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2016 Election Day Survival Kit: 10 Things You'll Need To Make It Through

2016 Election Day Survival Kit: 10 Things You'll Need To Make It Through
By Rachaell Davis · Updated December 20, 2021
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Ladies and gentleman, Election Day 2016 is finally here.

You’ve fought, you’ve prayed, you’ve debated your friends and family until you turned red—or blue. You’ve even threatened to leave the country on social media (while making absolutely no plans to do so in real life).

And, you’ve voted.

Now, you just need to make it through the day, but you’ll need the following items to do it.

01
A onesie

Like Netflix marathons and ice cream, onesies make everything better. Particularly if they have feet in them. Don’t debate us, just delete that unnecessary group text you were about to create and head to the store instead to grab your very own adult onesie. You’re welcome.

2016 Election Day Survival Kit: 10 Things You'll Need To Make It Through
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02
Edge Control

No matter the outcome of tonight’s election, edges are likely to be snatched and sweated out. Proceed accordingly.

2016 Election Day Survival Kit: 10 Things You'll Need To Make It Through
03
A Prayer Circle

Depending on how things go, you may need to send up a word or two–or three or four or five or six–of prayer.

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04
Wine
Liv has prepared us well for times like these. Go forth and prosper (responsibly, of course).
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05
Running Shoes

Whether to catch your friend who suddenly runs off into the darkness after the election results are announced, or to run laps around your living room in celebration, these might come in handy tonight.

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06
Iyanla
Fix my life, fix my ballot, fix my plate. Fix it all, Iyanla. Fix. It. ALL.
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Appropriate Music
You may want to Swag Surf tonight. You may want to ask the melodies from heaven to rain down on you. Or you may want to do both. It’s just best to be prepared for either.
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08
A Stuffed Animal

You’ll need a friend who can’t talk back and can sustain the most lit of celebration moments….or the harshest of crying fits.

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09
Church fans

To keep cool in times of struggle, there’s nothing that does the job quite like a church fan.

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10
Solange
‘Nuff said. What did we miss?!
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TOPICS:  Election 2016