Election Day distraction

Published November 6, 2020 4:00am ET



Time for some “self-care.” A survey of 2,000 adults in the United States found that going into the election, 55% expected that it would be the most stressful day of their lives thus far. “Thus far” — that means ever.

Unfortunately for them, the initial election returns likely did little to allay anxiety levels. In fact, anxiety certainly rose as junkies watched returns in real time and “election needles” twitched back and forth as modelers tried to process early returns.

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