This will soon be over... But first, an OPEN THREAD!

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

Yeah, you knew this was coming. Now that Election Day is upon y'all, my American friends, here's the place to dump all our stories, reports, projections, speculations, impressions, and rants about the voting.

It's been a wild, wild race. And some may've prayed that it could be over way ago. Still, it's going to be a thrilling, if a bit anxious day for everyone. The long campaign is coming to a climactic ending.

Hillary Clinton sounded confident yesterday as she sought to cut off any path to the coveted 270 electoral votes for opponent Donald Trump. The billionaire, for his part, promised that his supporters would propel him to a surprise victory. Both have crisscrossed the country during one of the most frantic stretches of the campaign, featuring dozens of appearances in a number of separate rallies heading into Election Day.

Polls have been rolling in by the hour, the majority showing Mrs Clinton with the edge nationally. The picture may look a bit different as far as the Senate and House are concerned, though.

And let's not forget that there are tens of local referenda on various issues, from gun control to minimum wages to legalising pot - plus the gubernatorial races. But the biggest of them all is the presidential election, which could be viewed as a referendum on hate and division in some sense.

But, without further ado, let's go to all the coverage, yo!

First off, the Full Timetable of the election can be seen here.

Just for some initial taste: US election polls and odds tracker (The Telegraph)

Places to follow the election results live:

Politico -- http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president
HuffPo -- http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/pollster
CNN -- http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11/07/politics/live-election-results-coverage/
FOX -- http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2016/events/elections-2016-live-blog
CNBC -- http://www.cnbc.com/elections/
BBC -- http://www.bbc.com/news/election/us2016
RT -- https://www.rt.com/uselections/
Al Jazeera -- http://live.aljazeera.com/Event/US_Election_2016

Livestreams
Throughout the day, YouTube and Twitter are possibly the best sources for continuing coverage throughout the day. On Youtube, you’ll find everything from sources like MTV and PBS to online-only outlets like The Young Turks.

Additional Youtube coverage here:

Bloomberg -- https://www.youtube.com/bloombergpolitics
Complex -- https://www.youtube.com/user/Complexmagazine
Telemundo -- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRwA1NUcUnwsly35ikGhp0A
NBC -- https://www.youtube.com/nbcnews

Or perhaps Facebook Live is more your speed:

ABC News -- https://www.facebook.com/ABCNews/
CNN -- https://www.facebook.com/cnn
Daily Caller -- https://www.facebook.com/DailyCaller/
The New York Times -- https://www.facebook.com/nytimes
NowThis -- https://www.facebook.com/NowThisNews
PBS NewsHour -- https://www.facebook.com/newshour/
Univision -- https://www.facebook.com/univision/
Vox -- https://www.facebook.com/Vox
AJ+ -- https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish/
The Washington Post -- https://www.facebook.com/washingtonpost/

For the Twitter faithful, BuzzFeed has you covered. Starting at 6pm ET on Election Day, BuzzFeed News will be streaming live on Twitter to bring you all the up-to-date election news.

Google

After polls close, Google promises to immediately post results for all 50 states and in 30 different languages. Throughout the day, it's a great resource to see up-to-date exit polling data, predictions, and trends for each election - Presidential, Senatorial, Congressional, and Gubernatorial.

Google has also promised to keep us updated with the latest state ballot referendum. Good news if you live in one of the 9 states voting on updating their marijuana laws ;)

Charts and graphical mastery

Maybe you’re more of an "I'll just take the occasional peek at work" kinda guy. No worries, there are some really great data visualisations for everything you need to know regarding the election.

FiveThirtyEight -- https://fivethirtyeight.com/
Politico -- http://www.politico.com/2016-election/results/map/president
Zoic Labs -- https://live.zoiclabs.com/
The Guardian -- https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/nov/03/live-presidential-election-night-results-mobile
270 to Win -- http://www.270towin.com/2016-election-forecast-predictions/
Real Clear Politics -- http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/2016_elections_electoral_college_map.html

There are sure to be more, so keep your eyes peeled. I'll be updating this post sporadically with some of the better options that come up.

Comments

[dreamville-bg.livejournal.com]

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

Trump and Clinton will be almost within shouting distance on election night - in New York. Let's hope this won't cause direct skirmishes between their supporters.

[abomvubuso.livejournal.com]

Yeah. This is going to be a security nightmare.

[ddstory.livejournal.com]

Behold! The Mel has spoken (https://twitter.com/Melvin_Udall_/status/790268066793857024?lang=en)!

[johnny9fingers.livejournal.com]

As chron_job said in the previous post, Hills' win leads inevitably towards constant investigation. Stop Trump then impeach Hills.

Politics is pretty fucked in America.

[dexeron.livejournal.com]

Dude's been preaching the end of America since before Obama was elected. In eight years, when Clinton's term is up and two more people are racing towards the White House in another election, you can bet he'll still be right there, preaching the end of elections, the end of Democracy, and the "death of the west" should his chosen horse fail to finish.

I guess such consistency could be seen as comforting, in a twisted sort of way.

[nairiporter.livejournal.com]

So what would happen if Trump loses and doesn't concede?

[mahnmut.livejournal.com]

The Four Horsemen would ride into town, there'll be major mayhem, the seas would turn red, swarms of locusts, cats'n'dogs mating in the streets - you know the drill.

[oportet.livejournal.com]

I wonder if Trump and Clinton are really that bad, really that polarizing?

Sure, most signs point to yes - but honestly, in some alternate reality where we're picking between Carson and Webb or Jindal and Sanders - I think it got just as nasty - I bet we, as a country, acted the same way and said most of the same things...

[paft.livejournal.com]

I doubt it. Jindal, as much as I dislike him, has a history and experience in public office and a far as I know, does not have a history of grabbing women by their genitals.

No, Trump and Clinton are not "really that bad, really that polarizing."

Trump is that bad, that polarizing.

has this been tried?

[oportet.livejournal.com]

Anything a candidate says can be used in a commercial, right? Well, at the end of everyones official non-superpac commercials, in races at most every level - the candidate usually says 'My name is (Bob), and I approve this message'.

Why the hell doesn't (Bob)'s opponent just take Bob saying that and then put it at the end of their commercial where they talk about how shitty (Bob) is?

This wasn't worth an entire post, and I couldn't find a nonsense post that it fit into - so here it goes.

[dreamville-bg.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a plan.

[oportet.livejournal.com]

Is there ONE place to find out which zoo animals across the country (or world?) picked Trump or Clinton?

If not....someone should get on that. Charge a dollar. I guarantee you'll make at least one dollar....

[luzribeiro.livejournal.com]

Quick! Someone ask whatever that dead animal is that dwells on the Donald's head, what the outcome of this election will be! Looks like it may have some clairvoyant abilities.

[dexeron.livejournal.com]

It looks like I'm going to have the choice tonight between either watching the unfolding election results, or sitting in on the recording of a gaming podcast.

I'm kind of surprised to find myself actually leaning towards the latter this time around.

[garote]

Either way you get to watch a battle with Shadowlords in it.

My prediction...

[airiefairie.livejournal.com]

Or rather...

[dreamville-bg.livejournal.com]

[johnny9fingers.livejournal.com]

Will someone please tell me why (and this is a question I've been asking repeatedly for months or longer) after more than twenty years of constant and consistent fine-tooth-comb investigation into almost every aspect of Hills life, the fact that nothing of any significance has been found hasn't changed people's opinions of her excepting for the worse? If she had been young person picked on like that by the police, as some young folk are, she would have had good recourse to claim harassment. And it makes her the bad guy? In comparison to almost anyone from either party standing, her life has been investigated forensically, and the lack of action forthcoming doesn't appear to tell people anything apart from conspiracy of a tin-foil-hat kind.

I just wish some folk could think.

[mikeyxw.livejournal.com]

Well, nobody who is innocent could stand up to that kind of scrutiny (http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748704471504574438900830760842), therefore she must be guilty to have made it this far.

[johnny9fingers.livejournal.com]

Republicans keep house.
Trump winning Florida.
Trump winning Virginia.
Looking closer now.

[johnny9fingers.livejournal.com]

Ye gods, is Trump going to win?

[fieryphoenix.livejournal.com]

I'm starting to feel a little sick.

[oportet.livejournal.com]

I got 4.5 to 1 that nobody breaks 300 - looking decent either way....

[oportet.livejournal.com]

Shit, maybe not....

[oportet.livejournal.com]

No matter what happens from this moment - Trump wins or Trump barely loses - here is a non-partisan absolute fact - Kellyanne Conway is a goddamn miracle worker.

Future republican candidates, and even democrats - if they can find her price - would be crazy not to bring her on.

[oportet.livejournal.com]

Usually, the metaphor is supposed to insult the person playing checkers. But it isn't absolute, or at least it shouldn't be. Sometimes a checkers strategy is best.

[htpcl.livejournal.com]

OMG guys I can barely keep up with y'all in these quote-worthy lines of yours! :-D

[policraticus.livejournal.com]

Man plans. God laughs.

I am astonished that I am still awake.

[chron-job.livejournal.com]

I am just astonished.

Well, bubble popped.

[garote]

Hoooooly monkey poop!!!!!

[oportet.livejournal.com]

How were the D+12 - D+20 polls wrong??? I guess we'll never know....

[policraticus.livejournal.com]

Unexpectedly...

[kylinrouge.livejournal.com]

Meme magic is real.

[oportet.livejournal.com]

Just like Fox News was the most entertaining to watch four years ago tonight - CNN and MSNBC are stealing the show now.

[airiefairie.livejournal.com]

Tuning up to CNN right now, then! =)

[airiefairie.livejournal.com]

The Dems have faltered in the Senatorial race yet again, against all odds. The art of snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. A certain amount of talent is required for that.

[johnny9fingers.livejournal.com]

The FBI may have had something to do with it though. :)

[paft.livejournal.com]

I have friends and family whose life depends on access to healthcare.

They may very well lose it now.

My husband and I may too.

This was not just another election.