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When it seems like there’s only so much stress a person can take, the 2020 presidential election has proved the sky is the limit. Americans have spent the past couple of days glued to their screens and live election trackers in hopes of ending their sleepless nights and curbing their impending sense of doom.

The wait for the voting results has bent time and space. Hours seem longer than ever, days go in slow-mo, and ballot counting feels like an IV drip, painfully long and needlessly exhausting.

But the internet is a magical place, and whatever happens in the world around us, both the good and the bad find shelter here. That’s why people are taking to social media to share their election reactions, which is becoming a kind of meme in itself. From people saying they’re pulling up to Nevada to count the ballots, to checking the map every 5 minutes to see if the votes have changed, this has been an ultramarathon in anxiety and people are still rolling.

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Inclusion 2020
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is definitely upsetting and even scary to see the amount of support he has in our country.

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Colin L
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also know that it is this close because of how much the Republicans have gerrymandered districts and purged voters. Sadly, Americans are also deeply racist.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The public in Germany in the 1930s were not evil yet they allowed horror to unfold, years later we can not understand why the public didn't stand up and say no, but America is doing the same. They are believing the lies, propaganda and spin the Trump ragime has spread and continues to do so. What is in the future for America? A nation doesnt run towards mass extermination of other humans it sleepwalks towards it, the warnings from history are there around the word & throughout time, dont let it happen again

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Louloubelle
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not all of us. Some of us are trying to fight trump. And from what I'm hearing, it looks like it's going to happen.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Character counts. But not to Trump supporters. They don't care that's he's a walking piece of excrement. They only care about the economy, or guns or abortion. Or worse, voted for him to "stick it to the libs". It's almost over. The Tangerine Terror will have his last ego-fueled bizarre tantrums, but he's out. Maybe Trump and his supporters can go live on Dipshit Island together.

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Tabitha L
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is why I'm heartbroken. I wanted repudiation. Instead, I learned how many people think the last 4 years have been great.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It is, indeed, sad when people do not consider problems (discrimination, for instance) as problems unless it affects them personally.

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Spot on! I've been following CNN constantly these past days and hope we'll get good news soon. Joe and Kamala should have won by a very large margin, but this is America... I keep having hope that good will win. How can they possibly vote for Drumpf and indeed, why is it so close? Is it stupidity, racism, selfishness, all of these? A bit besides the point, but those CNN reporters are absolutely stellar, I think. Not American, but I'm so nervous for them and the rest of the world, want to have that 'phew'-moment. Please don't give Mr Xenophobe another term. Go Joe and Kamala!!!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

After insulting the military. After insulting women, Hispanics, Middle Easterns, Black people, the disabled, and his own supporters (!!) After denying science all year. After comparing Biden to Mr. Rogers like it was an insult.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He should ‘t be close, he should be closed, locked, and throw away the keys.

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Raine Soo
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This really says a lot about Trump supporters. I could expound on the topic, but I am feeling oddly magnanimous this evening.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A midnight rant on election night to my sister: (1) 4 years ago, I thought oh when he royally screws up people will finally see the point. We are in the middle of a shitstorm, and they’re still divided about doing the right thing. (2) How much are we willing to let the country devolve into chaos before fixing it? Maybe people shouldn’t fight the good fight anymore. Seriously, who was fighting for your life, health, and unemployment benefits. Uggghhhhh

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

He was calling for a recount. Maybe you should. I get the feeling HE cheated.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just like he did in the first election https://www.justice.gov/storage/report.pdf

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don’t live in America but I truly do feel with you Americans.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not after Tr*mp completely dissmissed the 9.3M people who died each day because of Covid

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's only close because your electoral college system falsely manufactures the election as a race, Biden has over 4 million more votes, any other democracy would have left it at that. Also, your electoral college system is designed to divide you population on tribal lines, rather than unite, many are voting for one side or the other, not the person, not their policies or performance.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm honestly surprised it's as close as it is...yet sadly not.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That was literally the first thought I had when I saw the results this morning!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

YES, WHAT KIND OF PERSON VOTES... SOMEONE WHO DOES THAT STUFF

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, at least you voted the asshole out... In Poland it didn't go as well.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was sad all week about our country. How could anyone vote for this monster.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's really scary to see that almost 1/2 of American voters line up on the side of such awful stuff.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And what is worse that if the candidate was from the other political party it would not have been. Really tired of the hypocritical propaganda coming from the con. side. They have more problems with manufactured faults than with the truth simply because of party affiliation.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, from overseas, I am surprised that it was that close - I would have thought that most Americans would have wanted to redeem themselves by demonstrating that they now thought that they had made a major mistake by voting for him in the first place - instead, it seems that too many people drank his koolade and continued to believe his lies. Wierd.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

scary that it is.... i want to know how many didnt vote this time. dont know who pisses me off most, the racists or the cowards?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My thought s exactly, but then again his cult has no respect just like him.....

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, it shouldn't. Who knew there were that many awful people.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Biden called soldiers stupid ba*tards after they didn't break military bearing and clap for Biden and his wife. Breaking military bearing is worse than not clapping.

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its sophisticated dance of democracy hahaha

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Rather than spewing some of the hatred that you are towards Trump supporters, why don't you practice what you preach and stop spewing hatred? I can't stand the guy either, but knock the hate garbage off.

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Gee, maybe if either party had a candidate that was centrist the elections wouldn't be that close.

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Each and every one of the US Presidents did and will do this...

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Obama and Biden have done the same thing. We don't know how many died in h1n1 they quit counting. Also they built the cages have you forgotten about fast and furious, bengazi? Come on folks half of America doesnt want Biden and the other half doesnt want trump. Honestly I feel like we should divide the country and cut our loses before there is civil war because at this rate every day brings us closer.

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Excuse me, but selling out soldiers? He was the one who pulled the soldiers out of syria and limited the war in there.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would like to take a moment to politely disagree. We are talking about the man who tried to pull our soldiers out of South Korea, because he didn’t understand that by doing that he was endangering our soldiers in North Korea! So as much as I would love to say our president is good at making peace and limiting conflict and war I can’t. Simply because he is a liar and an awful person who tries to spin the truth to make himself look good. And sometimes it works, because evidently half my country will believe every word that comes out of his mouth.🤦‍♀️

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Who built the cages Don? The first images of the cages were from the Obama administration but you're all morons who choose to ignore facts as usual.

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(1) Biden was VP when "caging children" also happened. (2-3) How many people died in the "Arab Spring" that devolved into bloody chaos with the support of the Obama Admin *which included Biden* (4) "Using family to siphon money from foreign countries or withholding federal funds unless they cease investigating your child." ring any bells? Yeah, it shouldn't be this close. A corrupt political hack like Biden shouldn't be this close to the presidency. And maybe not Trump either, but replacing one madman at the switch with another is not a solution.

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To find out more about what it’s like for Americans to wait on the election results, Bored Panda reached out to Twitter user @strawbearysal, who tweeted one of the funny election reactions with the caption “This is everyone checking the map every 5 minutes to see if the votes in Nevada changed.”

@strawbearysal told us that waiting was absolutely nerve-wracking. “I’m a college student and I found myself not being able to focus on schoolwork because of how anxious I was waiting for the results.”

The Twitter user also told us that there have been 100 emotions that they've gone through during this time. In fact, @strawbearysal has been on the edge of their seat since November because “Anything could happen during the vote-counting period.”

Luckily, “The memes help a lot in keeping calm.”

On the other hand, @strawbearysal believes that this is going to be a historic election. “The voter turnout and states that are usually red turning out to be blue this year. People are ready for a change.”

At this boiling point of the vote counting, @strawbearysal suggests staying positive. “It doesn’t matter what’s happening right now—all votes will be counted and we will receive fair election results soon,” the Twitter user concluded and we can’t agree more!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Exactly: 4.6 million MORE of your neighbors voted for tRump this year than did in 2016 - message to: POC, LGBTQ, women, Jews, Muslims, native populations, latinos, immigrants? Approximately 66 million Americans voted against your right to exist freely and equally in this country - THAT is what Biden/Harris and the rest of us are really facing.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this was his plan all along, no? Try to engineer most of the postal ballots to be Dem and then try to stop them being counted.

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In the end, try staying active because “Moving helps us release the energy we experience when we feel stressed.” So at this point, there’s no better thing to do than taking your corgi out for a walk. I mean, when was the last time you turned your head to see the sky?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This was all part pf their plan, they have been making that clear for weeks.

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A true American hero, the late great Senator John McCain, is surely smiling while his home State of Arizona just gave the proverbial "thumbs down" to President Trump.

Remember when Trump said John McCain was "not a war hero" and that Trump "like(s) people who weren't captured..." ?

Maybe Cindy McCain's endorsement of Biden turned this whole election.

It is incredibly poetic that John McCain's home State is the one that turns this election for Biden.

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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Unclear why? we all know cause he want to speak with the judge about why he's not winning cause he's a double standard baby.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

EXACTLY! This is the best tweet thus far... I'm going out to twitter to find this and re-tweet!

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Seriously... I also love how all those "Christians" lined right up behind this damaged human being whose existence violates every principle and belief Jesus had and preached. SMFH

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is what makes me realise that this isn't a victory or an end to the division. Either way it's four (and more) more years.''

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I disagree. The result of this election will affect the rest of the world too.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I still regret the time when I was thinking about how it'd be like to experience historical event during history class in 2017.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can we please have ranked choice voting so to end polarized elections?

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This point is sad and funny. Shows how much Republicans are hypocrites.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Neither do the millions of others dying because of hunger or no water

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lmao I have two friends in Australia that said that if Trump wins, they'll move to Antarctica

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, I certainly hope it's not herpes because I hear you cannot get rid of it.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I see the results turning out badly whichever way it turns out. I predict that The riots and violence happening right now will be nothing compared to whats to come. It won’t help that Trump will fuel the fire ESPECIALLY if he loses. I am scared for America.

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If your smart enough to think like that i think the rest of the world will welcome you with open arms

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wouldn’t wish this on anyone but the tweet is funny just the same

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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Can we have all of those regardless of the outcome? We could use a few laughs.

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Dear World: We in the US understand the concept of multi-party elections. We simply have two parties that dominate b/c they have the $$$$. Donate to the other parties if you want to see it change. Love, An American

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Prince! Still love him and his music ... a true loss to the entire world, or at least those who have and use ears...

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