I am getting anxiety attacks remembering

[wasupaloopa]

waiting for them to call Hillary the winner.

And I remember how great I felt when Obama won in 2008

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Yeah, I'm hoping for a much better evening this time.

Of course there are a lot of elections and we won't win all of them but I sure want the House and a bunch of local elections. Fingers crossed.

[skylucy]

2. I'm with ya on the anxiety thing wasupaloopa.

[BigmanPigman]

3. I don't know when to start the anxiety meds...

I want to ration them, just in case. I have hugged my little dog so much her hair is thinning.

[sarah FAILIN]

4. I'm just sad.

I voted right before 5 so I'm hoping it was an after work rush, but I was surrounded by republicans. not surprising in a red state, but it is depressing. They put an abortion trigger amendment on the ballot, so all the grannies came pouring out to vote. I'm just praying for some good news

[regnaD kciN]

5. I thought I would start following this right away. Now, not sure I can.

Just looking at the DKos liveblogs gave me a flashback to 2016, when I was so sure of the presidential race, and hoping it would be called early. It was only when people there started posting that "Florida is gone" and that there were disturbing numbers coming out of Pennsylvania and Michigan that I slipped into the slow-motion nightmare from which I've yet to emerge.

I know the odds are good for us, but they were even more so two years ago.

[yonder]

8. Exactly and well said: "I slipped into the slow-motion nightmare from which I've yet to emerge."

How many millions of us are experiencing both the pre-result flashbacks and what you just described?

Here's hoping for a much better outcome.

[Sparkly]

6. I'm wayyyy older than you....

I'll leave it at that!!!

[wasupaloopa]

7. I am 72