The next day, there’s plenty more opportunity for micro-analysis.
And, of course, Twitter provides an ideal platform for humor from both real and fake accounts. Here’s a look of some the best Tweets from Election Day and the day after. We’ll start with the legit Twitter accounts. Or you can scroll down now to get to some highly amusing work from the anonymous keepers of two fake accounts.
Gov. Pat Quinn’s refusal to concede his defeat provided tremendous fodder for Twitter commentary real and facetious.
First the real stuff.
Still votes to be counted says @GovernorQuinn staff. True, but even if every one is for him he’s still 160,000 short. pic.twitter.com/HdqQ8vmhSm — ChuckGoudie (@ChuckGoudieABC7) November 5, 2014
Hey, Pat. Don’t make us all look like sore losers. Time to give it up and graciously concede. — Mark Brown (@MarkBrownCST) November 5, 2014
W/ low turnout, cost/vote for #ILGOV rose to average $24.64: Quinn spent $18.75 per vote, Rauner $30 http://t.co/iNVWd6jabl #twill — Paul Merrion (@pmerrion) November 5, 2014
Quinn needed 1 million Cook Co votes to win, 100K more than 2010. Instead he got about 100K less. http://t.co/A98UHxHLpn#twill — Paul Merrion (@pmerrion) November 5, 2014
IL voters speak: We want @BruceRauner, millionaire tax, higher minimum wage. Wasn’t supposed to work this way. http://t.co/Pzbkimg4XA — Matt Dietrich (@MattReboot) November 5, 2014
Is the Dems’ best hope against Rauner in 2018 Lisa Madigan? Would Tuesday’s results have been any different had she run for gov this year? — Dave McKinney (@davemckinney123) November 5, 2014
Interesting Election fact from @rap30. Quinn lost every county in Illinois except for Cook. — Paul Konrad (@PaulKonrad) November 5, 2014
Can a person run for Chicago Mayor without conceding they lost previous election? Asking for a friend. #ILGov #ILGov2014 #twill — Governor Pat Quinn (@PatQuinnsBrain) November 5, 2014
I dreamed last night that I conceded to Bruce Rauner. ROTFL!!! Hilarious, right? I don’t do conceding. #ILGov #twill — Governor Pat Quinn (@PatQuinnsBrain) November 5, 2014
For those who are confused by my actions, please remember that I still haven’t conceded to George Ryan for the 1994 Sec of State race. — Governor Pat Quinn (@PatQuinnsBrain) November 5, 2014
Caption: Pat Quinn refuses to concede that New Coke was a bad idea, or that Sammy Hagar could never really replace David Lee Roth. — IL Fakehouse News (@ILFakeHouseNews) November 5, 2014
Caption: The team that has run government tone deaf refuses to believe its time is over at a Chicago hotel Tuesday night. — IL Fakehouse News (@ILFakeHouseNews) November 5, 2014
Exit Poll: 92 Percent of Illinoisans Voting Relieved They Don’t Have to Think About State Government Again Until 2016 — IL Fakehouse News (@ILFakeHouseNews) November 4, 2014
Even if you’re despairing about the results of last night’s #election2014, remember: the sun will rise again pic.twitter.com/GhgeOJzmXk — Amanda Vinicky (@AmandaVinicky) November 5, 2014