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Voters across this country have been at the polls since early this morning, ideally casting a complete ballot without problems. And now we’re here, waiting to see if our next president will be Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. Update 2:35 a.m.: The AP has called Wisconsin for Donald Trump and declared him the next President of the United States.
BREAKING: Donald Trump is elected president of the United States. pic.twitter.com/yJpgfsAbc6
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 9, 2016
AP, WaPo, WSJ, Buzzfeed, LAT, NPR, NYPost have all called it for Trump.
NYT and the networks say it’s still too close to call.
— Peter Sterne (@petersterne) November 9, 2016
BREAKING: SOURCE TELLS ME CLINTON HAS CONCEDED ON PHONE WITH TRUMP
— Kelly O’Donnell (@KellyO) November 9, 2016
Earlier:
OH MY GOD VERIZON ELECTION NIGHT IS THE WORST TIME FOR THIS ADVERTISEMENT. pic.twitter.com/TvmnB84ltO
— Ryan Greenberg (@greenberg) November 9, 2016
At this very early point in the evening (7:51 p.m. EST), media outlets are calling these states:
– West Virginia for Trump (5 Electoral Votes)
– Indiana for Trump (11 EV)
– Kentucky for Trump (8 EV)
– Vermont for Clinton (3 EV)
– South Carolina for Trump (9 EV)
Ohio, North Carolina and Georgia are too close to call.
The difference between “too close to call” and “too early to call” is the difference between looking for a Xanax and looking for a beer.
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) November 9, 2016
Update 8 p.m. :
– New Jersey for Clinton (14 EV)
– Illinois for Clinton (20 EV)
– Tennessee for Trump (11 EV)
– Massaschusetts for Clinton (11 EV)
– Maryland for Clinton (10 EV)
– Alabama for Trump (9 EV)
– Oklahoma for Trump (7 EV)
– Connecticut for Clinton (7 EV)
– Mississippi for Trump (4 EV)
– Rhode Island for Clinton (4 EV)
– Delaware for Clinton (3 EV)
– District of Columbia for Clinton (3 EV)
Here’s to the humiliation of Chris Christie lasting another few decades. https://t.co/FzjIw4bc6H
— LOLGOP (@LOLGOP) November 9, 2016
Florida, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Missouri are too close or too early to call.
Florida results with 75% in. #ElectionNight #FoxNews2016 pic.twitter.com/bAXEksl7UM
— Fox News (@FoxNews) November 9, 2016
Here’s the map so far:
Update 8:30 p.m.:
– Arkansas for Trump (6 EV)
And:
NBC NEWS projects the Republicans will retain control of the House of Representatives
— Bradd Jaffy (@BraddJaffy) November 9, 2016
Update 9 p.m.:
– Texas to Trump (38 EV)
– Kansas to Trump (6 EV)
– Louisiana to Trump (8 EV)
– New York to Clinton (29 EV)
– North Dakota to Trump (3 EV)
– South Dakota to Trump (3 EV)
– Wyoming to Trump (3 EV)
New Mexico too early to call.
Live forecast: Donald Trump has a 55% chance of becoming president, as of 9:40 p.m. ET https://t.co/Yd2Xl2a502 pic.twitter.com/5RCGguZ01N
— The New York Times (@nytimes) November 9, 2016
Update 9:55 p.m:
Clinton is now ahead of Trump by 6,000 (!) votes in Virginia with votes from parts of Arlington and Richmond still not fully counted.
Pundits are talking about the rural and “exurbs” vote going for Trump. And they’re saying how a Trump victory would be the Second Coming of Brexit.
Mexican Peso crashing. Biggest drop in 20 years. pic.twitter.com/YsUgEh4wek
— Ξrik Brynjolfsson (@erikbryn) November 9, 2016
Update 10:09 p.m.:
– Montana to Trump (3 EV)
– New Mexico to Clinton (5 EV)
– Missouri to Trump (10 EV)
Iowa and Nevada are too close to call. Utah is too early to call, and that’s the state where independent candidate Utah’s Evan McMullin may surprise everyone.
Update 10:22 p.m.:
– Ohio to Trump (18 EV)
Update 10:27 p.m.:
– Virginia to Clinton (13 EV)
1/ If Trump wins I am announcing and funding a legitimate campaign for California to become its own nation.
— Shervin #VOTE (@shervin) November 9, 2016
Update 10:35 p.m.:
– Colorado to Clinton (9 EV)
The Dow futures are down 700 pts. Thank you Trump supporters. Maybe Putin or Trump will compensate you. #idiots #ElectionNight
— LeoKapakos (@LeoKapakosNY) November 9, 2016
Update 11:02 p.m.:
– California for Clinton (55 EV)
– Washington for Clinton (12 EV)
– Oregon for Clinton (7 EV)
– Hawaii for Clinton (4 EV)
– Idaho for Trump (4 EV)
I was gonna write this as a joke but found out it was real. “The Canada Citizenship and Immigration site crashed around 8 PM” #electionnight
— Ben Schwartz (@rejectedjokes) November 9, 2016
Update 11:05 p.m.:
– North Carolina to Trump (15 EV)
Update 11:30 p.m.:
– Iowa to Trump (6 EV)
– Utah to Trump (6 EV)
Update 12:32 a.m.:
– Nevada to Clinton (6 EV)
Update 1:43 a.m.:
– Pennsylvania to Trump (20 EV), per the AP. MSNBC says there are some provisional ballots out there.
Update 2:12 a.m.:
– Alaska to Trump (3 EV)
Both candidates are in New York City for their election parties. Clinton’s camp says they won’t be saying anything more tongiht, because some states are still too close to call.
Update 2:41 a.m. :
– Wisconsin to Trump (10 EV), per AP, which calls the election for Trump.
my son is voting for the first time i’m so proud pic.twitter.com/Wka7HoyIV5
— kernthith (@painted_eel) November 8, 2016
This isn’t an episode. This isn’t marketing. This is reality.
— Black Mirror (@blackmirror) November 9, 2016
