[BLOG] Some election links

[rfmcdonald]

When I woke up at 4 o'clock this morning, I was taken aback by the news on Wikipedia's front page that Donald Trump had been elected president. I know I'm not alone in trying to cope with this unexpected, and unwanted, news.

• Antipope's Charlie Stross is processing the consequences of this election.


• Crooked Timber has started a discussion about what to do next.


• Joe. My. God. notes that, poignantly, many people waited in line to place votes on the stickers of the grave of Susan B. Anthony.


• In a not very wise move, Lawyers, Guns and Money decided to start an open thread where people could blame the people and groups they held responsible for the Trump victory.


• The Map Room Blog mapped the closing times of the polls and highlighted critical areas.


• Marginal Revolution wonders who will gain and lose from the surprise Trump victory.


• The Power and Money's Noel Maurer notes that there is a great deal of ruin in a nation.


• The Volokh Conspiracy notes that the financial markets are already responding.


• Whatever's John Scalzi reacts, noting among other things that the victory is not absolute. (Also, that polling has serious problems.)


• Window on Eurasia suggests the Trump election will have many consequences for Russia, not all of them wanted.