YES, that was my joke, wrong crowed obviously.
The crowd here is 70% Hillbots, friend.
Then, there are about 10% Never Trump Pubs who are even worse.
All Sanders supporters are gone and Trump supporters are few.
Hillbots don't understand humor.
Yes, that became very obvious quickly that this board is basically a democratic/liberal board with a handful of R's and I's. I would put the number closer to 80% for Hillbots maybe more on this board.
Why don't more Rs come?
Because the tolerance the red avatars teach on here is tolerance only if you agree with them. I know plenty of folks that have quit this place because of how intolerant it is to those with divergent viewpoints.
As far as the optics go, realistically, you aren't going to be able to claim victory in a national race at 9:30 pm mathematically while the polls and 55 EVs necessary to win are still open in California until 11 pm.
So are you going to light off fireworks at 11 pm? It's New York and all, but..
This is how I'd imagine it, too.