Close to 90 million voter eligible Americans did not bother to show up to vote in 2024. This is a stunning number of Americans, who freely gave up their right or abdicated their duty, to shape the direction of our country. And in the end, the result is that voters elected a convicted felon, rapist, and insurrectionist to the highest office in our country. It is a total disgrace. For those who stayed home as a protest vote, I have no words. They get the country they deserve. Unfortunately, the rest of us have to suffer along. Hopefully the next four years will go by quickly. More on reddit.com

Every election box is counted by 2 people, even in an election like this you get maybe 500-1000 votes per box and 6-10 boxes per voting station, each box is pretty easy to count. It doesn't take that long. By the time the voting is done in Quebec and Ontario (where the majority of the population for the country is) the election is already decided. More on reddit.com

Use this thread to discuss anything you'd like in relation to election day - from your experience at the ballot box to your predictions for tonight and everything in between. A megathread to discuss the results as they come in will go live at around 5:00 PM ET. More on reddit.com

The Liberals can have their little celebration for how tonight unfolded... But I honestly don't think this is a win for anyone. Certainly not for the long-term outlook of this country. Canadians are clearly quite harshly divided and I don't see things improving much from here. Resentment and polarization will grow as will separatist sentiment. And with Trump eyeing Canada, this is the perfect temperature he wants in this country to facilitate that. The future of this country is looking grim. Not gonna lie. More on reddit.com