Grieving The Elections

It is noteworthy that individuals can vacilitate  between the stages Regarding elections, it is natural to observe the losing persons/parties react to the initial shock of loss with outright rejection of the outcome. To those persons/parties, it is not true that they lost. They can't accept the result. This is especially so when the results are close. It is very difficult to come to terms with reality. That is DENIAL. Then, there is massive anger. The anger is mostly attributed to external factors, but can also be directed inwards. So, in the US, it is not surprising that the president blames their electoral system. In Ghana, people have poured their anger on the EC, some have resorted to demonstrating and burning tires. In some cases, people turn on one another, as they blame and attack their own party members for the loss. (It is important to note that their anger may be justified, especially, in situations where the elections are fraught with serious infractions). That is stage 2