I remember that night well.
I don't do television, and so I was "watching" the returns on the New York Times web-site.
In case one doesn't remember, this was when conservativecave was having loading "issues," and it took too much time and trouble to try to read this site. (Our good friend miskie took care of it about a day and a half later.)
The numbers looked better than I thought they should, but still not enough to beat Messalina Agrippina.
About the time Michigan was coming in, with Pennsylvania and Wisconsin still out, it was late, I was tired, and so decided to hit the sack, figuring that Messalina Agrippina had won anyway.
But just before shutting down, I thought I'd check to see how freerepublic was taking the loss.
Much to my startlement, they were celebrating, not mourning.
It was obvious the New York Times was playing mind-games with readers, posting Messalina Agrippina's numbers as they were tallied, and waiting an abominably long time to post any of Trump's numbers; also calling states for her immediately, but waiting a very long time before declaring a state for Trump.