How Will You Watch the Election?

[Paul in Qatar]

As for me, I expect the election to be settled when I wake up on Wednesday. Given time zones, California will not close until the middle of my day. I will follow it on my computer at work.

What do you plan to do? Watch at home and drink heavily? Watch party with friends? When do you think it will be settled? (I would bet Ohio would put it away for one or the other.)

[Detroit Hoser]

Originally Posted by Paul in Qatar

Watch at home and drink heavily? Watch party with friends?

With a handle of Tito's vodka and the TV on PBS, the computer at CBSN. I haven't decided on the drinking game yet.

[Lungfish]

I'll be watching the BBC coverage of it all.

[Iris]

Not. I've already voted. I'll find out on Nov. 9 whether I need to pack up the car and head to Canada.

[Khampelf]

I'm sure someone will mention who won on Wednesday.

[AuntiePam]

Originally Posted by Iris

Not. I've already voted. I'll find out on Nov. 9 whether I need to pack up the car and head to Canada.

Do you watch House Hunters International? I'm encouraged to see how cheap it is to live in countries that have mild winters. Or no winters.

I have city council meeting until 8:30 or 9 p.m. There's no TV at city hall. It should be over by the time I get home.

[Glazer]

They're having a council meeting on election night?

[Flying Saucerian]

Through my fingers.

[Musicat]

I won't have any time to watch the election. I'll be too busy reprogramming the voting machines. The outcome depends on how much the candidate donates to my favorite charity, me.

[AuntiePam]

Originally Posted by Glazer

They're having a council meeting on election night?

Yeah, second Tuesday of every month. If we were also having a city election, the meeting would be postponed, but no city election this year.

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. so the council meeting shouldn't be a problem. The mayor probably voted absentee -- he works really long hours. Only one council member works full-time. The rest of them are self-employed or retired. They're all Trump supporters anyway, so I'm not concerned if they don't make it to the polling place because of the meeting.

[Jaglavak]

Huddled in the corner sobbing uncontrollably.

[JackieLikesVariety]

Originally Posted by Khampelf

I'm sure someone will mention who won on Wednesday.

how I hope it will go

Through my fingers

how it will actually go

[Amythyst]

Originally Posted by Iris

Not. I've already voted. I'll find out on Nov. 9 whether I need to pack up the car and head to Canada.

This. I don't need the added stress.

[eleanorigby]

Originally Posted by Jaglavak

Huddled in the corner sobbing uncontrollably.

Probably this, but I'll alternate with spitting invective/cursing roundly.

The whimpering comes much, much later.


(in reality, I took the day off and have a doctor's appointment, so I'll do that and maybe do some art work or just enjoy not running to work).

[Veb]

I've vowed to skip the armchair quarterbacking the day of the election and afterwards. The relentless ads, yawping talking heads and general level of hysteria over this election have just worn me down. It's toxic and I've overdosed. I'll vote early Tuesday morning then unplug.

Toward that end, I deliberately stockpiled some recorded shows and some good books to read instead.

[Glazer]

Parked in my van a hundred miles from anywhere. With two weeks food and water. Just need to make sure I have a four G connection.

[Pere]

I don't have a van.

[JackieLikesVariety]

I deliberately stockpiled some recorded shows and some good books to read instead.

I got a couple movies, one is a musical.

[Anacanapuna]

I have a town board meeting about 20 miles out that I have to cover, should take me up to about 8 p.m., then I'm racing back to Dem HQ here in town to get some reaction to what should be pretty much decided by then; I'll file that and then start drinking with the Democrats, either to drown our sorrows or celebrate the win.

[Glazer]

Say hi to Auntie Pam while your there.

[Mr. Plumbean]

I'll be working the polls until 10 PM and hope to come home to a decision.

[Mr. Plumbean]

We're not allowed to check our phones while working so I won't even have news.

[Glazer]

Originally Posted by Pere

I don't have a van.

No point in having a bug out van unless you bug out before shit hits the fan. If it's all about nothing then I was just out camping.

[Paul in Qatar]

Originally Posted by Glazer

No point in having a bug out van
unless you bug out before shit hits the fan.
If it's all about nothing then
I was just out camping.

--Bob Dylan

[Detroit Hoser]

Originally Posted by Mr. Plumbean

We're not allowed to check our phones while working so I won't even have news.

Really? Is this a paid gig or are you a volunteer? Regardless, you'll get a break or two at some point, right?

[loshan]

MSNBC. CNN. FOX. MSNBC. CNN. FOX. LATHER. RINSE. REPEAT.


Same routine every election.

[Clockwork Jackal]

With a babysitter, some friends, and a shit load of booze.

[Chacoguy]

Serious question, do I actually have to find a #2 pencil to fill out my Colorado Vote?

[Detroit Hoser]

Nm

[BJMoose]

I dunno. I have to get up by three the next morning, so I shouldn't stay up long enough to learn anything. Probably just as well.

[Anacanapuna]

Originally Posted by Glazer

Say hi to Auntie Pam while your there.

Unless she hangs with the Dems in a small town in northeast Colorado, I probably won't see her.

[The Futility of Nihilism]

Originally Posted by Veb

I've vowed to skip the armchair quarterbacking the day of the election and afterwards. The relentless ads, yawping talking heads and general level of hysteria over this election have just worn me down. It's toxic and I've overdosed. I'll vote early Tuesday morning then unplug.

Toward that end, I deliberately stockpiled some recorded shows and some good books to read instead.

I'm with Veb. I'm staying away from TV and the news Tuesday. I might check out the G-Boards but that's it. Otherwise I'll be playing Civ VI and/or reading a book (the newest Jack Campbell is out so maybe I'll finish it up tomorrow).

Then I'll go to bed early and read all about the results Wednesday morning.

[Borborygmi]

Originally Posted by The Futility of Nihilism

I'm with Veb. I'm staying away from TV and the news Tuesday. I might check out the G-Boards but that's it. Otherwise I'll be playing Civ VI and/or reading a book (the newest Jack Campbell is out so maybe I'll finish it up tomorrow).

Then I'll go to bed early and read all about the results Wednesday morning.

I don't get it. You've been watching the USA your whole lives... don't you want to see how it ends?

[Lungfish]

This election is like passing a car crash on the motorway, you don't want to look but you can't help your self.

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[leafrog]

We've also stockpiled some shows and movies to watch. Voted the day my ballot came 2 weeks ago, and have been/will actively avoid the media circus.

I told my husband that we should check in every so often to see if we're going up in flames.
He asked "real or figurative flames?" and I said "Yes."

[Borborygmi]

More 'serious' and TLDR answer than above... I'll stick mostly with NBC but I'll hop around the four broadcast networks at least enough to see what kind of graphics packages they are serving up. I've always found presidential election night coverage captivating, regardless of the candidates or my assessment of the stakes.

NBC is my favorite network news to begin with, and in recent elections they've supplemented the traditional studio electoral map with one on the Rockefeller Center skating rink. Workers are sent out to paint it in by hand as results are forecast state by state, with bars projected for both candidates running up 30 Rock towards a goal of 270 electoral votes. It's super-cheesy but I find it wildly compelling. It's actually really clever in that it gives the TV producers a lot of different ways to televise the simple action of coloring in a state outline. My favorite shot is when the painters start walking across the ice to fill in a state that has just been called. Everyone in the gathered crowd at Rockefeller Center is focused on the contest and is screaming their heads off, and these guys just need to get in, do their job, and get out as unobtrusively as possible. They remind me of the medics running out with stretchers after every catastrophe during the chariot race in Ben-Hur. This year more so than ever, I guess.

I intend to watch from 7:00 to 11:00 EST but will have trouble staying up later than that no matter what drama is going on. I'm actually in a weird state of feeling good about things right now. Maybe they slipped something into my water? I feel like Election Day is the eye of the storm and will try to spend the time mentally regrouping before the other wall hits us. Traditional network Election Day coverage will be a nice return to normalcy, however brief. It's certainly not a sure thing, but I think Clinton will win handily in the electoral race. And I actually like Hillary so I'm one of those rare birds who doesn't have to hold their nose when they vote tomorrow. Well, except in my senate race.

I expect the presidential race and control of the House to be called before I go to bed. I might need to wait to find out control of the Senate until the next day (hopefully not dragging on beyond that). If Clinton wins and the Dems take control of the Senate (could go either way) I can start being hopeful for this country again, even with the Republican House already boasting of preventing anything positive from happening over the next four years.

[Rat Diva]

I won't. I've been watching it for over a year now and I've had all I can stands, and I can't stands no more. I'll pick up my newspaper Wednesday morning and whimper a little before I peek at the headline.

[Rat Diva]

Originally Posted by Borborygmi

And I actually like Hillary so I'm one of those rare birds who doesn't have to hold their nose when they vote tomorrow. Well, except in my senate race.

At this point, I don't really care which one of them wins, as long as it ends. "MILLIONAIRE KATIE MCGINTY SUX! WELL, MILLIONAIRE PAT TOOMEY SUX WORSE! NO HE DOESN'T HE HAS A MOTHER! YES HE DOES AND SHE IS A MOTHER! SHE SUX MORE WORSE SHE KILLED JOBS! NO SHE DOESN'T YES HE DOES HE KILLED JOBS AND BANKS AND OH YEAH HE OWNED A BANK!!!"

Just stop it already

(sorry, I'm still taking the good cough medicine.)

[Borborygmi]

Originally Posted by Rat Diva

At this point, I don't really care which one of them wins, as long as it ends. "MILLIONAIRE KATIE MCGINTY SUX! WELL, MILLIONAIRE PAT TOOMEY SUX WORSE! NO HE DOESN'T HE HAS A MOTHER! YES HE DOES AND SHE IS A MOTHER! SHE SUX MORE WORSE SHE KILLED JOBS! NO SHE DOESN'T YES HE DOES HE KILLED JOBS AND BANKS AND OH YEAH HE OWNED A BANK!!!"

Just stop it already

(sorry, I'm still taking the good cough medicine.)

LOL. I'm voting McGinty because I really think it would be better for the Dems to take control of the Senate, and I also feel like voting Dem straight tickets for a few cycles is an appropriate counter-response to the party that nominated Trump. That said, McGinty sucks and I feel bad about voting for her.

As a side note, I describe myself as center-left and when Toomey was elected I thought he'd be a Santorum-caliber embarrassment to Pennsylvania, and to my surprise he's actually been a better-than-average Republican senator in my eyes (although this is damning with faint praise). So thanks @Toomey for not being a huge embarrassment; sorry I'm voting against you in favor of a different sort of huge embarrassment.

[Rat Diva]

I'm doing the exact same thing (voting Dem except for a few local races, where the Repubs in question are people I actually know and trust) and feel more or less exactly the same way. Here, have a swig of cough medicine. It'll take some of the ouch away.

[kayaker]

Originally Posted by Borborygmi

LOL. I'm voting McGinty because I really think it would be better for the Dems to take control of the Senate, and I also feel like voting Dem straight tickets for a few cycles is an appropriate counter-response to the party that nominated Trump. That said, McGinty sucks and I feel bad about voting for her.

As a side note, I describe myself as center-left and when Toomey was elected I thought he'd be a Santorum-caliber embarrassment to Pennsylvania, and to my surprise he's actually been a better-than-average Republican senator in my eyes (although this is damning with faint praise). So thanks @Toomey for not being a huge embarrassment; sorry I'm voting against you in favor of a different sort of huge embarrassment.

I'm voting for McGinty for pretty much the same reason. I also think Katie McGinty is a cool name for an Irish lass.

[Detroit Hoser]

I will NOT be voting for McGinty. I'm sorry, I just can't.

But Hillary Clinton has been my candidate from the moment she announced her candidacy and one way or another, I'll be seeing this through to the end.

[Colonel Plink]

I won't be watching the crapshow unfold.

I have small projects in my shop that are infinitely more interesting than this election.

[Pere]

Originally Posted by Detroit Hoser

I will NOT be voting for McGinty. I'm sorry, I just can't.

Because you don't live in Pennsylvania?

[Borborygmi]

I bet anything that Scranton Hoser would be voting for McGinty.

[Detroit Hoser]

Scranton Hoser...we don't talk to that part of the family.

[Rat Diva]

What about Intercourse Hoser and Lower Peanut* Hoser?

*actual place in Fayette Co. PA, near Keisterville, also an actual place.

[Jaglavak]

Originally Posted by Borborygmi

More 'serious' and TLDR answer than above...

Your first answer was better.

[Inner Stickler]

I'll probably watch PBS for the results and drink a lot.

[Baker]

I'll be watching after about 8:15 PM CST. Before that I'll be at a program at the library. Not sure if I'll watch PBS or CNN.