This time it's serious. Americans will actually have to wait to learn the identity of their next president. Y2K may have only been a tactic to scare up sales for crisis cuisine like powdered potatoes and Slim Jims, but this is certainly something worth hoarding for.
Votes have to be recounted by machine and by hand.
And by God, that's going to take a long time. In the microwave popcorn age, this isn't just intolerable, but apocalyptic. No one should have to wait for anything. Not even democracy. Don't blame the media this time.