electoralism

Nah 2016 was closer and more of a shock. Trump is winning by much bigger margins this time round.

2016

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Trump winning in 2016 was (at least to my lib-ish brain at the time) akin to stepping out your front door and finding yourself on the surface of Venus in terms of sheer shock and confusion. I went to bed the day before not even paying the slightest amount of attention (I might have even forgot it was even election day until I woke up and saw the results) because it was so obvious that Hillary was going to win that I was making absurdist jokes with my friends about how Trump was going to win, because the whole idea that it would even happen was so laughably far-fetched.

So I think this year, it's a little less surprising than that - everybody knew that it was at least a possibility because it had happened before - but still, given all the triumphant rhetoric from the Harris campaign and smug overconfidence and Trump's relative lack of energy this time around, this is still a major, major shock. So I'd say that this is within 90% of the feeling of 2016. Like, 24 hours ago, if you asked me who I thought was going to win, I would have said Harris without much hesitation.

Yes lol, almost exactly, except it's even more glaringly obvious why the Democrats lost

Imagine this but even more. Like way more. Especially given polls weren't nearly as close, most thought it would be a Hillary blowout.

Yeah 1:1 same

Nah. In 2016 all the polling pre-election had like 95% Clinton victory, this year it was 50/50.

difference of degree rather than substance imo, like imagine if we went into today with everyone giving kamala a 95% chance to win instead of a coin flip

Trump winning in 2016 hit like 9-11, another event you’re too young to remember

This is funnier

This gives you a good idea of the vibes last time