We’re not angry that our candidate lost. We’re angry because our candidate’s losing means this country will be less safe, less kind, and less available to a huge segment of its population, and that’s just the truth. […] And it is not only that these things have been ratified by our nation that grieve us; all this hatred, fear, racism, bigotry, and intolerance—it’s knowing that these things have been amen-ed by our neighbors, our families, our friends, those we work with and worship alongside. That is the most horrific thing of all. We now know how close this is. It feels like living in enemy territory being here now, and there’s no way around that. We wake up today in a home we no longer recognize. We are grieving the loss of a place we used to love but no longer do.

John Pavlovitz, Here’s why we grieve today

There’s another side to this. People have talked about a miracle. I’m hearing about a nightmare. It’s hard to be a parent tonight for a lot of us. […] You have people putting children to bed tonight and they’re afraid of breakfast. […] This was many things. This was a rebellion against the elites, true. This was a reinvention of politics and polls, true. We’ve talked about race–we’ve talked about everything but race tonight. We’ve talked about income, we’ve talked about class. This was a whitelash. This was a whitelash against a changing country. This was a whitelash against a black president, in part. And that’s where the pain comes.

Van Jones, CNN