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Of the four presidential elections in which I've voted, this was the strangest for me: While I had a strong opinion of which major candidate was best, I knew I'd have lukewarm feelings with either announcement. That's because I now move in both left- and right-wing circles, so no matter who won, many people I like would be happy and many others I like would be miserable. I won't even say here whom I voted for (tho some on LJ already know), lest I sour some relationships.

I've noticed that proponents of each major candidate mostly expected their guy to win. Some even said he couldn't lose, ignoring all indicators that the race would be close. They must not have as much exposure to political diversity. I would not have been surprised either way, tho I predicted correctly.

In any case, I rather dreaded this day for the crescendo of emotions it would yield on both sides. I fully expect to find celebrations and gripes in all kinds of inappropriate places, at least online. The potential good news is that it's a twisted swan song: The noise should die down in about a week, after which Romney and Ryan will hardly come up at all. I'll keep my fingers crossed.