The saddest photos of election night's losers

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The saddest photos of election night's losers
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The Republicans swept last night's midterm elections — taking the Senate, expanding the House, and even pulling out key gubernatorial wins. For those supporters, last night was a good one.

But, in this moment of great Republican joy, let's not forget what it feels like to lose; to work tirelessly on a campaign only to have your hopes stampeded by a herd of hearty elephants. Here, a collection of the saddest supporters after last night's results. --Lauren Hansen

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Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.