Twitter commentary about Election Day 2016.

Here’s What Twitter’s Smartest Liberals and Conservatives Are Saying About Election Day 2016

Here’s What Twitter’s Smartest Liberals and Conservatives Are Saying About Election Day 2016

Who's winning, who's losing, and why.
Nov. 8 2016 7:08 AM

What Twitter Pundits Are Saying About Election Day

Check out the instant spin room.

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Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump.

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We did it. After all the debates and forums, the hacks and leaks, the speeches and spectacle, the lies and the hate, we have finally made it to Election Day. And now … we wait. Anxious. Fearful. Bracing. Refreshing, refreshing, refreshing.

Anyway! Pundits and politicos will be watching closely too, not just twiddling their thumbs but also using them to type out smart and inane observations all day long. Below are their live tweets, drawn from a list of top accounts curated by Slate. Those who lean left are on the left; those who lean right are on the right. Enjoy the instant spin.


Allison Benedikt is Slate’s executive editor. Follow her on Twitter.

Andrew Kahn is Slate’s assistant interactives editor. Follow him on Twitter.