2016 Postmortem

Rose Siding

(32,624 posts) Mon Nov 7, 2016, 09:47 AM Nov 2016

FYI: Poll Closing Times

Super handy chart for tomorrow via Daily Kos-

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FYI: Poll Closing Times (Original Post) Rose Siding Nov 2016 OP

So jcgoldie Nov 2016 #1

NH can block him too. Rose Siding Nov 2016 #3

Probably not... Drunken Irishman Nov 2016 #5

Hmm you're probably right jcgoldie Nov 2016 #6

The good news is that we'll know what direction Florida is going... Drunken Irishman Nov 2016 #10

Part of Florida is 8pm Eastern time 4139 Nov 2016 #8

thanks I was looking for this gopiscrap Nov 2016 #2

Thank you! dalton99 Nov 2016 #4

good info! treestar Nov 2016 #7

I didn't realize how much news could already be in by time I get home... Silent3 Nov 2016 #11

jcgoldie

(12,046 posts)

1. So

Reply to Rose Siding (Original post)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 09:52 AM

Nov 2016

At 7 EST lets see FL, VA go blue and GA too close to call and we can start the party early! Then OH & NC a 1/2 hr later just to be sure ... then its all about watching fools cry in Fox News...

Rose Siding

(32,624 posts)

3. NH can block him too.

Reply to jcgoldie (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 09:56 AM

Nov 2016

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)

5. Probably not...

Reply to jcgoldie (Reply #1)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 09:59 AM

Nov 2016

But it'd be nice.

Virginia is the most likely state to be called for Clinton of the three you mentioned around poll closing. But don't anticipate Florida to be called until well into the evening. Here's the time it's been called the last four presidential elections:

2012: Called on Nov. 10th, 2012 - four days after the presidential election.
2008: Called at 11:16 PM - three hours and sixteen minutes after polls closed.
2004: Called at 12:27 a.m - four hours and twenty-seven minutes after polls closed.
2000: Called officially, and without any renouncing, on Dec. 12th, 2000 - over a month after the presidential election.

The earliest it's been called was during Obama's landslide, and even then it was hours after closing time before it was called.

jcgoldie

(12,046 posts)

6. Hmm you're probably right

Reply to Drunken Irishman (Reply #5)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 10:02 AM

Nov 2016

Oh well who wants a 1/2 hour party anyway? I'll settle for a small amount of drama I suppose but if Florida drags on then I'm going to need a surprise to slam the door like say AZ at 9.

Drunken Irishman

(34,857 posts)

10. The good news is that we'll know what direction Florida is going...

Reply to jcgoldie (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 7, 2016, 10:05 AM

Nov 2016

It's a weird state. It takes forever to call but you get an idea of what direction it's going well before polls closed.

Obama led in Florida in both 2008 and 2012 for a bulk of the night, despite an early McCain/Romney lead.

Bush led in Florida from start to finish in 2004.

But then, who knows? Turnout could be the deciding factor and Hillary might win it by a comfortable enough margin where it's called earlier than expected.