Monthly Archives: November 2016

Both Homocon US House Candidates Lose Bids

Homocon candidates Clay Cope and Sheriff Paul Babeu both lost their bids for the US House yesterday. From the Hartford Courant: After nearly three hours of startlingly close results, Republican Clay Cope late Tuesday night conceded the 5th Congressional District race to Democratic incumbent Elizabeth Esty. The 5th District was by far the tightest Congressional race in the state, with …

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Canadian Immigration Site Crashes

As gloom began to set in last night, the Canadian government issued the above pleasant tweet, which could considered trolling by Canadian standards. The tweet quickly went viral and shortly afterwards the official Canadian immigration site crashed. Via USA Today: It may not come as a surprise that Google recorded a spike in the search topic immigration to Canada Tuesday …

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Today’s New York Daily News

From the New York Daily News: Donald J. Trump rode a national fury against the political status quo all the way to the White House, winning the election Tuesday to become the 45th president of the United States. In an implausible triumph after breaking seemingly every rule of presidential campaigning, the often-crude, often-demagogic ex-reality show star defeated nemesis Hillary Clinton …

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NORTH CAROLINA: Roy Cooper Claims Victory But Razor-Thin Margin May Hinge On Provisional Ballots

The Charlotte Observer reports: The race for North Carolina governor appeared headed into overtime with Democrat Roy Cooper clinging to a paper-thin lead over Republican Gov. Pat McCrory early Wednesday morning. Cooper was leading by around 3,000 votes out of 4.7 million cast. The race could hinge on so-called provisional ballots expected to be counted by the time of a …

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OPEN THREAD: Gloom As Hillary’s Chances Shrink

As Hillary Clinton’s chances continues to shrink, one bright point in the last hour is her projected win in Virginia. Trump, however, has been projected to win Ohio. All eyes remain on Florida, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. If you’re not hammered by now, maybe you should start slamming shots. Join in below where four live-streams are embedded.

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OPEN THREAD: More Results As Race Stays Tight

It’s been nearly two hours since the first polls closed and the race in Florida remains perilously close with Trump in the lead. We should get the calls in several key states in the next hour. Embedded below are the live streams from four major outlets. Join the nail-biting.

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Rep. Tammy Duckworth Unseats Sen. Mark Kirk

In the first Senate flip of the night for the Democrats, US House Rep. Tammy Duckworth has unseated Sen. Mark Kirk. Last week the Human Rights Campaign made the unprecedented move of retracting their endorsement of Kirk after he made a racist attack on Duckworth’s family during their final debate. The Democrats need to flip at least four seats to …

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OPEN THREAD: Early Results And Projections Arrive

Polls are now closed or will close within the hour in about two dozen states. CNN has already called Kentucky and Indiana for Trump. Hillary is projected to win Vermont. No surprises so far. Weigh in below as exit polls and projections come in. I’ll break out the result in battleground states with new posts as they arrive. Live streams …

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HORROR: Trump Cake Seen Taken Into Trump Tower

If you haven’t been on Twitter in the last hour, you’re missing out on what will surely be a full night of #TrumpCake memes. The Hill reports: A cake of Donald Trump was spotted being wheeled into Trump Tower on Tuesday afternoon, according to an ABC News reporter. The cake is sculpted to look like the Republican presidential nominee. Some …

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OPEN THREAD: Tells Us About Your Time At The Polls

If you’ve voted since our open thread from very early this morning, let us know how things went for you. Also use this open thread to discuss reports of ballot issues, voter intimidation, and other other subjects related to the act of casting votes. The first exit polls will likely be arriving around 6PM, but don’t let that stop you …

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NEVADA: Court Denies Trump’s Demand To “Separate And Preserve” Early Votes In State’s Largest County

CNN reports: A Nevada court judge denied a request Tuesday from Donald Trump campaign lawyers to issue an order directing a county registrar of voters to preserve and separate ballots from voting machines in four early voting sites in Clark County, Nevada. In legal briefs filed Monday night, Trump lawyers had asked for an order to have the pertinent early …

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Trump Voters Show Their White Nationalist Pride

The above two images are being widely shared on Twitter today as reports come in about voter intimidation attempts by presumed supporters of Donald Trump. From the Washington Post: Voters in Florida, a key battleground, have reported multiple accounts of voters saying they have encountered aggressive, intimidating behavior, according to a nonpartisan group monitoring election issues nationwide. “In Florida we …

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Trump Supporting Pastor: Demonic Hornets Will Be Stinging Americans With Lustful Homosexuality [VIDEO]

Back in September, Donald Trump headlined a Christian conference hosted by Pastor Frank Amedia, who claims that he saved countless lives in Hawaii by praying away a tsunami. Well, Pastor Amedia has had another vision from White Jesus. Via Right Wing Watch: In a livestreamed sermon on Sunday, Amedia went into greater detail about his prophecy, saying that the “putrid …

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Breitbart: Lady Gaga Wore “Nazi” Outfit At Hillary Rally

From Breitbart: Pop star Lady Gaga was burned on social media late Monday, with fans furious that the singer “dressed literally like a Nazi” while speaking at Hillary Clinton’s final campaign rally. Gaga took the stage at a midnight rally in Raleigh, North Carolina for one final push to support Clinton heading into Election Day. But rallygoers and those watching …

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DIAL 1 FROM RUSSIA: Popular Russian News Site Gives Readers Number To Trump’s Voter Fraud Hotline

The Moscow Times reports: Readers of the popular news website can follow an election-day live blog. As a service to its audience in the United States, Gazeta.ru shared the phone number for Donald Trump’s hotline, set up to collect reports of voting violations. Strangely, the website thought the information might also be useful to people living in Russia, far removed …

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Fox Falsely Accuses Trump Protester Of Voter Fraud, Story Debunked By His Not-Dead Grandmother [VIDEO]

The Guardian reports: Fox News has falsely implicated the protester who was beaten up at a Donald Trump rally in a case of voter fraud involving absentee ballots issued in the name of his “dead” grandmother. Austyn Crites, a Republican protester who was assaulted at a Trump rally in Nevada, was stunned to see a TV report associating him with …

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NEVADA: Trump Sues Largest County, Claims Early Voting Hours Were Illegally Extended, Registar Denies

CNN reports: In a sign that the legal team for the Trump campaign is aggressively laying the groundwork for potential legal challenges — big and small — lawyers have gone to state court in Nevada in an early vote dispute. In legal briefs filed last night, Trump lawyers are asking for relief in case “the election of presidential electors from …

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Homocon Jim Hoft: Trump Will Win In A Landslide

From the website of homocon Jim Hoft, also widely-known as the Stupidest Man On The Internet: The pollsters say those states are a toss-up. But they’re wrong. Here’s why: Pollsters are wrong on the percentage of white voters relative to other voting groups. Pollsters are ignoring the increased Republican turnout this year. Pollsters are underestimating the numbers of Democrats voting …

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Trump Booed At Own Polling Station [VIDEO]

Via Jezebel: Donald Trump showed up this morning to vote in New York City, where he was greeted by a warm show of support from his friends and neighbors—just kidding, they booed him the whole time. Video from outside PS 59 shows a group of people booing loudly as Trump, accompanied by his wife, Melania, scurried inside the building to …

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Tony Perkins Applauds Australia For Killing Marriage Plebiscite (Which We Actually Wanted Them To Do)

Upon the urging of LGBT groups, yesterday the Australian Senate voted to formally kill a non-binding national plebiscite on same-sex marriage. We’ve known for weeks that the plebiscite was never going to happen, but Tony Perkins is calling the vote a victory for White Jesus. Via press release: So much for the worldwide movement to redefine marriage! Remember when liberals …

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