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[Oriel]

Ooh, exciting. Come on Hilldawg!

 

[fanboi]

Damn

 

[Geist-]

Oh god, it's happening!

 

[uncredited male]

Do me a solid life. Make this swift and decisive.

 

[MagnaderAlpha]

Man, that's scary. Change for the sake of change is not a good thing. I mean, compared to where we are now, a zombie apocalypse could be considered a "change", but I doubt people would want that kind of change. Also, those with more experience, better judgement and care more about the people are likely to make the decisions to make a change that not only benefits all, but is good for us in the long run.

 

[Intheflorsh]

CNN is corny as fuck with this announcer

 

[jasminlovesyoux]

I'm actually getting legit nervous. This morning I was confident Trump would lose but I keep seeing news coverage about how close he is. I'm actually concerned and worried. This is a terrible feeling.

 

[Tom Nook]

Kentucky and Indiana polls closed

 

[ShooterMcGavin]

CNN going all in with the Kojima-directed opening.

 

[KingBroly]

Report is that Broward Co, FL is D-6 and R+6 from 2012, a 12% shift. That's HUGE for Trump if it's true

 

[Indicate]

Here we go!

 

[Baroquemantic]

I'm nervous

 

[SuperSah]

So, first results due?

 

[HotHamBoy]

That child is nightmarish.

 

[Phreaker]

Here we go!! Hold me

 

[Squirrel Killer]

Been waiting 40 minutes at the polls. Lots of minorities in line. Sorry Trump.

Research the local election official responsible and make sure to vote against them.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Oh jeez? Is CNN doing their 20 person Thanksgiving table panel again? I'm definitely not tuning in for that. Let me know if someone has a meltdown though

 

[Sanjuro]

They should have used Limp Bizkit's My Way.

What a shameful promo from CNN.

 

[Violet_0]

It's at this moment where you realize how much power the USA actually has as a world leader. The amount of worry I see from other countries is crazy. I don't blame them at all.

even if Trump should win by some miracle, I really don't see how his presidency would noticeably affect most other countries. There are too many safety measures in the US to ensure that he can't go full Putin, Erdogan or even Orban. Though I could see it having an economic and social impact in America and validate other populists around the world

 

[Hubbl3]

CNN is corny as fuck with this announcer

I can't decide if he's trying to be the Monster Truck hype-man or if he's trying to be the movie trailer guy

 

[Sydle]

I hope that turd and Jeffery shitLord go far far away.

As well as Kayleigh and Scottie. I never want to see either of them ever again.

 

[msdstc]

CNN is corny as fuck with this announcer

Embarrassing lol, sounds so cheesy. Their coverage has not hid the fact that it loves drumming up the drama.

 

[GSG Flash]

Watching this CNN intro, you would think an epic UFC match is about to start :/

 

[F0rneus]

Don't fuck this up USA

 

[Get'sMad]

just poured my first drink of the evening

i'm so nervous

 

[_woLf]

is CNN for real with this shit

 

[GoldenEye 007]

Because you fucking suppressed them all.

And even then, at least using early voting, it appears the AA vote largely recovered to at least 2012 levels. Except NC which has been a location of heavy suppression.

Plus I guess they are forgetting the surge in latino turnout.

 

[Oriel]

CNN Election Night - A Jerry Bruckheimer Film.

 

[Frustrated_me]

CNN... Jesus.

 

[MIMIC]

The CNN promo did make me chuckle a bit. Felt like I was watching a movie trailer

 

[Calidor]

and the winner is.... JOHN CENA

 

[MassiveNights]

538 are running a live forecast tonight as results come in, here's an explanation:

How Our Election Night Projections Work

Throughout this evening, we’ll be updating election night forecasts as states are called for presidential and senate candidates. To clear up any misinterpretations, we’re not trying to project states based on partial returns. So if (for example) Trump is leading Missouri by 5 percentage points with 40 percent of precincts reporting, that won’t matter to the model.

Instead, our election night model is much simpler than that. It relies upon only these three things:

1. Our pre-election forecasts.
2. States that are “called” by our partners at ABC News.
3. The amount of time that has passed since the polls closed in a state, if it hasn’t been called yet.

To repeat, these forecasts do not use votes counted so far. They also do not use exit polls. They do not look at margin of victory. The only input is a single designation for every state: “D” (called for the Democrat), “R” (called for the Republican”) or blank (not called yet), based on calls made by the ABC News Decision Desk. We can also call states for independent candidates, or project that the Georgia or Louisiana senate races will go to a runoff.

Having a state called for you helps in two ways in the model.

• It gives you electoral votes.
• It helps you in our forecast for the other states.For example, if Wisconsin has been called for Clinton, the model can infer that she’s more likely to win Minnesota also. And it really helps a candidate if they win in an upset, since that’s a sign they may be beating their polls everywhere.

Our election models have been running tens of thousands of simulations each day in order to account for the relationship between different states in the Electoral College. The most important takeaway is that state outcomes are correlated: If Trump (unexpectedly) wins Virginia, for example, he’s also extremely likely to win North Carolina. So each simulation creates a plausible map based on a state’s region and demographics. In one simulation, perhaps, Clinton might outperform among Hispanics, therefore winning Florida and Arizona despite losing Ohio and Iowa.

These simulations are useful for our election night forecast also. Once we know the results in some states, we can make better inferences about the results in the remaining ones. So as states are called, we update the forecasts accordingly based on a series of regression analyses that relate every state to every other one.

The model also considers how long it’s been without a call in a state. If it originally expected Clinton to win New Jersey by 10 percentage points, for instance, but New Jersey still hasn’t been called five hours after polls have closed there, it will discount that lead significantly, assuming the state is closer than pre-election polls had the state.

As a final word of caution, I wouldn’t read too much into the first few called states, unless there are substantial upsets (Clinton winning Indiana, for example). But once swing states start to be called and the model has more data to work off, its projections will be more meaningful.

http://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/2016-election-results-coverage/?ex_cid=extra_banner

 

[Ghost_Messiah]

Ooh, exciting. Come on Hilldawg!

lmao

 

[RoKKeR]

That CNN Promo lmao

 

[iMAGINATION]

I'm more excited for the senate race than the presidential. We all know Hillary will win.

 

[Lightning Count]

Fuck me this is tense.

 

[e_i]

Wow, Indiana actually voted for Obama? WTF?

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

Gather all the glue and start huffing, here we go!

 

[smokeymicpot]

That CNN Promo lmao

Its CNNs super bowl.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Wow, Indiana actually voted for Obama? WTF?

2008 was crazy, man.

 

[Big Blue]

In before GAF foreigners freak out about KY and IN.

 

[LegalEagleMike]

CNN always goes overboard for election coverage. Remember the freaking holograms?

 

[everyday math]

 

[Phantast2k]

 

[Jamie OD]

Somebody in CNN is angling for an NFL job.

 

[Simon Belmont]

Its CNNs super bowl.

Even bigger, it's their Wrestlemania

 

[Hazardous Metal]

Anywhere I can watch this from Canada?


aaaaaay first post of new page leggo

 

[akileese]

Wow, Indiana actually voted for Obama? WTF?

The Obama hype train was absolutely monstrous.

 

[Joeytj]

Wait, don't Indiana and Kentucky wait until 7pm? A lot of their counties end voting at 6pm, but networks wait until the entire state is in.

 

[Makonero]

That child is nightmarish.