These Chicagoans Can Barely Keep It Together Right Now
By Rachel Cromidas in News on Nov 9, 2016 3:08AM
Polls are closing on the West Coast, the Midwest has long abandoned us for metaphorical parts unknown, (It's been nice knowing you, Indiana...not.) and Chicago is collectively realizing we're in for a very long night.
Our Twitter feed is barely keeping it together, but here's a running tally of the realest comments we've seen on the evening thus far. Hard same, friends:
I have brought the scotch bottle to the couch.
— Scott Smith (@ourmaninchicago) November 9, 2016
Americans are suddenly searching for "move to Canada" pic.twitter.com/kVEyZyzzUn
— Ξrik Brynjolfsson (@erikbryn) November 9, 2016
a lot of things we thought mattered (debates, voter mobilization, elite cues) appear to matter a lot less than the raging fury of white men
— sean. (@SeanMcElwee) November 9, 2016
Me IRL rn pic.twitter.com/R68LHeBe1N
— Cromulent Cynic (@aaroncynic) November 9, 2016
If you're a woman, a PoC, a member of the LGBTQIA community, a disabled person . . . votes for Trump feel like votes against all us.
— Julie DiCaro (@JulieDiCaro) November 9, 2016
Screw it. You'd be better drinking the bleach. https://t.co/mDc8tpH0mU
— Carol Kania Morency (@CKMorency) November 9, 2016
Me rn. #ElectionNight pic.twitter.com/6012vkXVGp
— sam ash. (@sam_ash) November 9, 2016
I never allowed myself to even process the possibility of a night like this.
— Scott Tobias (@scott_tobias) November 9, 2016
I voted for @DrJillStein, hate me.
— Rachael Perrotta (@plussone) November 9, 2016
Y'all. Just a reminder CNN literally has scientifically engineered this experience to be intentionally stressful for you. Take care of you.
— wikipedia brown (@eveewing) November 9, 2016
What if the polls have a rain delay at the bottom of the 8th. 😬
— Julia Prescott (@juliaprescott) November 9, 2016