Skip to content
RollCall logo

Politics

#ElectionDayIn5Words Captures Despair of 2016

The end of an error

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:


Get breaking news alerts and more from Roll Call on your iPhone or your Android.

Recent Stories

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said he would file a lawsuit under the new provision over a government search of his phone records.

Senate payout provision defies typical legal concepts, experts say

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna leaves the Capitol after the last votes of the week on Sept. 19. Hopes for action on a congressional stock trading ban were derailed by the House’s long break from Washington but are now back on track.

After shutdown delay, hearing set on congressional stock trading

At the Races: Back to our regularly scheduled programming

Former FBI Director James Comey testifies before a Senate Select Intelligence Committee hearing in 2017.

Judge hears challenge to James Comey, Letitia James indictments

Local police officers confront a demonstrator last month outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement processing and detention facility in Broadview, Ill.

Groups challenge conditions at California migrant detention center

President Donald Trump signs a spending package to reopen the federal government in the Oval Office at the White House on Wednesday night. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Net neutral’: Shutdown unlikely to hobble Trump, former aides say