11 Ways This Election Season Is Like A Landfalling Hurricane

One way or another, something's getting destroyed

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Hurricanes and this election - both come into town, destroy some shit and leave us to pick up the pieces. While I think I'd rather take my chances with a hurricane than Trump, the two do have a few other things in common.

1. People make their living predicting it

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But even the most experienced professionals are wrong sometimes

2. It is unpredictable

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Seriously. Who could have predicted Trump?

3. Sometimes things get exciting

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I wish Cantore would come kick a few people in the balls right about now

4. You know someone is going to get hurt

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And it will probably be a bush's fault. Or Obama's.

5. Shit is going to be destroyed

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6. Nobody trusts the media or the government

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Everything is always a disaster of epic proportion

7. You wonder why people are so stupid

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Sometimes it seems like people enjoy being stupid

8. It's very scary

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The orange guy thinks he's scared?

9. Sometimes things just get weird

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Unfortunately, during this election, it's not good weird

10. There's nothing you can do to stop it

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All you can do is grab a friend and hold on

11. People will make stupid memes, gifs, and listicles

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