I vacationed in NZ a few years ago. Auckland was similar to here, but the south island was a lot more rural and self-responsible.

I dont think Trump even went to California at all. He spent a lot of time in Nevada, but lost here anyway. This is a socialist place nowadays

I'm move to NZ or Australia in a heartbeat if I had the assets to clear immigration and get a passport there. (That is where I will go as a sales agent when our product testing is completed.)
I would have to research how to keep taxes down there, but I'm sure it can be done.

Electoral votes are based upon population plus 2 per state, exactly in the same way as the congress. Senate: 2 per state House: 438 total districts spread to the states (and DC) based on state population. The district boundaries can be gerrymandered, but unless there is a hidden conspiracy to manipulate the census, the electoral votes are pretty clean. So a very small state gets a minimum of 3 electoral votes even if the population is tiny. Winning the low population states gets the candidate a small advantage over the candidate who wins a few populous states by a large margin, as Hitlery did in CA, NY, and IL.

I am seriously thinking of relocating in the Phoenix area. One of the few last bastions of decent medical care (Mayo clinic) happens to be there. If your consulting gig ran out, where would you go, if you would move at all.

He did say that he never gives up. Its inspirational , actually, and THATS what will help make america great again. As president, all he can do is inspire us and get government OUT of the way. Hillary certainly could do neither of those things.

They are creeping up on state taxes. They already figured a way to get business to pay a payroll tax- it kicked in for a payroll over $80,000 per quarter, and now its $50,000 per quarter. Soon it will be payable on all payroll. Now there is the "gross receipts tax" for companies that have sales over $4m per year. That number will come down in future years also. Time to look for another place to live I think.

When the people are ready, the leader will arise.

We need to wait until more people are ready before we expect to succeed politically. I so wanted Johnson to be consistently libertarian. He had to soften his positions in order to get any support at all, I suspect.
Example- legalize POT, but keep other drugs illegal as they are now. INCONSISTENT. And you lose the philosophical high ground by doing that. Weld was an idiot from Massachusetts, an awful place.

I am not sure I understand how that works. I always figured the quantity of electoral votes per state was the result of political corruption in some way. Its ironic that Hillary lived by the sword, and died by the sword- she got a majority of voters, but lost the election by the electoral system, which she figured she was going to win by !

That is when I left LA for Phoenix. If not for a long term consulting contract in the south, I might still be there. Phoenix changed a lot for the socialist worse after I departed.

This election is the perfect example of why the electoral system was devised. It helps keep large city populations (of unrealistic looter drones) from overwhelming and enslaving non-urban producers.

Even though they took several very unlibertarian positions and ran a less than flawless campaign, Johnson and Weld still accomplished quite a bit. They tripled the LP’s previous presidential vote totals. They were a key factor in Trump’s victory, drawing some votes from Hillary and, more importantly, acting as a “safety valve” for #NeverTrump Republicans and independents by drawing votes from them that would otherwise have gone to Hillary. Over the election season Johnson polled as high as 12%, revealing a large group of voters who are fed up with both major parties and willing to seriously consider third-party candidates who are more in line with their views. These voters will at least consider Libertarian candidates in future elections. And the LP received unprecedented media coverage this year, including endorsements by half a dozen major newspapers. Not all the coverage was positive or sympathetic, but the same certainly also holds true for the major parties.

The bottom line is that even though the Johnson/Weld campaign was far from 100% libertarian and far from 100% perfect, it was powerful enough to decisively break through the 1% ceiling and lay a foundation for the LP’s continued growth.

I came here from California also, in 1990, and definitely notice the difference. The political landscape in Nevada is littered with Harry Reid-type Dems and RINO Republicans. They've always been around, but now they seem to have a lock on most elective offices. But at least we still don't have a state income tax.

So the electoral college defeated hildebeast of all things ! I was surprised and encouraged the clintons are done. We get a bit of a reprieve from some really bad stuff for a few years. I will not waste the time

Nevada is falling in line with the California statistics- much different from the Wild West Nevada of the 1990s when I left California to come here.

Yes, the Libertarians will probably pick a more libertarian candidate next time.
Have you gotten over your last minute fear of Hillary, term? Told you Trump was looking good if you just looked at the larger polls. Nevada didn't help though. Too damn many CA comrades now living in Vegas?.

Hopefully more intellectually consistent than the current candidate

At least Gary Johnson tripled the LP's best previous showing, and his vote totals will make ballot access easier in many states next time around. I expect we will have two new candidates on the ballot in 2020.

Unfortunately, it didn't happen. The official Johnson/Weld site hasn't been updated, but this news site answers the question: http://heavy.com/news/2016/11/how-man...

On the bright side, marijuana for general use went 5-0. There will now be 9 states + DC where it is locally legal.

She reminds me of a backup singer for the Supremes girl band of Motown fame.

Trump sure doesnt give up easily at all. I think he will be successful at all the things you noted above. I am inspired to make my own life better, and as a side result make the country a little "greater"

Trump has everything he needs to improve our countries direction .I expect a safer border, a govt with less corruption than the Clintons, ACA rolled back, unproven and unproductive regulations changed, the constitution will be better preserved. he won't telegraph our countries moves to the enemy.
I suppose looking into the future Michelle Obama will carry the collectivist torch.

WOW... i am stunned that he ACTUALLY DID IT....

At least they wont be able to sell the US government favors in the future

Unless they are prosecuted and jailed, and the hundreds of millions in their "charity" placed outt of their reach, the Clintons will be an ongoing problem. Think of Jimmy Carter on steroids.

Yes she was.. and soundly! Let's hope that's the end of the Clintons.

Well, he won !! I think he opened a crack in the crooked and politically correct establishment. He can't make America great again- but he can inspire US to make ourselves great and get government out of our way. THAT is what will make America great again !!