No matter a person's politics, Election Day in a divided country carries emotion. "It's sort of like waiting for the piano to fall on the cartoon character. You think something bad may actually happen and you're just waiting for it to happen," said University of Washington Associate Professor of Political Science, James Long. Long studies democracy and elections in developing countries. He hosted the podcast “Neither Free Nor Fair?” which discusses election security and the fate of democracy in the 21st century. He's observed as the political division has increased in the United States and election deniers have gained a platform. He calls democracy a way of negotiating politics among a diverse group of people and said it can easily be taken for granted. "For those who believe in free and fair elections and supporting electoral integrity, there's going to be a lot of anxiety about who's potentially elected [Tuesday] and who's in charge of managing elections for the next two years," said Long. Many states have candidates who openly deny the results of the 2020 election running for governor and secretary of state. Long said those are races he'll be watching closely. READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/tense-midterm-election-washington-us/281-2d16b71c-0ecc-45c9-b176-ff7d869d4473