People have spent the last 24 to 48 hours "doomscrolling" through their favorite social media sites or frantically watching cable news for some indication of how Election Day would turn out for both parties.
As the results rolled in and defied the expectations of pollsters, the mood online took a very different tone as the night went on.
Thankfully, people brought out some of their best jokes and memes to give us a little laugh while we wait for more finalized results.
Here is some of the funniest posts we saw:
Many people were astonished by how close many of the races were considering what pollsters had been saying for months.
seeing how close the race is let’s me know a lot of you ain’t learn your lesson in the last 4 years #ThePostElection
pic.twitter.com/Hg6jcCr9cZ— Willie Brown (@_WillieBrown) November 4, 2020
Many people were astonished that after everything that's happened over the past four years, and particularly this year alone, that President Donald Trump was neck and neck with Democratic candidate Joe Biden.
I actually can’t believe Obama won this same America twice
— Sucka Free (@Ayewinnie_) November 4, 2020
Some were pulling out the sage and praying Biden would be able to pull out a win.
Manifest with me… Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will ???? WIN????the Presidential Election ????✨???? pic.twitter.com/JxeAeIAEL4
— Yoncé Vocals⁷ (@YonceVocals) November 4, 2020
People were especially upset when Trump made the unprecedented decision to falsely declare himself the winner early Wednesday morning despite not all of the votes being counted in dozens of states, according to Business Insider. The press conference drew scrutiny and even members of Trump's own party were alarmed by the comments.
Needless to say, many on Twitter had thoughts about the press conference.
A FRAUD calling the American election process a FRAUD #ThePostElection
#2020Elections
pic.twitter.com/Rm6pRrBeYd— Big MIAU Energy???????? (@chub_B_W) November 4, 2020
Others called out the hypocrisy of Trump's efforts to stop vote counting.
funny how trump was ready to accept the results of the election and dismiss mail-in votes when he was winning, but now that the shoe's on the other foot it's somehow his votes that are being thrown outpic.twitter.com/yIzTizk21m
— laura (@kodylavenders) November 4, 2020
My mood watching this damn election. I cannot deal man pic.twitter.com/IW6B00VsBj
— a Muse in her Feelings (@colourmepinky) November 4, 2020
The jokes were endless.
Trump: Don’t mail in your vote. Vote in person
Trump when he doesn’t have any mail-in ballots: pic.twitter.com/6DiPGpptTo
— Anthony Moore (@AllThatandMoore) November 4, 2020
People said it was tough to concentrate with all of the election controversy.
honestly this was me all day today pic.twitter.com/BXpHLzdVyh
— Lina (@Lina_Serene) November 4, 2020
My optimism, pessimism and concern watching the news pic.twitter.com/HE8ZnAGaak
— quinta brunson (@quintabrunson) November 4, 2020
Girl just leave, somebody can send yo luggage. @realDonaldTrump
— saintlagerfeld (@adamsxleon) November 4, 2020
The mail-in ballots pic.twitter.com/dKnULySeR5
— k a r y. (@itsKARY_) November 4, 2020
BIG MOOD pic.twitter.com/kvizlM6WKP
— Charles J. Moore (@charles270) November 4, 2020
nevada while the entire election relies on their 6 votespic.twitter.com/vGQ6KwADbA
— abbi (@fallawaybandito) November 4, 2020
As we wait for the final results, it would probably benefit everyone to stop the endless scrolling, take a break from social media and wait until all of the votes are counted.