With 72% of Americans feeling the nation is on the “wrong track,” and Vice President Kamala Harris’ favorable ratings lower than whale shit six months ago, it is miraculous that she was tied with former President Donald J. Trump.
Given that he is a convicted felon, guilty of sexual assault, and given to insane rants during rallies, it is amazing he was tied with his Democratic opponent.
It was all but certain that we would not have a certain winner Tuesday night.
Since I can’t raise a victory flag, I’ll just run down some interesting factoids, sidelights, and analyses I saw Tuesday night. At midnight, all news outlets were expecting no decision before noon, and I was not prepared to stay up all night.
First, wasn’t it nice for Pennsylvania (and Philadelphia) to be bathed in the national — no, international — spotlight?
Second, this was the most unusual election cycle in our lifetime. (Maybe I should have made this No. 1.) I mean, two candidates who were likely intellectually impaired, one of whom was stabbed in the back talked into standing down, and being replaced by a Kamala blitzkrieg. No one twitched to remove the felon.
I mean, if you saw this in a movie, you wouldn’t believe it.
An early, and unreliable indicator: The six voters of Dixville Notch, N.H., divided evenly — 3 voters for Kamala, 3 votes for Trump. They vote at midnight, so they make news every four years. And 4 years ago they voted 5-0 for Joe Biden. Was breaking the Notch wall a harbinger of a Trump victory? Or a stalemate?
The turnout seemed to be heavy, maybe record-breaking. In 2020, Joe Biden versus Trump, set a modern record, with a 66.6% turnout, the largest in seven decades, topping the 63.8% racked up in 1960’s epic contest between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon,
We know Pennsylvania, the Keystone State, is a keystone to victory. Philadelphia is the state’s largest city, by far, but turnout has been disappointing to Democrats in the past few elections.
In 2020, Philly delivered 603,790 votes for Joe Biden.
If Philly Dems fall short, look for calls for the scalps of city Demo chair Bob Brady, and state chair Sharif Street. If the total beats 2020, then Brady and Street are golden.
At 10:15, MSNBC reported half the Philly vote was in, 258,069 for Kamala, meaning she will get about 90,000 fewer votes than Biden if the second half equals the first.
By 9 p.m., legal betting sites were favoring Trump to win, by more than 60%.
The stock market went up today and that usually favors the party in power.
Throughout the evening, CNN listed fewer electoral votes for Kamala than did Fox News. Was CNN being cautious? Fox News being reckless? Fox did well with its predictions in 2020.
Even NewsNation was calling races before CNN. Never heard of NewsNation? It’s a startup that claims to be more centrist than NewsMax, which is farther right than Fox News.
At 10:25, NewsNation had an odds website suggesting Trump had an 80% chance of winning. It was the earliest network to award North Carolina and Georgia to Trump, which put Kamala in a deep hole.
As the campaign closed, the reliable Des Moines Register poll had reported Kamala was competitive in Iowa. Had she flipped the bright red Hawkeye State, that would have been huge.
At 10:25 p.m., MSNBC reported she had not.
At 10:30, CNN reported Trump was doing better in the Hispanic community this year, as opposed to 2020, despite the Madison Square Garden “comedy routine” that put a beat down on Puerto Rico. An example of theTeflon Don. Stuff doesn’t stick to him.
Before 11 p.m., a Kamala campaign official put out a notice to staffers that the result won’t be known tonight, but that the Blue Wall of Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania was intact.
At 11:06, ABC’s Jonathan Karl reported his Democratic sources were “very concerned about the trends they are seeing.”
I began to get a deja vu feeling about 2016.
At 11:51, Fox News reported the GOP took control of the U.S. Senate.
I don’t know. Will I wake up to a new President?
Anyone who would vote for the democrats after the last 4 years is either dumb or they hate the country. Thank God the American people woke up. Let’s make America great again. I hope the democrats get rid of their lying hating ways.
Dude, I’ve never seen anyone so delusions in my life. The only person we hate is Donald J. Trump. You know why? Because HE is the author of all the hatred and derision we’ve seen over the past 10 years. Not a single Democrat has brought forth a single word of hatred, other than hatred for hatred itself. You disgust me.
How’s your morning Freeze?
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Go hug it out with will bunch
I think we have to get you fitted for a straight jacket. And get you into therapy . Try to gather up Wanda and that asshole Bogart and take them with you.😂
Hey Danny you can KISS MY ASS! This does not change anything. He is still an orange-skinned POS and you are still a fuckturd. If you do not like what I am saying it is just too damn bad because there is nothing you can do about it!
MAGA keep repeating that it will help you sleep at night 😂
Congratulations to you Daniel. You persevered and never wavered while the puerile gang on this wonderful blog called you more imbecilic names than they did President Trump. I am happy for you and those of your ilk today. Enjoy your day!
It’s a great day for the country. But what a mess the democrats have left us.
Satan, a/k/a has fooled Daniel and half of America with his chosen high priest trump👹.
GOD please save us from these devil worshippers like Daniel.
Satan a/k/a “The Great Trickster” has fooled useful idiots like Daniel, Stunad Stu, Stan, Mr. Cadwalader, et al. GOD please save us from the evil the trump/Vance administration will envelop America with. Save us from all the Trump hate, bigotry and lies that will be visited on us. Please protect our Healthcare system from RFK, Jr. And please protect our women from the Trump white male Christian Patriarchy. Women now have less rights than they did 4 years ago thanks to corrupt SCOTUS. GOD smite thine enemies.
The regulatory state messed with the Amish. This is payback.
The Big Payback! (James Brown)
Stu—-I look forward to seeing you on The View this morning. Bring your own box of tissues.
Now that’s funny!
Were you disappointed to not see me on The View? Did you read my next column?
It’s time to work together for the good of our nation. The people of our country got through a tough four years. The people overwhelmingly voted for President Donald Trump, it’s time to make America great again. God Bless America and God Bless President Donald Trump.
The inmates have taken over the asylum. And you evil scumbag trumpicans, stop invoking GOD. SATAN blessed Trump👹 and cursed America with idol-worshipping trumpicans. The criminals will be in control of the Federal gov’t. with a convicted felon as leader.
For us normal people, the even worse thing is if trump💩 is incapacitated (he is showing signs of Dementia, like Daniel) JD Vance, Project 2025 spokesman & white Christian Nationalist would become President. He would be 10 times worse than trump. Putin, Xi, and Un are very happy a malignant narcissist was elected. They ALL played trumpo like a fiddle. Now Netanyahu can start a war with Iran, evict the Palestinians and reclaim Gaza & the West Bank and trump will back him 100%.
This country is falling apart thanks to phony patriots like 🤡Daniel, 💩Stude, et al who worship at the altar of trump.
P.S. when Trump starts trying to violate the Constitution are you trumpscumbags going to speak up for the Constitution or just sit there like the lemmings you are?
All the lights in America are going out. A sickness of hate and lies has befallen us. Satan, the trickster has fooled us once again. His “useful idiot” was elected President.
Hahahaha Get on the bus to the nut house with Freeze, Wanda, that asshole Bogart .
Once again fuckturd, KISS MY ASS.
Hahahaha
Laugh all you want fuckturd but I know it bothers you that you cannot shup me up, even thought you will never admit it.
Everyone but you knows you are an asshole. Keep talking you prove it every time you post. MAGA😂
LOL!!! That’s funny! (but it’s good advice)
FUCK YOU ASSHOLE!!! It’s douchebags like you that are ruining the country. You worship Satan and his high priest Trump. May you burn in Hell for all eternity!
Keith Barger sorry to see you have to resort to calling your opposition nasty names. It seems by doing this you only lower yourself to the gutter. Think positive, be supportive it’s a new better day. The “PEOPLE” Republicans, Democrats and Independent’s have spoken. Get ready for a much better 4 years under Republican rule. Last but not least I firmly believe that the Lord was on the side of the absolute winner the American People. God Bless America and God Bless President Donald Trump.
You’re a fool. You worship Satan & Trump, not GOD. GOD cursed us with trump💩
Keith… Calling people a fool, not very nice and I don’t worship satan, I am a Catholic I worship God. Just try to relax and take your blood pressure, once President Trump starts turning things around that the Dems screwed up, you will start to feel better. You will soon be wearing a RED MAGNA HAT and singing President Donald Trump’s praises. When the time comes and you want to switch your registration to Republican I have the paperwork for you. Have a nice day.
Since that orange-skinned POS feels it is okay to call people who disagree with him names I will do the same.
As to God Blessing him, as far as I am concerned both that orange-skinned POS, his running mate, Musk and several others can go to hell.
it’s about time for everyone to get along. Thought I saw that in BOTH republican and democrat ads before voting day.
My only words: I despise MAGA more than I despise Progressives, and that’s going a ways, because extremism in either form is never a good thing. America fell asleep at the wheel, abdicated it’s global leadership positions and will fall behind China both geopolitically and economically in the next decade.
We prospered under Trump his first term and we will prosper again. You are just a hater.
What doesn’t surprise (as I type this at 11:03 AM on the 6th), is that Ms. Harris hasn’t had the good grace to concede nor to call her opponent and wish him well. She is more than shallow, she is ill-mannered.
Why should she concede before he reached 270?
You’ve really got chutzpah to mention conceding when Trump hasn’t yet conceded 2020.
My comment was about Kamala, not Trump. Stay on focus, Stu.
Why are you afraid to answer his question Vince?
He didn’t ask a qauestion; he made a comment.
Congrats on the most hypocritical comment of this election. She conceded today…watch and learn. Trump never did 4 years ago. Do you think before you post?
Craig, I have noticed Vince has a real problem with assertive women especially women of color.
Craig, Vince has a problem with strong assertive women, especially if they are non-white.
Hillary conceded almost immediately. Harris conceded at 3:30 PM the next day. Do YOU think at all?
AND THAT ORANGE-SKINNED POS NEVER CONCEDED! WHAT IS SO FUCKING HARD ABOUT YOU ADMITTING THAT VINCE?
To Keith Barger:
Your statement about Prime Minister Netanyahu is incorrect. The terrorist group voted in by the Gazans attacked Israel on October 7, 2023. The democratic nation of Israel is defending itself. That nation is not expelling any Palestinians or any other group of people who are their citizens. Israel does not want the Gaza strip. Prime Minister Netanyahu does not want a war with Iran. However, the Israelis must stop Iranian backed terrorists from invading their nation time and time again; thus murdering, raping, and kidnapping thousands of it citizens.