Electoral analysts were saying Clinton couldn't secure most of the Bernie vote

"TheHondaBro" (wwaveform)
11/09/2016 at 09:07 • Filed to: None

So yeah. Your vote matters.

DISCUSSION (36)

ttyymmnn > TheHondaBro
11/09/2016 at 09:12

I think the NYT and WaPo are still free today. There’s some interesting analysis over there on how the pundits just plain got it so remarkably wrong. I blame the Democratic Party for this one. They failed to see that the last thing this country wanted was another connected political insider. And they rammed through Hillary’s nomination, a deeply flawed candidate that some people simply couldn’t vote for. Any other Democrat would likely have won, given how close the election was.

Fasten your seatbelt. It’s going to be a wild ride until the mid-term elections.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > TheHondaBro
11/09/2016 at 09:13

A woman is getting beat on right now, cause her drunk significant other feels pretty validated right now.

He did well in is speach though... I hope he realizes the gravity of his post.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > ttyymmnn
11/09/2016 at 09:14

This.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > ttyymmnn
11/09/2016 at 09:17

Yup I’ll blame the democrats and the baby boomers (nobody cares that your “the best” generation)voters that outnumbered the youth. I’ll see you in B.C. when I get my citizenship revoked to make america great again. Fuck 2016 with a porcupine cone.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > ttyymmnn
11/09/2016 at 09:18

I think this election was more “We Hate Hillary” than “We Love Trump”.

TheHondaBro > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper
11/09/2016 at 09:19

I’m not worried about Trump as much as I am worried about living in a country that would elect him. I’m Middle-Eastern. I look Muslim. I’m genuinely terrified.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > TheHondaBro
11/09/2016 at 09:22

Exactly, a lot of people feel validated. It really is scary.

Axel-Ripper > ttyymmnn
11/09/2016 at 09:25

Doesn’t help when you focus on securing the minority vote so hard that you completely alienate the majority.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > TheHondaBro
11/09/2016 at 09:25

Oh my god stop fucking whining

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/09/2016 at 09:26

My grandfather voted Trump purely because “he’s a Republican” and since he’s been a Republican his whole life he can’t vote any other way. That is just so wrong.

TheHondaBro > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/09/2016 at 09:26

No. I voted, I have the right to bitch and moan about a racist in the white house.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles
11/09/2016 at 09:27

Yeah, but when the other vote goes to Hillary, it just isn’t worth changing.

Flavien Vidal > TheHondaBro
11/09/2016 at 09:31

When I read that, the first thing that came to my mind was “Oh shit, I had no idea, that sucks”... I sincerely hope my reaction is going to stay unjustified :(

I’ll stay away from the US for a while though. Something like 4 years or so...

cazzyodo > TheHondaBro
11/09/2016 at 09:36

It’s true. In a rare FB post I reminded everyone that the beauty of our democratic process isn’t participating but obtaining the right to bitch AFTER participating.

cazzyodo > TheHondaBro
11/09/2016 at 09:37

Someone I used to work with has a ten year old daughter who is concerned her friends will all get deported.

Nothing about this statement is okay with me.

TheHondaBro > cazzyodo
11/09/2016 at 09:47

That’s horrible.

OPPOsaurus WRX > ttyymmnn
11/09/2016 at 09:47

yep, i bet if they went with Bernie they would be celebrating today

DipodomysDeserti > TheHondaBro
11/09/2016 at 10:13

Our friend Jake is an admitted racist , so he’s not going to understand what the issue is. You’re of ME descent, so according to Jake you’re arrogant. At least you aren’t Indian, so you smell ok.

ttyymmnn > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
11/09/2016 at 10:25

Yup. And that’s why my emotions today are turning to anger at the Democratic Party.

Tekamul > unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins)
11/09/2016 at 10:30

Boomers weren’t the greatest generation, that was their parents. Boomers were the white picket fence, suburbs, ideal America people.

This election turned on single issue voters (9th SC Justice to overturn Rowe v Wade) and a lack of enthusiasm in minority voting, particularly the black vote.

So blame white evangelical christians that attend church 1 or more times per week, and Clinton’s sense of entitlement.

unclevanos (Ovaltine Jenkins) > TheHondaBro
11/09/2016 at 10:34

I’m a bad hombre according to him. I have birthright citizenship, speak taco bowl language and like tacos and is currently going to college while being nickel’d and dimed to death. I’m still worried voluntary ICE agents want to get me and my parents.

BigBlock440 > TheHondaBro
11/09/2016 at 10:47

You’re scared now, but literally nothing changed since yesterday or last year. Those same people were still here, and they would still be had Hillary won. If you’re scared today, you should have been scared regardless.

RutRut > ttyymmnn
11/09/2016 at 11:30

How did the pundits get it wrong? The people that are most likely to vote Trump are the same people that hang up when called to participate in polls, and blow off people at exit polls.

Bourbon&JellyBeans > TheHondaBro
11/09/2016 at 11:40

If it makes you feel any better, realistically you’re not any more at danger today as you were last Wednesday.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > TheHondaBro
11/09/2016 at 11:43

To be fair most bernie supporters cars broke down so they couldnt vote because they expected him to give them new ones

TheHondaBro > TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
11/09/2016 at 11:45

Yo.

Bernie voter here.

Fixed my own car.

Voted for Clinton.

TheD0k_2many toys 2little time > TheHondaBro
11/09/2016 at 11:48

yea but you dont live in Michigan where i dont think i saw a single car with a bernie sticker that should have made it more than 20 miles lol.

Honestly all candidates were garbage and life goes on.

DipodomysDeserti > BigBlock440
11/09/2016 at 12:03

Very true. The difference is their opinions have been validated within the sphere of American politics.

ttyymmnn > RutRut
11/09/2016 at 12:59

Exactly. But the pollsters were confident about their predictions to the point of hubris. The old models simply don’t work any more.

Party-vi > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/09/2016 at 16:21

Oh my god stop being a dick

Party-vi > TheHondaBro
11/09/2016 at 16:21

Remember, no dicking-out on Oppositelock.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > TheHondaBro
11/09/2016 at 18:01

But what does spamming Oppo with “oh my god I’m so scared” accomplish, exactly? Write your congressman. Write a bunch of congressmen. Send emails. Actually *do* something if you legitimately fear for your citizenship/freedom/life. Not to mention that all we have to see from Trump so far is a bunch of hyperbole and campaign bullshit, 90% of which contradicts itself. We have very little reason to believe he’ll follow through (or even can) with most of the stuff he’s said. Please take solace in Trump’s unpredictability until he takes office, then we will see how much of what he said was just noice.

You’re a cool guy, HondaBro, but take a minute to slow down and look critically instead of freaking out.

TheHondaBro > Party-vi
11/09/2016 at 18:02

Kinja'd!!!

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > DipodomysDeserti
11/09/2016 at 18:03

Hi! You seem to think that just because I dislike many people of a race/ethnicity/whatever means I think of them as lesser people or wish to see them dead. There’s a difference. Piss up a rope. There’s a difference between “muslims should be deported and blacks aren’t real people” racism and being discriminatory.

DipodomysDeserti > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To
11/09/2016 at 18:35

You said yourself that engineering school made you a little racist. Those were your words, not mine. I asked you to explain and you explained it pretty well, providing examples of your racism (all Arabs are arrogant and Indians smell and can’t be understood). I appreciate your honesty. Life becomes a lot simpler when people like you out yourselves.

If you continue having these thoughts I encourage you to share them with everyone around you. Make sure to share them with your boss and coworkers, and mention them at any and all interviews! Maybe try explaining you theory regarding degrees of racism. They’ll really enjoy that.

wafflesnfalafel > TheHondaBro
11/09/2016 at 22:43

but what about 40% of the nation wants right now...