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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 5 years ago
It is definitely upsetting and even scary to see the amount of support he has in our country.
Colin L 5 years ago
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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Clever Dog 5 years ago
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
Louloubelle 5 years ago
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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Kookamunga 5 years ago
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.
The Dave 5 years ago
What about voting for one candidate because you dislike what the other has to offer?
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Jasmine Donald 5 years ago
Well, with a racist president, yeah, American has turned into a s**t show...
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S. 5 years ago
It is, indeed, sad when people do not consider problems (discrimination, for instance) as problems unless it affects them personally.
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Ami Temi 5 years ago (edited)
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!!!
Banjo Peppers 5 years ago
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.
Louloubelle 5 years ago
Not if trump gets voted out. Then it will only be mostly bad.
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K. 5 years ago
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
Felicor Bongolan 5 years ago
He was calling for a recount. Maybe you should. I get the feeling HE cheated.
Lori Spins 5 years ago
Just like he did in the first election https://www.justice.gov/storage/report.pdf
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Monday Fuss 5 years ago
Not after Tr*mp completely dissmissed the 9.3M people who died each day because of Covid
Mike Ward 5 years ago
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.
Patrick Foss 5 years ago
That was literally the first thought I had when I saw the results this morning!
Łukasz Wydra 5 years ago
Yeah, at least you voted the asshole out... In Poland it didn't go as well.
Axle McDowal 4 years ago
And then they told us That White supremacist dont exist🤣🤣
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Randy Klefbeck 4 years ago
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.
Christopher Lee 5 years ago
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.
Marty BlackEagle-Carl 5 years ago
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?
Julesoccer20 5 years ago
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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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.”
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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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When it seems like there weren’t enough things to worry about these days, the US presidential election has surely added fuel to the fire. A recent survey conducted by the American Psychological Association and Harris Poll found that 68% of American adults say that the current election has caused significant stress in their lives. In comparison, ahead of the 2016 election, only 52% of Americans said the same thing.
Interestingly, the findings also indicated that the increased stress levels were present and consistent across the political parties: 76% of Democrats, 67% of Republicans, and 64% of Independents reported election-related stress.
The American Psychological Association suggests a couple of tactics for easing that tremendous sense of election anxiety. Avoid dwelling on worst-case scenarios, because fear breeds negative emotions. Make sure you have a voting plan and an election day plan ready, so that you have some emotional support from friends and family to help you through the nerve-wracking wait.
And lastly, try to control your use of social media, because focusing on things that you can control may be soul-soothing. “If following the news, watching the debates, or scrolling through social media is causing you stress, limit your media consumption,” writes APA.
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Rachel Peterson 5 years ago
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.
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?
#11
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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Rachel Peterson 5 years ago
EXACTLY! This is the best tweet thus far... I'm going out to twitter to find this and re-tweet!
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Rachel Peterson 5 years ago
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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Douglas Turner 5 years ago
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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brukernavn340 5 years ago
I disagree. The result of this election will affect the rest of the world too.
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Foxxy (The Original) 5 years ago
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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Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
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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Teresa Thomas 5 years ago
Basically :\ I was mostly chill about it, but the longer the counting goes on, the more I become anxious. I wish this wasn't so nervewracking
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Gellert panda Grindelwald 3 years ago
welp. (is it true that on the ballots it had "something else" on it?)
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WilvanderHeijden 5 years ago
And it seems that about 50% of your classmates also didn't study the subject.
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Clare McDuff 5 years ago
I pressed that play icon way more times than a rational person would.
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Hans 5 years ago
As a non-american, I am just looking with shock to what is happening. Apparently, about 70 million people voted for a president who – ignoring anything that has been before – has been spreading nothing but lies ever since the votes closed, much of which shatters the trust in the institutions of democracy itself. And his followers do not seem to mind that he has no evidence, or even worse, he does not even have real accusations. He simply states facts about irregularities as to his own pleasure. This is disgusting, shameful, and very dangerous. I am not entitled to judge the American people, but I feel entitled to wish them brighter days.
H Edwards 5 years ago
I agree, it's so alarming to see an entire party and its followers do everything they can to undermine the very democracy that they claim to be so proud of. The lengths that they are trying to go to to win at any cost. The Trump administration has exposed just how weak American democracy is. At this point, I'm very worried about the future of the country, as Trump has proved that you can lie, cheat, play the system and there's not a damn thing anyone can do about it.
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zims 5 years ago
I think issues like abortion play a much bigger role in these decisions than people are willing to acknowledge. If pro-life is the hill you're willing to die on and Republicans are representing you in that, you're gonna vote for Trump even if you disagree with his everything. If your whole family and town's income hinges on mining fossil fuels, you're gonna vote for the people who promise not to eliminate it. There's too many issues to be represented by just two parties, and small upstarts like the Green party won't be able to make headway against the political juggernauts we have now. We need to deliberately split the parties down so people can more fully vote in keeping with their beliefs instead of having to choose one make-or-break issue to hinge all political decisions on.
Steve Armstrong 5 years ago
Those "pro-life", one issue trump supporters conveniently ignore the fact they've had the presidency, the Senate and House (for two years), plus a 5-4 majority on the Supreme Court and nothing was done about abortion. Republican politicians love the abortion issue - no other issue gives them so many unearned votes - why get rid of it?
Load More Replies... K. 5 years ago (edited)
Writing from and for a US audience: There was a great heaviness I felt while viewing the “Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere” exhibition. I suppose it’s a combination of different fears and trepidations sprinkled with disappointments. Our (US) founding fathers fought for freedom from tyranny, for “no taxation without representation.” That’s the simplest and romantic sentence I could possibly write in the moment. There’s always money and self-interests involved. To hold the title of citizenship and the power to cast your vote were supposed to mean something. We’ve been told every vote matters. That it’s our duty as adult citizens of our country. To deny counting of the votes, when the ballot is already completed, mailed by the election date is to go back on the basic ideals we hold dear. Whether you’re blue, red, rainbow, whatever ... this can’t be condoned. If anyone wants to chime in about citizenship in the ancient world and voting privileges. Let me get on bended knee and swoon.
Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago
We have become the laughingstock of the cosmos.
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K. 5 years ago
I wonder if people going into politics for the people are like parents and siblings herding children away from danger? That sometimes you’re seen as a bad parent because you give in and let the kids eat chicken nuggets and go on the smart devices. What people don’t see are the moments you come home tired, work hard and (mostly) patiently to keep them safe, cleanish, healthy, relatively happy, and entertained. Others look in and wonder why the kids aren’t prodigies and the model of ideal children, which is rare and slightly creepy by the way. They don’t see that without you, the ceiling is caved in and the house is on fire versus drawings on the walls and some disorganized mess all over the place.
Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
I think we'd love a POTUS who did all that, but the problem I see is that POTUS Trump and his followers *want* to burn the house.
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Banjo Peppers 5 years ago
You know how the US likes to invade countries and pretend it’s to spread democracy? Could some country do that to the US but they’re actually spreading democracy and not just killing brown people for oil?
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
This is a great explanation of American 'democracy' and the Electoral College (with a little bit of humour): "The Electoral College: None Of This Makes Any Sense" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irwjLviDHmo
Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago
Ladies and gents and human beings, democracy has prevailed. Welcome back to the White House, 46.
Colin L 5 years ago
It *shouldn't* be this close. After kids in cages. After being impeached. After 4 years of proven lies. After 230K dead from COVID-19. After his open support of white supremacy. *THIS* shouldn't be this close. This is the year when we need to have an overwhelming mandate saying: this isn't us. I'm so sorry that this many are...
Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
OK, let's get real. Most have an indirect system ---- not electoral college, but a parliament/legislature that appoints a prime minister, while a president is a different office from PM, if it exists. There's also the difference between Head of State and Head of *Government*, which may mean you have a monarchy appointing a PM, or or or... Head of state is directly elected, then appoints a PM/head of government. I grew up on the US Canada border. Canada's lower house elects a head of gov't, and the lower house is directly elected, but its upper house is appointed. Germany has electors, IIRC. Scandinavian countries still have monarchs. It's pretty wild if you look at the world. So... Is America's system perfect? No. Are we alone in ignoring a direct popular vote to choose a leader? No. Is it odd to others? Yes. Is it odd to have a monarch to the US citizens? Yes. Does money talk? Yes. So we at least seem to all have that in common across the world. Peace.
BUMMERS 5 years ago
FOX News literally just posited that something was crooked w/ the counts because vote counting slowed down in the evening, then mysteriously picked back up next morning (maybe around the time people went in to work?)
Sandra Charlot 5 years ago
You see, if we would let him inject himself bleach to treat Covid, we wouldn't be there! Next time, please don't laugh on him so loud.
Wendillon 5 years ago
Ever think that maybe that's because America (as a whole, not ever single person in it) is pretty damn racist?
Load More Replies... Hans 5 years ago
As a non-american, I am just looking with shock to what is happening. Apparently, about 70 million people voted for a president who – ignoring anything that has been before – has been spreading nothing but lies ever since the votes closed, much of which shatters the trust in the institutions of democracy itself. And his followers do not seem to mind that he has no evidence, or even worse, he does not even have real accusations. He simply states facts about irregularities as to his own pleasure. This is disgusting, shameful, and very dangerous. I am not entitled to judge the American people, but I feel entitled to wish them brighter days.
H Edwards 5 years ago
I agree, it's so alarming to see an entire party and its followers do everything they can to undermine the very democracy that they claim to be so proud of. The lengths that they are trying to go to to win at any cost. The Trump administration has exposed just how weak American democracy is. At this point, I'm very worried about the future of the country, as Trump has proved that you can lie, cheat, play the system and there's not a damn thing anyone can do about it.
Load More Replies... zims 5 years ago
I think issues like abortion play a much bigger role in these decisions than people are willing to acknowledge. If pro-life is the hill you're willing to die on and Republicans are representing you in that, you're gonna vote for Trump even if you disagree with his everything. If your whole family and town's income hinges on mining fossil fuels, you're gonna vote for the people who promise not to eliminate it. There's too many issues to be represented by just two parties, and small upstarts like the Green party won't be able to make headway against the political juggernauts we have now. We need to deliberately split the parties down so people can more fully vote in keeping with their beliefs instead of having to choose one make-or-break issue to hinge all political decisions on.
Steve Armstrong 5 years ago
Those "pro-life", one issue trump supporters conveniently ignore the fact they've had the presidency, the Senate and House (for two years), plus a 5-4 majority on the Supreme Court and nothing was done about abortion. Republican politicians love the abortion issue - no other issue gives them so many unearned votes - why get rid of it?
Load More Replies... K. 5 years ago (edited)
Writing from and for a US audience: There was a great heaviness I felt while viewing the “Beyond Midnight: Paul Revere” exhibition. I suppose it’s a combination of different fears and trepidations sprinkled with disappointments. Our (US) founding fathers fought for freedom from tyranny, for “no taxation without representation.” That’s the simplest and romantic sentence I could possibly write in the moment. There’s always money and self-interests involved. To hold the title of citizenship and the power to cast your vote were supposed to mean something. We’ve been told every vote matters. That it’s our duty as adult citizens of our country. To deny counting of the votes, when the ballot is already completed, mailed by the election date is to go back on the basic ideals we hold dear. Whether you’re blue, red, rainbow, whatever ... this can’t be condoned. If anyone wants to chime in about citizenship in the ancient world and voting privileges. Let me get on bended knee and swoon.
Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago
We have become the laughingstock of the cosmos.
Load More Replies... K. 5 years ago
I wonder if people going into politics for the people are like parents and siblings herding children away from danger? That sometimes you’re seen as a bad parent because you give in and let the kids eat chicken nuggets and go on the smart devices. What people don’t see are the moments you come home tired, work hard and (mostly) patiently to keep them safe, cleanish, healthy, relatively happy, and entertained. Others look in and wonder why the kids aren’t prodigies and the model of ideal children, which is rare and slightly creepy by the way. They don’t see that without you, the ceiling is caved in and the house is on fire versus drawings on the walls and some disorganized mess all over the place.
Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
I think we'd love a POTUS who did all that, but the problem I see is that POTUS Trump and his followers *want* to burn the house.
Load More Replies... Banjo Peppers 5 years ago
You know how the US likes to invade countries and pretend it’s to spread democracy? Could some country do that to the US but they’re actually spreading democracy and not just killing brown people for oil?
Monika Soffronow 5 years ago
This is a great explanation of American 'democracy' and the Electoral College (with a little bit of humour): "The Electoral College: None Of This Makes Any Sense" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irwjLviDHmo
Aragorn II Elessar 5 years ago
Ladies and gents and human beings, democracy has prevailed. Welcome back to the White House, 46.
Colin L 5 years ago
It *shouldn't* be this close. After kids in cages. After being impeached. After 4 years of proven lies. After 230K dead from COVID-19. After his open support of white supremacy. *THIS* shouldn't be this close. This is the year when we need to have an overwhelming mandate saying: this isn't us. I'm so sorry that this many are...
Leo Domitrix 5 years ago
OK, let's get real. Most have an indirect system ---- not electoral college, but a parliament/legislature that appoints a prime minister, while a president is a different office from PM, if it exists. There's also the difference between Head of State and Head of *Government*, which may mean you have a monarchy appointing a PM, or or or... Head of state is directly elected, then appoints a PM/head of government. I grew up on the US Canada border. Canada's lower house elects a head of gov't, and the lower house is directly elected, but its upper house is appointed. Germany has electors, IIRC. Scandinavian countries still have monarchs. It's pretty wild if you look at the world. So... Is America's system perfect? No. Are we alone in ignoring a direct popular vote to choose a leader? No. Is it odd to others? Yes. Is it odd to have a monarch to the US citizens? Yes. Does money talk? Yes. So we at least seem to all have that in common across the world. Peace.
BUMMERS 5 years ago
FOX News literally just posited that something was crooked w/ the counts because vote counting slowed down in the evening, then mysteriously picked back up next morning (maybe around the time people went in to work?)
Sandra Charlot 5 years ago
You see, if we would let him inject himself bleach to treat Covid, we wouldn't be there! Next time, please don't laugh on him so loud.
Wendillon 5 years ago
Ever think that maybe that's because America (as a whole, not ever single person in it) is pretty damn racist?
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