I think I've been numbed to serious dread... we've had nothing but serious dread for the last 8 years between the wars, terrorism, natural disasters and the general hopelessness that grips the entire country. I just really don't see how it could get that much worse, no matter who is elected.
And that's exactly why now is the time it will get worse. Everyone's radar is off, ready to take whatever we get, and call it "better!! Change!".
I'm kinda with Nacho. His sense of palpable dread has yet to permanently stick with me, but I have felt it.