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#ElectionDayIn5Words Captures Despair of 2016

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Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders during his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 25. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders during his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on July 25. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)
By Eric Garcia
Posted August 4, 2016 at 8:23am

With the election season in the dog days of summer, some on both sides are ready for the whole thing to be over.  

The sentiment was encapsulated with the hashtag “ElectionDayInFiveWords.  

Here are a few expressions of that voter despair:


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