US Election Late Nighers? Who’s staying up as the results come in?

Right off to kip. Looks like I’ll be waking up to another 4 years of Trump.

Which is nice.;-)

I’d read last week about the red mist where republican votes get counted earlier due to small rural districts finishing their count first but this feels bigger than that , at least that’s the feeling I get from the radio coverage , listening to LBC at work .

Have I just woken up to a trump victory?

Looking like it tbh

There needs to be a long hard look at what it is that creates such a gap in ideas and understanding. There is such a gulf between ‘how is he even the candidate’ to the fact that it’s close enough that it looks like he’s winning. Ugh, this is terrible!

Hoping it’s a bit of a red mirage.

Only awake because I’m sick, but this isn’t making me feel any better…

It’s looking more and more like it’s going to be a Landslide for DT and the Republicans in both the Senate and the House.  🙁

Going to be tough for Ukraine :((

… and America 🙁

Republicans have got the Senate.

Just woken up & looked at the beeb, oh ****.

Woke up…..check results………need heavy dose of ketamine to dissociate my mind for the next 4 years

****….

Hard not to give up on the concept of democracy at this point.  I mean, an obviously senile old doddering narcissistic fascist who can barely string a sentence together, vs an intelligent articulate thoughtful…..black woman.

I’m so glad I woke from that dream just now. I really am.

Edit: oh I now need a stiff drink. FFS.

Just woken up to this unfurling nightmare. How does the US elect such a person.

Absolute **** idiots. Once is forgiveable. Anyone can make a mistake or have a bit of a protest against the status quo but, twice! What the actual ****? You have a highly educated, erudite, articulate lady versus a criminal covered in Cuprinol shades of burned orange wood stain.

Oh hang on, she’s a woman and she’s not white.

America .. and by that I mean the majority of American voters – are truly bonkers.

*Side note. It was amusing yesterday to see the BBC using pictures of Trump at his most fake tan orange? #nobias@bbc

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Wow. This is not what I expected (or wanted) to see this morning.

I don’t understand people, I really don’t.

Even if Trump wasn’t a bit of human garbage, the fact he’s 78 would put me off voting for him.

My dad is 2 years younger and there’s no way I’d want him in charge of anything more taxing than the weekly shop.

If somehow Harris comes back to win this and I don’t think she will there will riots and allegations of election fraud on steroids. There is no good ending in sight now.

America .. and by that I mean the majority of American voters – are truly bonkers.

Why? It’s this sort of arrogance which has resulted in a fascist being elected. If you tell voters there is no alternative to a system that doesn’t serve them the voters will respond with a big **** you! America is about to learn the same lesson we did in 2016. You think the democrats would have learned the first time but they’re so far up their own backsides that can’t see what is obvious to everyone else.

Western liberal democracy has been devoured by oligarchic neoliberal capitalism and voters have decided they’ve had enough.

Such a strange country

My first reaction was “oh shit”.

My second reaction was I’m really not sure I want grandchildren coming into this world.

Ukraine, Taiwan, Palestinians, all **** now.

… voters have decided they’ve had enough.

What you reap is what you sow. Well done, voters – well done.

Just woken up to this and it’s not helped my current grumpy mood at all. This is going to have a massive negative impact on the world. 🙁

That’s not the only theory for why Trump gets votes Daz. The changing demographics of the US leading to people holding their noses and voting for whoever is the most anti immigration is another.

What you reap is what you sow. Well done, voters – well done.

FFS it’s not the voters, it’s the **** centrist do-nothing more of the same idiot politicians who think they can serve up the same shit sandwich election after election and assume everyone will still vote for them. The Democrats have got exactly what they deserve.

people holding their noses and voting for whoever is the most anti immigration is another.

Yes of course the ‘they’re all racists’ narrative. Maybe they are but ask yourself why? It’s all very well prizing individual rights but keeping a roof over your head and your kids fed will always take priority.

Western liberal democracy has been devoured by oligarchic neoliberal capitalism and voters have decided they’ve had enough.

You might have to show the working out behind this blockbuster of a sentence.

Do you really think the Dem’s are the problem?

FFS it’s not the voters, it’s the **** centrist do-nothing more of the same idiot politicians who think they can serve up the same shit sandwich election after election and assume everyone will still vote for them. The Democrats have got exactly what they deserve.

Who puts the tick in the box?

Well 4 years of a complete shit show looks imminent. A convicted sex offender, narcissists and racists president. Well done America.

Yes of course the ‘they’re all racists’ narrative. Maybe they are but ask yourself why? 

Predictable as ever Daz. No I’m not calling people concerned about immigration changing demographics as “racists” so pull your head out of your ****.

Ugh, chances are Republicans will take the Senate to so the only hope is they lose the House, I’m guessing even that won’t slow Donny down though as he can fall back on Executive Orders and the backing of the Supreme Court 🙁

Do you really think the Dem’s are the problem?

In this case of course they’re the problem. They told people they had no alternative but to vote for Harris and that the people’s concerns about the cost of living, billions being poured into foreign wars, and concerns about immigration were irrelevant and secondary to keeping the Dems in power for no other reason than the fact that Trump is a horrible man. What the f*** did they think would happen with that arrogant and patronising message?

Well that’s shit news to wake up to, looking pretty certain that the orange shitgibbon will be given another 4 years of running amok.

You had ONE job America. FFS.

We voted Boris, they voted Trump. We are not so different.

I think the way Harris became candidate was not in her favour. Biden should have gone ages ago and the Dem candidate should have been picked democratically.

Dems really are in a horrible spot if they cant beat Trump.

for no other reason than the fact that Trump is a horrible man.

That how American politics works, it’s personalities and sound bites. One of the reasons Harris has lost is people didn’t know who she was despite being VP for the last term. That’s on Biden though who he actually had a shot at a second term.

Doesn’t look good!

Edit : he just got penn so only 5 points left to win. At least it’s not dragging out for ages

Bollocks 🙁

Bollocks, bollocks, bollocks.