - Taz November 6, 2024, 17:19:12 I think that was irrelevant. I don't know what she could do to effectively separate herself - IlliniRunner November 6, 2024, 17:14:54 It’s possible but I honestly think it was going to stall no matter what - OB25 November 6, 2024, 17:14:28 Not one county in the US did Harris 2024 outperform Biden 2020?* - timmer November 6, 2024, 17:05:59 Tim Walz wasn't the problem but he lost his home county (49.4% to 48.2%). Biden won there (50.8% to - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 17:58:17 not true - snipes824 November 6, 2024, 17:09:36 This cake was baked a long time ago. * - IlliniRunner November 6, 2024, 17:21:26 It actually seems impossible* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 17:08:10 if the legal mexicans want the illegal ones gone, why are the rest of us upset? - suburbanmyth November 6, 2024, 16:19:47 Democrats don't believe BIPOCs have agency. See, e.g. Wade Hampton and George Wallace* - skankhunt42 November 6, 2024, 22:08:02 i'm with you - snipes824 November 6, 2024, 17:17:13 I don't have a problem with somewhat strict immigration, I have a problem with - ijustkrushalot November 6, 2024, 21:43:25 Do you ever eat in restaurants?* - complainant November 6, 2024, 16:26:52 double the prices; reduce the riff raff* - suburbanmyth November 6, 2024, 16:28:01 There won't be food because there will be no one to harvest it* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 16:33:22 LOL; there will be food; it will just be more expensive and who am i to second guess.... - suburbanmyth November 6, 2024, 16:41:46 I'm with you, fuck them all* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 17:07:00 i'm not saying that; i'm saying i want to eat with fewer poor people* - suburbanmyth November 6, 2024, 17:11:40 Let them eat cake* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 17:14:34 let me eat cake* - suburbanmyth November 6, 2024, 17:20:06 Fortunately, all of the restaurant workers and 40.1+ hour a week people will have reduced taxes... - uofi1998 November 6, 2024, 16:53:45 and stop asking me for a tip* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 17:07:36 10% is the new 20%. Fuck them I don’t make the rules* - Drippy November 6, 2024, 17:31:30 good; i am all for that too* - suburbanmyth November 6, 2024, 17:04:56 I was really hoping Trump would end his political career with a 1-2 record - timmer November 6, 2024, 16:09:14 Yes, he will. And I hope Judge Merchan imposes confinement.* - complainant November 6, 2024, 16:11:19 It’s getting Capone for tax evasion, but sure* - GMAW November 6, 2024, 20:32:41 Does anybody know anybody who actually moved to Canada (or elsewhere) the first time? - ATL November 6, 2024, 15:17:02 I know 3 people who moved to Sweden. Two were a married couple* - MtHoodIllini November 6, 2024, 19:53:39 I know people who moved to Europe over Trump and came back under Biden - JacobRDaugherty November 6, 2024, 15:31:03 Technically, I did but not because of Trump and Biden* - timmer November 6, 2024, 16:06:59 I also find it hard to believe that it wasn’t just one of many factors that went into decision* - OB25 November 6, 2024, 15:34:00 tiki?* - torinese November 6, 2024, 15:30:17 That was 2004. - KingTalkyTiki November 6, 2024, 15:52:48 I also lived in the 'burbs then. Now that I have my beautiful blue bubble, no reason.* - KingTalkyTiki November 6, 2024, 16:14:01 Yeah, there's no reason to move to Europe. We have our own version of Europe. - complainant November 6, 2024, 16:45:16 No. A family in Pittsburgh (though tbf the dad was raised in Canadia) - ATL November 6, 2024, 15:32:51 Some Sally Field fan page on FB posted that today is her birthday - Sammich November 6, 2024, 15:16:39 you follow a sally field fan page on FB?* - VIV November 6, 2024, 15:27:47 that seems like a Tort thing* - Gene Parmesan November 6, 2024, 15:58:58 no, it came across my feed for some reason - Sammich November 6, 2024, 15:29:34 yes I’m sure that “some reason” has nothing to do with your wikifeet browsing history * - biclops November 6, 2024, 16:00:51 overshare of the day - Sounder November 6, 2024, 16:04:34 *that's* the comment that gets you? * - Taz November 6, 2024, 15:22:00 Perfect.* - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 15:23:40 lol. Google searches of “how to move to Canada” have spiked 5000% in the last 24 hours* - bbonb November 6, 2024, 15:01:11 just in time for the Liberals to be wiped out there* - ECEIllinois November 6, 2024, 15:41:36 I did that after the Biden debate* - Orangeillini November 6, 2024, 15:18:56 (Googled not moved lol)* - Orangeillini November 6, 2024, 15:19:21 I choose Sweden* - Stu November 6, 2024, 15:17:14 Every morning I wake up with a song in my head, and of course today it was "O Canada" - RSMBob November 6, 2024, 15:13:45 I used to get that and the ND fight sing stuck in my head every day* - Sammich November 6, 2024, 15:17:18 I don't think it's debatable, also the best flag* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 15:14:32 Pains me to say, but the Russian anthem is pretty kick ass - bbonb November 6, 2024, 16:11:43 Will Trump try to override the 22nd amendment with a new amendment, allowing him to run again?* - ibdoc November 6, 2024, 14:52:09 dude won't be alive in 4 years* - cpsteine November 6, 2024, 16:37:48 22nd just says you can’t be elected more than twice. Kind of ominous in context * - meanjeans November 6, 2024, 16:11:22 Need 2/3rds, right?* - timmer November 6, 2024, 16:07:51 Yes* - Stu November 6, 2024, 15:21:35 no need for a new amendment if SCOTUS is amenable* - Sammich November 6, 2024, 15:06:28 You're a doctor, man, take a valium* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 15:04:18 are there two people posting on this account today?* - Sammich November 6, 2024, 15:05:57 Albemarle Sounder* - RVA November 6, 2024, 15:10:33 He goes through the stages of grief like he does shoes.* - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 15:07:20 I'm working through this on my own terms - Sounder November 6, 2024, 15:07:16 YOU ADVOCATED SHOOTING PEOPLE AND "BURN(ING) IT ALL DOWN" - VIV November 6, 2024, 15:11:31 metaphorically burning it all down - Sounder November 6, 2024, 15:13:17 "Whatever happens next is not my fucking problem any longer. Fuck all the poor people." - VIV November 6, 2024, 15:16:20 Every person who voted for Trump deserves what he's about to do* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 15:18:40 and the other 260 million people in the USA?* - VIV November 6, 2024, 15:27:20 Fuck 'em* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 15:28:38 Yep. You don’t get to play the reasonable one. * - VIV November 6, 2024, 15:37:48 I'm not really feeling very reasonable today - Sounder November 6, 2024, 16:01:38 I'm honestly curious. What are 3-5 things you think he's going to do/accomplish?* - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 15:21:52 1) ratfuck Palestine and Ukraine - Sounder November 6, 2024, 15:30:40 People can't be serious about that, right? - Potomac November 6, 2024, 14:59:19 Didn't ask if it would be done, just if his ego would push him to try it* - ibdoc November 6, 2024, 15:16:43 After stating that he held Trump responsible for political violence on January 6 - ATL November 6, 2024, 15:11:39 i think your last sentence is a laughable rationale. - VIV November 6, 2024, 15:10:16 Of course the Senate would push back on amendment * - Potomac November 6, 2024, 16:23:21 GOP senate would do as it’s told or be ostracized. * - VIV November 6, 2024, 18:04:40 And run against Obama?* - CanHartlebHireSnider November 6, 2024, 14:56:30 This just made my day at least. - WhitmansFolly November 6, 2024, 15:39:23 Given what we saw on the trail, I don't think his health is good enough to last four years. - Chicago1995 November 6, 2024, 14:55:45 Estimated probability that someone takes a shot at him as POTUS?* - Potomac November 6, 2024, 15:04:39 Personally, I think it's almost zero.* - Chicago1995 November 6, 2024, 15:09:12 We may get saved by his age* - UofIL6 November 6, 2024, 14:53:33 Yep. And the 19th. And the 13th.* - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 14:53:30 Don't think the Miller doesn't have his eyes on the 13th* - ATL November 6, 2024, 14:56:34 Anyone check in with that French bettor dude? He’s gotta be having a good day* - John Coctostan November 6, 2024, 14:49:09 Up $48 Million if you buy his story. - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 14:51:56 Also, unlike 1st Trump, the 2nd Trump can spend every hour of every day on the golf course. - MC November 6, 2024, 14:39:57 all caveats re trump being a horrible person and public servant assumed… - suburbanmyth November 6, 2024, 14:39:14 I can't stand her either, but Jesus, doesn't the things you said also apply to Turmp - Sounder November 6, 2024, 15:09:45 It's again a dumb reason to not vote for her. Trump has the intelligence level of an 8th - Taz November 6, 2024, 14:51:16 right; note the caveats - suburbanmyth November 6, 2024, 14:55:51 Text from a 2 time Obama voter who really wanted Taz to be able to get married: - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 15:00:46 i have met personally and interacted with six lawyers (including harris herself) who are..... - suburbanmyth November 6, 2024, 15:04:44 a passage from the piece on the inner workings of trump's campaign struck me in particular - VIV November 6, 2024, 14:46:59 I agree with you. I’ve heard a lot about misogyny as the reason she wasn’t elected, but - Dikta November 6, 2024, 14:44:46 Serious question: do you think Trump is smart?* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 15:34:58 I think he’s charismatic. I think in some subject matters he’s probably - Dikta November 6, 2024, 15:47:41 Given Trump, I would think you'd understand why calling her dumb/unlikeable sounds like misogny.* - Chicago1995 November 6, 2024, 14:53:19 You don’t get a pass for being dumb and unlikable because you’re a woman or whatever else. - Dikta November 6, 2024, 15:29:04 But apparently you do for being a man* - WhitmansFolly November 6, 2024, 15:43:39 Biden got a pass for being average IQ* - Potomac November 6, 2024, 16:25:38 Ok buddy. This isn’t about me…but if it were I’d tell you I’m not the smartest guy in the room* - Dikta November 6, 2024, 15:52:10 Definition of an empty suit.* - nash November 6, 2024, 14:43:48 2028- Newsom/Warnock or Shapiro/Pete * - MC November 6, 2024, 14:30:05 Biden vs. Trump 2.5. Let's finish this.* - Warrin'_Illini November 6, 2024, 14:42:46 Wes Moore* - GMAW November 6, 2024, 14:39:15 Could be, although he's not done much as governor here in Maryland yet - Potomac November 6, 2024, 14:41:26 Black, highly-educated, personable veteran - GMAW November 6, 2024, 14:43:37 He's terrific. A guy that could be the face of the party for years* - UofIL6 November 6, 2024, 14:46:21 that worked with Obama and his thin experience at the time, so maybe* - Potomac November 6, 2024, 14:47:44 I agree that the only downside is enough of a resume to date. But, future star otherwise* - UofIL6 November 6, 2024, 14:49:16 i think resume and experience is so far down the list of what makes a candidate electable - VIV November 6, 2024, 14:53:33 Right and I don't think the standard we're voluntarily holding Dem candidates to - RVA November 6, 2024, 14:56:28 he would likely be a much better candidate that a re-run by Pete B - Potomac November 6, 2024, 15:02:08 Fair enough. My response is not meant as an argument - Potomac November 6, 2024, 14:52:58 Yep, he has that and can speak well as built-in advantages - Potomac November 6, 2024, 14:46:07 I'll pass. - Chicago1995 November 6, 2024, 14:36:02 Maybe Bush/Cheney would work.* - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 14:34:44 Barb Jr. and Mary?* - ATL November 6, 2024, 14:39:21 Obviously Liz. I assume she converted millions of GOP votes this time around (and didn't turn off - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 14:42:46 Hadn’t thought of them but I think you could be right! * - MC November 6, 2024, 14:38:32 Well, I'll put this out there...my thoughts on the results - RSMBob November 6, 2024, 14:09:36 Bob, you're right of course. But allow me to beat my dead horse. - complainant November 6, 2024, 16:07:36 Word up, Bob. - Tortillini November 6, 2024, 14:16:57 The haters said we couldn’t do it. And they were correct. - Carl Spackler November 6, 2024, 14:32:09 no doubt. especially the hispanics* - suburbanmyth November 6, 2024, 14:22:05 I do hope trump keeps his promise on the mass deportations. It should be entertaining.* - Toonces November 6, 2024, 13:59:47 sure. it'll be a laugh riot. * - VIV November 6, 2024, 14:11:14 What Went Wrong & How to Fix It - Ron Filipkowski article link - Orangeillini November 6, 2024, 13:56:24 This is a solid write-up. - WhitmansFolly November 6, 2024, 14:23:20 Would it be too much to ask for the Meidas Touch network to get fired into the sun after this? - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 14:07:33 I agree with what others have said below. The die was cast when Biden ran again - IlliniRunner November 6, 2024, 13:37:48 Both of my parents died under a Biden Admin. I blamed him for that* - timmer November 6, 2024, 13:44:12 Clinton murdered my parents* - Stu November 6, 2024, 14:24:22 Were they Whitewater investors?* - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 14:25:47 No, they worked on Epstein's boat* - HamptonSki November 6, 2024, 14:37:46 Thanks, Biden* - GMAW November 6, 2024, 14:03:42 They survived all administrations starting with FDR but Biden killed them. - timmer November 6, 2024, 14:09:13 As it often is- it’s the economy. And “it could be worse, were doing better than our peer countries” - VIV November 6, 2024, 13:42:37 I agree. I'm not sure what messaging would have broken through. People were PISSED* - IlliniRunner November 6, 2024, 17:10:39 Harris has called Trump to concede...I think Biden is still waiting for the call from Trump* - RSMBob November 6, 2024, 13:33:28 About what? Transition? To thank him for hanging on too long? * - Potomac November 6, 2024, 14:26:20 I guess Trump was mistaken with all the fraud charges yesterday. All good!* - Warrin'_Illini November 6, 2024, 13:40:36 Abortions for some, with a side of moral high ground* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 13:35:14 Can this please forever be the end of the worst messaging since Hillary's It's Her Turn - RVA November 6, 2024, 13:04:36 I'd also add that there's *maybe* 10 people on this board that he'll be good for their wallet - longsnapper November 6, 2024, 13:07:53 I think I am in complainant's camp, kind of, here. There is just a right wing messaging apparatus, - gvibes November 6, 2024, 12:53:10 Played ball today with teams of Dems, Reps and indies. It's not fair to dismiss them. - Potomac November 6, 2024, 14:31:45 will stancil agrees* - ECEIllinois November 6, 2024, 14:11:35 I agree that that’s absolutely part of it. This same economy is about to be getting pretty high - snipes824 November 6, 2024, 13:16:43 It'd be peak Democrat to finally tackle Fox News while everyone is now just looking at their phone* - RVA November 6, 2024, 13:07:47 As I said elsewhere, you youngsters are greatly underestimating the reach of Fox. - complainant November 6, 2024, 13:30:39 That's why Trump got - GMAW November 6, 2024, 13:49:02 No, it's why older people who watch Fox voted for Trump. - complainant November 6, 2024, 13:57:55 It's such a massive electoral-altering influence that the demographic - GMAW November 6, 2024, 14:00:56 I’m not underestimating for a millisecond* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 13:36:50 Now do the clown parroting this nonsense: - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 13:32:54 Not suggesting that* - gvibes November 6, 2024, 13:16:41 anyone who thinks this is a problem that can be "tackled" needs to be in an insane asylum* - GMAW November 6, 2024, 13:10:35 Are you a lobbyist?* - complainant November 6, 2024, 13:24:12 It takes more than an echo chamber to get to 270 Electoral Votes - GMAW November 6, 2024, 13:06:08 That's true. Thinking mostly of people's views on the economy. It seems very vibes-ey* - gvibes November 6, 2024, 13:21:54 to this point - MO just overturned an abortion ban and raised the minimum wage while - John Coctostan November 6, 2024, 13:02:54 Only someone in an echo chamber and an uneducated voter could type your second sentence. - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 13:09:09 What’s the explanation then for this phenomenon that we see over and over - John Coctostan November 6, 2024, 13:34:35 don't you know any Trump voters or moderate Republicans? - Potomac November 6, 2024, 14:36:29 Not everybody is a single issue voter. And some people even know how the pols they vote for or - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 13:38:26 Cult members never know they are in a cult. - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 13:01:34 It’s true, but they won’t be able to avoid the fact that grocery and housing prices don’t go down - OB25 November 6, 2024, 13:00:49 One more thought: given how abortion ballot measures did around the country last night - GMAW November 6, 2024, 12:51:35 Trump has zero interest in an abortion ban* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 12:55:21 won't happen, and was never gonna happen had he won* - Potomac November 6, 2024, 14:24:49 I agree 100%* - GMAW November 6, 2024, 12:56:35 A nationwide ban has always been a fantasy and a scare tactic.* - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 12:52:33 With Trump? Yes. He's pro-choice. - GMAW November 6, 2024, 12:57:26 let the demonizing begin!* - Ari Gold November 6, 2024, 13:11:36 Begin? Fuck outta here* - RVA November 6, 2024, 14:00:30 The Senate leader and House leader like being in the majority. It would never see the floor.* - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 12:59:16 i thought the same about Roe* - VIV November 6, 2024, 12:52:59 At the risk of repeating myself, man I love Chicago. - KingTalkyTiki November 6, 2024, 12:41:10 it means all of nothing, but I was at least right and yet oh so wrong about my local vibes - RVA November 6, 2024, 13:57:41 Re: At the risk of repeating myself, man I love Chicago. - Mmancubfan November 6, 2024, 12:56:29 This is a new level of loser shit, my dude* - longsnapper November 6, 2024, 12:46:21 *shrug* Oh well....trying to glean any upside. - KingTalkyTiki November 6, 2024, 13:26:53 and those voting against harris/biden re israel/gaza look to be vindicated - suburbanmyth November 6, 2024, 12:24:33 So what do you think “Netanyahu’s preferred terms” will look like?* - ATL November 6, 2024, 12:28:05 A parking lot.* - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 12:30:46 that's the offer that biden/harris have enthusiastically supported* - suburbanmyth November 6, 2024, 12:31:22 Maybe a significant number of Democrats might actually oppose it now. - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 12:36:00 The fact that Biden/Harris are hated by both the Gaza-is-a-genocide folks AND - GMAW November 6, 2024, 12:39:57 Are you saying that they should have just gone with one side or the other? - IlliniRunner November 6, 2024, 12:44:47 They did go with one side* - gvibes November 6, 2024, 12:45:12 Yes, but with stank on it* - GMAW November 6, 2024, 12:53:45 if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice. - VIV November 6, 2024, 12:44:03 There are very fine people on both sides.* - complainant November 6, 2024, 12:45:37 Even pretending to be middle of the road will get you run over.* - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 12:41:36 we don't need to guess; we'll know soon enough* - suburbanmyth November 6, 2024, 12:30:25 I hate that these assholes won - UofIL6 November 6, 2024, 12:21:25 RFK Jr. says he's not taking away vaccines. Oh good. - doubledown November 6, 2024, 12:13:48 He’ll be out of the administration by March, if he even makes the team. - illini November 6, 2024, 12:16:44 Trump wanted to put him in charge of a vaccine task force in 2017 - CanHartlebHireSnider November 6, 2024, 12:17:39 I can't help but wonder, who is the first person I know that is going to be deported* - JacobRDaugherty November 6, 2024, 12:13:13 legal immigrant or illegal / undocumented immigrant? * - Potomac November 6, 2024, 14:38:51 let us know when that happens; i'm seriously curious* - suburbanmyth November 6, 2024, 12:27:15 Our very own Wisch* - HamptonSki November 6, 2024, 12:15:26 someone that wisch met once at the grocery store* - VIV November 6, 2024, 12:27:58 The line cook at Wisch’s favorite taco truck* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 12:36:48 I would vote for Trump if he made that promise* - GMAW November 6, 2024, 12:16:12 Harris concession speech will be at 3PM Central time* - illini21 November 6, 2024, 12:02:43 That should be a fun sexy time* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 12:05:16 I keep thinking of the Beth Dutton quote from the new trailer - Sounder November 6, 2024, 10:52:49 When I saw the male Latino vote shift to Trump, I did think it would be irony if their families were - ibdoc November 6, 2024, 11:49:30 As tragic as that would be, I think that would be the only way they change their mind* - Desert November 6, 2024, 12:11:08 It already happened in the first administration* - ATL November 6, 2024, 12:14:06 what makes you think their family members are non citizens?* - Ari Gold November 6, 2024, 12:08:49 Because that’s how our immigration system works * - ATL November 6, 2024, 12:12:17 Don’t worry, climate change will take care of it* - Stu November 6, 2024, 11:34:31 Ummm, I think you need to touch some grass* - KCWildcat November 6, 2024, 11:15:56 I'm about to head to the tire shop to get new tires - Sounder November 6, 2024, 11:17:21 Waiting to get tires replaced and the sales person is obviously trans - Sounder November 6, 2024, 13:32:12 It's wild...I went to Chef's Warehouse and Center Hardware and work... - haighter November 6, 2024, 13:55:53 You live in SEATTLE WASHINGTON. I'm assuming very very little about what transpired last night... - haighter November 6, 2024, 11:26:33 Politics might be sports, but governance isn't.* - complainant November 6, 2024, 12:16:42 Oh for sure, I’ll be just fine - Sounder November 6, 2024, 12:04:13 Yea...I can tell how much empathy you've got toward everyone in your posts. * - haighter November 6, 2024, 13:43:23 Fuck em all* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 15:32:18 Ding ding ding. The fact that you care and are emotional about the results even though they - Taz November 6, 2024, 12:31:16 will you? you don't seem like you'll be fine.* - VIV November 6, 2024, 12:08:41 I’ll be perfect - Sounder November 6, 2024, 12:11:34 Look how little you're caring.* - VIV November 6, 2024, 12:26:14 holy shit, dude. * - VIV November 6, 2024, 11:14:53 Obviously I'm speaking metaphorically - Sounder November 6, 2024, 11:16:37 maybe log off for a while. * - VIV November 6, 2024, 11:18:00 Trump votes almost same as last time. So many who voted for Biden went MIA: - JeffFrank November 6, 2024, 10:50:13 Still a lot out outstanding total vote. Probably like 8 million votes in California alone to count* - CanHartlebHireSnider November 6, 2024, 11:08:30 He’s still a narcissist with declining mental faculties. - illini November 6, 2024, 10:23:46 Best news is EOB won State’s Attorney race* - JeffFrank November 6, 2024, 10:13:38 Also, she beat Fioretti. He's not a viable candidate anymore. - bjl63 November 6, 2024, 10:16:22 Perennial candidate and opportunist. - SurfTheBoneyard November 6, 2024, 11:30:26 You mean like Lars "America First" Daly?? - osklister November 6, 2024, 11:35:42 Les “Cut the Taxes” Golden.* - SurfTheBoneyard November 6, 2024, 11:43:37 A side note, there is only 1 judge at serious risk of not being retained… - SurfTheBoneyard November 6, 2024, 11:46:32 How is the Honorable Wesley Willis doing? Only one I voted to retain.* - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 11:48:13 All the rest will be fine. Best are running about 75/25. - SurfTheBoneyard November 6, 2024, 11:53:18 AFAIK, other than CPS Board of Ed everything went to plan in IL. - osklister November 6, 2024, 11:29:25 He should have dropped out. His role was to take on Clayton Harris if he won primary* - JeffFrank November 6, 2024, 10:40:54 I thought he was a decent alderman back around 2002 - bjl63 November 6, 2024, 10:47:36 I voted for him instead of Bill Daly in primary when Lightfoot won. Daly was against casino* - JeffFrank November 6, 2024, 10:51:16 Daley.* - SurfTheBoneyard November 6, 2024, 11:47:55 Damnit* - JeffFrank November 6, 2024, 15:36:27 If I read correctly CTU endorsed school bard candidates lost more than they won - bjl63 November 6, 2024, 10:14:50 I voted for Eva Villalobos. She lost to CTU candidate* - JeffFrank November 6, 2024, 10:43:11 I voted for Esmerelda Villalobos. She has a cute accent, is curious about killing a man... - uofi1998 November 6, 2024, 11:22:51 I think all of this is pretty hilarious - GMAW November 6, 2024, 10:40:51 Up yours Mayor Photo Op* - Poldark November 6, 2024, 10:35:00 That's great if true.* - gullit November 6, 2024, 10:33:18 disappointed they still got 4 - bjl63 November 6, 2024, 10:39:10 That's good enough* - GMAW November 6, 2024, 10:20:38 LOL, one of the apparent non-CTU backed winners is nicknamed "Rhymefest"* - bjl63 November 6, 2024, 10:31:28 I love living in Chicago. That is all.* - KingTalkyTiki November 6, 2024, 10:09:59 I'm sure my bitterness is showing - Sammich November 6, 2024, 10:08:58 the Zalensky lickspittle tweet was a surreal cherry on top for me* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 10:50:00 Lol honestly, that’s a contributing factor to me too - snipes824 November 6, 2024, 10:12:40 I hate that he won. Truly. - uofi1998 November 6, 2024, 10:22:23 We'll all survive it. Not everybody will, and it could be a very different country in 4 years. - larue33 November 6, 2024, 11:24:46 But eggs cost too much!!!* - complainant November 6, 2024, 11:48:39 congratulations, it's your people's fucked up dystopian world now - Sounder November 6, 2024, 10:51:22 Let's not do this. I can accept that nerves are frayed right now. * - uofi1998 November 6, 2024, 10:53:56 I said I wasn't coming at you, but we are so fucked - Sounder November 6, 2024, 10:56:44 Also, remember 2012, or around that time, when the GOP talked about a regroup of the party? - bjl63 November 6, 2024, 11:06:09 Stop moving further left. People don't like progressivism - bjl63 November 6, 2024, 11:03:31 I really wish there were a non-populist, non-theocratic center-right party, or at least movement - complainant November 6, 2024, 11:09:50 Until proven otherwise, I'll never vote for a woman in a primary ever again* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 11:07:07 It never occurred to me in real time that people would take umbrage with that process given Biden’s - snipes824 November 6, 2024, 10:27:42 IMO, the second Biden was on a primary ballot, it was over. - uofi1998 November 6, 2024, 10:31:53 I think that's how this is written in history - Sounder November 6, 2024, 10:57:36 not necessarily that. It's that he got old for his age, rapidly... - bucktownillini November 6, 2024, 11:14:53 Also let me point out that it was David Plouffe who told Biden not to run in 2016 - CanHartlebHireSnider November 6, 2024, 11:27:39 Was it Plouffe that did that or did Biden just not run because he was still in mourning - bucktownillini November 6, 2024, 11:55:38 The Beau thing was BS. Biden wanted to run and Plouffe (and Obama) cut his legs out from under him.* - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 12:10:30 Not for a second should he ever have said he was going to run for a second term* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 11:18:04 I agree with this. The problem was not admitting early in the process that Biden wasn't capable - GMAW November 6, 2024, 10:50:48 agreed. in 2020 i expected he would do "what was best for the country" and step aside - VIV November 6, 2024, 12:46:15 Also, as an aside, Trump absolutely isn't capable of four more years* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 10:58:51 The machine, however, is* - bjl63 November 6, 2024, 11:10:16 I'm not convinced it mattered all that much. Seems too inside baseball for me. - GMAW November 6, 2024, 10:31:08 agree* - John Coctostan November 6, 2024, 10:42:42 This isn’t right. It’s the same game played by two teams going by two different sets of rules - illini thunder November 6, 2024, 10:40:22 We need to throw the fucking rule book out the window - Sounder November 6, 2024, 11:00:31 This. If the public is ok with a convicted felon who attempted a coup, then this shouldn't move - UofIL6 November 6, 2024, 10:37:01 Yeah it’s hard to say - snipes824 November 6, 2024, 10:35:26 Because, IMO, it was about getting higher D vote count, not about turning Trump voters. - uofi1998 November 6, 2024, 10:35:16 Deport all the brown people and make other brown people do it* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 11:01:40 Or, in other words (among other things)... - uofi1998 November 6, 2024, 10:38:30 He was playing the equivalent of an Eburflus coached candidate - bjl63 November 6, 2024, 10:37:58 Bingo - Kajagoogoo November 6, 2024, 10:33:04 Yeah, the wheels were set in motion on this one in 2020. Even an open primary - gvibes November 6, 2024, 10:26:34 There is absolutely zero chance Harris would have won a primary* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 11:02:28 Exactly the point. How can people be upset that a person who never would've won the primary... - uofi1998 November 6, 2024, 11:07:44 I would have voted for Peanut the Squirrel over Trump* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 11:15:36 Did the Dems have a better chance running the corpse of Biden? - ibdoc November 6, 2024, 9:49:50 no, it would have been even worse. the mistake was last year - VIV November 6, 2024, 10:26:55 I think the first indictment in March 2023 set everything in motion.* - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 10:30:26 This* - illini21 November 6, 2024, 10:28:22 Honestly, I genuinely believe had it been Biden it would have been worse - Blazer November 6, 2024, 10:19:51 The down ballot losses make me think it was a little more environmental this time - snipes824 November 6, 2024, 10:24:00 Yep - Blazer November 6, 2024, 10:26:09 This was Ron Guenther hiring Bruce Weber because he was too afraid to be hurt again. - uofi1998 November 6, 2024, 10:51:37 I think it unfortunately shows the danger of tokenism - Sammich November 6, 2024, 10:02:10 I hope every part of wokeism dies a painful death* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 10:48:15 delete* - bjl63 November 6, 2024, 10:49:22 This is an incredibly astute post. * - uofi1998 November 6, 2024, 10:19:15 And, to Jackie's point below, a White/Indian woman - ATL November 6, 2024, 10:04:27 I saw a clip from CNN and apparently she failed to out-draw Biden in even one single county. - Warrin'_Illini November 6, 2024, 9:53:26 That was a mistake was immediately corrected on CNN - GMAW November 6, 2024, 10:07:29 The conspiracy theorist would say... well... - uofi1998 November 6, 2024, 9:55:33 Need to recalibrate those Dominion machines for 2028!* - UofIL6 November 6, 2024, 9:57:16 No, but they did have a better chance runming a younger white guy - Sounder November 6, 2024, 9:52:22 Election hack to use next time - bbonb November 6, 2024, 9:43:59 This tweet indicates that 21 million fewer people voted in 2024. Jeez louise. - ATL November 6, 2024, 9:36:48 That's really interesting, if true. Was covid the great motivator?* - UofIL6 November 6, 2024, 9:50:11 It's so shocking that I'm having doubts as to whether it is true - ATL November 6, 2024, 9:53:13 California has probably 7M uncounted ballots alone - OrangeSox November 6, 2024, 9:54:25 one silver lining - this should in a small way help shore up trust in elections. that's important* - John Coctostan November 6, 2024, 9:33:39 a ton of Trump lawyers who were gearing up to fight the results not happy today* - bbonb November 6, 2024, 9:49:18 They should be happy... - uofi1998 November 6, 2024, 9:50:24 And won’t have their careers and reputations destroyed pushing absurd claims* - Blazer November 6, 2024, 10:25:22 It *should* be the end of all of the nonsense, but... we'll see. - uofi1998 November 6, 2024, 9:46:45 I doubt it, bigly* - ghost_of_clt November 6, 2024, 9:36:44 there will always be nuts. but i think it deflates the pressure quite a bit for quite a while* - John Coctostan November 6, 2024, 9:40:57 Seems an outlet just called the Baldwin WI re-election* - UofIL6 November 6, 2024, 9:32:29 Baldwin and Slotkin will win. Casey will lose. 53-47 - MC November 6, 2024, 9:37:08 Slotkin is one of my favorite people in government.* - complainant November 6, 2024, 9:41:14 I like her too* - JeffFrank November 6, 2024, 23:05:49 My Facebook feed is totally normal today - illini21 November 6, 2024, 9:11:18 Downloaded my pics and stuff a few years then deleted. Haven't really thought about it since.* - Tuscy November 6, 2024, 9:28:18 I just spent 5 minutes reading through two people from high school arguing about the election - illini21 November 6, 2024, 9:30:35 Haven’t logged on in about a year and my life is noticeably improved - snipes824 November 6, 2024, 9:17:48 I've only logged in since 2017 to maintain an org's Insta page I used to maintain - ATL November 6, 2024, 9:20:52 Lesson Learned: Never have someone named Tim on the Presidential Ticket* - timmer November 6, 2024, 8:27:02 Bears should avoid the names Ryan and Matt for GM/Coach as well.* - Warrin'_Illini November 6, 2024, 8:33:20 The numbers are interesting. Trump gained a ton in Latino voters and first-time voters* - UofIL6 November 6, 2024, 8:20:05 Tough result, but Jon Stewart nails it as usual. - JFG November 6, 2024, 8:07:03 This X thread probably the best post mortem that I’ve seen: - GMAW November 6, 2024, 7:36:38 Another way this election is going to swing things for the common man - ATL November 6, 2024, 9:33:38 That guy is a buddy of mine. Wild to see him go viral* - Blazer November 6, 2024, 9:21:44 Yes, and I think yglesias has a bead on it here too - snipes824 November 6, 2024, 8:35:09 Yglesias is basically a one-trick pony. Not a fan* - GMAW November 6, 2024, 9:46:13 here's the thing though - by any metric, Biden has been the most pro labor admin - John Coctostan November 6, 2024, 8:46:14 It's not the policies. It's the messaging or the person delivering the message. - Chicago1995 November 6, 2024, 9:12:38 I can’t recall where I read it in the haze this morning, whether here or on Twitter - Blazer November 6, 2024, 9:41:09 Yes he was, but he also refused to acknowledge or deal with the border issue - snipes824 November 6, 2024, 9:04:50 I think it comes down to, worldwide, incumbents are being punished for inflation. - Carl Spackler November 6, 2024, 8:23:00 Trump doesn't care. He's not getting elected again either way, so why not punish his enemies. - Illiniphil November 6, 2024, 9:22:47 but it got some people raises!* - Ari Gold November 6, 2024, 8:29:19 Yep, this is my takeaway* - reggiedunlop November 6, 2024, 8:25:39 I can't say he's wrong but it brings into sharp focus the asymmetry in standards people are held to - ATL November 6, 2024, 8:13:50 It's right, but it doesn't really matter. We spent way too much time worrying about it, probably. - Chicago1995 November 6, 2024, 8:22:45 Democrats are losing ground with these people because we aren’t focused on stuff that matters - GMAW November 6, 2024, 8:30:39 I think the Ds badly misunderstood how much blowback there was to Kamala getting the nomination. - uofi1998 November 6, 2024, 9:49:46 In hindsight, your immediate negative reaction to Harris getting the nom should have been worrying - snipes824 November 6, 2024, 10:02:16 I still voted for her because I loathe trump, but it was a pure anti-trump vote. - uofi1998 November 6, 2024, 10:13:54 I thought you might have, but it was still an early warning sign (that seemed to bear out)* - snipes824 November 6, 2024, 10:18:31 We're talking about someone who didn't even make it to the Iowa primary when she ran* - gvibes November 6, 2024, 10:16:03 The Ds have only themselves to blame. Is what it is now* - uofi1998 November 6, 2024, 10:18:01 What matters to them?* - gvibes November 6, 2024, 9:42:54 The amount of their paychecks and the relative value of that money - GMAW November 6, 2024, 10:06:12 Are we talking the Harris campaign here, or some party-wide messaging? - gvibes November 6, 2024, 10:13:30 No, he's regurgitating Trump campaign talking points.* - complainant November 6, 2024, 10:45:25 Not the Harris campaign specifically. It's a rejection of the Democratic party - GMAW November 6, 2024, 10:33:04 I get it now. You actually *work* for Fox News. - complainant November 6, 2024, 10:10:31 GMAW doing work in this thread* - Tooldresser November 6, 2024, 9:10:16 He's your Ace in the Hole. Or at least your Four of Clubs in the Hole.* - complainant November 6, 2024, 9:28:16 I think it's more that they got caught playing prevent defense - RVA November 6, 2024, 8:47:24 Democrats are focused on building roads, bridges and fiber internet. You watch too much Fox. - complainant November 6, 2024, 8:46:50 ...and this is how you know when somebody can't see outside of their own box. - uofi1998 November 6, 2024, 9:52:55 And GOP congressmen took credit for all of it, even if they voted against it.* - Chicago1995 November 6, 2024, 9:30:11 = lots of jobs for non-college voters.* - complainant November 6, 2024, 8:47:58 Looking forward to Trump clearing out the Hamas supporters running OPRFHS* - Passiveaggressiveman November 6, 2024, 8:35:51 Not wrong. - Chicago1995 November 6, 2024, 8:32:44 I'd say the bigger problem was they made it a promise and couldn't get it done. - Warrin'_Illini November 6, 2024, 8:41:47 Always authentic? Get the fuck out of here. If you believe that, you are a moron.* - longsnapper November 6, 2024, 9:03:59 Trump is a lot of things, but an empty suit ain't one of them. - Warrin'_Illini November 6, 2024, 9:08:29 Trump's an empty suit, but one that projects power and phony authenticity. - Chicago1995 November 6, 2024, 9:24:25 Trump was born an empty suit. If course he didn't have to change. - longsnapper November 6, 2024, 9:11:08 Trump is Trump. - GMAW November 6, 2024, 10:35:33 LOL, yes! He's authentically a piece of shit and that is why his fans adore him so. - Warrin'_Illini November 6, 2024, 9:15:20 And getting dog-walked by Bibi/Israel is for the fucking birds. We even invited that scumbag to - Warrin'_Illini November 6, 2024, 9:02:54 I believe he was invited by Johnson, but I'm not sure* - ATL November 6, 2024, 9:05:00 Was there some reason they couldn't have proposed free trade school/community college instead? - ATL November 6, 2024, 8:39:33 Didn't they? - Chicago1995 November 6, 2024, 9:03:48 No idea. To your point, the messaging was centered around college loan forgiveness* - ATL November 6, 2024, 9:15:46 regardless of overall benefit, I don't think "free" is resonating with many, particularly in - ghost_of_clt November 6, 2024, 8:49:34 That same issue created Ronald Reagan. - complainant November 6, 2024, 8:37:28 I think there’s punch up/punch down thing going on - GMAW November 6, 2024, 8:19:23 Punching Trump isn't punching down. Telling the voters to care about what he says is. - Chicago1995 November 6, 2024, 8:29:13 No one cares what two politicians say to each other - GMAW November 6, 2024, 8:31:36 Swap out the Pelosi anecdote for Trump calling his opposition enemies of the state. - Chicago1995 November 6, 2024, 8:35:14 yeah that's pretty good. it needs to be a full wake up call and realignment of D politics - John Coctostan November 6, 2024, 8:07:05 So, in a nutshell, Fox News is the problem? - complainant November 6, 2024, 7:56:05 That doesn’t say that even a little bit* - GMAW November 6, 2024, 7:58:49 But surely in an environment in which people are pissed off about being lectured to - GMAW November 6, 2024, 8:00:19 Nor does it say what the Dem message should be. Just like you.* - complainant November 6, 2024, 8:00:04 I can’t wait for the Trump-run “office of misinformation management” - GMAW November 6, 2024, 8:02:19 You're undefeated against strawmen. A victory lap may be in order.* - complainant November 6, 2024, 8:05:06 You have no plan. You just think parroting the word “misinformation” - GMAW November 6, 2024, 8:06:54 Maybe they stopped teaching Red Lion by the time you got to law school. - complainant November 6, 2024, 8:14:26 You live in an absolute fantasy world if you think it is even remotely possible to censor - GMAW November 6, 2024, 8:21:28 You keep saying that, but the tech is already up & running. - complainant November 6, 2024, 8:33:26 I can deal with the incoming tax cuts, border actions, and even some of the corruption - snipes824 November 6, 2024, 7:31:10 this is going to sound harsh - John Coctostan November 6, 2024, 7:42:40 you mean like we’ve already had led by the covid lockdowns and its impact - Ari Gold November 6, 2024, 8:01:00 The COVID lockdowns happened when Trump was President* - ATL November 6, 2024, 8:25:18 i don’t think most people had an issue with the initial lockdown. the year or so after that - Ari Gold November 6, 2024, 8:31:18 who was locked down past summer of 2020?* - John Coctostan November 6, 2024, 8:40:12 not a lockdown but fans weren't allowed at SFC for the entire 20-21 season - illini21 November 6, 2024, 9:00:44 Started under Trump. Literally two months of that was under Biden* - ATL November 6, 2024, 9:10:59 Are we really going to debate which party was the face of COVID overreach? * - meanjeans November 6, 2024, 10:08:54 No. First, I don't think Covid restrictions were an issue here. Inflation after Covid was #1. - ATL November 6, 2024, 10:12:26 businesses and schools?* - Ari Gold November 6, 2024, 8:42:09 Where?* - John Coctostan November 6, 2024, 8:57:49 illinois?* - Ari Gold November 6, 2024, 9:47:44 But not, AFAIK, Pennsylvania, or Michigan, or Wisconsin - ATL November 6, 2024, 9:54:14 Maybe in the bluest communities. But not across states and certainly not in Red/Purple states.* - ATL November 6, 2024, 8:48:26 This* - illini21 November 6, 2024, 8:33:52 I lived in a Dem county under a Dem governor. There were no lockdowns in 2021. - ATL November 6, 2024, 8:33:48 basically hope he's too lazy to implement his plan or simply cant remember what he said on the trail - RVA November 6, 2024, 7:59:31 Trump won’t remember, but the people he’s surrounded himself with are going to be the ones - doubledown November 6, 2024, 8:02:47 that's what I'm leaning towards. Massive unemployment will shake a lot of Trumpers up* - timmer November 6, 2024, 7:54:29 No it won’t, they’ll blame the other guy* - TarheelIllini November 6, 2024, 8:00:04 Probably a good idea to get your vaccines updated * - MC November 6, 2024, 7:32:30 If you own a beach house, raise it up a couple more feet* - Stu November 6, 2024, 7:41:16 And stock up on fluoride* - skankhunt42 November 6, 2024, 7:34:14 Winning the popular vote is wild. This is pretty clearly what the country wants* - illini21 November 6, 2024, 7:22:39 It's what the majority of voters wants....AND THEY ARE STUPID AS FUCK! - timmer November 6, 2024, 7:32:32 Double post. Ignore* - TarheelIllini November 6, 2024, 7:40:21 Let’s go down this rabbit hole….are they stupid as fvck? - TarheelIllini November 6, 2024, 7:35:28 They're definitely angry about funding sex change operations for prisoners. - complainant November 6, 2024, 7:58:52 Why Mandarin? Your xenophobia is not needed right now, this is a healing moment for the country* - skankhunt42 November 6, 2024, 7:35:21 chris matthews said it came down to immigration and inflation and the dems are out of touch - Ari Gold November 6, 2024, 7:17:03 Rigged. * - doubledown November 6, 2024, 7:05:27 TSLA up big pre market. Nice return on Elon’s investment* - CWR10 November 6, 2024, 6:53:10 what a dope.* - Ari Gold November 6, 2024, 7:00:01 I continue to blame Jill Biden for this - Stu November 6, 2024, 6:24:51 Boy was I wrong* - John Coctostan November 6, 2024, 6:13:34 I was unfortunately mostly correct, felt sick about this for the last few weeks - OrangeSox November 6, 2024, 6:28:43 Yes, I'm literally shaking right now as well. Good luck* - skankhunt42 November 6, 2024, 7:36:04 So it looks like Harris is gonna be swept in a 7 swing states* - timmer November 6, 2024, 6:05:57 And Alaska. Don’t forget Alaska!* - Stu November 6, 2024, 6:12:56 What comes first, geopolitical crisis or financial crisis? - Chilango November 6, 2024, 6:01:00 vouchers for school choice* - Poldark November 6, 2024, 6:06:08 that's supposed to be a state / local decision* - Potomac November 6, 2024, 6:56:39 They would never overreach* - CWR10 November 6, 2024, 7:40:41 Ah yes. Opus Dei isn't content with just the judiciary.* - complainant November 6, 2024, 6:15:26 Well, if he implements broad tariffs all those countries will impose tariffs on us - Stu November 6, 2024, 6:05:43 Who cares - Taz November 6, 2024, 6:04:46 well, there are already geopolitical ones.* - Ari Gold November 6, 2024, 6:02:45 Not the outcome I wanted, but the sun came out and the world is still spinning - TarheelIllini November 6, 2024, 5:57:35 I guess my financial advisor was correct about that sun thing. * - harb November 6, 2024, 8:07:40 scout?* - Ari Gold November 6, 2024, 6:02:01 I think I’m going to preorder one, seeing as I’m not getting a new car for 2 plus years* - TarheelIllini November 6, 2024, 6:26:55 Blocked/muted every political word, phrase, name i could think of - DanSaint November 6, 2024, 5:52:23 Looks like this country really doesn't want a woman president * - JacobRDaugherty November 6, 2024, 5:47:20 Nikki Haley would likely have beaten Harris* - Potomac November 6, 2024, 6:11:55 Nikki Haley couldn’t beat Trump* - Jackie November 6, 2024, 6:14:59 Maybe it’s not about gender?* - Dikta November 6, 2024, 7:19:30 Rigged! Election was rigged! Someone quick, find Kamala 5M votes!* - ArtVandelay November 6, 2024, 5:46:04 morning joe shocked at the margins, especially in states like illinois and iowa.* - Ari Gold November 6, 2024, 5:40:35 kornacki thinks it will be enough to win the popular vote as well.* - Ari Gold November 6, 2024, 5:43:01 Looks like Republicans are going to expand their House Majority* - JacobRDaugherty November 6, 2024, 5:26:00 ACTIVATE PROJECT 2025* - memester November 6, 2024, 4:43:25 Let it burn - Sounder November 6, 2024, 4:54:20 Wisconsin called. Now officially over. Blurgh * - aimlessillini November 6, 2024, 4:33:01 This is a dark timeline* - Sounder November 6, 2024, 3:16:08 Goodbye 1/5+ of Ukraine, Taiwan and NATO* - timmer November 6, 2024, 2:11:25 Goodbye CFPB?* - JeffFrank November 6, 2024, 2:30:35 In hindsight I wish he won 4 years ago. I wonder who the candidates would have been today* - JeffFrank November 6, 2024, 1:27:33 He’d be running for a third term * - meanjeans November 6, 2024, 2:13:39 Mike Pence vs Gavin Newsom?* - JeffFrank November 6, 2024, 3:03:53 So, all that's left is the nail-biting to hopefully take the House* - UofIL6 November 6, 2024, 0:33:32 lol - illini thunder November 6, 2024, 0:33:59 What kind of doughnuts do you prefer?* - complainant November 6, 2024, 0:50:49 some silver lining for me. - suburbanmyth November 6, 2024, 0:32:33 Any inside info on where Lina Kahn will be imprisoned?* - complainant November 6, 2024, 0:37:21 Too bad JD Vance is a Lina Khan fan* - gvibes November 6, 2024, 0:36:41 (Kanter hasn't hit my radar at all, no idea)* - gvibes November 6, 2024, 0:38:35 Who is going to apply for them sweet concentration camp jobs?* - gvibes November 6, 2024, 0:27:55 I was just wondering if Heritage has enough people to populate an executive branch.* - complainant November 6, 2024, 0:34:01 all the Hispanics who voted for him can deport their countrymen for us+ - suburbanmyth November 6, 2024, 0:33:27 Fox calls PA for trump. Scene. * - VIV November 6, 2024, 0:26:56 Trump winning the popular vote … did not expect that * - MC November 6, 2024, 0:14:42 People like Ave Maria more than we knew.* - complainant November 6, 2024, 0:28:02 450k votes left in PA. - suburbanmyth November 6, 2024, 0:09:25 C’mon… dude * - illini thunder November 6, 2024, 0:13:56 About half of that is Philly, where she’s not getting that 80%. - VIV November 6, 2024, 0:13:30 yep* - suburbanmyth November 6, 2024, 0:22:59 Her margins aren't even that high in Philly* - UofIL6 November 6, 2024, 0:12:07 When will Vance take the oath (48)? - complainant November 6, 2024, 0:08:57 Never. Keep grasping * - illini thunder November 6, 2024, 0:13:11 he's up over 200k in PA and there's only about 200k left in philly. blouses. * - VIV November 6, 2024, 0:01:05 Fuck this dimension and timeline * - illini thunder November 5, 2024, 23:47:19 I can’t wait for RFK to start a smallpox epidemic* - memyselfandillini November 5, 2024, 23:55:34 Polio * - illini thunder November 6, 2024, 0:14:25 For real* - Blazer November 5, 2024, 23:48:19 Dems currently trailing in PA, MI, and WI Senate races. Could be an enormous shift if they all lose* - Orangeillini November 5, 2024, 23:44:20 they have to have cheated. * - memyselfandillini November 5, 2024, 23:52:44 He'll win every swing state unfortunately* - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 23:45:12 It’s over. JFC * - illini thunder November 5, 2024, 23:45:06 I need some sort of Black Mirror device that will block out any political content* - biclops November 5, 2024, 23:44:18 oof. she's not speaking tonight. * - VIV November 5, 2024, 23:43:58 David Plouffe should probably get out of politics forever - CanHartlebHireSnider November 5, 2024, 23:43:40 He failed to persuade Biden to announce his retirement in 2022, I'll give you that.* - complainant November 5, 2024, 23:50:18 He loudly declared that Hillary had 100% chance to win in 2016 - CanHartlebHireSnider November 5, 2024, 23:55:26 All you fuck heads trying to dunk on each other. "You thought this and I told you!" - Taz November 5, 2024, 23:41:21 I know it’s not the point of your post, but the interesting thing is… - OB25 November 5, 2024, 23:55:39 No one really understands or cares. That's the problem* - Taz November 6, 2024, 0:06:19 the whole "strongest economy recovery in the world" did ring extremely hollow - RVA November 6, 2024, 0:01:59 oh, and something I never understood about the employment numbers - RVA November 6, 2024, 0:06:36 Do we know what your primary job is?* - complainant November 6, 2024, 0:10:54 Taz, I am your ally. I'm sorry we still have some juveniles posting here * - complainant November 5, 2024, 23:44:04 Well nobody is going to top that.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 23:43:38 well said* - memyselfandillini November 5, 2024, 23:42:42 CNN calls Ga for Trump* - Blazer November 5, 2024, 23:37:47 Interesting that Fox has it by far the closest now - 232-216* - RSMBob November 5, 2024, 23:35:06 Per CNN, only 100K votes left in GA and she’s down 118k. Ovah* - Mrap24 November 5, 2024, 23:29:57 msnbc finally called it.* - Ari Gold November 5, 2024, 23:38:13 GA was over 3hrs ago there are bigger problems now.* - gullit November 5, 2024, 23:31:15 There aren’t any problems, this one is over* - Mrap24 November 5, 2024, 23:40:55 AP calls the senate for the GOP* - VIV November 5, 2024, 23:28:53 I guess the cold comfort is that there isn’t really any armchair quarterbacking here - Blazer November 5, 2024, 23:28:28 And the back room DNC was never going to let that happen - aimlessillini November 6, 2024, 4:24:54 I think your last sentence was the only hope. And the decision needed to be made a year ago - Mrap24 November 5, 2024, 23:43:10 it’s part of a worldwide trend - biclops November 5, 2024, 23:31:02 The two bellwether counties in PA are both red* - biclops November 5, 2024, 23:24:36 the math just isn't mathing for her. i've seen enough. * - VIV November 5, 2024, 23:28:03 Man you know who’s fucked? Ukraine * - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 23:08:50 welcome to 2014.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 23:09:24 vote by mail update came in in philly. barely put a dent in the state. toast. * - VIV November 5, 2024, 23:08:47 Can’t believe this thing was basically over by 9:30 CT on Election Day. No matter who won… - OB25 November 5, 2024, 23:12:44 Yeah I mean they can call this one. It’s over* - Mrap24 November 5, 2024, 23:17:28 Just a matter of when the concession speech is coming* - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 23:19:34 still no election results in Champaign County - Poldark November 5, 2024, 23:06:15 Trump up 14 in Iowa. Helluva poll they had last week. * - illini November 5, 2024, 23:06:11 dots - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 23:08:12 I mean if you told me Trump was getting a bunch of fraudulent votes that weren’t reflected in polls - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 23:07:23 You know, Democrats made some good points about the filibuster.* - memester November 5, 2024, 23:04:11 I had been paywalled on the NYT Needle all night until just now the paywall is gone* - Orangeillini November 5, 2024, 22:58:44 condolences* - gvibes November 5, 2024, 23:01:20 Now would be a great time for all those corrupt inner city Democrats to steal some votes - Blazer November 5, 2024, 22:57:24 Don't know that it would've changed anything in the end, but Merrick Garland sitting on his hands - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 22:50:26 if you can't beat him, jail him.* - Ari Gold November 5, 2024, 22:52:21 Do you care about the Rule of Law, Ari?* - complainant November 5, 2024, 22:55:08 Hilarious* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 22:55:59 It's the least funny thing.* - complainant November 5, 2024, 23:02:35 Yes, this race needed more lawfare.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 22:51:48 not looking good is it?* - ECEIllinois November 5, 2024, 22:42:39 it's looking a lot like 2016* - VIV November 5, 2024, 22:49:26 Exactly like 2016 and the next 4 years will be full of what we had to endure through 2020 - illini thunder November 5, 2024, 22:57:24 Can you honestly tell me what was awful under 4 years of Trump? * - harb November 5, 2024, 23:07:06 the entire Civil rights division was gutted. DOJ was a joke - memyselfandillini November 5, 2024, 23:52:08 Trading American jurisprudence for Opus Dei might even have consequences for rednecks in Sikeston. - complainant November 5, 2024, 23:17:11 It's still hilarious. - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 23:21:04 Sometimes you seem less stupid. This isn't one of those times. - complainant November 5, 2024, 23:26:38 "And you actually believe it which is the best part." - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 23:31:17 It's a good attempt at retconning, but if we're talking planes, why would it matter - complainant November 5, 2024, 23:40:48 Because the narrative was that a trip to Austin would have cost her an entire day of campaigning.. - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 23:48:43 It would have cost her at least one campaign stop. It 1-1/2 hours min from airport to his studio. - IlliniRunner November 6, 2024, 0:00:42 She did one event the entire day. A rally with Beyonce where Beyonce didn't sing.* - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 0:04:48 And Trump did 3 hours with him and then flew to Michigan for an event right after that. - Chuck Woodaby November 6, 2024, 0:10:18 Glad I don’t live in Sikeston then. * - harb November 5, 2024, 23:17:49 Massive brain drain from federal service* - oskeewowza November 5, 2024, 23:15:44 Middle class taxes went up, Supreme Court makeover, Roe, Botched handling of Covid - WhitmansFolly November 5, 2024, 23:12:29 Roe was overturned in 2022* - Orangeillini November 5, 2024, 23:16:22 Roe was overturned in 1991, 2005, 2005, 2017, 2018 & 2020.* - complainant November 5, 2024, 23:21:23 Exactly. If you bury the endless social/civil issues, fucker came for my money - OrangeSox November 5, 2024, 23:16:07 Yes I could. But you don't fucking care. You've made your choice. - Taz November 5, 2024, 23:12:14 Minnesota too close to call. Guess that VP pick was worthless * - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 22:42:30 I think it's more this - snipes824 November 5, 2024, 22:47:38 Democrats are now favored to flip control of the US House, according to the DDHQ Election Pulse. - Orangeillini November 5, 2024, 22:39:34 Fuck it, let’s refuse to certify * - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 22:43:50 SCOTUS basically gave Biden immunity. Fuck it, Joe. Cement that legacy - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 22:46:58 Fuck that. I’m not. Do it * - illini thunder November 5, 2024, 22:55:16 That would be huge* - ab75 November 5, 2024, 22:40:33 I think this qualifies as a shit-pumping* - illini21 November 5, 2024, 22:39:16 Issue 1 fails in Ohio. Jesus fucking Christ* - opossum jenkins November 5, 2024, 22:36:56 Which was what?* - Mrap24 November 5, 2024, 22:40:18 It sought to end Republican gerrymandering.* - complainant November 5, 2024, 22:42:36 Tonight appears to be the death of the progressive movement. * - MC November 5, 2024, 22:33:02 no the progressive movement had its day in the sun voting for palestine - memyselfandillini November 5, 2024, 23:57:48 Definitely regardless of the outcome. Democrats pandered to Progressives too much.* - gullit November 5, 2024, 22:57:31 You people are crazy, they explicitly said they didn’t matter and to fuck off.* - Toonces November 5, 2024, 23:03:37 LOL, her whole campaign lost momentum when they started kissing republican ass. - Toonces November 5, 2024, 22:43:27 Her campaign was going to lose its short turn momentum no matter what - OB25 November 5, 2024, 22:49:29 Or maybe she should have tried running as one* - Herman Blume November 5, 2024, 22:38:00 She already had the LatinX vote * - Potomac November 5, 2024, 22:42:59 i think she tried that before and couldn't even win a delegate on her own.* - Ari Gold November 5, 2024, 22:39:51 LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL - GMAW November 5, 2024, 22:39:48 You have a perverse sense of humor.* - complainant November 5, 2024, 22:43:41 I would argue there never was one - ijustkrushalot November 5, 2024, 22:34:01 He’s crushing her. Even states she’s gonna win the margins are down a ton from Biden. * - illini November 5, 2024, 22:32:10 Illinois is actually kinda close. Huge losses* - OrangeSox November 5, 2024, 22:33:31 Yep, she's well behind Biden everywhere. Even the Trump gains in New York are crazy* - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 22:33:08 missouri people- AP calls it for "yes" on the abortion amendment (#3)* - VIV November 5, 2024, 22:32:08 National ban will nip that in the bud* - WhitmansFolly November 5, 2024, 22:41:27 The only positive news* - GhostofPokeyStixPast November 5, 2024, 22:36:49 Good news in a sea of bad* - CWR10 November 5, 2024, 22:33:15 AP calls NC for Trump * - biclops November 5, 2024, 22:23:39 overdue.* - VIV November 5, 2024, 22:24:43 I mean, the dems could have done this without accepting an endorsement from dick fucking cheney * - ijustkrushalot November 5, 2024, 22:16:54 if only w would've come through with an endorsement as well.* - Ari Gold November 5, 2024, 22:41:14 No way! They love Liz and Dick in Michigan. You have to flaunt that.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 22:29:35 In a year with tons of anti-war protests all over the place, no less.* - Toonces November 5, 2024, 22:32:39 in a perfect world Dick Cheney and all his neocon underlings that have embedded themselves in - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 22:40:55 and Sherrod Brown loses a dem senate seat* - VIV November 5, 2024, 22:16:24 I’m turning off the TV and playing FIFA for the next 2-3 hours. - QcIlliniFan November 5, 2024, 22:15:32 It’s over * - illini thunder November 5, 2024, 22:26:47 Can someone explain to me why Hispanics favor Trump?* - illini21 November 5, 2024, 22:12:59 Trump is a loud, entertaining asshole. His brain is fried but he more standup than politician. - Toonces November 5, 2024, 22:19:51 No it doesn't* - Taz November 5, 2024, 22:41:10 capitalists and social conservatives?* - apusikam November 5, 2024, 22:18:02 Nobody hates illegal immigration more than hispanic citizens* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 22:14:30 Also lots of Catholics. Voting on abortion bans* - WhitmansFolly November 5, 2024, 22:21:36 This. And you can extend that to most legal immigrants from poor countries - OrangeSox November 5, 2024, 22:18:22 Many of my Indian friends are fed up with being stuck in the queue * - Potomac November 5, 2024, 22:21:19 “Fuck you I got mine”, the Republican motto * - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 22:20:53 Ding* - cpsteine November 5, 2024, 22:23:25 yep* - VIV November 5, 2024, 22:17:52 And many Latinos and ethnic Cubans are conservatives * - Potomac November 5, 2024, 22:17:13 correct. not fans of inflation either.* - Ari Gold November 5, 2024, 22:15:19 and a lot of Catholics* - Phytynlini November 5, 2024, 22:21:37 Hispanics can be racist too * - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 22:14:11 Economics * - illini thunder November 5, 2024, 22:13:33 It just occurred to me I’ve heard barely a word about the House * - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 22:09:25 First openly transgender congress person elected to the house today - Taz November 5, 2024, 22:12:29 Hard to see the House flipping given everything else we're seeing* - Orangeillini November 5, 2024, 22:11:11 It’s over. It’s all over * - illini thunder November 5, 2024, 22:09:49 3% gap with 71% reporting in PA feels like it’s going to be hard to overcome. - OB25 November 5, 2024, 22:07:50 JFC, he flipped a Hispanic county in PA by 6% points. So much for that Puerto Rico joke mattering* - OB25 November 5, 2024, 22:12:09 Of all the stuff we heard the least few weeks, that was the most irrational. - opossum jenkins November 5, 2024, 22:13:42 Agree. And it was never going to move a big enough % of people even it did stick* - OB25 November 5, 2024, 22:14:39 Eh, Kornacki lays it out pretty well. She's 2-3% behind Biden everywhere* - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 22:11:47 Right so doesn’t that give little hope that she’s going to have some major close?* - OB25 November 5, 2024, 22:12:47 Yes, it's over* - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 22:13:43 And, potentially a bigly EC defeat* - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 22:14:31 still about 2M votes left, but it's looking bleak * - VIV November 5, 2024, 22:09:57 Deja Vu all over again* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 22:10:59 harris not even getting 80% in philly is pretty indicative* - VIV November 5, 2024, 22:13:25 since Trump isn't going to die in prison, can we send literally every cable news person instead? - ijustkrushalot November 5, 2024, 22:08:44 They’re just trying to keep people tuned in at this point* - opossum jenkins November 5, 2024, 22:09:42 Rex Chapman desperately retweeting any (inaccurate) positive spin he can find* - OB25 November 5, 2024, 22:03:26 Haha yeah I just noticed that* - illini21 November 5, 2024, 22:03:57 Steve Garvey lost. Good, fuck that guy.* - Ron McDon November 5, 2024, 22:02:54 MSNBC has shifted to "how a ballot is counted" puff pieces* - OrangeSox November 5, 2024, 22:00:04 Black men, young men, Hispanic men, Michigan Palestinians = goodnight * - illini thunder November 5, 2024, 21:59:06 hispanics. despite the comic at msg.* - Ari Gold November 5, 2024, 22:03:30 Anybody legitimately concerned for the future? Or is this just taking a political loss? * - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 21:54:28 My wife is probably going to wake up to the devastating news that we aren't going for baby #2 - RVA November 5, 2024, 22:10:33 I'm a lesbian non-gestational mother. Of course I'm really concerned - Taz November 5, 2024, 22:01:05 No matter the final result, America lost. - complainant November 5, 2024, 21:57:11 Glad to see you’ve learned nothing from tonight’s results* - GMAW November 5, 2024, 21:58:55 What's the lesson, o wise one?* - complainant November 5, 2024, 22:02:08 He thinks Trump wins popular and Kamal wins 270 * - illini thunder November 5, 2024, 22:07:52 No, this is about media.* - complainant November 5, 2024, 22:35:52 He’s going to have a trifecta again? Nobody is going to say no to this guy.* - Toonces November 5, 2024, 21:56:48 I think if you take Trump's words on face value, you have to be a little concerned. - tvillini November 5, 2024, 21:56:15 NC is toast. they should be calling it soon* - VIV November 5, 2024, 21:54:23 So 2 things a) US might chose a 78 yr old again b) DJT might defeat a woman candidate again * - rozoben November 5, 2024, 21:54:05 Election day voting from one Dearborn, MI precinct - GMAW November 5, 2024, 21:50:08 Can’t believe the lecture about Israel/Palestine from Bill Clinton didn’t win them over.* - Toonces November 5, 2024, 21:55:04 Yikes. Season that with bacon.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 21:51:52 Oof* - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 21:50:45 Kornacki going county by county on how this is looking more like 2016 than 2020. * - VIV November 5, 2024, 21:47:21 Yeah he’s putting the nail in the coffin, she’s consistently underperforming everywhere* - OB25 November 5, 2024, 21:49:16 Yep, she's underperforming Biden just about all over* - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 21:48:35 Kind of underreported, but I’m sure these bomb threats worked, or at least helped * - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 21:41:37 Of all the many utterly ridiculous claims of election shenanigans by Republicans - GMAW November 5, 2024, 21:45:16 Nah. I live in a rich white neighborhood and I waited less than 60 seconds to vote this morning - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 21:49:28 NYT 86% * - aimlessillini November 5, 2024, 21:39:48 Now 88%* - aimlessillini November 5, 2024, 21:41:42 Pretty much has trump winning every battleground state* - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 21:43:33 Kamala Harris still has a chance to do the funniest thing ever* - GMAW November 5, 2024, 21:35:32 attend Fenwick* - Poldark November 5, 2024, 21:51:07 She would probably make their baseball team* - GMAW November 5, 2024, 21:57:50 They do suck* - cpsteine November 5, 2024, 22:21:59 Call the GA sec of state and ask him to find 100K votes?* - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 21:41:54 Do a press conference?* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 21:38:47 another episode of snl.* - Ari Gold November 5, 2024, 21:41:46 These fucking twats - RVA November 5, 2024, 21:32:50 I remember this same feeling around the same time in 2020. Let’s hope it plays out the same* - CWR10 November 5, 2024, 21:32:35 there was a clear mail ballot advantage yet to be counted in 2020 - snipes824 November 5, 2024, 21:34:46 results start blue (mail counted 1st), shift red (small counties), shift back blue (big counties)* - VIV November 5, 2024, 21:38:19 Alright. How I can use trump 2.0 term to my benefit? * - MC November 5, 2024, 21:32:33 Back door Roth IRA contribution now probably sustainable* - opossum jenkins November 5, 2024, 21:54:52 there is no advantage* - memyselfandillini November 5, 2024, 21:42:43 The whole 'ground game' thing seems to be very overblown as well* - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 21:32:14 All right, let’s get down to the post mortem. Short answers only, why did Kamala lose? * - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 21:31:21 None of the economic fallout from Covid stuck to Trump, Biden took all the blame - Blazer November 5, 2024, 22:04:41 not enough yard signs* - Poldark November 5, 2024, 21:51:31 I’m also very interested in how the democrats react. - opossum jenkins November 5, 2024, 21:50:31 Is it as simple as - ab75 November 5, 2024, 21:48:35 what was wrong was that Biden should never have been the candidate and should have let the normal - rozoben November 5, 2024, 21:44:54 His mental decline was so obvious for a long time - illini21 November 5, 2024, 21:50:12 She tied herself to Biden and said she wouldn’t have done anything different. The whole point of - Toonces November 5, 2024, 21:41:05 Improperly nominated candidate. Never would’ve been nominated through normal circumstances * - uofi1998 November 5, 2024, 21:35:11 It’s true* - cpsteine November 5, 2024, 22:23:01 correct.* - Ari Gold November 5, 2024, 21:42:30 It was always a hail mary* - opossum jenkins November 5, 2024, 21:34:11 representative of an unpopular incumbent administration - apusikam November 5, 2024, 21:34:04 Perception that Biden/Harris caused inflation is a big factor* - Orangeillini November 5, 2024, 21:33:49 this too.* - Ari Gold November 5, 2024, 21:42:58 This is apparently what the country wants* - illini21 November 5, 2024, 21:32:39 Worldwide problem for incumbent parties post covid. Just another one for the list * - MC November 5, 2024, 21:32:00 We flushed democracy down the toilet but for a brief moment in time we forced a lot of people - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 21:34:21 Whoever won is going to be insanely unpopular - ijustkrushalot November 5, 2024, 21:33:29 we just have to hope he has a massive grabber soon. vance has to be better* - cpsteine November 5, 2024, 21:29:53 100% where I’m at * - aimlessillini November 5, 2024, 21:30:45 if she loses, i get the feelijng we'll get a lot of "disenfranchisement" and young people who voted - DanSaint November 5, 2024, 21:29:15 Just link the tweet* - CWR10 November 5, 2024, 21:29:53 lol* - HeatMizer November 5, 2024, 21:38:29 what tweet? If it was posted I didn't see it* - DanSaint November 5, 2024, 21:30:39 Nothing concrete has happened yet but I’ll concede that there are now enough concerning indicators - OB25 November 5, 2024, 21:29:03 JacobRDaugherty’s prediction earlier should’ve been a sign* - illini21 November 5, 2024, 21:32:08 Hey, she could still win Alaska.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 21:35:11 Yep, effectively one (blue wall) path left. Depressing* - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 21:30:54 agreed. this is breaking very positively for trump so far. * - VIV November 5, 2024, 21:30:00 You can get +600 odds for Kamala Harris on Bovada right now if you're feeling frisky* - OrangeSox November 5, 2024, 21:26:02 They also have her +150 to win the popular vote? Can she actually lose that?* - HamptonSki November 5, 2024, 21:27:43 NYT says yes* - OrangeSox November 5, 2024, 21:28:19 Please please please let him win popular and Harris win 270-268* - GMAW November 5, 2024, 21:29:36 LOL. That would be amazing* - HamptonSki November 5, 2024, 21:33:12 This thing is over* - cpsteine November 5, 2024, 21:25:42 NYT Needle at 81% Trump* - biclops November 5, 2024, 21:23:16 Hoo boy* - illini21 November 5, 2024, 21:24:49 ricketts ftw.* - Ari Gold November 5, 2024, 21:23:10 It’s been a while since liberals made fun of Elon for buying Twitter* - GMAW November 5, 2024, 21:21:31 It was down for me a couple days ago for 5 minutes. What an idiot he is* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 21:24:05 NBC calls Iowa for Trump. uhhhhh, Selzer?* - VIV November 5, 2024, 21:18:30 such an outlier. iowa is deeply red these days.* - Ari Gold November 5, 2024, 21:28:32 it seemed way out of left field* - VIV November 5, 2024, 21:39:29 Trump was always going to win Iowa. The Selzer hope was that Harris may be overperforming - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 21:20:42 Every time this guy tells me the same day vote favors Trump I want to punch him in the face * - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 21:17:22 NBC saying Cruz keeps his Senate seat* - VIV November 5, 2024, 21:13:26 I tried too. *vomit* * - rozoben November 5, 2024, 21:17:58 Sorry guys I tried * - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 21:15:58 Just hope Tester holds on* - Stu November 5, 2024, 21:15:53 lol.* - Ari Gold November 5, 2024, 21:27:19 not a surprise but disappointing* - DanSaint November 5, 2024, 21:15:13 Boo* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 21:15:10 PA trending Trump would pretty much kill all chances for Harris - GrandmotherPearlsJam November 5, 2024, 21:09:51 It would, but is there any evidence of that happening?* - OB25 November 5, 2024, 21:11:16 Watching ABC and she's gone from up 8ish with 30% in to virtual tie with 50% in - GrandmotherPearlsJam November 5, 2024, 21:14:37 that's how these races are going to go. - VIV November 5, 2024, 21:16:43 Yep, the comparison vs. historic elections seem like better measures. Trump seems to be slightly - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 21:17:42 That’s not a trend, it’s fully dependent on which counties are being reported in each batch* - OB25 November 5, 2024, 21:16:11 No* - Stu November 5, 2024, 21:14:30 Lester Holt needs to give up the ghost on that hairline* - VIV November 5, 2024, 21:09:03 That's Joy Reid.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 21:12:45 I thought the Liz Cheney endorsement would do more* - gvibes November 5, 2024, 21:05:14 Pfft* - Stu November 5, 2024, 21:07:27 Tony Hinchcliffe would kill for your material.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 21:06:22 nate silver’s model updated within the hour to give it to Harris - suburbanmyth November 5, 2024, 21:01:22 for biclops - suburbanmyth November 5, 2024, 21:02:14 Yep, the mail should save her. In a couple days. People will handle it well.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 21:04:03 I'd love to see her grab one of those other states so Pennsylvania isn't the "wait and see" - DanSaint November 5, 2024, 21:05:51 Has anyone ever been part of an exit poll* - Mrap24 November 5, 2024, 20:57:56 Anybody seen recent data on VA urban? Big tranches to come?* - opossum jenkins November 5, 2024, 20:57:08 Problems with signatures in NV because young voters don’t know cursive * - biclops November 5, 2024, 20:54:37 Still a reasonable path to 270-268 Harris. * - MC November 5, 2024, 20:53:11 Yes, but it's kinda of the only path (assuming GA doesn't turn her way)* - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 21:02:23 That's been my prediction all along* - GrandmotherPearlsJam November 5, 2024, 20:56:06 treating too early to call and too close to call as projections, and even announcing changes between - snipes824 November 5, 2024, 20:49:46 Yep, NBC just lost me the 2nd time they chimed in to interrupt someone talking so they could - voiceofreason November 5, 2024, 20:51:56 Aren't they all so happy they get to have their little horserace* - RVA November 5, 2024, 21:00:08 Pennsylvania is the real lynch pin here. I still feel like she wins it - DanSaint November 5, 2024, 20:43:14 Oh do you think so, Doctor?* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 20:44:38 Needle officially leaning Trump. * - illini November 5, 2024, 20:42:51 They should go back on strike* - OrangeSox November 5, 2024, 20:49:07 Far from over, but still waiting on some hopeful news for Harris. Hard to even process - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 20:39:00 I don’t mean this as rough as it sounds, I just mean this academically, perhaps in hindsight - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 20:53:45 You aren't saying anything most of us probably haven't thought many times - WhitmansFolly November 5, 2024, 21:02:05 Or maybe don't run the candidate who was so bad she dropped out before the Iowa primary* - gvibes November 5, 2024, 20:59:52 yeah, definite 2016 vibes right now - snipes824 November 5, 2024, 20:43:50 If Trump wins, Democrats should just demand a do over as a result of the bomb threats. * - doubledown November 5, 2024, 20:40:19 Just tried the Brian Williams stream on Amazon. Couldn’t make it 5 minutes. Beyond horrible.* - voiceofreason November 5, 2024, 20:38:04 Whoever this site is is calling NC for Trump - Mrap24 November 5, 2024, 20:30:48 Decision Desk is incredibly reliable unfortunately * - JacobRDaugherty November 5, 2024, 20:33:58 So much for your prediction earlier* - illini21 November 5, 2024, 20:53:28 John King is going to lose me if he keeps showing big counties with 500 votes cast.* - Carl Spackler November 5, 2024, 20:17:14 Seriously. All three cable channels are brutal. Let the panel talk. Go to your nerds for 5 or so - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 20:21:42 Right? They get all excited about the % in these small counties when the absolute vote is nothing - John Coctostan November 5, 2024, 20:20:17 Douglas in GA, 3K more votes for Harris vs 2020. Spends 10 seconds on it - John Coctostan November 5, 2024, 20:22:15 I don’t get why Kornacki is so worked up about rural counties going 5% more towards trump - John Coctostan November 5, 2024, 20:15:49 Ok NC is a lost cause, just call it already and stop rubbing it in my face * - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 20:13:26 Dude walking into the night you didn't know what too close to call was. Just relax.* - Carl Spackler November 5, 2024, 20:20:35 ha!* - longsnapper November 5, 2024, 20:26:38 Puppy Uppers for you!* - Stu November 5, 2024, 20:18:09 Not really. A lot of dem counties not in yet. Mecklenburg (Charlotte) is only the mail in vote* - GrandmotherPearlsJam November 5, 2024, 20:16:26 Good because I’m losing hope. Fast.* - opossum jenkins November 5, 2024, 20:18:20 Tbf, I didn't expect her to win NC. But it's far from over, IMO* - GrandmotherPearlsJam November 5, 2024, 20:19:46 Who is making the calls at CNN? For Christ's sake show some balls. - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 20:05:16 no shocks...Virginia and Illinois to Harris* - DanSaint November 5, 2024, 19:58:15 Virginia not yet.* - Stu November 5, 2024, 20:07:58 thought I saw them cross my timeline* - DanSaint November 5, 2024, 20:09:50 Virginia will turn Harris when the urbans come in* - Stu November 5, 2024, 20:21:27 Friends. Nobody knows shit at 7:40. - JFG November 5, 2024, 19:48:32 Not completely true. You can compare results to past elections to get a sense of directional - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 20:04:32 I don’t watch the numbers. I watch the vibe of the people reporting them. MSNBC is a morgue* - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 19:50:59 good call. lawrence o'donnell seems super salty tonight.* - Ari Gold November 5, 2024, 20:09:17 I went to bed at 1am in 2020 believing that Trump was going to win based on the same coverage* - OB25 November 5, 2024, 19:53:43 I just watched CNN trying to project a county based on 300 votes, less than 1% return. - JFG November 5, 2024, 19:53:13 It was the same shit 4 years ago. The Biden shift came overnight * - MC November 5, 2024, 19:52:34 2020 was a different time. many more mail in votes* - Nobster November 5, 2024, 19:58:58 I suggest Deliverance and Pulp Fiction.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 19:50:21 Shawshank also fits. * - VIV November 5, 2024, 20:25:28 Good answer. American history x too* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 20:27:18 JFG the youngest had friends over and they were talking about how they watched The Deliverance. - JFG November 5, 2024, 19:58:54 You might have scarred those kids for life.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 20:02:28 watching inside out 2. meh.* - Nobster November 5, 2024, 19:53:41 I decided to ride Rise of the Resistance til they kick me out of the park* - shua November 5, 2024, 19:49:59 I love that F’ing ride.* - voiceofreason November 5, 2024, 19:50:59 While I still think (and hope) Harris wins, I’m starting to think more of life under…. - timmer November 5, 2024, 19:44:01 Four years of comedic fodder would ensue* - Stu November 5, 2024, 19:50:06 You’re club fed? Don’t worry Elon will RIF you* - Drippy November 5, 2024, 19:49:49 Early retirement eligible in February* - timmer November 5, 2024, 19:54:29 if trump is elected, start the paperwork as soon as you meet requirements. - Nobster November 5, 2024, 20:15:59 Glad to hear. They will destroy a lot of people* - Drippy November 5, 2024, 19:57:24 game thread or pol thread... - Sammich November 5, 2024, 19:41:47 ooo - doubledown November 5, 2024, 19:44:09 ABC called NC for Stein* - GrandmotherPearlsJam November 5, 2024, 19:31:56 Lot of ticket splitting. Doesn't help Harris like they hoped* - WhitmansFolly November 5, 2024, 19:35:17 Robinson protest is imminent!* - WhitmansFolly November 5, 2024, 19:34:00 Stein?* - VIV November 5, 2024, 19:33:25 Sorry, I now realize that was confusing with Jill Stein on the pres ballot* - GrandmotherPearlsJam November 5, 2024, 20:05:29 You gonna look pretty funny eating corn on the cobb with no fucking teeth* - timmer November 5, 2024, 19:37:39 Governors race * - ATL November 5, 2024, 19:34:02 lol, ah. * - VIV November 5, 2024, 19:35:56 I really want to talk to all these yes abortion/no weed FL voters. Wtf man* - John Coctostan November 5, 2024, 19:31:33 Surrounded by idiots* - jayd November 5, 2024, 19:44:03 Apparently all the weed amendment ads focused on enabling big business to come in and take over. * - doubledown November 5, 2024, 19:36:12 Damn it, Arkansas to Trump* - timmer November 5, 2024, 19:31:27 THE NEEDLE LIVES - assassin November 5, 2024, 19:27:00 Create a free account, or log in.* - Orangeillini November 5, 2024, 19:29:31 How many Stein/Trump voters could there be?* - ATL November 5, 2024, 19:25:53 You mean the state that went Cooper/Trump four years ago?* - opey8 November 5, 2024, 19:51:36 I think more blank/tfg* - TarheelIllini November 5, 2024, 19:42:19 I still think she wins as I think Pennsylvania will go to her and the "blue wall" will hold - DanSaint November 5, 2024, 19:24:16 Florida was never a swing state and the GOP did a great job in the last 4 years in GA. - VIV November 5, 2024, 19:25:54 I know....but the slight panic over Florida by some. It was never in play* - DanSaint November 5, 2024, 19:26:57 Goodness, like every 5th post on my X timeline is a pro-Trump ad or sponsored post* - OB25 November 5, 2024, 19:20:49 Helps to be friends with the owner * - MC November 5, 2024, 19:24:43 Yeah Trump stuff is all I’ve seen today.* - Carl Spackler November 5, 2024, 19:21:44 Trump low propensity voters are coming out. He needed them * - MC November 5, 2024, 19:20:00 The sportsbooks have swung further towards Trump today fwliw* - OrangeSox November 5, 2024, 19:19:07 You guys are making me nervous* - illini21 November 5, 2024, 19:16:34 Ted Cruz is getting nervous* - timmer November 5, 2024, 19:18:15 lol.* - Ari Gold November 5, 2024, 20:02:05 how legit is him losing? i'm not watching coverage* - DanSaint November 5, 2024, 19:30:57 John King’s Georgia tea leaves do not look favorable for Kamala.* - voiceofreason November 5, 2024, 19:13:45 I’m watching MSNBC and all the news is bad so far. When you’re watching MSNBC and it’s all bad…* - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 19:29:02 Not what he said* - Stu November 5, 2024, 19:16:24 what did he say?* - IlliniRunner November 5, 2024, 19:18:19 Too far to go to see any trends* - Stu November 5, 2024, 19:20:15 LIKE A DOGGY ON A CHAIN* - biclops November 5, 2024, 19:19:05 Eh? Like 3 of the biggest blue counties had virtually no votes* - Carl Spackler November 5, 2024, 19:15:44 You are correct I just went back and looked. He was saying she was underperforming Biden in some - voiceofreason November 5, 2024, 19:19:16 NM* - Carl Spackler November 5, 2024, 19:20:37 I'm confused: This seems to indicate she's ahead bigly: - IlliniRunner November 5, 2024, 19:24:01 Yeah like 1% behind in Fulton with 50% in, so aways to go* - Carl Spackler November 5, 2024, 19:20:37 Fulton County elections site indicates she's ahead 71% to 26% with 77% of votes in* - IlliniRunner November 5, 2024, 19:25:24 Sorry, that was missing big context! 1% behind Biden’s 2020 pace* - Carl Spackler November 5, 2024, 19:30:08 florida voted against legal weed? What is wrong with those people?* - gvibes November 5, 2024, 19:12:51 Not a good amendment from what I understand. * - harb November 5, 2024, 19:53:36 They also re-elected Rick Scott so.....* - WhitmansFolly November 5, 2024, 19:21:10 Crooks are ok in Florida so long as they’re Republican* - jayd November 5, 2024, 19:23:51 Lots of weed dealers don’t want to lose their jobs* - timmer November 5, 2024, 19:14:55 I’m going to puke.* - LovetheChief November 5, 2024, 19:12:18 Some of you people need to take your Puppy Uppers* - Stu November 5, 2024, 19:16:56 Stupid rural turnout might turn this in Trump's favor. Fuck. - Kajagoogoo November 5, 2024, 19:08:10 PA mail-in votes won’t be tabulated until late Wed or early Thu, per NBC. So that’s fun* - OB25 November 5, 2024, 19:02:33 Maybe we can get that fixed for next time* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 19:04:11 Agreed. Tell the Republican controlled state Senate to take up HB 837 - GMAW November 5, 2024, 19:28:40 My Chihuahua doesn't seem to understand the concept of Daylight Savings Time* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 18:59:28 Saving* - DocWalk20 November 5, 2024, 19:01:40 Cartel members are not constrained by time* - bbonb November 5, 2024, 19:01:36 Doesn’t appear there will be a landslide. This is going to be close * - MC November 5, 2024, 18:59:19 This is one of the most depressing charts I’ve ever seen - Blazer November 5, 2024, 18:47:43 florida looks like a bloodbath for dems* - snipes824 November 5, 2024, 18:33:24 Was always going to be. I expect Florida to be more red than Texas. * - VIV November 5, 2024, 18:50:38 Florida! It's one hell of a drug!* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 18:57:11 we’re never going to get weed* - jayd November 5, 2024, 18:40:06 Which is fine. Heat sink - timmer November 5, 2024, 18:37:21 MSNBCs moving graphics around the digital WH are awful* - memyselfandillini November 5, 2024, 18:31:54 Sits at home eating chips —->* - timmer November 5, 2024, 18:27:00 Some of these exit poll trends are no bueno* - GMAW November 5, 2024, 18:24:48 Looks good to me* - Stu November 5, 2024, 18:56:48 My very politically knowledgeable friend just sent me opposite thoughts based on counts in outer ATL - ATL November 5, 2024, 18:49:18 Very vaguely, trump seems to be doing better in rural areas, harris in normbie suburbs, - gvibes November 5, 2024, 19:03:00 They really aren’t. - opossum jenkins November 5, 2024, 18:41:30 My initial vibe check is this is a Trump win * - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 18:36:02 I'm not seeing too much concretely trump positive outside of Florida, but I'm also not looking* - gvibes November 5, 2024, 18:40:46 Seems like an across the board blue shift in a lot of counties - ijustkrushalot November 5, 2024, 18:42:59 $DJT is soaring!* - gvibes November 5, 2024, 18:38:03 Up 24% after the close - timmer November 5, 2024, 18:41:03 Back about down to where it started the day* - gvibes November 5, 2024, 19:01:54 But what about Douglas, Rockdale, and Fayette counties!* - gvibes November 5, 2024, 18:29:14 I thought exit polls are famously useless* - gvibes November 5, 2024, 18:27:44 exit or early?* - snipes824 November 5, 2024, 18:26:31 Exit.* - DiamondDazzle November 5, 2024, 18:27:49 Exit. Georgia independents swinging 20 points towards Trump from 2020* - GMAW November 5, 2024, 18:27:42 i've been told to mostly ignore exit polls, but that is terrifying yes* - snipes824 November 5, 2024, 18:31:40 19-3 Trump. Landslide* - bbonb November 5, 2024, 18:09:08 23-3. Paging thunder* - timmer November 5, 2024, 18:31:31 *jdl panic emoticon goes here** - DocWalk20 November 5, 2024, 18:10:06 What does too early to call mean* - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 18:01:11 Before 10:00 AM on weekends* - bbonb November 5, 2024, 18:08:30 I thought that was for mowing my lawn.* - DocWalk20 November 5, 2024, 18:09:29 They need more results in before they’re confident enough to predict a result. * - VIV November 5, 2024, 18:08:17 So they have a result in mind but it’s too early, or they don’t know anything? * - meanjeans November 5, 2024, 18:17:18 Yes* - DocWalk20 November 5, 2024, 18:20:20 Have you not watched an election night before?* - Blazer November 5, 2024, 18:20:09 Here we go* - timmer November 5, 2024, 18:00:47 Steven Miller LOL - ATL November 5, 2024, 17:54:21 Clearly including trans men of course* - memyselfandillini November 5, 2024, 18:30:12 He’s The Joker^* - bbonb November 5, 2024, 18:23:10 Listened to Hannity on the drive home. - opossum jenkins November 5, 2024, 17:59:05 Maybe why they had to call in air support from Russia.* - ATL November 5, 2024, 18:01:46 Every time I see that I guy, I think of this - WhitmansFolly November 5, 2024, 17:58:53 Odd but pure coincidence that there are bomb threats in dem leaning precincts * - MC November 5, 2024, 17:51:22 They are coming from Russia* - Stu November 5, 2024, 17:51:59 Probably Iran too. - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 18:08:27 RNC Headquarters * - ATL November 5, 2024, 18:09:36 Oh hai there Indiana. Kornacki saying same as this… - LeatherneckIllini November 5, 2024, 17:47:28 LOL to principled normies - Sounder November 5, 2024, 17:51:57 Honest answer...I doubt it. Do you know any family member who voted for Trump previously... - haighter November 5, 2024, 17:56:00 My brother said he disliked him before bit now thinks that he's got dementia* - Taz November 5, 2024, 18:12:15 Yes. My sister. - WhitmansFolly November 5, 2024, 18:01:47 My dad voted for Trump in 2016 and not since* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 18:00:26 a former coworker of mine served in the Trump administration and is now actively campaigning against - ATL November 5, 2024, 17:59:37 Unfortunately this means basically nothing. Need complete count * - MC November 5, 2024, 17:50:16 Makes you think… - OB25 November 5, 2024, 17:37:57 How would it impact Medicaid fraud and unsolicited dick pics - DocWalk20 November 5, 2024, 18:22:23 CNN just said 2% have a favorable opinion of both candidates - biclops November 5, 2024, 17:25:54 Trump supporters who respected Kamala not backing down from Trump at the debate. - Warrin'_Illini November 5, 2024, 17:34:21 Those are the 2% that are concurrently using LSD, cocaine, and crystal meth.* - ATL November 5, 2024, 17:28:20 98% have working ears?* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 17:28:07 Little Jimmy!* - opossum jenkins November 5, 2024, 17:44:58 What sites/trackers/anything are people following online?* - reggiedunlop November 5, 2024, 17:13:04 switching between CNN&MSNBC on TV. Krystal and Saagar on the laptop* - rozoben November 5, 2024, 17:44:28 John king. He knows every county in the country. It’s insane* - Mrap24 November 5, 2024, 17:24:04 Co- King* - Stu November 5, 2024, 17:25:29 Just turned on MSNBC. I'm not a huge Maddow fan but love Steve Kornecki* - Taz November 5, 2024, 17:19:46 #LesbianHeresy* - complainant November 5, 2024, 17:36:11 yup* - LeatherneckIllini November 5, 2024, 17:32:46 I'm partial, but MSNBC's Kornacki is terrific at breaking things down* - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 17:16:42 First polls close in 1 minute. LFG!!!* - bbonb November 5, 2024, 16:59:02 It’s gonna be the Double D. Democracy and Dobbs. - LeatherneckIllini November 5, 2024, 16:53:45 So basically 49% to 46%. - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 17:00:39 Gen Z stayed home in 2016 because NYT said Hillary was a shoe-in. - complainant November 5, 2024, 17:12:58 Was Gen Z eligible to vote 8 years ago?* - ATL November 5, 2024, 17:16:01 I hate to do this to you. I know how you feel. - complainant November 5, 2024, 17:28:39 ponderous.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 17:15:27 I saw that and I still think Trump might eek a victory out* - rozoben November 5, 2024, 16:58:37 i still have that in the pit of my stomach, but seeing the turn out and new voter registration #s - DanSaint November 5, 2024, 17:11:03 If KH mollywhomps Trump I expect Biden will be extra cranky about it. - Warrin'_Illini November 5, 2024, 16:39:25 1. Mollywhomps is a great word that I haven’t heard in a while. 2. I’ll be shocked if - voiceofreason November 5, 2024, 17:08:04 wonder how the board was in 2020 . Were people equally confident about Biden ? - rozoben November 5, 2024, 17:01:17 I wasn't until about 9pm when the Georgia numbers started coming out - DanSaint November 5, 2024, 17:12:12 i'm not saying it will happen, but if networks call for KH earlier than thought (late tonight or... - torinese November 5, 2024, 16:49:30 they are talking about simply declaring victory before anything gets called * - memyselfandillini November 5, 2024, 16:51:59 If Trump loses he won't ever concede - opey8 November 5, 2024, 16:51:40 Still won't concede 2020 so it's on brand* - WhitmansFolly November 5, 2024, 16:57:32 I mean, he never has, so why would we expect anything different?* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 16:56:27 I don’t know if it was the plan, or a just in case, but that early debate was brilliant by his staff - DT November 5, 2024, 16:41:10 Come on man* - ATL November 5, 2024, 16:40:56 We should talk about politics in a post-Trump world. I'm ready for it.* - Warrin'_Illini November 5, 2024, 16:43:58 it won't be full post Orange Oompa Loompa until he's in the ground - DanSaint November 5, 2024, 17:13:57 I"m being serious right now!* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 16:40:32 nm* - LeatherneckIllini November 5, 2024, 16:38:07 Dr Phil sees the writing on the wall. Scrambling to save what's left of his career - KingTalkyTiki November 5, 2024, 16:26:07 Lol* - snipes824 November 5, 2024, 16:52:19 What a gutless coward* - OB25 November 5, 2024, 16:34:28 Oprah's supporting cast hasn't aged well - Sounder November 5, 2024, 16:35:11 Another sign of the competence of the Harris campaign. - larue33 November 5, 2024, 16:32:15 What a dipshit* - CWR10 November 5, 2024, 16:27:20 Fuck that guy in the ear* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 16:27:19 Steve Kornacki has entered the building!* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 16:20:33 So, when do we start getting early results?* - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 16:17:11 7 pm EST* - Stu November 5, 2024, 16:21:38 Supposedly Georgia and NC will come out quicky thereafter - Sounder November 5, 2024, 16:36:11 How would that be possible? Neither can start processing mail in ballots until election day? * - haighter November 5, 2024, 16:46:45 Well, you're wrong. - complainant November 5, 2024, 16:49:09 I misspoke. They can't start counting those votes until election day... - haighter November 5, 2024, 16:53:48 Still wrong. You should open that link. - complainant November 5, 2024, 16:59:25 PA not going Donnie’s way?? - Mrap24 November 5, 2024, 16:04:45 Elon and Trump will be lying bigly all night* - opey8 November 5, 2024, 16:28:07 Philly police say not so fast Donnie - Mrap24 November 5, 2024, 16:14:16 Turnout massive in Philly today* - Stu November 5, 2024, 16:12:01 Currently wearing my Penn sweatshirt* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 16:28:27 There are a lot of college students in Philadelphia - Sounder November 5, 2024, 16:09:25 Xitter says 90% turnout is on the table. - complainant November 5, 2024, 16:38:37 For biclops: Harris is +50 with battleground college students - Stu November 5, 2024, 16:11:39 DJT down 10% after market close* - Stu November 5, 2024, 15:49:38 Man who wants to be Senator can’t decide on President - assassin November 5, 2024, 15:12:54 I like him* - JeffFrank November 5, 2024, 15:34:01 I think he’s good as far as Republicans go. Would like him if he was running in OH or TN - DT November 5, 2024, 15:46:46 dagger* - ECEIllinois November 5, 2024, 15:34:26 He still has made a choice* - bjl63 November 5, 2024, 15:32:29 I wouldn't rush to judgement on that* - Phytynlini November 5, 2024, 17:12:59 So why didn’t he just write someone in again this time? Preferably someone who is even alive.* - DocWalk20 November 5, 2024, 15:31:59 Isn't Reagan usually the default write in?* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 15:40:16 Heh, the Calm app just let me know they’re live-streaming cute animals all day on IG* - assassin November 5, 2024, 15:09:18 Any male porn stars with cute squirrels?* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 15:10:39 That’s the Cumm app. * - assassin November 5, 2024, 15:11:07 Nice. Pretty sure I still have an active sub.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 15:11:35 say hi to him for us!* - Sammich November 5, 2024, 15:16:30 LOL. We probably shouldn’t expect him to say hi back to us though I’m guessing.* - DocWalk20 November 5, 2024, 15:29:58 Zipper's stuck.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 15:30:51 Haah* - Taz November 5, 2024, 15:23:15 Every 4th tweet in my timeline is a Matt schlapp promoted tweet - snipes824 November 5, 2024, 14:58:44 He’s giving it a vigorous pounding.* - SurfTheBoneyard November 5, 2024, 15:12:15 Do we have a list of "conservatives" who "struggle with same-sex attraction?"* - complainant November 5, 2024, 15:31:14 The Navy Seal confirmed that his "concubine" post meant he would use the boys for sex* - gvibes November 5, 2024, 16:07:30 it's only gay if both parties consent* - Sammich November 5, 2024, 16:11:12 Start with the most publicly anti-gay ones.* - SurfTheBoneyard November 5, 2024, 15:39:34 Yeah, the Schlapp ads that look like tweets are awful. Had to make sure I wasn't following him* - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 15:00:08 Musk and Trump to spend election night together - ATL November 5, 2024, 14:41:56 They’ve also denied media outlet to the event tonight that has said bad things* - Mrap24 November 5, 2024, 15:03:22 Will they be jumping around, skipping like dipshits? - PapaDels November 5, 2024, 14:53:13 Whatever they do, it will be like dipshits. * - doubledown November 5, 2024, 15:03:40 They remained the best of friends for years and years and years - RVA November 5, 2024, 14:48:29 Trump's "truth" about Elon was the funniest thing he's done post-presidency. - Warrin'_Illini November 5, 2024, 14:53:33 LOL* - assassin November 5, 2024, 14:53:10 Not sure what that means but it sounds hilarious.* - Warrin'_Illini November 5, 2024, 14:46:19 as lovers* - Herman Blume November 5, 2024, 14:45:23 Free speech and all.* - uofi1998 November 5, 2024, 14:43:44 So Rogan inviting Kamala on was setting a trap, right? - ATL November 5, 2024, 14:24:07 I don’t know about a setup but… - SurfTheBoneyard November 5, 2024, 14:39:19 They've been discussing it for a month and she was in Houston 11 days ago.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 14:40:51 Did you think he's in Houston?* - complainant November 5, 2024, 14:54:54 His studio is 165 miles from Houston. Do you think she walks to events?* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 14:58:22 Yeah, you thought he was in Houston. - complainant November 5, 2024, 15:14:05 I'm pretty sure I know she has a plane. - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 15:18:31 What people perceive of Rogan, and what Rogan actually is, are vastly different things, IMO.* - uofi1998 November 5, 2024, 14:34:16 So he's not actually a pea-brained bloviating manlet?* - Herman Blume November 5, 2024, 14:37:31 I would go cantaloupe brained.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 14:38:47 Kamala would've done just fine imo* - ECEIllinois November 5, 2024, 14:34:04 agreed. he's not a gotcha journalist. * - VIV November 5, 2024, 14:35:19 no, don't think so, honestly. he's kind of like trump - he parrots whatever he heard last* - cpsteine November 5, 2024, 14:31:58 No* - gvibes November 5, 2024, 14:30:49 Fetterman survived. Pretty damning.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 14:28:31 Fetterman isn't running for anything and is giant man with tattoos* - ATL November 5, 2024, 14:29:21 Do tattoos protect a person from Rogan's traps?* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 14:31:50 No but I think Rogan would treat him differently than he would Harris. - ATL November 5, 2024, 14:35:02 But the consensus thinks I'm wrong about that, so maybe he would have been fine* - ATL November 5, 2024, 14:36:42 DJT stock just plummeted and was halted* - Mrap24 November 5, 2024, 13:59:11 Now it’s on its way back up. So odd* - Mrap24 November 5, 2024, 14:08:22 Well, it’s a fake stock. So it will never make sense* - shua November 5, 2024, 14:23:50 bounced back up and now going down (not to to the day's low though)* - ATL November 5, 2024, 14:13:25 Did Trump finally decide to sell?* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 14:06:54 Wow, it was up big earlier* - UofIL6 November 5, 2024, 14:05:03 bigly* - VIV November 5, 2024, 14:25:12 That's a great sign* - longsnapper November 5, 2024, 14:02:47 You’re not kidding - ATL November 5, 2024, 14:02:23 turnout appears large in atlanta and philly burbs. which supports the theory that polls - John Coctostan November 5, 2024, 13:55:06 I don't put much stock in early turnout reports. Better than nothing, but not much. * - larue33 November 5, 2024, 14:13:40 Yep, I’m calling it. Can’t believe the Rogan endorsement didn’t clinch it.* - Toonces November 5, 2024, 14:01:16 Did someone say Heavy D? - Sounder November 5, 2024, 13:58:59 You are like the reverse thunder.* - DT November 5, 2024, 13:55:58 Where is Thunder? Dead? Sobbing in fetal position?* - complainant November 5, 2024, 14:03:09 i'm told i'm too pessimistic on a lot of things. so you know, different leaf - John Coctostan November 5, 2024, 13:57:28 *desperately tries to rescind Kamala 538 bet on PredictIt** - ATL November 5, 2024, 13:59:44 lol* - Blazer November 5, 2024, 13:56:34 Raffensperger - non-credible threats disrupting Ga polling places originating from Russia - ATL November 5, 2024, 13:35:49 Is Ivanka with bad axxent* - memyselfandillini November 5, 2024, 14:06:01 I'm guessing these are the bomb threats in Fulton* - CoronaTheirAss November 5, 2024, 13:37:43 they saw the final season of Succession and thought, "that might work."* - VIV November 5, 2024, 13:45:46 I love you, but you are not serious people* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 13:53:38 Shit. Is Tom going to be President?* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 13:48:18 in this scenario, wouldn't that be like Steven Cheung?* - VIV November 5, 2024, 13:49:57 We'd need Rupert Murdoch to drop dead about 1 week ago, too.* - Warrin'_Illini November 5, 2024, 13:53:36 Jared.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 13:53:05 how the fck did I miss that so badly?* - VIV November 5, 2024, 13:54:49 If it was a bigger miss you would have been wearing a baseball jersey and rapping.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 13:57:23 can i still be ambassador to oman?* - VIV November 5, 2024, 14:10:12 I'm shocked. SHOCKED - IlliniSax05 November 5, 2024, 13:37:24 I'm just hoping Chuck from Houston is typical of normie Republicans - ATL November 5, 2024, 13:32:42 10 mins in the Metro East. I'm at Harris at 292, but not confident. Gonna be a long day (and night)* - Blazer November 5, 2024, 13:13:26 Pretty sure the Trump campaign does too* - Quiz November 5, 2024, 13:07:58 So what's the non-Election Day voting situation in Illinois - ATL November 5, 2024, 13:07:56 You can also get on a permanent mail ballot list, they send you a ballot for every election. * - larue33 November 5, 2024, 13:23:27 In Champaign County you can mail/dropbox your ballot or vote early in person * - Jackie November 5, 2024, 13:18:50 Do you have to request a mail in ballot?* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 13:28:46 yes, although i don't recall the exact process* - lcubed November 5, 2024, 13:31:07 In and out in 10 minutes in Ravenswood. Something about voting makes me very emotional.* - DiamondDazzle November 5, 2024, 12:53:06 3rd voter in Edgewater this morning. - Chilango November 5, 2024, 14:12:47 a republic, if you can keep it* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 12:54:20 you've been waiting for a place to use that. i don't know that this was the spot.* - VIV November 5, 2024, 12:55:18 Should I have held my powder until she was declared the winner?* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 12:56:30 i dunno. that placement just seemed kinda random* - VIV November 5, 2024, 13:24:05 Especially the 4th or 5th time he's used it.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 13:37:05 It's my favorite quote, so yeah, I'm gonna use it on election day* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 13:41:38 Two-hour wait at my polling place, yikes. Gotta try again later* - Jackie November 5, 2024, 12:50:15 do you have a website to check the wait time? our city does, which I just learned today* - Nobster November 5, 2024, 12:54:38 lofl, are you familiar with aaron ammons?* - lcubed November 5, 2024, 13:19:14 Doesn’t seem so* - Jackie November 5, 2024, 13:09:59 i don't know if this means anything but the harris campaign thinks it's going to win.... - suburbanmyth November 5, 2024, 12:38:43 I think so too. Mark Robinson is on pace to get under 40% in North Carolina - JacobRDaugherty November 5, 2024, 13:08:33 very big turn out in GA. that would seem to be good for Ds* - John Coctostan November 5, 2024, 13:23:51 What’s the site with the needle?* - Mrap24 November 5, 2024, 11:56:23 No needle. Strike. Moose outside should've told ya* - timmer November 5, 2024, 12:36:51 Well that’s unfortunate* - Mrap24 November 5, 2024, 12:14:33 Can't they just turn the MF'er on? Let that needle run? * - haighter November 5, 2024, 12:25:04 seems like it’s just a little metal on/off toggle switch labeled with dyno tape right?* - memyselfandillini November 5, 2024, 13:09:21 I don’t think it’ll be used because of the strike* - KCWildcat November 5, 2024, 12:10:26 i've heard rumours of no needle because of some strike?* - VIV November 5, 2024, 12:05:46 Where are you hearing this??* - Herman Blume November 5, 2024, 12:09:48 I've seen enough* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 12:27:10 ooo - complainant November 5, 2024, 12:12:10 Probably no needle. NYT tech staff is on strike. - assassin November 5, 2024, 12:00:16 NY Times but most likely no needle tonight. Their tech staff is on strike* - JacobRDaugherty November 5, 2024, 12:00:15 The needle is the New York Times but with the tech guild strike it’s unsure if it will happen* - CanHartlebHireSnider November 5, 2024, 11:59:57 pollhub.com* - longsnapper November 5, 2024, 11:56:57 I read that very differently* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 11:58:22 like a north korean soldier* - torinese November 5, 2024, 13:12:50 Really good early info in NV. Lots of dem and other. And others very young - John Coctostan November 5, 2024, 11:50:31 NV fooled me in 2016…never again* - TarheelIllini November 5, 2024, 11:59:12 what's your preferred website for keeping an eye on things? NBC's looks pretty good - Nobster November 5, 2024, 11:26:02 Whats the earliest we'll know anything? 6ish tonight?* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes November 5, 2024, 11:19:26 The NC results will be telling* - Mrap24 November 5, 2024, 12:26:43 here's a list of states that count ballots before election day - complainant November 5, 2024, 12:33:34 that is a link to the list, not the list itself* - torinese November 5, 2024, 13:00:22 Your mom.* - complainant November 5, 2024, 13:03:30 realistically like 11 to 12* - VIV November 5, 2024, 11:26:05 I think 7pm ET is when the first states close, so sometime shortly after that will be real results* - snipes824 November 5, 2024, 11:25:07 11 pm: Trump announces there has been massive voter fraud in every state - Stu November 5, 2024, 11:24:07 Re: 11 am: Trump announces there has been massive voter fraud in every state - Illiniphil November 5, 2024, 12:06:26 We should have a very good idea of GA very early. 8 ish eastern* - John Coctostan November 5, 2024, 11:22:52 I don't think any way we know anything that early - opey8 November 5, 2024, 11:22:01 now 10 Eastern for some due to machine malfunctions* - Phytynlini November 5, 2024, 11:24:19 They really need to put Andrea Mitchell to pasture - Sounder November 5, 2024, 11:07:13 ^^guilty of ageism * - Poldark November 5, 2024, 11:20:21 I'm guilty of having eyes and ears* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 11:21:55 you really need to turn off coverage and do literally anything else - IlliniSax05 November 5, 2024, 11:11:51 not a chance - Sounder November 5, 2024, 11:12:51 #7TVLife is all ready* - JeffFrank November 5, 2024, 11:48:39 What channel would have gone on the 8th tv - Sounder November 5, 2024, 12:52:14 Tell me there's a chance Ted Cruz loses today - Sounder November 5, 2024, 11:01:49 If Texans value their sports teams they will * - Jersey November 5, 2024, 11:57:25 Gosh I hope so. Him and Josh Hawley both need to lose* - rozoben November 5, 2024, 11:22:10 Hawley's opponent is a really good candidate and should appeal to enough R's to win. - ghost_of_clt November 5, 2024, 11:26:14 Hawley's race will be under 10 points. Trump's will not be* - JacobRDaugherty November 5, 2024, 11:23:03 i think hawley will be like +4 or 5. trump will be like +12* - VIV November 5, 2024, 12:06:40 I'll take that bet.* - complainant November 5, 2024, 11:47:11 That has always felt like Lucy’s football. - tvillini November 5, 2024, 11:10:16 Texas will go blue in my lifetime - Sounder November 5, 2024, 11:17:51 17%* - Stu November 5, 2024, 11:05:52 There's a chance Ted Cruz loses today - IlliniSax05 November 5, 2024, 11:02:42 Every newspaper in Texas endorsed Allred* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 11:04:28 you assume people still read newspapers* - VIV November 5, 2024, 11:10:30 There’s a chance. * - doubledown November 5, 2024, 11:02:30 I just played Jai Ho on Spotify - Sounder November 5, 2024, 10:47:22 great story. compelling...and rich - IlliniSax05 November 5, 2024, 10:48:23 I have had this nagging feeling of dread that we’re going to regret not picking Shapiro for VP. - Carl Spackler November 5, 2024, 10:40:43 would really only make a noticeable difference if he was at the top of the ticket* - ECEIllinois November 5, 2024, 12:15:10 Nope. Even if it goes Trump, he wouldn't have made the difference.* - Chicago1995 November 5, 2024, 11:26:29 I thought she should have picked him * - Tooldresser November 5, 2024, 11:18:22 Incredible meh. The people tuned in enough to care which white guy is the running mate - John Coctostan November 5, 2024, 11:13:01 How many times would we have seen this image if Shapiro was VP? - gvibes November 5, 2024, 10:49:25 seriously, what the hell is this?* - IlliniRunner November 5, 2024, 12:28:22 what the heck is that?* - suburbanmyth November 5, 2024, 11:49:35 A rorschach test for people who have been living in a bubble.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 12:28:44 Is this a peanut the squirell situation?* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 13:37:15 Pretty much. If you don't know who P'Nut is or what that picture represents your algo is siloed.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 14:30:08 I have no idea what that is - Sounder November 5, 2024, 16:02:15 OJ Simpson, not a jew* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 11:00:33 ooo - complainant November 5, 2024, 11:19:56 Meh. I wouldn't wring my hands over a VP* - bjl63 November 5, 2024, 10:44:48 Shapiro wouldn't make the difference. Walz bumps up the Midwest* - KCWildcat November 5, 2024, 10:41:42 Yeah my conservative-leaning mom loves Walz. Shapiro should understand if he loses PA - Warrin'_Illini November 5, 2024, 10:43:39 I'm not sure Shapiro wanted the job - Sounder November 5, 2024, 10:45:22 I agree with this statement….there’s a future for him down the road* - TarheelIllini November 5, 2024, 10:51:45 He very much wanted the job* - JacobRDaugherty November 5, 2024, 10:47:25 If the stories are to be believed he wanted it too much. - SurfTheBoneyard November 5, 2024, 10:57:13 The Democrats finally feel like they are building a bench* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 11:01:22 yep* - suburbanmyth November 5, 2024, 11:00:01 Walz was designed in a lab to appeal to folksy Midwesterners* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 10:42:57 In my opinion!* - KCWildcat November 5, 2024, 10:41:56 My cousin's kid just posted a video of a line about a block long in St Charles Mo. * - haighter November 5, 2024, 10:29:00 That place feels pretty Trumpy to me* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 10:47:42 oh it will definitely go for trump* - cpsteine November 5, 2024, 11:02:24 St. Charles County practically invented White Flight* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 11:06:38 I walked right in and got a ballot right away in STL city just now(ish) - ghost_of_clt November 5, 2024, 10:43:11 The fucking judges. No reason to do that* - John Coctostan November 5, 2024, 11:14:01 Knowing shit from shit about STL and Mo...what would big lines in St Charles mean to you? * - haighter November 5, 2024, 10:45:21 Trump won St. Charles County by 17 pts in 2020. - VIV November 5, 2024, 13:28:40 Could be turnout - the abortion-related amendment is pretty fiery. - ghost_of_clt November 5, 2024, 10:50:37 I feel like there's this tension wherever I go. It's just a simmer, but I feel it* - KCWildcat November 5, 2024, 9:17:18 Downtown SF must be feeling confident in a Kamala win...no businesses boarded up... - haighter November 5, 2024, 10:05:12 Now do Oakland.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 10:15:04 You're the King of "Butwhatabout"* - Chilango November 5, 2024, 10:26:40 You're thinking of Kid Rock.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 10:32:11 Do we know you aren't Kid Rock? * - Chicago1995 November 5, 2024, 10:33:18 Here's a test: Chuck, how much Sudafed is a stolen catalytic converter worth? * - doubledown November 5, 2024, 10:36:41 Trick question. Rich kids pretending to be white trash don't know that shit.* - Chuck Woodaby November 5, 2024, 10:38:48 I spent last week in Oakland. Not too bad - Taz November 5, 2024, 10:25:16 I make it a point not to. * - haighter November 5, 2024, 10:18:02 If Debby Does Dallas had a comments section* - VIV November 5, 2024, 10:17:55 Well, the leftists hate her so maybe not* - ATL November 5, 2024, 10:08:06 The far left hates her. The far right hates her. She's perfect. * - doubledown November 5, 2024, 10:14:54 I'm concerned that tension will blow on one side if the election doesn't go their way* - ibdoc November 5, 2024, 9:51:27 I'm more worried about a stock market crash if he wins. * - doubledown November 5, 2024, 10:06:22 I’m not concerned, I’m almost certain* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 10:00:02 Oh, if Trump loses it's going to be ugly. - WhitmansFolly November 5, 2024, 11:25:11 Yup its going to be ugly regardless* - illini21 November 5, 2024, 10:07:02 Won an argument with my wife and I feel vindicated - GMAW November 5, 2024, 8:37:22 Voted early last Friday. Very busy (parking lot was full) but only a 5 minute wait - DT November 5, 2024, 10:30:20 No line at our early voting site on Sunday. We typically wait in a line about 30 minutes on - Taz November 5, 2024, 10:26:05 Longer line this AM at my polling place than previous elections - Chicago1995 November 5, 2024, 10:02:58 Dole: Line down the hallway to check-in + 30 minute wait for digital / No wait for paper* - oskeewowza November 5, 2024, 9:51:55 bottle that * - VIV November 5, 2024, 9:31:18 I promise to remind her that she said it at least 100 times* - GMAW November 5, 2024, 9:48:04 Pretty long lines at our polling place, per my wife. - Illiniphil November 5, 2024, 9:04:19 yeah not bad in my precinct either - apusikam November 5, 2024, 9:00:10 Dropped off my ballot. Took 17 seconds. - uofi1998 November 5, 2024, 8:40:57 i mailed mine in a few weeks ago* - lcubed November 5, 2024, 8:46:24 This. I did the drop-box for the mail-in-ballot - OrangeSox November 5, 2024, 8:42:43 If you have the option to vote at home, with a glass of bourbon in your hand, reading about - complainant November 5, 2024, 9:10:13 I’m a weirdo, but I like the process of voting in person. * - VIV November 5, 2024, 10:36:28 I want an "I Voted" sticker so I feel superior to everyone not wearing one* - GMAW November 5, 2024, 9:14:34 One comes with our mail in ballots. - uofi1998 November 5, 2024, 10:11:12 LOL* - bjl63 November 5, 2024, 10:07:43 The old sticker used to be a Peach and said, "I'm a Georgia Voter". Kemp added, "I SECURED MY VOTE" - ATL November 5, 2024, 9:49:32 I'll assume your previous address was sufficiently affluent to give the GOP pause.* - complainant November 5, 2024, 9:54:35 Counterpoint: Possibly the bluest ZIP in the state and my name* - ATL November 5, 2024, 9:57:46 (and of course, Hanlon's Razor)* - ATL November 5, 2024, 9:58:09 applied too often wrt to republicans* - torinese November 5, 2024, 10:27:50 My mail in only state sends you a sticker with your voting pack - Sounder November 5, 2024, 9:23:28 Buy one? - complainant November 5, 2024, 9:20:20 I'll earn an " I Donated Blood" sticker later* - EffinIllini November 5, 2024, 9:20:10 Dammit. No stickers* - EffinIllini November 5, 2024, 14:36:05 I plan on earning an "I donated sperm" sticker later* - HamptonSki November 5, 2024, 10:12:36 After voting this afternoon was going to watch news. My son asked if I wanted to see a movie instead - ibdoc November 5, 2024, 8:23:47 Ton of MF’ers at the gym this AM. Like 2-2.5x normal for 5am club. Workin off the anxiety? * - haighter November 5, 2024, 8:14:11 Working out earlier in the morning because the kids are home from school today?* - HamptonSki November 5, 2024, 8:32:41 Not unless they pulled them out. * - haighter November 5, 2024, 8:54:36 Our HS district is out today.* - SurfTheBoneyard November 5, 2024, 8:57:19 Are all public schools in Illinois closed today? - EffinIllini November 5, 2024, 10:20:04 I think so? It’s a state holiday * - Jackie November 5, 2024, 10:23:31 Thought so.* - EffinIllini November 5, 2024, 10:45:20 It’s largely for security reasons. - SurfTheBoneyard November 5, 2024, 9:32:39 my kids were off yesterday and today* - Gene Parmesan November 5, 2024, 9:11:52 i think all publics around here are out today. my kids are private and in school* - lcubed November 5, 2024, 9:02:35 hitting the gym in the morning so they can vote after work?* - lcubed November 5, 2024, 8:27:07 Me right now - Sounder November 5, 2024, 8:08:14 I really have no idea what to expect. This board seems super confident - illini21 November 5, 2024, 8:14:49 He wins a close one has been my default position for a month. * - illini November 5, 2024, 10:25:01 I can't allow myself to believe that more than half the country - Sounder November 5, 2024, 11:09:46 I’m not saying he wins. - illini November 5, 2024, 11:54:04 I think it's Harris 270-268 Trump. - GrandmotherPearlsJam November 5, 2024, 9:24:49 It is a coin flip. Marginal difference at best * - MC November 5, 2024, 9:15:10 It can be a close election and landslide at the same time. - Warrin'_Illini November 5, 2024, 8:24:49 I don’t understand how anyone thinks Trump will win popular vote - Sounder November 5, 2024, 8:32:58 I think it IS a coin flip, which is insane to me. - Kajagoogoo November 5, 2024, 8:17:48 I think female turnout is the difference - Sounder November 5, 2024, 8:19:50 Let's hope women save our asses yet again. So much ignorance out there. - Kajagoogoo November 5, 2024, 8:24:04 Co-sign. But I think the coin flips blue. * - ATL November 5, 2024, 8:17:14 Lets hope so* - illini21 November 5, 2024, 8:27:47 I am very confident Harris will win - Sounder November 5, 2024, 8:17:13 Regardless of which way it goes, it will be a tumultuous few months* - CWR10 November 5, 2024, 8:16:10 He just needs to go the fuck away.* - Sounder November 5, 2024, 8:20:46 3-3 in Dixville - illini November 5, 2024, 7:34:48 With none of the 6 being registered democrats* - Mrap24 November 5, 2024, 8:44:25 25% of registered Republicans voted for Harris!* - ghost_of_clt November 5, 2024, 8:44:02 So 3 Dix and three Norms* - Stu November 5, 2024, 8:15:18 The last time they tied, the Dems retained the Presidency* - timmer November 5, 2024, 7:41:11 Yesterday's Lil Wayne endorsement of Trump flipped me to his side - Tooldresser November 5, 2024, 7:03:52 Is he Yung Gravy?* - bbonb November 5, 2024, 7:05:45 Most polling locations down in Champaign county per WCIA due to network issues* - illini21 November 5, 2024, 6:58:14 DI says it’s now back up. - ATL November 5, 2024, 8:29:14 Not possible where I will be a judge later today - Potomac November 5, 2024, 8:18:08 it's not the voting machines themselves. it's the system that verifies voters. * - VIV November 5, 2024, 9:28:42 I understand; they shouldn't be networked either* - Potomac November 5, 2024, 10:04:01 You don’t use a network to check registration status or if they’ve already voted - VIV November 5, 2024, 10:20:39 Intranet good. Internet bad. - complainant November 5, 2024, 10:27:08 STL is such a place. * - VIV November 5, 2024, 13:30:27 great job Aaron Ammons!* - Poldark November 5, 2024, 8:03:28 Is that the DEI felon guy?** - jjlocke923 November 5, 2024, 8:19:34 You guys are literally voting for a felon for president, but ok - Jackie November 5, 2024, 8:39:04 *Snickers** - KingTalkyTiki November 5, 2024, 10:31:24 *Snickers** - KingTalkyTiki November 5, 2024, 10:31:24 convicted drug dealer pardoned by Pat Quinn* - Poldark November 5, 2024, 8:25:56 Peoria county is doing all its balloting on paper this year…fill in the circle * - PapaDels November 5, 2024, 7:35:25 We have all hand-marking on paper or a "ballot marking device" - Potomac November 5, 2024, 8:24:11 "Network" seems like a bad idea. Unless it's an intranet.* - complainant November 5, 2024, 7:57:17 Greatest democracy in the world!* - HamptonSki November 5, 2024, 7:23:10 Correction: ALL polling locations down in Champaign County* - illini21 November 5, 2024, 7:21:53 Oh fuck me sideways * - Jackie November 5, 2024, 7:05:53 Right* - bbonb November 5, 2024, 7:00:31 So by like 11 PM tonight will we have a pretty good idea who’s going to win?* - illini21 November 5, 2024, 6:57:20 287 is my final number - TarheelIllini November 5, 2024, 6:56:35 You have Indiana going blue? But not North Carolina?* - JacobRDaugherty November 5, 2024, 8:19:23 Iowa, not Indiana * - TarheelIllini November 5, 2024, 8:36:56 I made a mistake….correcting it* - TarheelIllini November 5, 2024, 8:37:40 276….see inside - TarheelIllini November 5, 2024, 8:41:45 Dod you vote for Mark Robinson? - Sounder November 5, 2024, 7:55:37 No and probably * - TarheelIllini November 5, 2024, 9:45:17 ~15 minute line before 7 in SW Ohio. - opossum jenkins November 5, 2024, 6:53:17 Anecdote - Harris isn’t winning mo, but my D lean district has a huge line. 70% female* - John Coctostan November 5, 2024, 6:52:15 i'm curious how close the Hawley vote will be. i saw his lead down to 3 in one poll. * - VIV November 5, 2024, 9:26:22 Hope you brought your umbrella* - CWR10 November 5, 2024, 6:53:32 and a good camera for upskirts * - bbonb November 5, 2024, 6:56:22 Do you have any good recommendations?* - HamptonSki November 5, 2024, 7:42:26 Inside! Line winds in the district school office* - John Coctostan November 5, 2024, 6:55:20 Do we still Rock the Vote, or is that more of a 90s thing?* - bbonb November 5, 2024, 6:23:14 VOTE OR DIE* - VIV November 5, 2024, 9:25:42 Don’t tip the vote over * - PapaDels November 5, 2024, 7:47:11 The Rock now owns that trademark * - ATL November 5, 2024, 6:25:46 Orland Park man cuts line, punches election judge - ATL November 5, 2024, 6:22:20 Checks out. - SurfTheBoneyard November 5, 2024, 10:09:46 he probably didn’t want to be late for church* - bbonb November 5, 2024, 6:28:30 Just wanted directions to the Mensa Academy.* - complainant November 5, 2024, 7:19:52 Election judge probably insulted his Little Brothers mentee* - ATL November 5, 2024, 7:35:56 Nate Silver and 538 have it as close to a coin flip as you can get - Carl Spackler November 5, 2024, 6:18:45 what a fence-sitting bitch* - VIV November 5, 2024, 9:25:05 Then they both changed overnight * - Tooldresser November 5, 2024, 6:49:36 Yes they were both planning to run their final models after midnight* - Carl Spackler November 5, 2024, 6:54:33 He played with the numbers enough to get a Kamala win* - KCWildcat November 5, 2024, 6:46:46 I’m 27th in line at my polling place. I’ve never had to wait at poll open before. So this is - LovetheChief November 5, 2024, 5:59:47 Im first in line (since 6). Computers are down. * - Philo November 5, 2024, 6:25:35 I was third in line at 6. Computers were working, but the judges were still figuring them out - IlliniOllie November 5, 2024, 7:28:21 No early voting?* - bulldogmba November 5, 2024, 7:05:44 I think she is going to smash. I am 329 Electoral votes, the 7 swing states plus - JacobRDaugherty November 5, 2024, 5:49:31 I’ll have what he’s having.* - DiamondDazzle November 5, 2024, 7:45:34 lol. Hope you’re right though. * - illini21 November 5, 2024, 6:55:01 Looks like you picked the wrong day to give up crack!* - Stu November 5, 2024, 5:55:23 Shee#t. (Golly). + - memyselfandillini November 5, 2024, 6:02:38 View thread; Collapse ^

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