Juliajms

Yes, I'm, aware of some of it, although I'm far from an expert.

Looks like she might get Omaha's one. Kind of surprising given how this is all shaking out.

Yeah, I mean let's be real. Australia has it's own issues with refugees and human rights violations. I don't think they are going to accept a ton of Americans.

Markets are plunging worldwide. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2016/11/08/markets-plunge-worldwide-as-trump-shows-surprising-strength/

Dow futures are down over 600 points.

Tom Brokow just said something like "There are people who want change and they don't care if they have to roll a grenade across the country to get it". Clearly true.

Looks like the death penalty is coming back to Nebraska. And of course Rep Matt Ashford is losing.

It really is too soon to panic. I think it's natural that we feel anxiety given how high the stakes are, but keep the faith.

And made it so clear he didn't give a f*ck about being in the Senate. It's nothing but a stepping stone for him.

Who will probably further gut whatever social safety nets they have. I just do not understand how people think sometimes. It's tragic really.

Isn't it basically the same thing? The "strong man" tends to be another term for demagogue. Of course gender is an issue, but if this were just about a man who is strong I don't think Trump would have rolled over the entire Republican field so easily.

I think it's worse than that. Like that Vox article I posted argued, we are seeing that the US is vulnerable to a demagogue. Trump was really easy to see through, but so many people don't. We are really lucky that he was so blatant about his disdain for Latinos and women and that AA's want nothing to do with him.

No one can say President Obama hasn't given his all campaigning for HRC.

This is a really good Vox article about the problems Trump has exposed in our democracy. I think they really nailed it. http://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2016/11/7/13532178/donald-trump-american-democracy-weakness A narrow Trump loss is another way of saying a near Trump win. A 3-point victory for Clinton implies that if Trump were merely a bit more self-disciplined, if he had not bragged about sexual assault while wearing a microphone, if his opponent’s pneumonia had lingered a bit longer, America would be ruled by a cruel narcissist with authoritarian ambitions. It will mean that if unemployment were a few percentage points higher, if the man who murdered two police officers last week had been brown rather than white, if Trump’s odd-bedfellows alliance of Russian hackers and angry FBI agents had been a bit more effective, Trump would have won. Perhaps, on Tuesday, we will dodge the bullet. But we will still need to understand how we came to be standing in front of a gun.

Ana Navarro voted for Hillary! http://www.cnn.com/2016/11/07/opinions/navarro-republican-voting-for-clinton/index.html

^ It's only going to get worse when trucking jobs are lost to automation. There have been some recent articles about that. I keep hearing people say that our roads and bridges are in desperate need of upgrading, which would help business, but there's some reason Republicans keep blocking it. I can't even remember why now. Retraining people sounds good to me, but I'll admit I don't think it's practical. I think most of us here believe she is going to have a hell of a time getting anything done. If in the next four years she can pass some fixes to the ACA, get her SC nomination passed and get one piece of major legislation that is her own passed, I'll be thrilled. Oh, and help block the worst of what the GOP has to offer, of course. Looks like funding was the reason. http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2015/03/25/478B-Infrastructure-Bill-Blocked-Senate-GOP

The ironic thing is HRC is likely to do more for this group than DT ever would have. No one can bring back manufacturing jobs, but at the very least she'll try to expand the social safety net. I imagine she'll try to get an infrastructure bill passed that would employ some working class people too.

That's wonderful news, especially given all the attempts to suppress the vote and the long lines people have to wait in. I really want to see all the groups Trump insulted show up at the polls to hand him his ass. I've never felt more personal animosity towards a candidate in my life.

I kept hoping Negan would use water torture on Daryl.

^ Wow. Meanwhile Trump was going on about how awful President Obama was to his protester, when nothing could have been further from the truth. I feel like I'm living in bizarro world, but it's almost over thank the gods.

Seeing people having to wait in line two hours, four hours to vote is so wrong. This election has really underlined how much systematic unfairness and discrimination is still allowed to go on.

^ I'm with you in rarely thinking this show is torture porn. The only other time that it seemed that way was when three people were bled out at Terminus with Glen, Rick and Bob next on the block. Also, I only felt that way when I watched that episode the second time. What bothered me more than the actual gore was watching all these terrified people down on their knees crying waiting to be bashed over the head or see it happen to someone they loved. Part of it is having watched these people for years. I actually muted the TV and stopped watching after Michonne tried to intercede for Carl. I just couldn't watch Rick cut Carl's hand off, so it took me a few mins to realize that didn't happen. I was glad Maggie wants revenge.

Watching the commentator on CNN going on and on about how "emotional" HRC is right now. So sexist, I just can't.

Yeah, that Guiliani interview on CNN was downright embarrassing. I'm not a big Wolf Blitzer fan these days, but he was on it. Guiliani looked like a liar (and/or senile).

Dear God.