The Space Between Voting and Knowing: Why Election Uncertainty Makes Us Vulnerable

On election anxiety, misleading narratives, the temptation of certainty, and learning to live with unanswered questions.

There’s a peculiar kind of anxiety that arrives after an election.

You’ve done what you can do.

You’ve researched the candidates, examined the ballot measures, considered the issues, and cast your vote.

And then you wait.

For some people, that waiting is mildly irritating.

For others, particularly those whose lives may be significantly affected by the polici…