‘This is too serious to drown out’: six US voters on what they’re most anxious about

From abortion to international issues, people share what issues and outcome worries them as election day nears

Hundreds of US voters from across the country shared with the Guardian how they are coping with the stress of the looming election, and which issues and possible outcomes make them the most anxious or concerned.

Here are six of them.

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‘This is too serious to drown out’: six US voters on what they’re most anxious about

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