Election Day, Dianne Lugo

Election Day

Such a monumental moment when the whole world watches to see who will be named the next President of the United States.

No one speaks of anything else the weeks prior. Essays are written and debates are aired. Late night show parodies fill the screen.

And then there’s the day of:

a riot of people each hoping for their favorite to win and the other to lose. People pray people cry people hardly breathe long lines fill the streets as all of those over eighteen vote.

And then people are glued to their seats as they watch the results come in.

People gasp as they think it’s over. He or she has won! But then there comes another state and it all starts again.

Hours of anxiety until the results are final

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And then there’s the winner. Some people jump with joy and scream their thanks to whoever is responsible. Some people cry and yell in fury. Everyone talks about it for a day or two.

And then it’s over.

The lawn signs come down. The commercials aren’t aired. The bumper stickers will one day fade away or be scratched off. Everyone goes back to their normal routine waiting four more years when there will be another Election Day.

Dianne Lugo ’15

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