It is done. Donald Trump is the 45th President of the United States of America

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  1. tafkats

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    Scratch that, she has called him to concede.
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  2. 14thDoctor

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    No, you really don't. You're a child playing a game that's no longer amusing.

    Tomorrow is the beginning of a war, and this time they're not going to let the racists and bigots and assorted deplorables walk away with their dignity intact after they've been beaten. :)
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  3. Zombie

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    Good for her and I mean that seriously. She's been in politics long enough to know when a loss is a loss. Thank God she's not dragging the country through hell like happened in 2000 because this time it would have been far worse. For everybody.
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    A cuck war? LOL, You're scared of guns and men. How will you fight?

    We'll just grab you by the pussy and calm you down.
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  6. 14thDoctor

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    I wonder how long it'll be until Trump is assassinated? There's a lot of gay, trans, Muslim and latino soldiers and veterans out there with the skills to pull off an assassination, and they've probably none too happy about what Trump and Pence have in store for them. :chris:
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  7. tafkats

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    Interestingly, it looks like there's a strong chance she will win the popular vote, which would make this the second popular/electoral split this century, after it not previously having happened since 1888.
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    CNN reporting Hillary has conceded.
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  9. Amaris

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    I wouldn't even joke about it. I don't want anything to happen to Trump, except to be beaten in 4 years.
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    I genuinely hope the third party folks begin digging on how best to build up their parties for the midterms. For too long, people have seen them as a waste of time, and until they get more visibility outside of being spoilers in tight elections, we will get nowhere. There are a ton of disgruntled people who are not happy, even those who "won." The third party campaigns for 2020 begin Nov 9th. Get out there on Twitter andcFB and make yourselves known.
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    Trumps taking stage now.
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    Pence and Trump are speaking.

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    I don't, mostly becaus President Pence would be far, far worse for all those groups.
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    So America has decided to hit the rewind button.

    At least they won't be fined $1 when they return the tape.
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    The third parties really have to stop putting all their attention on these quixotic bids for president, though. Maybe look for House and Senate races where there's a particularly strong personality who they can get to throw their hat into an election that doesn't have anyone particularly strong in the major parties, or get some major party officeholders to defect.
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    This could get you in some serious shit.
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    Third party people have to come down to reality.

    Libertarians have to get their shit together and present themselves as professionals. Not the current idiots they act like.
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    Sigh...
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    I'm not joking, though. I'm not advocating it, but I can seriously see it happening. What would you do if some elected official tried rolling back your civil rights? :shrug:
    Aren't you pretty much getting President Pence anyway, according to some reports? Trump will just be the sideshow distracting the people from the damage Pence is doing.
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    Yes, but I would rather the system work as intended: in 2 years, the Democrats take the House and Senate. In 4 years, a Democratic President. It might happen, it might not, but it is infinitely better than assassination or any other extra-legal attempt. For better or for worse, Trump won. And by that I mean, for definitely worse, but he won legitimately.
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    What, the respect that Obama was shown when he was elected?
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    Clinton called Trump to concede

    Shortly after Wisconsin was called for Donald Trump, putting him over the 270 threshold needed to win the White House, Hillary Clinton called him to concede the election, The Washington Post has confirmed.

    Donald Trump confirmed the phone call in his speech, congratulating her on her campaign.

    “We owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country,” Trump said.
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    Well let's see...

    When Bush violated your civil rights you did... nothing.

    When Obama expanded that violation you did... nothing.

    Seriously dude, immigrants don't have equal rights of citizens in the USA. We're going to start enforcing laws that erode Western Civ. Fuck the third world, I want a space program again.
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    Trump is thanking lots of Republicans like Giuliani, Sessions, Carson, and Christie, but where are Cruz and Jeb!?
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    That Secretariat tangent almost made me choke on my drink.
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    He went out of his way to really thank and praise the Secret Service. Hillary treats them like dirt.
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  28. El Chup

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    I can't believe what I'm waking up and seeing.

    This is a vote for populism over policy. Emotion over intelligence. It's Brexit Mark II. Let's face it, America was fucked once you whittled it down to Trump and Clinton, but it feels like you have a suicide wish in going for the worst possible candidate. Democrats, what possible value was there in going for Clinton as the candidate? The most polarising candidate you could possibly have chosen?

    I feel sad, as this result means I don't feel I can set foot in the US for at least 4 to 8 years if Trump does half of what he says he's going to (Good! The board Trumpites will cry! :lol:). What a shame. A country I looked up to as a child and idolised is now populated by buffoons hell bent on ignoring the principles of their nation's founding and letting the world burn around us, while not caring about the generations to come. Today, in my opinion, America became an enemy of the rest of the world. The greatest country of the world is now the greatest joke of the world. You have given fuel to the international perception of Americans as a childlike people. The toddlers of the world stage. But sadly it's not just you is it? Brexit, the rise of the far right in Europe, the rise of the far left with the likes of Jeremy Corbyn, the rise of terrorism, shows that the world over people are lurching towards extremism, be it in whatever form. Today, the likes of Putin and ISIS are celebrating, as now they have a candidate that will fulfil their dreams of division. Did we not learn the lessons of history? Clearly not. What world are we creating for our children when we vote based on soundbites and rhetoric and nothing more?

    I cannot properly articulate how I am feeling right now, so shocked am I. I feel so sorry for the Americans who did not want this to happen and are now forced to live this disaster every day of their lives for however many years this dictator sits on the throne. Personally, I feel like I lost a life long friend today. No longer is America our closest and greatest ally.

    I have not felt this dismayed by a world event since 9/11. It's going to take a few hours to properly digest this I think.
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    Uh no.

    It's a vote for someone who can lead over a corrupt harpy who's never accomplished anything in her life except getting rich by destroying people's lives and stabbing them in the back.
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