So I went to bed pretty early last night because at the top of each hour the anchor guy would come on and say, in an authoritative voice, that in the states whose polls had just closed, the race was too early to call. I figured that was going to go on for a while, and the final results were going to take a few days, and, well, I was reading this pretty interesting book, and thought that reading would be more enjoyable than watching nothing happen on TV. So I woke up this morning, reached over and picked up my iPad, and read that Trump had declared it was all over and he, frankly, had won. I have included a link to his victory speech. So I extend my hearty congratulations to all Trump supporters. He was not my first choice, but I'll hope for the best. Then I remembered that sometimes Trump exaggerates, and makes aspirational statements, so I'll guess I'll just have to watch the news tonight to see if there are any new developments. Who knows, Trump may be right. If he has won, there sure are going to be a lot of disappointed lawyers out there who won't be buying themselves a new Mercedes for Christmas.
Trump calls to halt vote counting, prematurely declares victory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imaYlHjhzEYTry to ignore all the CNN commentary, particularly from Don Lemon, if that is Don Lemon, because I don't watch CNN and may be mistaken, but just listen to Trump's victory speech a minute or so in. Or just hit mute or until Trump starts talking.
All right, I admit it, I turned on the TV. They were showing a close up of this guy with coke bottle glasses and bloodshot eyes looking at a hanging chad, and I got the willies and turned it off. That was more than enough until this evening.
