Every election has its losers, and Tuesday night hundreds of candidates across the country conceded in front of disappointed supporters as the 2014 midterms drew to a close.
Take a look at some of the tearful faces of the faithful below:
Supporters of Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist react as word comes down that Crist was defeated by incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Scott Tuesday Nov. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
Sue Sparks, a supporter of Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist, reacts as word came down that Crist was defeated by incumbent Republican Gov. Rick Scott Tuesday Nov. 4, 2014 in St. Petersburg, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
Republican gubernatorial candidate Allan Fung gets a hug from his girlfriend Barbara Ann Fenton during an emotional moment as he concedes defeat after election results showed him losing to Democrat Gina Raimondo in Warwick, R.I. on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Joe Giblin)
Dane Deutsch, 57, right, candidate for the Wisconsin 25th Senate District, gets hug from his mother Sally Deutsch, 81, in the early morning hours of Wednesday Nov. 5, 2014, at their headquarters in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Deutsch had just called running Janet Bewley of Ashland, Wisconsin and conceded the election. (AP Photo//The Leader Telegraham, Paul M. Walsh)
Jahala Grous, of Essex, Conn., cries as incumbent Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy is shown addressing supporters on a television screen at an election night party for Republican candidate for governor Tom Foley, in Old Greenwich, Conn., early Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2014. With votes still to be tallied in a close race, Foley said he more than likely lost to incumbent Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy in the general election, but would not concede the race until all the votes were counted. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Eric McKeeby (C) and Omar Neri (R) watch returns at Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s election night rally at Hotel Allegro on November 4, 2014 in Chicago, Illinois. Quinn is running in a tight race against Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner. (Photo by Brian Kersey/Getty Images)
Doug Parton attends the election night party for former Florida Governor and now Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist as he waits for him to concede at the Vinoy hotel on November 4, 2014 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Crist conceded defeat to incumbent Republican Governor Rick Scott. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Former Florida Governor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist waves as he stands with Annette Taddeo, his Democratic lieutenant governor candidate, after they conceded defeat in the Vinoy hotel on November 4, 2014 in St. Petersburg, Florida. Crist lost to incumbent Republican Governor Rick Scott. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Incumbent U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) hugs her husband Chip as other family members look on after she conceded during her election night party November 4, 2014 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Sen. Hagan has lost her re-election bid to Republican challenger and Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives Thom Tillis. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Greta Peeke, supporter of Republican Senate candidate Scott Brown, reacts to news at the Republican Victory Party at the Radisson Hotel on November 4, 2014 in Manchester, New Hampshire. Brown lost in a tight race against opponent U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). (Photo by Kayana Szymczak/Getty Images)
I felt great empathy for the disappointed supporters of the Democrats.
Fuck the sad Republicans, however.
Edit: BTW, the Republican Dane Deutsch above who’s being hugged by his mother called Hitler ¨a strong leader¨ in 2010. I rest my case.
No, they don’t know. I’m not sad. I’m ANGRY.