Election Day at last in America…

[StarSong]

Not the outcome many of us hoped for.

Now more than ever I need to focus on what I can count on: a beautiful sunrise & the love & support of friends & family.

 

[Brookswood]

Future elections won't feature the orange fellow, and they won't have a candidate on the other side who didn't go through the primary process.

I think what you typed, and I high lighted in Bold, is at the heart of the matter and the key to the results. Remember the Democratic Primary debates? None of us do because there weren’t any.

Had the Dems had a real primary season with the President debating other contenders, the results might have been different. This is just my opinion, of course.

 

[AnnieA]

I see Trump's win as an indictment of the mainstream media. Elon Musk didn't have to jump up on stage at Trump rallies or have raffles awarding people for registering to vote. All he had to do (and he did) was allow X to show longer clips of footage where the mainstream media took parts of out of context and reported it as truth over and over and over again. The mainstream bias predated Trump, but their hatred of him beamed a glaring light that reflected back to reveal their bias.

I didn't vote for Trump, but am so thankful that this win exposes the utter failure of the mainstream media. Bezos saw the writing on the wall after the Gallup poll a couple of weeks ago showing America's trust in the media at an all time low.

Am hopeful that this will lead to a correction and more balanced reporting. I'd love not to have to dig through multiple sources and trace original content to find unbiased news.

 

[Sunny]

Heartbreaking. But America will somehow survive. We've survived bad choices before.

 

[StarSong]

If you watched, the Pacific States were just handed over immediately upon poll closing before any counting had been done. Not that it's improper. It just shows that everyone knows they are bought and paid for.

Not sure what you think you know, but your words are deeply offensive and patently untrue. How dare you suggest such a thing?

 

[AnnieA]

...It just shows that everyone knows they are bought and paid for.

Not sure what you think you know, but your words are deeply offensive and patently untrue. How dare you suggest such a thing?

@StarSong is correct @dilettante. I live in a deep red Southern state that was called minutes after our polls closed. It's not paid for votes, but voting history and exit polls. No way was Trump going to flip Cali, Oregon or Washington and I think you know that.

 

[dilettante]

No way was Trump going to flip Cali, Oregon or Washington and I think you know that.

And that's what "bought and paid for" means. Owned, taken for granted. Uncontested.

It applies to both red and blue states. It means their results can be determined without counting a single vote due to the extreme dominance of one party or the other.

 

[Alizerine]

Heartbreaking. But America will somehow survive. We've survived bad choices before.

I'm not so sure.

 

[HermitHogan]

I think great replacement theory explains it all and is why Harris never had a chance.
A deadly ideology: how the ‘great replacement theory’ went mainstream

 

[Aunt Bea]

We had our say, now it’s time to accept the people’s choice and see where we go from here.

“The government you elect is the government you deserve.” - Thomas Jefferson

 

[StarSong]

And that's what "bought and paid for" means. Owned, taken for granted. Uncontested.

It applies to both red and blue states. It means their results can be determined without counting a single vote due to the extreme dominance of one party or the other.

Actually, that's not what "bought and paid for" means. I means, literally: Bought and Paid For.

Don't try to wriggle out of your offensive words by pretending that expression means anything other than what it literally says.

 

[AnnieA]

And that's what "bought and paid for" means. Owned, taken for granted. Uncontested.

It applies to both red and blue states. It means their results can be determined without counting a single vote due to the extreme dominance of one party or the other.

Maybe something like "foregone conclusion" would've worked better than a phrase that has both a figurative and a literal meaning.

 

[dilettante]

Oh come on. Idiom is not a difficult concept.

 

[Alizerine]

We had our say, now it’s time to accept the people’s choice and see where we go from here.

“The government you elect is the government you deserve.” - Thomas Jefferson

The billionaires have spoken.

 

[StarSong]

Oh come on. Idiom is not a difficult concept.

Spare me. As the saying goes, don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining. At least man up and either apologize or stand by your words.

 

[Aunt Bea]

The billionaires have spoken.

I think that is unfair, millions of hard working men and women across America saw something that we didn’t see and we need to respect their choice even if we don’t agree with it.

 

[AnnieA]

The billionaires have spoken.

From the perspective of an Independent, that's too simplistic. Soros has had skin in the game for decades and even the younger tech billionaires were in different camps in this election.

 

[Alizerine]

I think that is unfair, millions of hard working men and women across America saw something that we didn’t see and we need to respect their choice even if we don’t agree with it.

I respect their choice. I don't respect the information they were dealt in order to make that choice.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I respect their choice. I don't respect the information they were dealt in order to make that choice.

Have it your way!

 

[dilettante]

 

[HermitHogan]

I think that is unfair, millions of hard working men and women across America saw something that we didn’t see and we need to respect their choice even if we don’t agree with it.

I think it's just the opposite. They didn't see what was clear and obvious to the rest of us.

 

[David777]

There is a much more solid Blue Wall on the West Coast.

The political orientation of California tends to be misunderstood by Eastern outsiders due to media dominance by the populous coastal counties. However it usually shows a larger area of red than blue due to more conservative larger inland counties. Unfortunately the state entered the union at too large a practical size much like Texas. Efforts to split the state have always been opposed by politicians in the more populous south coastal counties and national political entities.

With only 60% of votes yet tabulated, that clearly shows again in this 11am EST map.

 

[Paco Dennis]

Oh come on. Idiom is not a difficult concept.

Ok, but I don't understand how you can claim that the western states were reported early because they were bought. By whom? Who paid to do this. It makes no sense to me.

 

[dilettante]

Ok, but I don't understand how you can claim that the western states were reported early because they were bought. By whom? Who paid to do this. It makes no sense to me.

Then just call it "predetermined." Sheesh!

 

[jujube]

I voted early. I, too, am feeling a lot of anxiety about this election. I’ve already decided I’m going to have to avoid the news and social media for a day or two. And certain relatives.

ESPECIALLY CERTAIN RELATIVES..... I have some extremists in my family.