captainfanoftheceiling:

trash-tzar:

marisatomay:

my fellow americans, if you have not already done so, then please destroy all expectations you have that we will know any results on election night. upwards of 40% of voters plan on voting by mail. many states do not allow counties to even begin counting mailed ballots until election day. it’s very likely will not know who is president, who will take the senate, or even who your city’s mayor will be until mid to late november. internalize that now.

Analysts are calling it the Red Mirage. Election night will almost definitely look like a win for Trump, which will be terrifying, since so often election night is the decider. Don’t be discouraged by the red haze, don’t fall for the mirage.

If you want to look at something: look at voter registration in early voting vs. voting on election day. It is expected election day will be massively Republican, while early voting was massively Democrat. Look at that data, do not look at results until multiple places have called it (NPR, PBS news, and NBC are good sources) or until it is certified. Certified will take days. Relax, eat, hydrate, and sleep.