2016 elections - because it's never too early

[mongers]

Some of the BBC coverage is woeful, overpaid journalism not bothering to do their homework; one has just said '37million have now voted, thats one in three Americans'. 

Hang on aren't there now somewhere north of 300 million of you guys (wild guess 325million), no idea what the voter registration rate is, maybe 70% and turnout should be more than 50%, so that means around 120-130 million voters or if the 37million early voting is to believed (she could have well got that wrong), that actually means, approaching one in three of those Americans who'll end up voting.  I think. 

[The Larch]

If somebody wants to relive their Oregon Trail 8 bit experiences:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/11/01/opinion/voting-suppression-videogame.html?_r=2

I must say I will never cease to be amazed about how the basic logistics of an election can be such a hurdle in the XXIst century.

I hope you didn't draw your conclusion from that silly game.

Well duh, I don't think there's that much dissentery still around. 

[Phillip V]

I find it disturbing that Clinton is spending her final days physically campaigning in Michigan and Pennsylvania. I know public polling the past week show a somewhat tighter race in those states, but the Clinton campaign's internal polling must be painting a much more horrible picture to warrant spending time and money there.

[mongers]

I find it disturbing that Clinton is spending her final days physically campaigning in Michigan and Pennsylvania. I know public polling the past week show a somewhat tighter race in those states, but the Clinton campaign's internal polling must be painting a much more horrible picture to warrant spending time and money there.

Quite possibly, but Timmay will be along shortly to disprove your reasoning. 

[Admiral Yi]

I find it disturbing that Clinton is spending her final days physically campaigning in Michigan and Pennsylvania. I know public polling the past week show a somewhat tighter race in those states, but the Clinton campaign's internal polling must be painting a much more horrible picture to warrant spending time and money there.

I suspect that her campaign has come to the conclusion that she is a net drag on the ticket, particularly in battleground states.

[katmai]

And isn't Penn a day of only for voting whilst a lot of these other places have been voting for over a week now?

[Admiral Yi]

Another way to look at it is because Orange Crush's path to the White House is so narrow, the conservative strategy is to shore up the firewall states, those that he is trailing in but needs to win.

I really hope the pollsters have all been fucking up big time and we end up with a 20 point margin on election night.

[Ed Anger]

I'm hoping Tim and DG get a shitburger surprise. Just for shits and giggles.

[jimmy olsen]

Dems have caught up in Ohio to their 2012 numbers

https://mobile.twitter.com/sethbringman/status/795005528942530561/photo/1

[garbon]

I'm hoping Tim and DG get a shitburger surprise. Just for shits and giggles.

Okay Marti.

[Zoupa]

I still maintain a 290+ victory for Clinton, popular vote win of 4%+. I think a lot of the "sky is falling" stuff over the past week is mostly media-induced. Out there in the real world, it's not going to make somebody change their vote, or make voting for the pedo-rapist any more palatable.

[Jacob]

I still maintain a 290+ victory for Clinton, popular vote win of 4%+. I think a lot of the "sky is falling" stuff over the past week is mostly media-induced. Out there in the real world, it's not going to make somebody change their vote, or make voting for the pedo-rapist any more palatable.

Yeah, that's my thinking as well.

I mean, I'm still nervous because the consequences of a Trump presidency would be dire and because I hope as Yi that he gets utterly trounced. But I think it's going to be alright.

* crossing fingers *

[jimmy olsen]

[Monoriu]

Could be just people getting used to the idea of early voting?

[Martinus]

Hey why wouldn't trust Timmay's prediction about Clinton's victory? After all he was right about ebola deimating Africa last year.